Line #75 LetsPlay/YoVideogames


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4	->''([[StockSoundEffects car crash]])'' YO! ''([[StockSoundEffects ding!]])'' Video games.
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6	Yo Videogames is the alternate channel of [[LetsPlay/TheOnlineWarrior Maximilian Christiansen]] (aka "[[https://www.youtube.com/user/Miles923 Maximilian Dood]]") created November 24, 2011, dedicated to playthroughs of video games that aren't of the Fighting variety. Usually accompanied by Dr. Doom's actor for ''WebVideo/AssistMe'' Matthew Simmons (Although there may be more people or just Max on his own), Max goes through various videogames, either by playing them himself or by coaching someone else (usually Simmons). When it comes to livestreaming (which happens on Max's channel on most weekends), Max and Simmons are usually joined by their friends Kenny O'Brien and Steve Springer. In 2017 Max's wife Jessica started a cooking channel dubbed "[[https://www.twitch.tv/jae_benny PB & JaeJae]]", where she's joined by guest chefs like Max's sister Tess or (on Mother's Day) by Max's mother. On August 2nd 2020, Jessica gave birth to her and Max's first child, a daughter named [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Ripley]] Fawn Christiansen.
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8	The early videos were recorded in one sitting in some cases. However, they started livestreaming their playthroughs after the footage from their ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'' playthrough got corrupted and then, uploading them parts by parts. Their livestreaming channel is [[http://www.twitch.tv/maximilian_dood here]]. For the Youtube channel, click [[https://www.youtube.com/user/YoVideogames here]].
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10	!!Games played on this channel:
11	[[folder: Games played]]
12	* ''VideoGame/AliensColonialMarines''
13	* ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath''
14	* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum''
15	* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''
16	* ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite''
17	* ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}''
18	* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}''
19	* ''VideoGame/BroForce''
20	* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'': ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania 64}}'', ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood Rondo of Blood]]'', ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Symphony of the Night]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment Judgment]]''
21	* ''Videogame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII''
22	* ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot1996''
23	* ''Videogame/CrazyTaxi''
24	* ''Videogame/CrimsonDragon''
25	* ''Videogame/DarkSouls''
26	* ''Videogame/DarkSoulsII''
27	* ''Videogame/DarkSoulsIII''
28	* ''Videogame/{{Deadpool}}''
29	* ''Videogame/DeadRising3''
30	* ''[[VideoGame/DefJamSeries Def Jam Fight For NY]]''
31	* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' (All 4 games and ''VideoGame/DmCDevilMayCry'')
32	* ''Videogame/DiddyKongRacing''
33	* ''Videogame/DragonsDogma''
34	* ''VideoGame/Doom2016''
35	* ''Videogame/DoubleDragonNeon''
36	* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1'', ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'', ''Videogame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'' and ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze''
37	* ''Videogame/DucktalesRemastered''
38	* ''VideoGame/FatalFrame''
39	* ''Videogame/FinalFantasyVII''
40	* ''[[VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}} Gauntlet Legends]]''
41	* ''Videogame/GodHand''
42	* ''Videogame/{{Guacamelee}}''
43	* ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}''
44	* ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors''
45	* ''VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead 1,2,3,4,[[VideoGame/HouseOfTheDeadOverkill Overkill]]'' and ''Scarlet Dawn''
46	* ''VideoGame/JitsuSquad''
47	* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder''
48	* ''Videogame/MegaMan''
49	* ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance''
50	* ''[[Videogame/MetalGearSolid Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes]]''
51	* ''Videogame/NiNoKuni''
52	* ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil REmake]]'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilOperationRaccoonCity'' and ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations''
53	* ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV''
54	* ''VideoGame/ShovelKnight''
55	* ''Videogame/SonicAdventure''
56	* ''VideoGame/StarFox64''
57	* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}''
58	* ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''
59	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''
60	* ''VideoGame/ThemsFightinHerds''
61	* ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013''
62	* ''VideoGame/TokyoJungle''
63	* ''VideoGame/ZombiU''
64	[[/folder]]
65	''To be completed and/or continued.''
66
67	!!This channel provides examples of:
68	* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: PlayedForLaughs; Max pronounces [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]]'s LimitBreak Meteorain as "Meaty-Orean" rather than "Meteo-Rain", but insists that he's right and everyone else is wrong.
69	* [[ADayInTheLimelight A Playthrough In The Limelight]]: Some games in this channel are played by Simmons.
