History Heartwarming / VideoGameHighSchool

** The [[FullHouseMusic piano BGM]] doesn't hurt, either.

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** After Ki had spent the whole episode acting [[TheEeyore moody and nihilistic]] after [[spoiler:giving up the election]], much to Wendell's chagrin, she hosts a 24-hour game jam where she makes a very simplistic game: when you press the space-bar, your avatar walks down a dark path in a forest until you let go of the button, at which point the avatar will collapse and die. There is no objective or end-point, nor any way to avoid dying. However, Wendell refuses to accept the idea of a game that was so nihilistic, keeping his finger on the space-bar for so long that he eventually falls asleep while still playing. Seeing this helps Ki find herself and she steals the game out from his hand and adds a happy ending to the game, before sneaking the game back under his hand. Wendell's avatar reaches a banner. Wendell seems pleased at first, then finds out that you die even if you kept pressing the space-bar. But then the avatar appears to become an angel and takes to the sky. The screen lightens to a sky blue, then the player must dodge falling meteors, then the sky turns black but covered in stars before the avatar explodes into a very bright star itself, turning into the words "the end" made of a constellation. When Wendell sees it, his expression of joy is just too adorable. You could see the happiness in Ki's eyes, watching him. Hell, she was starting to [[TearsOfJoy tear up]].

** [[spoiler:In the final battle, when Ted is driving for his friends, he looks out the window and remembers Freddie racing baby Ted down the aisle in a shopping cart. What's special about this is that [[ThrowTheDogABone Freddie's actually being nice to his son for once]].]]

** After Ki had spent the whole episode acting [[TheEeyore moody and nihilistic]] after [[spoiler:losing the election]], much to Wendell's chagrin, she hosts a 24-hour game jam where she makes a very simplistic game: when you press the space-bar, your avatar walks down a dark path in a forest until you let go of the button, at which point the avatar will collapse and die. There is no objective or end-point, nor any way to avoid dying. However, Wendell refuses to accept the idea of a game that was so nihilistic, keeping his finger on the space-bar for so long that he eventually falls asleep while still playing. Seeing this helps Ki find herself and she steals the game out from his hand and adds a happy ending to the game, before sneaking the game back under his hand. Wendell's avatar reaches a banner. Wendell seems pleased at first, then finds out that you die even if you kept pressing the space-bar. But then the avatar appears to become an angel and takes to the sky. The screen lightens to a sky blue, then the player must dodge falling meteors, then the sky turns black but covered in stars before the avatar explodes into a very bright star itself, turning into the words "the end" made of a constellation. When Wendell sees it, his expression of joy is just too adorable. You could see the happiness in Ki's eyes, watching him. Hell, she was starting to [[TearsOfJoy tear up]].

* The end of episode 4. [[RunningGag Throughout the episode,]] Brian has been having difficulty defusing bombs in ''Field of Fire'', even though [[CentipedesDilemma he claims he can normally handle it just fine]]. In the match at the end, when Brian is the only one left alive on the team, he has to disarm the bomb. He gets to the bomb and prepares to disarm it, looking nervous...when his pet cat, Cheeto, arrives on a RC car (ItMakesSenseInContext), crashes into a wall, flies off the car, and lands on Brian's face. Jenny looks ready to pull Cheeto off...when Brian holds up a finger, silently telling her to hold on. He then manages to successfully disarm the bomb; not ''despite'' having a cat blocking his view - ''because'' he has a cat blocking his view. He didn't feel right trying to play the game without Cheeto there.

* Episode 3 deals with each character's (except Brian's) parents. Naturally, we already know by this point that Freddie is a ManipulativeBastard towards his son, and Mary Matrix would rather act like a harsh coach than anything like a mother. But then we meet Ki's dad, Ken. After the episode is done, this much is clear; He and his daughter love each other very much. He would like to see her reach her potential, and claims VGHS might not be good enough for her. He does not care who she dates. And they are so close, they play {{Poker}}[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} mon]] with kisses and chores as wagers. It's just the most adorable thing ever.

** After Ki had spent the whole episode acting [[TheEeyore moody and nihilistic]] after [[spoiler:losing the election]], much to Wendell's chagrin, she hosts a 24-hour game jam where she makes a very simplistic game: when you press the right arrow key, your avatar walks down a dark path in a forest until you let go of the button, at which point the avatar will collapse and die. There is no objective or end-point, nor any way to avoid dying. However, Wendell refuses to accept the idea of a game that was so nihilistic, keeping his finger on the key for so long that he eventually falls asleep while still playing. Seeing this helps Ki find herself and she steals the game out from his hand and adds a happy ending to the game, before sneaking the game back under his hand. Wendell's avatar reaches a banner, covered with balloons. When it passes the banner, a tinkling bell goes off, waking him up. Wendell seems pleased at first, then finds out that you die even if you kept pressing the arrow key, which almost makes Wendell give up all hope. But then a pale angelic form of the avatar appears and sprouts wings, taking to the sky. The screen lightens to a sky blue, then turns black but covered in stars as the avatar becomes a very bright star itself. When Wendell sees it, his expression of joy is just too adorable. You could see the happiness in Ki's eyes, watching him. Hell, she was starting to [[TearsOfJoy tear up]].

** After Ki had spent the whole episode acting [[TheEeyore moody and nihilistic]] after [[spoiler:losing the election]], much to Wendell's chagrin, she hosts a 24-hour game jam where she makes a very simplistic game where you walk until you collapse and die. However, she eventually finds herself and expands the game. When Wendell plays it, his expression of joy is just too adorable. You could see the happiness in Ki's eyes. Hell, she was starting to [[TearsOfJoy tear up]].

** [[spoiler:In the final battle, when Ted is driving for his friends, he looks out the window and imagines Freddie racing baby Ted down the aisle in a shopping cart. What's special about this is that [[ThrowTheDogABone Freddie's actually being nice to his son for once]].]]

* Jenny referring to Brian as "the only person that's ever truly loved [her]".

** In the same episode, Brian talks about how [[spoiler:before VGHS, he had to take care of himself, since he never really had a dad and his mom was an addict.]] As a result, [[TearJerker he got used to being alone]], but after going to VGHS and meeting Ted, Ki, and Jenny, he didn't feel lonely for the first time in his whole life. When he heard that [[spoiler:Jenny would be leaving to join her dream FPS team in France]], he acted impulsively out of fear of losing her, which he does regret.

* From the blooper reel, Ted reaching below the counter of the hot dog stand he's watching, ''and pulling out a whole birthday cake for Josh Blaylock'' as the cast sings "Happy Birthday" to him.