Bad (stylized BAD.) is a six-part series created by Luigi Yoshi Shell, essentially where he reviews things that are bad. Usually, these are Nintendo products, which is on-brand for the creator. The series finale came out March 8, 2021, with Matthew saying he may do a second season, but as of 2023, no second season has aired.
Not to be confused with the Michael Jackson album of the same name.
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This series provides examples of:
- Adaptation Deviation: Matthew states this as one of the reasons Captain N: The Game Master is, of course, bad.
- Angrish: Matthew half devolves into this when reviewing Donkey Kong Country. The show, not the game.
- Caustic Critic: Because of the negative nature of the series, Matthew can feel a little like this sometimes.
- Cold Open: A few videos start with skits that serve as these.
- Matthew starts off his Hotel Mario video with a skit set inside the hotel.
- Matthew starts off his Pepsi Man video by finding him in his closet.
- Curse Cut Short:Matthew: In 2017, we got one of the best Nintendo consoles, and definitely my favorite one. In 2019, we got this piece of--!
- Demographically Inappropriate Humor: Matthew, who is a kid and makes content for kids, references Luigi doing drugs in one video.
- Department of Redundancy Department:Matthew: This show is the definition of bad. It is so bad, in fact, it's badder than bad. It's badder than bad bad bad. It's bad, bad, and bad. Bad.
- Jump Scare: Matthew finding Pepsi Man in his closet is played as one.
- The One Thing I Don't Hate About You: While Matthew hates Hotel Mario with a burning passion, he admits the music is good.
- Shout-Out: A few.
- Matthew refers to Sammy Classic Sonic Fan.
- He also references JoJo's Bizarre Adventure with the "We'll Be Right Back / To Be Continued" meme.
- He plays Subway Surfers music over Pepsi Man gameplay and calls Pepsi Man "Subway Surfers with a Pepsi logo slapped onto it".
- Matthew refers to Sammy Classic Sonic Fan
- Stylistic Suck: The theme to the first episode is intentionally ear-grating.
- Take That!: Basically the crux of the series. He reviews things he deems bad.
- What It Says On The Tin: The title is Bad, and he reviews things that are bad.
It's bad, bad, and bad. Bad.