70	* ArcWords: If they play a ''Donkey Kong'' game, the most recurring three words? Bananas and Sex.
71	** Whenever they see a bird or something bird-related in video games, expect Simmons to shout "BURD!".
72	* AnimalMotifs: If Tokyo Jungle is anything to go by, dogs (Pomeranians, to be precise) for Max, Saber-toothed tigers for Matt.
73	* AtomicFBomb: Where it is the most prominent in any Maximilian-related media.
74	** ClusterFBomb: Also happens when the guys get salty, with Kenny being a particular offender ("Fuck off, fucko!").
75	* AuthorAppeal: Max likes to play characters that look like him (blonde hair and red clothing).
76	** He's also fond of stylized suits of armor, having been a fan of ''WesternAnimation/KingArthurAndTheKnightsOfJustice'' when he was younger, and ended up doing a rare "Rate the Costumes" video for ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld''. Max has said that if he ever made a fighting game, it would be a weapon-based fighter where everyone wore cool suits of armor, and when the chatroom pointed him in the direction of ''Series/{{GARO}}'' he said it was fairly close to what he had in mind.
77	* [[BackseatDriver Backseat Gaming]]: As with many streamers, Max only wants gameplay advice if he asks for it, and doesn't appreciate people who shout at him while he plays a game and try to order him around. In fact, if you nag at Max to try and make him do something, odds are good he'll do the exact ''opposite'' of what you're saying[[note]]To name just two examples: While playing ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle'' he had people demanding that he change [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Ruby]] over to Japanese audio because they hated her English voice, and while playing ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' people nagged at him to clean up his inventory. In both instances he acknowledged the complaints, acted as if he was going to listen to them, and then went right back to playing the game (leaving Ruby in English deliberately to annoy the complainers, and shifting a couple of items around in his inventory without actually consolidating anything)[[/note]].
78	* BashBrothers: If the game allows co-op, expect Max and Matt to team up. More people may show up, depending on if it allows more than two players.
79	* BerserkButton: Max enjoys having a social stream where he can talk to both his friends and the chatroom while gaming[[note]]In fact he's said that part of the reason he likes playing non-fighting games like ''Monster Hunter'' is because they actually give him the opportunity to interact with the audience[[/note]]; however, this tends to attract complainers who whine "Shut up and play the game already!". If a moderator catches you saying that, you'll get a 10-minute timeout, but if Max himself sees it you're getting perma-banned on the spot. You have been warned.
80	* BiasSteamroller: Averted. Max openly acknowledges that his tastes and biases influence his opinion of a game, but still tries to give an honest opinion of them. For example, he loves ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' for being full of over-the-top action and incredible setpiece moments, but admits that from a technical standpoint it's basically just a ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' clone with mediocre gameplay sandwiched between tons of QTE moments. On the other hand, rather than saying "This game sucks!" he'll credit it for the parts he likes and explain why it isn't his cup of tea; with ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle'' he enjoyed the gameplay but couldn't get personally invested in it because he's not a fan of any of the properties involved.
81	** Max has also said that he's had people claim that he hates women simply because he tends not to use female characters in fighting games. He's explained that he much prefers badass women like [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Baiken]] to the "cute anime waifus" who are far more common in fighters, though he's willing to try out any character if they have a fighting style that appeals to him. A prime example of this came with ''Cross Tag Battle'' where Max played [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Ruby and Yang]], maining the former and trying out the latter but being disappointed by gameplay shortcomings.
82	* BlatantLies: One of Max's RunningGags is giving innocuous definitions for inappropriate Japanese terms. For example, claiming that "paizuri" is a Mexican dish prepared in Japan, when it's actually a sexual term.
83	* BornUnlucky: Max tends to have horrible luck in ''VideoGame/MarioParty''. It's to the point that his first victory [[https://youtu.be/WPhY2Rren6E?t=8m58s was cause for massive celebration]].
84	* {{Bowdlerise}}: Max was extremely censor-happy in the ''VideoGame/GalGun: Double Peace'' series. Justified because he didn't want his channel banned from Twitch for illicit content.
85	* BreatherEpisode: If we can consider the Super Mario Bros two-parter where Simmons retro coaches Max through the game to be one...
86	* ButtMonkey: Steve gets a lot of playful abuse from both the guys and the stream chat (who refer to him as "Steeb"). Popular targets include him "ducking"[[note]]showing up late, running away from challenges, or [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere bailing]] when things don't go his way[[/note]], his love of [[Franchise/MortalKombat Sheeva]], his belief that [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu and Chun Li]] are an OfficialCouple, and his insistence that ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'' is deeper than [[WorldOfBuxom it looks]]. It's all in good fun though.
