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* SpinOff: Un coined the ''I Played a Thing''/ [=IPAT=] title, and a few of his friends have started their own [=IPAT=]s with blessing, particularly Alicia Goranson.

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* NothingIsScarier: Explored in his Double Dragon video, where he relays the story of being a child, wondering just where that conveyor belt in Mission 2 goes...
* SpinOff: Un coined the ''I Played a Thing''/ [=IPAT=] title, and a few of his friends have started their own [=IPAT=]s with blessing, particularly Alicia Goranson.Goranson.
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* MilestoneCelebration: In December of 2017, Un celebrated ten years of Playing Things by going back and playing the first game he ever did an LP of, though a different console release of it.
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--> '''Un''': (''After misreading a dungeon map for VideoGame/PhantasyStarI'') See, I can get completely lost even if I have a map in front of me. That's how good I am at it. It's a ''stupid'' talent, but it's mine, and I will take misplaced pride in it.
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* BreatherEpisode: An argument can be made that PuLiRuLa, DJ Boy, Aquanaut's Holiday, THE DOG Island, Dynamite Heady, Space Harrier, and J.J Squawkers are this. As they are somewhat spaced out, and the themes in his other playthroughs can get pretty heavy.

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* BreatherEpisode: Un will often finish longform [=IPATs=] like Dark Souls games and switch to lighter, shorter-form games, like Dynamite Heady, Space Harrier(And Friends!) and J.J. Squawkers. An argument can be made that PuLiRuLa, DJ Boy, Aquanaut's Holiday, or THE DOG Island, Dynamite Heady, Space Harrier, and J.J Squawkers Island are this. As this as well, as they are somewhat spaced out, and the themes in his other playthroughs can get pretty heavy.



-->''(dumbfounded silence) Oh my god. Could that have been any simpler. Just– go up the hill, and the elephant’s right there, and– and– and– (beat) Welcome to the Land of Sadness. Population – me.''

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-->''(dumbfounded silence) Oh my god. Could that have been any simpler. Just– go up the hill, and the elephant’s right there, and– and– and– (beat) Welcome to the Land of Sadness. Population – me.''''
* SpinOff: Un coined the ''I Played a Thing''/ [=IPAT=] title, and a few of his friends have started their own [=IPAT=]s with blessing, particularly Alicia Goranson.
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* BreatherEpisode: An argument can be made that PuLaRuLa, DJ Boy, Aquanaut's Holiday, THE DOG Island, Dynamite Heady, Space Harrier, and J.J Squawkers are this. As they are somewhat spaced out, and the themes in his other playthroughs can get pretty heavy.

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* BreatherEpisode: An argument can be made that PuLaRuLa, PuLiRuLa, DJ Boy, Aquanaut's Holiday, THE DOG Island, Dynamite Heady, Space Harrier, and J.J Squawkers are this. As they are somewhat spaced out, and the themes in his other playthroughs can get pretty heavy.
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* BreatherEpisode: An argument can be made that PuLaRuLa, DJ Boy, Aquanaut's Holiday, THE DOG Island, Dynamite Heady, Space Harrier, and J.J Squawkers are this. As they are somewhat spaced out, and the themes in his other playthroughs can get pretty heavy.
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[[https://www.youtube.com/user/UnPlayedAThing UnPlayedAThing]] is a pretty-much-weekly YouTube channel run by Un, an American with [[BadassBaritone a soothing deep voice]], [[NoSenseOfDirection no sense of direction]], and great attention to detail, secrets and [[AllThereInTheManual obscure background information]]. While not as popular, he nevertheless has a small but loyal group of loyal followers – mostly thanks to one of the aforementioned traits (or all of them at once).

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[[https://www.youtube.com/user/UnPlayedAThing UnPlayedAThing]] is a pretty-much-weekly YouTube channel run by Un, an American with [[BadassBaritone a soothing deep voice]], [[NoSenseOfDirection no patented absence of any sense of direction]], and great attention to detail, details, secrets and [[AllThereInTheManual obscure background information]]. While not as popular, he nevertheless has a small but loyal group of loyal followers – mostly thanks to one of the aforementioned traits (or all of them at once).
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[[https://www.youtube.com/user/UnPlayedAThing UnPlayedAThing]] is a pretty-much-weekly YouTube channel run by Un, an American with [[BadassBaritone a soothing deep voice]],[[NoSenseOfDirection no sense of direction]], and great attention to detail, secrets and [[AllThereInTheManual obscure background information]]. While not as popular, he nevertheless has a small but loyal group of loyal followers – mostly thanks to one of the aforementioned traits (or all of them at once).

