Line #37 LetsPlay/BillyMC


1	''And here we go again...''
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3	[=BillyMC=] is a Website/YouTube user who is most famous for doing a LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosTheLostLevels''. He has done [=LPs=] of other games, including ''Film/TheKarateKid'', ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', ''Series/DoubleDare1986'', ''VideoGame/McDonaldsTreasureLandAdventure'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', a collaborative LP with [=Kenbombguy1=] on ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'', ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaI'', ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1'', ''VideoGame/TheAdventuresOfBayouBilly'', and ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest''.
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5	[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8QkKgVOSBQ After making 200 videos, [=BillyMC=] called it quits, leaving a heartfelt goodbye to his fans.]] However, he later returned and co-oped games with his friend The Lime Popsicle. He also did a series called "Tasty Tuesday" where he reviewed food. After 9 years of doing Let's Plays, in July 9 2016 he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhjrueqbV88 quit a second time]], and only uploads vlogs sporadically. [[FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome His fanbase doesn't seem to mind whatsoever.]]
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7	WebVideo/{{Retsupurae}} has done several [=RPs=] of him, and have noted that he, along with LetsPlay/ElectricalBeast, is one of their favorite [=LPers=]. He has [[ColbertBump gained a moderate amount of popularity as a result]]; a fan even made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoxHOGqTqx0 tribute video]] with Music/BruceSpringsteen's "Music/BornToRun".
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9	!![=BillyMC=] provides examples of these tropes:
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11	* AscendedMeme: Billy played the ''VideoGame/McDonaldsTreasureLandAdventure'' game after many people commented on his videos about him getting [=McDonald's=] for Christmas.
12	** [=BayouBillyMC=], a Retsupurae joke, led to him [=LPing=] ''The Adventures of Bayou Billy''.
13	* CatchPhrase: "And here we go again..."
14	** "Don't RP the LP." [[note]]Contrary to popular belief, the "RP" does ''not'' stand for WebVideo/{{Retsupurae}}, but "Regret Playing".[[/note]]
15	** Retsupurae tried to make "That's fer shore" one, but it didn't stick.
16	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: While his LP of The Lost Levels is filled with his failures, as stated below this was due to him using a keyboard. When behind an actual controller, he's capable of beating notoriously difficult games with surprising skill.
17	* {{Determinator}}: When playing the Lost Levels.
18	* DiscoDan: Sometimes portrayed as this due to his interest in games and TV from TheEighties, but given his young age it really makes him more of a FanOfThePast.
19	* FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: Averted. Billy was originally a target for WebVideo/{{Retsupurae}} (and received a ColbertBump as a result) because he failed a lot playing ''The Lost Levels''. However, it turns out that that was only because he didn't have a controller at the time, and he's actually a pretty skilled player, as seen in later [=LPs=]. Despite this, he seems to have kept the fans he acquired earlier.
20	* GlorySeeker: Defied. He didn't start doing [=LPs=] to be famous; he was just interested in making new friends.
21	* HeterosexualLifePartners: Possibly him and "The Lime Popsicle", or at the very least especially hinted by his Retsupurae fans as of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHz9dyfYLRQ Bro-Op LP]] of ''Mario Bros. Arcade''.
22	* HesBack: Billy [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33ukCnqjTng came out of retirement]] one last time to LP VideoGame/AbobosBigAdventure.
23	* HiddenDepths: In his recent Lets Play of ''Hollywood Squares'' on the NES, Billy shows off a surprising amount of knowledge on cars.
24	** Even more bizarrely for their ages, he and his friend "The Lime Popsicle" show an '''insane''' encyclopaedic knowledge of 80s sitcoms during their LP of ''Pinball'' for the NES, '''especially''' ''Series/GrowingPains''.
25	* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Discussed in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuZXTwrTpKU Solitare]] video; he's overwhelmingly positive in a sea of Internet-borne negativity--especially in spite of all the Retsupurae exposure--but still tries to remain positive.
26	* ManlyTears: People's reactions when he beats a hard level.
27	* MoralityPet: For the goons of Retsupurae.
28	* NiceGuy: As one Website/YouTube commenter put it:
29	-->I want to meet Billy MC in person. He just seems like the kind of guy that throws everyone off because he's actually nice and endearing about everything, with not a bad word about anyone. He's the kind of person who would honestly see nothing wrong with a sitcom character being called "the Beaver". Never change Billy. This world is much too cynical now and you add a badly needed dash of innocence. Never ever change.
30	* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: After a while, Billy began getting ''really'' sarcastic to people who quoted Retsupurae in their YT comments.
31	* OriginalCharacter: Retsupurae created [=JacobMC=], Billy's older brother, who gets all the cheeseburgers that he wants and can beat ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' with his eyes closed.
32	** The weird thing is, it looks like Billy is the one that can beat ''Ninja Gaiden'' with his eyes closed. He's some kind of video game IdiotSavant: a master of ''Ninja Gaiden'' that can't play Mario correctly.
33	*** [[FridgeBrilliance Well,]] in the ''Lost Levels'' LP he used a keyboard. For ''Ninja Gaiden'', he had a controller!
34	* RapidFireNo: Done after falling off a truck in his ''Series/FearFactor Unleashed'' LP.
35	* RealTrailerFakeMovie: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfVVJJTkYCc One was made]] for his ''Lost Levels'' LP.
36	* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Fans' reaction to the ''Ninja Gaiden'' LP; not in that the LP itself would be bad, but that the [[NintendoHard difficulty]] of the game would drive Billy insane.
37	** Subverted. He ''breezed'' through it.
38	*** Same with ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaI''.
39	* TrainingFromHell: ''The Lost Levels'' took a very long time but it was worth it; Billy has gone on to effortlessly beat ''Castlevania'' and ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden''.
40	** Not to mention the tragic past that's been associated with him. It turned him from being a hopeless nerd to a complete badass.
41	* TrueCompanions: With The Lime Popstickle. Seriously, they could play ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' together and ''still'' be friends!
42	* WhosLaughingNow: Said to some enemies in ''The Karate Kid''.

Context LetsPlay / BillyMC