87	** However, if Mario Party is in effect, Max fills the spot. To put things in perspective, ''Steve'' fares infinitely better in this series than Max, and he even won a game!
88	* CatchPhrase: The guys each have at least a couple:
89	** Max: "Dank horseshit", "You a bitch!", "LET'S GO!!!"
90	** Simmons: "[[PhraseCatcher WOMAN!]]"
91	** Steve: "Hokey", "The STOOOOOOORY!"
92	** Kenny: "Five time!", "Twenty-one!", "BITCH, I'M WILD!!!"
93	* CallBack: A viewer, during Max's playthrough of Asura's Wrath, subscribed by the username Fruit_And_Fornication.
94	** In early 2017 when Max played the HD remake of the original ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'', he told the viewers [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFocYZ7hyqQ&t=1m56s a spooky story]] from his own life, which ended with Jessica [[JumpScare Jump-Scaring]] him by rattling a bag of marbles. In mid-2018, when he played ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' in anticipation if '''its''' HD remake, [[https://clips.twitch.tv/AbrasiveDependableBeanDatSheffy JJ brought out the marbles again...]]
95	* CripplingOverspecialization: Max is typically good at fighters and VideoGame/CallOfDuty, [[http://youtu.be/a0oHDxXxwIw?t=11m4s he's a bit of an idiot otherwise...]]
96	* CrossOver: Max is buddies with the [[WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay Super Best Friends]], who will come over and hang out every once in a while.
97	* DamnYouMuscleMemory: If there is a game where Max passes his controller to Matt, chances are, Matt will change the controls for something suitable to himself.
98	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Went through a few major changes in terms of the content he produced:
99	** His earliest content was actually raw camera footage of himself playing games like ''3rd Strike'' and ''Modern Warfare'', and did a lot of content for ''Call of Duty'' games at the same time he did the initial episodes of ''Assist Me''. For a spell after becoming more popular, he had very early Let's Plays on his main channel instead of Yo Videogames!, which he wouldn't create until 2012. From that point on, he kept his main channel to covering fighting game news and such while leaving [=LPs=] and one-offs on Yo Videogames!, where he would collaborate more with Simmons.
100	** His first year running Yo Videogames had most of his Let's Plays and such recorded in advance. By the time his playthrough of ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' had to be delayed due to equipment issues, he began livestreaming on Twitch instead. By 2014, Max would produce almost all of his content on Twitch, with stream archives being distributed between both channels. It was by this point his friends and wife would become more active participants by showing up on occasion during the weekend streams.
101	** On a more personal level, in Max's reaction to Orchid's reveal for the new ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'' he had a list of the two things he wanted out of her trailer: [[MostCommonSuperpower 1) Boobs]], and [[MsFanservice 2) Boobs]]. This can seem pretty surreal to fans of Max's later work, where he tends to roll his eyes at excessive FanService and thinks characters being cool and badass is far more important than their being sexy.
102	* EasterEgg: Donating specific amounts of money to the stream will trigger special music/sounds:
103	** $7.77: The victory fanfare from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''. As of September 23, 2016, this has been updated to include an animation of Max rising up dressed as Cloud and brandishing the Buster Sword.
104	** $8.95: "[[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Rules of Nature]]"...played on the kazoo.
105	** $10: Updated animation as of November 2016. "[[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie The Touch]]" by Stan Bush plays, while Max designed as Optimus Prime rolls in with sound effects from classic arcade racing games like ''VideoGame/DaytonaUSA'' before turning back into a car and riding away.
106	** $19.95: "[[VideoGame/KillerInstinct Coming to your home in 1995, only on Nintendo Ultra 64!]]"
107	** $21: A clip of Kenny's shining moment from ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Xtreme'': "TWENTY-ONE! I WON! SUCK MAH DICK!!"
108	** $23: Similar to Kenny's 21 clip, only it's Max: "23! TWENTY THREE! SUCK MAH DICK!"
109	*** Originally, a clip of the ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 3'' announcer saying "CHICKEN!" and a snippet of Jin Kazama's theme playing.
110	** $25: Simmons hamming it up as [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Emperor Palpatine]]: "Yesss! UNLIMITED POWAAAAAH!!!!"