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[[https://www.youtube.com/user/UnPlayedAThing UnPlayedAThing]] is a pretty-much-weekly YouTube channel run by Un, an American with [[BadassBaritone a soothing deep voice]],[[NoSenseOfDirection voice]], [[NoSenseOfDirection no sense of direction]], and great attention to detail, secrets and [[AllThereInTheManual obscure background information]]. While not as popular, he nevertheless has a small but loyal group of loyal followers – mostly thanks to one of the aforementioned traits (or all of them at once).
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--> [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyYVi-zTaKw The video intro]]: ''(guttural yelling)'' AAARGH THE CITY– ''(normal friendly voice)'' I’m Un.

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--> [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyYVi-zTaKw The video intro]]: intro]] ('''headphone warning'''): ''(guttural yelling)'' AAARGH THE CITY– ''(normal friendly voice)'' I’m Un.
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--> The video intro: ''(guttural yelling)'' AAARGH THE CITY– ''(normal friendly voice)'' I’m Un.

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--> [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyYVi-zTaKw The video intro: intro]]: ''(guttural yelling)'' AAARGH THE CITY– ''(normal friendly voice)'' I’m Un.
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** In Trampoline Terror, [[ThatOneLevel the city]].
--> The video intro: ''(guttural yelling)'' AAARGH THE CITY– ''(normal friendly voice)'' I’m Un.
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** His playthrough of The DOG Island features [[https://youtu.be/BsMhwZpAmaA?list=PLOT2n5gjkO29TW2B_Bbu9ycC3TxWcGxzW&t=3052 one of the most side-splittingly hilarious examples of this trope]], all sped up to appropriately goofy music. For the context: he is trying to get a MacGuffin for one of the quests, and to do that, he needs to go up a slope and jump on an elephant’s back. Instead, Un spends ''nearly quarter of an hour'' running circles and missing the obvious way up to where the [=MacGuffin=] is located. When he finally notices the obvious, his cry of anguish is as follows:

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** His blind playthrough of The DOG Island features [[https://youtu.be/BsMhwZpAmaA?list=PLOT2n5gjkO29TW2B_Bbu9ycC3TxWcGxzW&t=3052 one of the most side-splittingly hilarious examples of this trope]], all sped up to appropriately goofy music. For the context: he is trying to get a MacGuffin for one of the quests, and to do that, he needs to go up a slope and jump on an elephant’s back. Instead, Un spends ''nearly quarter of an hour'' running circles and missing the obvious way up to where the [=MacGuffin=] is located. When he finally notices the obvious, his cry of anguish is as follows:

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* NoSenseOfDirection: So very, ''very'' much. As Un himself had admitted a great number of times, he could easily get lost in three doorways. His playthrough of The DOG Island features [[https://youtu.be/BsMhwZpAmaA?list=PLOT2n5gjkO29TW2B_Bbu9ycC3TxWcGxzW&t=3052 one of the most side-splittingly hilarious examples of this trope]], all sped up to appropriately goofy music.
** For the context: he is trying to get a MacGuffin for one of the quests, and to do that, he needs to go up a slope and jump on an elephant’s back. Instead, Un spends ''nearly quarter of an hour'' running circles and missing the obvious way up to where the [=MacGuffin=] is located. When he finally notices the obvious, his cry of anguish is as follows:

