History YMMV / RingFitAdventure

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: While the game was laughed at prior to release for its unusual peripheral and the bizarre mashup of RPG gameplay and fitness, many have been shocked to see that it's not only functional but incredibly fun, with some people even calling for the player character's inclusion as DLC in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''. And then there's its powerful legs when it comes to sales. This was further vindicated when the Covid-19 pandemic struck, making many have to find ways to stay in shape without leaving their homes, and this game was sold out everywhere for ''months''.

* HilariousInHindsight: Dragaux manages to bear a lot of resemblence to the title character of Creator/{{Compile}}'s action RPG ''VideoGame/{{Golvellius}}'', being a tall blackish-purple dragon ravaging the land. [[spoiler:Then it turns out his fate is exactly the same as Golvellius's, having been turned evil by an outside influence and reverting to his good self in the end.]]

* LGBTFanbase: Dragaux's muscular physique has made him popular with gay men. The male protagonist's clean and refined build is also worth noting.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNqdqePs6Wk final boss theme]] wouldn't look out of place in any traditional RPG.

* LGBTFanbase: Dragaux's muscular physique has made him popular with gay men. The male protagonist's clean and refined build is also worth noting.

* NotTheIntendedUse: Various exercises can be exploited for a much easier adventure mode progress or flat-out effortless. Don't like squats? Sit down in a chair and move your leg. Don't like some yoga poses that require balance? Hog a wall or chair. Don't like some of the exercises that require only your left leg? Take out the Joy-Con from your leg and exploit the movement. The list goes on.

* ScrappyWeapon: The exercises that have positions where the player cannot see the screen (such as Mountain Climber and the various planks) tend to be the most unreliable and prone to making mistakes, thus dealing less damage by not doing the moves perfectly or faulty motion detection. The Mountain Climber, despite being the strongest Lv 3 hit-all attack, may sometimes not properly detect, even if you accidentally hit the Joy-Con to your chest; this causes people to simply cheat the movement to do maximum damage.

* ScrappyWeapon: The exercises that have positions where the player cannot see the screen (such as Mountain Climber and the various planks) tend to be the most unreliable and prone to making mistakes, thus dealing less damage by not doing the moves perfectly.

* NotTheIntendedUse: Various exercises can be exploited for a much easier adventure mode progress or flat-out effortless. Don't like squats? Sit down in a chair and move your leg. Don't like some yoga poses that require balance? Hog a wall or chair. The list goes on.

* GameBreaker: Setting the difficulty to the highest level, while [[NotTheIntendedUse exploiting the movements of the joy-con and ring-con to make much less movement]]. Not only do you get the most experience possible by having it at the highest difficulty, but you can go through worlds with less of a workout. Combined that with using smoothies that doubles items or experience and you can breeze through the game without spending much money in the store. Additionally, you will be gaining more experience faster than the upcoming courses recommend, meaning you should be able to beat the courses with ease.

* GameBreaker: Setting the difficulty to the highest level, while [[NotTheIntendedUse exploiting the movements of the joy-con and ring-con to make much less movement]]. Not only do you get the most experience possible by having it at the highest difficulty, but you can go through worlds with less of a workout. Combined that with using smoothies that doubles items or experience and you can breeze through the game without spending much money in the store.

* NotTheIntendedUse: Various exercises can be exploited for a much easier adventure mode progress or flat-out effortless. For example, planks, a fit skill that requires a lot of physical ab core strength but doesn't require the ring accessory, can be substituted for leg lifts repetition or child's pose repetition. Those who want to effortlessly do this can take the Joy-Con out of their leg and swing it in proper motion.

* MemeticMutation: Fans making plenty of jokes about the "Speedruns" for the entire game.

* HilariousInHindsight: Dragaux manages to bear a lot of resemblence to the title character of Compile's action RPG ''VideoGame/{{Golvellius}}'', being a tall blackish-purple dragon ravaging the land. [[spoiler:Then it turns out his fate is exactly the same as Golvellius's, having been turned evil by an outside influence and reverting to his good self in the end.]]

* NotTheIntendedUse: Various exercises can be exploited for a much easier adventure mode progress. For example, planks, a fit skill that requires a lot of physical ab core strength, can be substituted for leg lifts repetition or child's pose repetition.

** [[{{DifficultySpike}} Dragaux Stadium 20]] has a block that needs to be ring pressed 30 times. The block is on a hill that undoes the presses if you stop for even a second before it reaches the top. Then there are [[{{RuleOfThree}} two more of the blocks]]. Some people can't even make it Dragaux their first time in the stage.

* HilariousInHindsight: Dragaux manages to bear a lot of resemblence to the title character of Compile's action RPG ''Golvellius'', being a tall blackish-purple dragon ravaging the land. [[spoiler:Then it turns out his fate is exactly the same as Golvellius's, having been turned evil by an outside influence and reverting to his good self in the end.]]

* SelfFanService: Some fan artists turn Dragaux's hand puppet/trash can lid face into a more conventional snout.

* PopularWithFurries: Furries immediately descended on this game like a horde of fluffy, cute locusts the moment that images of the buff, skimpily-dressed [[{{Hunk}} Dragaux]] were revealed.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: While the game was laughed at prior to release for its unusual peripheral and the bizarre mashup of RPG gameplay and fitness, many have been shocked to see that it's not only functional but incredibly fun, with some people even calling for the player character's inclusion as DLC in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''. And then there's its powerful legs when it comes to sales. This was further vindicated when the Covid-19 pandemic struck and this game was sold out everywhere for ''months''.

* ScrappyMechanic: ''Flying''. Not only is it incredibly hard to control, but some parts require you to flap as quickly as possible in parts where the wind blows very hard. These sections also take forever to get through.

** One quest involves collecting every token in Dreadmill. The problem is Dreadmill is one of the hardest minigames to play because controlling your speed is very difficult, the tokens come in rows that require you to maintain a certain speed, and you have to time your jumps just right to collect the airborne tokens.

* ThatOneLevel: Pretty much any level involving [[ScrappyMechanic flying]].

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: While the game was laughed at prior to release for its unusual peripheral and the bizarre mashup of RPG gameplay and fitness, many have been shocked to see that it's not only functional but incredibly fun, with some people even calling for the player character's inclusion as DLC in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''. And then there's its [[IncrediblyLamePun powerful legs]] when it comes to sales. This was further vindicated when the Covid-19 pandemic struck and this game was sold out everywhere for ''months''.