111	** $50 and higher (that doesn't have a specific clip): A snippet of music from ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' accompanied by an animation of Max mutating like Tetsuo (but still giving a thumbs up).
112	** $55.55: "[[Wrestling/BookerT CAN YOU DIG IT, SUCKA?!]]" (A reference to Kenny portraying Booker T in an Assist Me Christmas Special.)
113	** $69.69: A snippet of the song "Max, Don't Have Sex With Your Ex" by E-ROTIC of ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' fame. Sadly, this one ended up retired after a certain point due to conflicts with Twitch's DMCA policies.
114	** $108.95: "[[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance The Only Thing I Know For Real]]" (A reference to one of the Twitch chat moderators who became well-known for donating this amount periodically.)
115	** $200 and higher. An animation of Max's EvilCounterpart [[EvilOverlord The]] [[StopHavingFunGuys Scrublord]], with Cloud's head on his spiked pauldron, walking out from the shadows, punching the fourth wall and giving his best EvilLaugh. All while the beginning of ''[[VideoGame/KillerInstinct Trailblazer]]'' plays, followed by the [[FinishingMove No Mercy]] ScareChord and finally the ''KI 2013'' announcer saying "Godlike."
116	*** Originally this was for everything above $300, then above $230.
117	* EngineeredHashtag: {{Invoked}} in July 2019, where Max started the hashtag '''#[=BringBackKI=]''' to draw attention to the ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'' franchise and hopefully encourage Microsoft to produce a new entry in the series; at its peak, the hashtag was trending at #3 in America.
118	* FailedASpotCheck: Max, while fighting ''Donkey Kong Country 2'''s final boss, did NOT noticed that [[http://youtu.be/5ccHzfNEK1o?t=19m55s he needed to deliver another hit to beat him]].
119	* FantasticRacism: PlayedForLaughs; during Bethesda's E3 2018 presentation the guys adopted a pretend hatred for Argonians, the LizardFolk from the ''[[Franchise/TheElderScrolls Elder Scrolls]]'' games.
120	* FreakOut: PlayedForLaughs; when the guys were playing ''VideoGame/SoulCaliburVI'' and browsing through other peoples' [[CharacterCustomization custom characters]], they ended up finding a Maximilian. [[https://clips.twitch.tv/WonderfulTardyWrenGivePLZ Max ran from the room screaming]].
121	* GamerChick: Max's wife, Jessica, is this to some regard. She isn't much of a hardcore gamer, but sometimes joins her husband in some of his Let's Plays. Notably, she made a full playthrough of VideoGame/NiNoKuni with Max (both are big Creator/StudioGhibli fans) and absolutely ''adores'' ''VideoGame/OriAndTheBlindForest''. She also participates in rounds of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' and ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' with the crew, and is very good at puzzle games to the point where '''she''' was the boss of their ''Puyo Puyo Tetris'' Boss Rage video. There's also the fact that not only did Max get Jessica into ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld'', but she ended up playing it even more than him (though the fact that Max had to stop for a while to cover new fighting games did slow him down a bit).
122	** There's also Max's sister Tess (X-23 from WebVideo/AssistMe), who is an avid ''VideoGame/CrazyTaxi'' fan, but is only well-versed in games she and Max have played together growing up, like ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''.
123	* HalloweenCosplay: In a Mario Party 8 playthrough, [[Film/TheBigLebowski Max is dressed as Jeff Lebowski, Simmons as Walter Sobchak]], [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Jessica as Stitch]] and [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Steve as K]]. Oh, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Benny is a lobster]].
124	* JumpScare: Something of a RunningGag; whenever Max gets ''really'' into a game (like he did with ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'') you can expect Jessica to sneak up behind him and do something like crumple a paper bag or get his attention while wearing a monster mask, just to mess with his head. It always works.
125	* {{Keet}}: Kenny
126	* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Max came back from EVO 2017 and reported that he kept running into big names in the FGC (like Akira Nishitani, one of the men who helped create ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', and Daigo Umehara) who said they were big fans of his work, which utterly stunned him since these are people he himself admires.
127	** Creator/TeamFourStar are also fans of Max (though during the ''VideoGame/DragonBallFighterz'' open beta, they jokingly claimed that he was ducking them). In turn, Max confirmed that he'd been watching ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' in order to get up to speed on ''DBZ'' before ''[=FighterZ=]'' comes out (and he used the Ghost Nappa song in his Nappa breakdown video). It helps that both groups are friends with [[WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay Matt McMuscles]].
