History Heartwarming / Vinesauce

** In general, it's hard not to crack a smile listening to Joel gush about Japan, especially when he does so while playing games that take place in the country (e.g., ''VideoGame/{{Shenmue}}'' or ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'').

* Even though Rev goes for Yuri's route when playing ''{{VisualNovel/Doki Doki Literature Club}},'' he keeps an eye out for [[{{ChildhoodFriend}} Sayori]] when things start to look bad for her, and even [[{{WhatTheHellHero}} calls out the player character]] to his insensitive response to hearing Sayori admit that she's had depression all her life.

--> '''Vinny:''' [[SincerityMode I am... so happy.]] I can't believe it; it's happening! The years of japes finally pays off!

-->'''Rev:''' Yeah, so, okay, Tavros doesn't understand! Like, the difference between Vriska and Tavros, is that Vriska knows- like, she has a majority of the pieces and has decided to put them together ''in the shittest puzzle ever''; Tavros has, like, I don't know, some pocket lint, ''one'' piece of the puzzle, and like, I don't know, ''duct-tape'', and he's put something together, and it's like ''"Oh, no, you've fucked it up for everyone!"'' Like, he has no concept on what a parent is. So, he saw someone- and an adult means trouble on Alternia, which I remember from Videogame/{{Hiveswap}}, like when you're an adult you don't hang out with the kids anymore, because you're sent off-world to do some other bullshit. So, he saw an adult and he was like: ''"I'm gonna protect this person that I consider a friend!"'' And then, um...''he killed him.'' So yeah, he was ''trying'' to help, just, the cultural difference there is a bit bad.

* Vinny's response to seeing Creator/SatoruIwata's name in ''VideoGame/EarthBound''[='=]s credits when he beat the game in 2017 was to thank him for fixing the game's code so it could be released.

** In another display of his increasing investment in the comic and it's characters, is his sympathy for [[ButtMonkey Tavros]], and his deep dislike of how Vriska treats and manipulates him. Reaching a point that when the scene where it's revealed that, in an effort to save Jade's life, Tavros [[spoiler: killed her Grandpa through his intervention by communing with Bec and using Bec's powers]], Rev is quick to shut down comparisons to Vriska, and defended Tavros' actions by pointing out he was genuinely trying to save someone he considered his friend, and only allowed what happened due to a mixture of genuine ignorance and cultural differences. And also being impressed by how long Jade kept it together and remained nice as long as she did after hearing this, outright saying, in spite of understanding Tavros didn't mean it, he wouldn't have been as nice about it as she was if that was revealed to him. He also, while disapproving of Tavros' incredibly needy and pushy offer to help and very audibly cringing at it, he ultimately believes that it was Vriska's fault he did that, due to her manipulative abuse making him want to be, in Rev's words, "Bootleg Vriska", and immediately showing sad pity when Vriska [[KickTheDog cruelly twists the knife in him and mocks how pathetic he was for "pouring his heart out"]], before claiming how due to Jade's holographic screen everyone could read it, then shows incredible distaste at her tearing into Tavros the next page.
-->'''Rev:''' Yeah, so, okay, Tavros doesn't understand! Like, the difference between Vriska and Tavros, is that Vriska knows- like, she has a majority of the pieces and has decided to put them together ''in the shittest puzzle ever''; Tavros has, like, I don't know, some pocket lint, ''one'' piece of the puzzle, and like, I don't know, ''duct-tape'', and he's put something together, and it's like ''"Oh, no, you've fucked it up for everyone!"'' Like, he has no concept on what [[spoiler: a parent is.]] So, he saw someone- and [[spoiler: an adult]] means trouble on Alternia, which I remember from Videogame/{{Hiveswap}}, like [[spoiler: when you're an adult you don't hang out with the kids anymore, because you're sent off-world to do some other bullshit.]] So, he saw [[spoiler: an adult]] and he was like: ''"I'm gonna protect this person that I consider a friend!"'' And then, um...''[[spoiler: he killed him.]]'' So yeah, he was ''trying'' to help, just, the cultural difference there is a bit bad.

