History YMMV / TacoMan

** [[VideoGame/DragonsLair Derek]], [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Blast]], [[VideoGame/PacMan Chomp]] and Virtual Boy are just kind of... there. [[OriginalCharacter Blast and Chomp]] are especially frustrating, since the 3rd and 4th episode had [[ADayInTheLimelight special focus on them]].

** The references to VideoGame/{{Metroid}}, VideoGame/MetalGear, Franchise/TombRaider, Franchise/MegaMan and by extension VideoGame/{{Frogger}} and VideoGame/{{Pong}} could've had potential for some interesting episodes, the latter two especially having potential for some outside-the-box stories, since they don't have an actual narrative.

** Taco-Man's [[DistractedByTheSexy reaction]] towards the main character of VideoGame/AlteredBeast bulking up.

** [[StrawCharacter Neutral Non-Offense]] is pretty [[IncrediblyLamePun non-offensive indeed]]. Chances are high that you find yourself wanting to protect him, rather than being annoyed by him.

** The references to VideoGame/{{Metroid}}, VideoGame/MetalGear, VideoGame/TombRaider, Franchise/MegaMan and by extension VideoGame/{{Frogger}} and VideoGame/{{Pong}} could've had potential for some interesting episodes, the latter two especially having potential for some outside-the-box stories, since they don't have an actual narrative.

** VideoGame/{{Dig Du|g}}de. In [[UncannyValley complete contrast to]] the character he's an {{Expy}} of.

** [[VideoGame/CaptainNovolin The Shot Lady]] is already [[UncannyValley terrifying herself]], but the way [[DerangedAnimation she's animated]] here makes her appeareance 20-times worse.

** [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad Neutral Non-Offense]], who was created as a StrawCharacter. Fans quickly got attached to him [[AmbiguousGender (her?)]] because of his NonStandardCharacterDesign and his attempts at annoying Taco-Man being seen as {{ador|kable}}able.

* HarsherInHindsight: Taco-Man having trouble with the first level in VideoGame/TheSimpsonsBartVsTheSpaceMutants (which involves turning everything purple not purple) became this when the DVD commentary for Taco-Man Plays Volume 2 revealed that Sam T. is colorblind.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Some Game-Master episodes seem to go out of their way to get details about the specific video games wrong. Though considering [[WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster what the show is parodying]], this [[PoesLaw might have been intentional]]. If it wasn't, then no wonder Sam [[OldShame removed the videos from his channel]].
** The VideoGame/SuperMarioBros episode claims that [[BigBad Bowser]] is [[GrandfatherClause required for the game to be successful]]. While he ''is'' iconic, the Super Mario series has plenty of other bad guys [[note]] such as [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Wart]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand Tatanga]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins Wario]] and every single one from the RPG games [[/note]]
*** Taco-Man even lampshades this in the [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]] episode when he [[BreakingTheFourthWall talks to the viewer]] that he knows there are other bad guys. [[note]] He's talking about Ganondorf, but still. [[/note]]
*** This becomes a bit HilariousInHindsight, as Bowser has fallen out of favor in some gamers eyes. They would actually welcome him not being the bad guy for once.
** The VideoGame/PacMan episode has Pac-Man claiming he has a wife and kid, which cuts to VideoGame/MsPacMan and Pac-Baby crying. Where the heck is Pac-Man Jr.?
** The Sonic episode has Blast claiming that Sega gave Sonic a gun in order to [[WereStillRelevantDammit make him relevant again]]. Sonic never owned a gun, he's confusing him with VideoGame/{{Shadow|TheHedgehog}}.
*** Taco-Man also couldn't tell if Tails was [[AmbiguousGender a girl or a boy]]. While Tails ''is'' [[ShesAManInJapan a girl in some dubs]], he's always been a boy in the original dubs.
** The VideoGame/DonkeyKong episode is the king of this. Where to even begin?
*** The conflict is about DK kidnapping [[DamselInDistress Pauline]] and not being able to resist kidnapping her. The last time he kidnapped her was in the ''VideoGame/MarioVsDonkeyKong'' series, and those games are their [[CanonDiscontinuity own separate canon]].
*** References to DK's name are made. Any gamer should know that the name "Donkey Kong" was a translation error on Miyamoto's side.
*** Donkey Kong acts [[ShallowParody extremely out of character]]. He acts more like a wild ape, with acting aggressively and [[ToiletHumour throwing his own feces]]. While DK is generally portrayed as a DumbMuscle, he's never done anything that stupid.
*** VideoGame/DonkeyKongJr makes an appereance. That alone isn't too bad, but why is Jr. able to talk when his father isn't?
*** [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry Cranky Kong]] appears, and the episode could've gotten away with simply parodying the arcade games, but Cranky's involvement in the plot [[AssPull makes no sense]], considering that [[MindScrew he was the original Donkey Kong]] (as in, the one who kidnapped Pauline). Cranky even references the [[BlindIdiotTranslation translation error]] of him being the father AND grandfather of the current Donkey Kong.
*** [[WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry Bluster Kong]] appears. At this point, it seems Sam T has given up on this episode. Bluster is a CanonForeigner, how would he even be able to get into video game world?!
*** The episode ends with DK kidnapping [[JerkassBall Princess Polygon]] and [[InterspeciesRomance making out]] [[{{Squick}} with her]] at his treehouse. Donkey Kong didn't kidnap Pauline in the original arcade game because he was attracted to her ([[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation though, this might have been another reason]]), but because he wanted revenge on Mario for [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal mistreating him]]. It also ignores the fact that DK already has a LoveInterest in Candy Kong.

* FoeYay: Taco-Man and [[AsHimself Sam]] have an [[BadBoss antagonistic]] [[VitriolicBestBuds relationship]]. Though compared to how Sam [[FridgeHorror treats his other creations]], Taco-Man got it [[MoralityPet pretty good]].

** The references to VideoGame/{{Metroid}}, VideoGame/MetalGear, VideoGame/TombRaider, VideoGame/MegaMan and by extension VideoGame/{{Frogger}} and VideoGame/{{Pong}} could've had potential for some interesting episodes, the latter two especially having potential for some outside-the-box stories, since they don't have an actual narrative.