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* BerserkButton: Un is normally a good-natured friendly guy, but he has a few.
** In his Trampoline Terror playthrough, he confesses to hate limited-visibility mazes. And teleporter mazes. And, to quote [[https://youtu.be/q8GRbV4fCLc?list=PL4A00839967359595&t=155 the video:]]
-->'''Boss Goji:''' ''Just, Un, hold that thought in your mind: [[EldritchAbomination a limited-visibility teleporter maze]].''
-->'''Un:''' ''Yeeeuughh.''
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-->'''Un:''' ''You know, there’s a scientific application for that sort of thing too. If we ever need to power a DVD or a game cartridge into the Sun, just put a teleporter maze with limited visibility into it and then hand it to '''me'''.''
** In his Dark Savior [=IPAT=], he [[https://youtu.be/kt9nRJB2mEY?list=PLBE703F684617E5FD&t=307 admits]] that he [[PrecisionFStrike really]] hates minecart rides -- ''especially'' the one that featured in the game.
--> ''It’s not just that it’s difficult, which it certainly is. It’s just terrible. [[DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible The upcoming segment is to “fun” as “turd” is to “delicious.”]]''
* NoSenseOfDirection: So very, ''very'' much. As Un himself had admitted a great number of times, he could easily get lost in three doorways. doorways.
** In his playthrough of Trampoline Terror (with post-commentary featuring Boss Goji and GTF), Un is trying to [[ItMakesSenseInContext “collect” several green pieces in a row to progress further]] in a looping level. All that is left for him is to collect a single green piece, [[https://youtu.be/aS3Ek3LN0Ow?list=PL4A00839967359595&t=1056 bu-u-u-ut…]]
-->'''Boss Goji:''' ''Victory is here, victory is here, victory is here– '''[[BigNo NO]]'''''
-->'''Un:''' ''WHY DID I DO THAT!''
-->'''Boss Goji & GTF:''' ''*hysteric laughter*''
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His playthrough of The DOG Island features [[https://youtu.be/BsMhwZpAmaA?list=PLOT2n5gjkO29TW2B_Bbu9ycC3TxWcGxzW&t=3052 one of the most side-splittingly hilarious examples of this trope]], all sped up to appropriately goofy music.
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music. For the context: he is trying to get a MacGuffin for one of the quests, and to do that, he needs to go up a slope and jump on an elephant’s back. Instead, Un spends ''nearly quarter of an hour'' running circles and missing the obvious way up to where the [=MacGuffin=] is located. When he finally notices the obvious, his cry of anguish is as follows:
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* NoSenseOfDirection: So very, ''very'' much. As Un himself had admitted a great number of times, he could easily get lost in three doorways. His playthrough of The DOG Island features [[https://youtu.be/BsMhwZpAmaA?list=PLOT2n5gjkO29TW2B_Bbu9ycC3TxWcGxzW&t=3052 one of the most side-splittingly hilarious example of this trope]], all sped up to appropriately goofy music.

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* NoSenseOfDirection: So very, ''very'' much. As Un himself had admitted a great number of times, he could easily get lost in three doorways. His playthrough of The DOG Island features [[https://youtu.be/BsMhwZpAmaA?list=PLOT2n5gjkO29TW2B_Bbu9ycC3TxWcGxzW&t=3052 one of the most side-splittingly hilarious example examples of this trope]], all sped up to appropriately goofy music.

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[[https://www.youtube.com/user/UnPlayedAThing UnPlayedAThing]] is a pretty-much-weekly YouTube channel run by Un, an American with [[BadassBaritone a soothing deep voice]],[[NoSenseOfDirection no sense of direction]], and great attention to detail, secrets and [[AllThereInTheManual obscure background information]]. While obscure, he nevertheless has a small but loyal group of loyal followers – mostly thanks to one of the aforementioned traits (or all of them at once).

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[[https://www.youtube.com/user/UnPlayedAThing UnPlayedAThing]] is a pretty-much-weekly YouTube channel run by Un, an American with [[BadassBaritone a soothing deep voice]],[[NoSenseOfDirection no sense of direction]], and great attention to detail, secrets and [[AllThereInTheManual obscure background information]]. While obscure, not as popular, he nevertheless has a small but loyal group of loyal followers – mostly thanks to one of the aforementioned traits (or all of them at once).


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** For the context: he is trying to get a MacGuffin for one of the quests, and to do that, he needs to go up a slope and jump on an elephant’s back. Instead, he spends ''nearly quarter of an hour'' running circles and missing the obvious way up to where the [=MacGuffin=] is located. When he finally notices the obvious, his cry of anguish is as follows:

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** For the context: he is trying to get a MacGuffin for one of the quests, and to do that, he needs to go up a slope and jump on an elephant’s back. Instead, he Un spends ''nearly quarter of an hour'' running circles and missing the obvious way up to where the [=MacGuffin=] is located. When he finally notices the obvious, his cry of anguish is as follows:
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[[https://www.youtube.com/user/UnPlayedAThing UnPlayedAThing]] is a pretty-much-weekly YouTube channel run by Un, an American with [[BadassBaritone a soothing deep voice]] and [[NoSenseOfDirection absolutely NO sense of direction]], and great attention to detail, secrets and [[AllThereInTheManual obscure background information]]. While obscure, he nevertheless has a small but loyal group of loyal followers – mostly thanks to one of the aforementioned traits (or all of them at once).

