History YMMV / NerdCubed

* HarsherInHindsight: While they try to [[DefiedTrope defy it]], pretty much all of the jokes made about Jay's cancer (including him beating it twice) got a lot less funny when he relapsed again in Spring of 2018.

* {{Anvilicious}}: Dan is not subtle about his political opinions in any way, making his alignment very clear. Unlike most creators on the platform, he says them upfront than implying them through a joke.

** Inverted with the high praise he's given ''VideoGame/JustCause3''. Many viewers weren't happy with him seemingly ignoring the problems many people were having with the game upon launch (mostly PC gamers with AMD cards).

-->'''Kyu''': Common misconception.\\
'''Dan''': I wish you were a misconception. ''({{beat}})'' Too dark? Too dark? I think, [[EventheSubtitlerIsStumped euwaghe,]] we'll test the waters, I think that was fine.

---> '''Dan:''' If you see someone ping themselves off into the stratosphere, that's a known bug and I never want them to fix it.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Dan remarks in his video on ''VideoGame/KarmaflowTheRockOperaVideogame'' that there don't seem to be that many games that are musicals. From around the time of release (And the same platform as ''Karmaflow'', no less), there was ''VideoGame/BooBunnyPlague'', and if you're looking further back, ''VideoGame/EpicMickey2ThePowerOfTwo''.

* AcceptableTargets: Bankers and the [[UsefulNotes/BritishPoliticalSystem Conservative Party]] ([[UsefulNotes/DavidCameron David Cameron]] in particular).
** Free-to-play mobile games are another one - mainly because of their [[AllegedlyFreeGame infamously extortionate]] [[BribingYourWayToVictory microtransactions]].
** Don't expect Dan to show much remorse for people who make sponsored videos, especially if they don't disclose it very well.
** UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump quickly became one in the moments leading up to the 2016 US election, and even more so after he was elected President.

-->'''Kyu''': Common misconception.
-->'''Dan''': I wish you were a misconception. ''({{beat}})'' Too dark? Too dark? I think, [[EventheSubtitlerIsStumped euwaghe,]] we'll test the waters, I think that was fine.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: While they try to [[DefiedTrope defy it]], pretty much all of the jokes made about Jay’s cancer (including him beating it twice) got a lot less funny when he relapsed again in Spring of 2018.
** His video on the fanmade ''Franchise/StarTrek'' VR diorama ''Stage 9'' and all of Dan's associated gushing over it became this when CBS issued a cease-and-desist to the creator. The developer did end up having a happy ending when they were tasked with creating the officially-licensed ''[[{{Series/TheOrville}} The Orville Interactive Fan Experience]]''.

** His repeated insults and snark towards ''VideoGame/XPlane'' 10 brought forth the ire of the serious flight simulator community, especially once people in the comments began pointing out that he hadn't bothered to turn on settings to make the experience more realistic.

** When he panned 'Goat Simulator' for disliking its style of humor he received a lot of backlash, and it is probably one of his most downvoted videos.

** Inverted with the high praise he's given ''Just Cause 3''. Many viewers weren't happy with him seemingly ignoring the problems many people were having with the game upon launch (mostly PC gamers with AMD cards).

* EarWorm:
** The song from Music/DanBull that plays at the end of the majority of his videos, where he links to some other videos (including the below mentioned Mystery Videos).
-->"Enter the domain of the Nerd Cubed
-->Videos droppin' from above [[ToiletHumor like bird poo]]..."
** The song "Jaunty Gumption" by Creator/KevinMacleod, which appears as [[MoodWhiplash interruption music]] during his videos for ''{{VideoGame/SUPERHOT}}'' and ''Airport Simulator 2014''.

** His video on the fanmade ''Franchise/StarTrek'' VR diorama ''Stage 9'' and all of Dan's associated gushing over it became this when CBS issued a cease-and-desist to the creator.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Dan remarks in his video on ''VideoGame/KarmaflowTheRockOperaVideogame'' that there don't seem to be that many games that are musicals. From around the time of release (And the same platform as ''Karmaflow'', no less), there was ''VideoGame/BooBunnyPlague'', and if you're looking further back, ''VideoGame/EpicMickey2ThePowerOfTwo''.
* TrollingCreator: Depending on your reaction, [[https://youtu.be/kiBNyhP6BGI Dan's channel reboot]] shown during his 12 hour livestream might make you a little [[TearJerker sad]] or [[WhatTheHellHero angry]]. The in the last quarter of the video it is revealed that [[spoiler:[[WebVideo/StuartAshen Ashens]] will be taking over Dan's Youtube channel in the following month. After a few hours, the whole thing was revealed as a joke and many of Dan's fans ''exploded'' with anger over the fact they got played.]]

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: While they try to [[DefiedTrope defy it]], [[spoiler: pretty much all of the jokes made about Jay’s cancer (including him beating it twice) got a lot less funny when he relapsed again in Spring of 2018.]]