** On a related note, during one of Vinny's friend Jabroni Mike's own ''Animal Crossing: New Horizons'' streams, [[https://youtu.be/I4Hf7S9eUkU the latter revealed]] that he was in a really awful and depressive, almost suicidal state in his life before Vinny helped him get started with streaming and even helping him get viewers interested. He lauds his best friend with praise for essentially saving his life, and shows disdain for people talking down about Vinny.

* During ''Vinesauce is HOPE'' 2021, Vinny in one of his first livestreams in months went on to check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeVUh1F-4zo&t=130s Vine Worlds, a sequel to last year's Vine Realms, and was told that there would be a surprise in the public server's East wing.]] [[spoiler:Inside the main atrium were '''HUNDREDS''' of loyal fans all making it rain, waiting for Vinny's arrival, showcasing a truly enormous outpouring of love and support for Vinny and his whole streaming career, all no doubt glad to be a part of something special with Vinny in his first livestream in a long while.]]

* In Vinny's ''VideoGame/IAmBread'' stream, [[https://youtu.be/euRxQbqrwHs?t=4m51s he re-enacts the high-speed docking sequence in]] ''Film/{{Interstellar}}'' with toast and a toaster, complete with emotive lines from the film. These lines, coupled with Vinny's sheer awe over the situation, make anyone feel warm inside.

* Between with all the expected [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments hilarity]] from his "Shitty GBA & GBC Games" streams, Vinny finds a racing game in the collection titled ''F1 Championship: Special Vinny Edition'' and expresses his [[ThisIsGonnaSuck apprehension]]. After a minute or so of mocking the predictably bad gameplay and retiring from the race, "[[https://youtu.be/t--9nXhMu94?t=1h48m There She Goes]]" plays over the next screen. Vinny chuckles, admits he has "a big, dopey grin" on his face, and sings along for a bit.

* Joel recounts a story from his [[https://youtu.be/oSmJ-WRJkBI?t=9m32s trip to Japan]] where he had a blast with a complete stranger while playing ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' at an arcade, where even though there was a language barrier between Joel and the player he ended up playing a round of multiplayer with, both still had an absolute blast, with even a crowd of interested viewers gathering to watch the two play. (from 9:32 to about 13:11 in the video)

** In general, it's hard not to crack a smile listening to Joel gush about Japan, especially when he does so while playing games that take place in the country (e.g. ''VideoGame/{{Shenmue}}'' or ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'').

--> '''Tilde''': You also started crying.
--> '''Rev''': Yeah... Well, I love you.
--> '''Tilde''': I know, I love you too.

* It's rare to hear Vinny chuckle sincerely rather than in confusion or hysteria, but ''VideoGame/BabaIsYou'' [[https://youtu.be/XNPeOl53qPc?t=3179 manages to elicit one]].
--> '''Vinny:''' [[RosesAreRed ROSE is RED, VIOLET is BLUE]], FLAG is WIN, [[TitleDrop BABA is Y--]] ''({{Beat}})'' I love this game. ''(chuckles)'' This is such a charming game. ''(chuckles again)'' Ohhh, man...

--> '''Vinny:''' Alright well, [[SaveScumming I've seen into your future]] and I'm gonna tell you something: you're gonna try to kill my friend Serana. [[TrueCompanions We've been on many adventures together]]! [[WhatTheHellHero You can't just do that]]!