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[[https://www.youtube.com/user/UnPlayedAThing UnPlayedAThing]] is a pretty-much-weekly YouTube channel run by Un, an American with [[BadassBaritone a soothing deep voice]] and [[NoSenseOfDirection absolutely NO voice]],[[NoSenseOfDirection no sense of direction]], and great attention to detail, secrets and [[AllThereInTheManual obscure background information]]. While obscure, he nevertheless has a small but loyal group of loyal followers – mostly thanks to one of the aforementioned traits (or all of them at once).
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** For the context: he is trying to get a [[MacGuffin]] for one of the quests, and to do that, he needs to go up a slope and jump on an elephant’s back. Instead, he spends ''nearly quarter of an hour'' running circles and missing the obvious way up to where the MacGuffin is located. When he finally notices the obvious, his cry of anguish is as follows:

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** For the context: he is trying to get a [[MacGuffin]] MacGuffin for one of the quests, and to do that, he needs to go up a slope and jump on an elephant’s back. Instead, he spends ''nearly quarter of an hour'' running circles and missing the obvious way up to where the MacGuffin [=MacGuffin=] is located. When he finally notices the obvious, his cry of anguish is as follows:
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->''Hey, folks, I'm Un! I do what are effectively video Let's Plays: longplays of video games with commentary. I started out using the name "I Played a Thing" due to my perception of [=LPs=] as an SA-specific phenomenon; I continue to use it because, well, I like it. But yeah, these are pretty much [=LPs=]. Enjoy...?''
-->-- ''Un’s description of his [=YouTube=] account''

[[https://www.youtube.com/user/UnPlayedAThing UnPlayedAThing]] is a pretty-much-weekly YouTube channel run by Un, an American with [[BadassBaritone a soothing deep voice]] and [[NoSenseOfDirection absolutely NO sense of direction]], and great attention to detail, secrets and [[AllThereInTheManual obscure background information]]. While obscure, he nevertheless has a small but loyal group of loyal followers – mostly thanks to one of the aforementioned traits (or all of them at once).

His playthroughs (which he calls ''[=IPATs=]'', short for ''I Played A Thing'') are particularly notable by the amount of information about the game’s origins, development history, quirks, changes, influences and other peculiar trivia – be it an obscure game from an arcade machine or a modern PlayStation game.

[[folder:List of things Un has played so far:]]
* Tokyo Jungle ''(ongoing)''
* Avenging Spirit
* Shadow Dancer
* Mikie
* Biomechanical Toy
* Double Dragon
* Trojan
* Night Striker
* The Crystal of Kings
* J.J. Squawkers
* Shinobi III
* An assortment of Space Harrier games
* Ghostbusters (Sega Genesis)
* Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition
* Dark Souls II: Scholar of The First Sin
* Dynamite Headdy
* HELL: A Cyberpunk Thriller
* The DOG Island
* Princess Crown
* Dark Savior
* Aquanaut’s Holiday: Hidden Memories
* Trampoline Terror
* MUSHA
* The Revenge of Shinobi
* Hokuto No Ken (Sega Master System)
* Hokuto No Ken II (Sega Genesis)
* Battle Circuit
* Mystic Defender
* ESWAT
* Ys (Books I & II)
* Rivers of Light
* Mystic Warriors
* DJ Boy
* The Magic of Scheherazade
* Astal
* Arcus Odyssey
* El Viento
* Below The Root (the game based on the Green-Sky Trilogy)
* Exile
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!!This Let's Player provides examples of:

* BadassBaritone: And a smooth one at that. During his five-year Q&A, some of his viewers admitted that they have been using Un’s videos as a sleeping aid. Un didn’t object at all.
* NoSenseOfDirection: So very, ''very'' much. As Un himself had admitted a great number of times, he could easily get lost in three doorways. His playthrough of The DOG Island features [[https://youtu.be/BsMhwZpAmaA?list=PLOT2n5gjkO29TW2B_Bbu9ycC3TxWcGxzW&t=3052 one of the most side-splittingly hilarious example of this trope]], all sped up to appropriately goofy music.
** For the context: he is trying to get a [[MacGuffin]] for one of the quests, and to do that, he needs to go up a slope and jump on an elephant’s back. Instead, he spends ''nearly quarter of an hour'' running circles and missing the obvious way up to where the MacGuffin is located. When he finally notices the obvious, his cry of anguish is as follows:
-->''(dumbfounded silence) Oh my god. Could that have been any simpler. Just– go up the hill, and the elephant’s right there, and– and– and– (beat) Welcome to the Land of Sadness. Population – me.''

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