* [[https://youtu.be/WyoTnSp4lDw?t=2707 Vinny's reaction to Banjo's inclusion in Smash]] is filled with [[HealTheCutie nothing but genuine joy]] from the moment of realization. None of the usual cynicism, no dry sarcasm, just pure happiness from Vinny as he tries to grasp just what just happened. You can almost literally hear him cry tears of joy from this announcement.
--> '''Vinny:''' [[SincerityMode I am...so happy.]] I can't believe it; it's happening! The years of japes finally pays off!
* During a VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2 Hardcore Friday edition, Joel talks about how he made a song for a random player called Jonnil when he was playing Mario Royale. [[StylisticSuck It’s terrible.]] However, chat actually was able to find his official Youtube channel, where he was streaming at that exact moment. Joel proceeds to pop in, not believing one bit of it. But when Jonnil started saying how he did play the game but didn’t remember him, Joel begins to squeal in joy. And then it goes up to eleven when he discovers Jonnil is Swedish as well, and speaks fluently. It’s a rare moment of pure, audible joy from Joel. [[PetTheDog And to top it all off, he tells the chat to go and subscribe to Jonnil.]] Aw... And, as it turns out, Jonnil made a game known as ''Sticky Paws'', and Joel ended up agreeing to play though the game on stream. In reverence to Joel and his bizarre song, Jonnil hid a voice clip of Joel saying his name as an easter egg in the game.

* During ''Vinesauce is HOPE'' 2021, Vinny in one of his first livestreams in months went on to check out [[https://youtu.be/zeVUh1F-4zo?t=130 Vine Worlds, a sequel to last year's Vine Realms, and was told that there would be a surprise in the public server's East wing.]] [[spoiler:Inside the main atrium were '''HUNDREDS''' of loyal fans all making it rain, waiting for Vinny's arrival, showcasing a truly enormous outpouring of love and support for Vinny and his whole streaming career, all no doubt glad to be a part of something special with Vinny in his first livestream in a long while.]]
* Joel finally meeting up with Vinny ''[[https://youtu.be/S42aHYqFww8?t=780 in person]]'' during his trip to New York City.

** The effort repeated itself in 2015, when the community managed to raise an excess of $55,716, more than doubling last year's total. It also began the three-day tradition it's done ever since. During one of Vinny's streams of ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'', Vinny contacted Hootey on Mumble to discuss the charity stream and Hootey personally thanked the viewers for making everything possible.

* During a VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2 Hardcore Friday edition, Joel talks about how he made a song for a random player called Jonnil when he was playing Mario Royale. [[StylisticSuck It’s terrible.]] However, chat actually was able to find his official Youtube channel, where he was streaming at that exact moment. Joel proceeds to pop in, not believing one bit of it. But when Jonnil started saying how he did play the game but didn’t remember him, Joel begins to squeal in joy. And then it goes UpToEleven when he discovers Jonnil is Swedish as well, and speaks fluently. It’s a rare moment of pure, audible joy from Joel. [[PetTheDog And to top it all off, he tells the chat to go and subscribe to Jonnil.]] Aw... And, as it turns out, Jonnil made a game known as ''Sticky Paws'', and Joel ended up agreeing to play though the game on stream. In reverence to Joel and his bizarre song, Jonnil hid a voice clip of Joel saying his name as an easter egg in the game.

* Despite his confusion of the story, his snarking at its frequently nonsensical happenings, and his frustration with his dyslexia, Rev's slow but steadily increasing investment in Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} as the "Reading Homestuck for Charity" streams progress. Rev goes from dreading reading the entire thing once learning its length, openly saying to The Chat that he "doesn't care about Homestuck as much as (they) do", and his deep dislike of Dave making him slightly annoyed at the "Rev is Dave" jokes; to showing genuine interest in the story and how it all connects together, letting out a genuine ''"Oh fuck!"'' during the [[WhamEpisode "[S] Jack: Ascend"]] flash, and even (live on stream!) creating ''a unique Subscriber Emote of Kappa made to look like Dave with a SBAHJ mouth.'' And his genuine excitement as Alternia and The Trolls finally come into play, when he ''finally'' reaches something he fully recognizes from playing Videogame/{{Hiveswap}} and VisualNovel/HiveswapFriendsim is infectious.

* Joel finally meeting up with Vinny ''in person'' during his trip to New York City.

* Joel finally meeting up with Vinny **in person** during his trip to New York City.

* Joel meeting up with Vinny during his trip to America