128	** Max is a huge fan of Creator/JimLee, so naturally he had this reaction when Jim subscribed to his channel.
129	** Max and [[WebVideo/TheCompletionist Jirard Khalil]] are friends as well, and will occasionally pop into each others' Twitch streams in order to donate large amounts of money for gift subs.
130	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' is Max's all-time favorite video game, so he was understandably moved to tears when Yoshinori Kitase, the director of the original game and executive producer of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'', asked him for a picture and revealed that the ''Remake'' development team would watch his reaction video to the reveal trailer whenever they were feeling down, since his enthusiasm reassured them that they were doing the right thing.
131	* KnowNothingKnowItAll: PlayedForLaughs; Max and co. will often claim they are experts in things that they clearly have no interest or understanding of, most often seen when they are faced with a reference to Japanese anime or games. Even when the chat tries to correct them they'll ignore it and claim they are right.
132	* MistakenNationality: While streaming ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'', someone tried to troll by saying "Max is such a weeb that he married a Japanese woman". Max's response: "MY WIFE IS CHINESE, FUCKFACE!"
133	* NeverMyFault: A RunningGag in Max's stream, with him blaming the chatroom for his failures, and if the chat points him towards an item or secret he almost missed then he'll act like the opposite is what really happened. Of course, he's just being facetious for the sake of humor.
134	* NoYou: Kenny tends to lapse into this when he's upset, even if it makes absolutely no sense. For example, while playing ''VideoGame/{{Overcooked}}'':
135	-->'''Max:''' Kenny, the meat's on fire!\
136	'''Kenny:''' ''You're'' on fire!
137	* OneSteveLimit: The reason Matt Simmons is usually referred to by his last name is because the group has another friend named Matthew and that was how they distinguished between the two. Likewise, Max has another friend named Steve (who occasionally shows up on stream and is one of his chat moderators), but he goes by his nickname Bojack.
138	* PhraseCatcher: Whenever Jessica kicks butt in a video game (especially ''Super Smash Bros.''), you can expect Simmons to shout "WOMAN!" More specifically, whenever she gets the Smash Ball he says "WHY DOES WOMAN ALWAYS GET IT?!"
139	* ThePowerOfRock: When the guys played through ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' in early 2017, Andrew remarked that the only way the game could possibly be better was if there was a sick guitar riff every time Leon {{Roundhouse Kick}}ed a zombie. So naturally, the Hype & Rage compilation video does exactly that.
140	* RageQuit: Simmons came very close to this during his run in ''Mega Man 2: The Wily Wars'' especially after [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXD5LWekKJQ&feature=youtu.be&t=16m27s he died nearly at the same time as the boss]]. It took the fans to bring him to finish it.
141	** Though Max himself is not above it, considering his playthrough of DK Country 2.
142	*** A downplayed example happens while playing Gunstar Heroes, where they simply quit due to dying repeatedly at Black's dice maze. The last straw being [[CurbStompBattle Curry and Rice defeating Matt while the latter was at one health point]].
143	* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Just before EVO 2018, Max said that his "Fighting History" series of videos[[note]]A show explicitly inspired by the WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd where he looks at bad fighting games[[/note]] had to be put on hiatus because Benny has taken to acting more unruly when on camera as he's gotten older, which made filming the show nigh impossible.
144	* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Benny.
145	* SelfDeprecation: Max will occasionally make fun of the videos he made back before he hit it big. He especially loves mocking his old ''Call of Duty'' instructional videos past where he just narrated over gameplay in a very dry, analytical manner, calling his younger self an "asshole" and saying that nobody should listen to someone who sounds that bored when he plays a game.
146	* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Max when he's freaked out, which he acknowledged by adding an emote of [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] screaming to the channel.
147	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: One of Max's {{Running Gag}}s; if he sees or hears something that he considers "too much", he'll pretend to end the stream early by cuing up the outro sequence.
148	* SeriesMascot: As usual, Benny, Max's pomeranian. Some of his playthroughs even includes a Benny-cam.
149	** Taken to an extreme where the Benny-cam is on while Max plays Tokyo Jungle as a pomeranian.
150	* SirSwearsALot: Everybody here doesn't exactly have a clean mouth, but Simmons stands out the most, with Max right behind him.
151	** Main/TheSwearJar: Following the birth of his daughter Ripley, Max decided to curb this tendency by implementing a virtual swear jar where he donates a gift sub for every swear word he utters on stream; considering one stream ended with him having cursed over three hundred times, he decided that he'd ''really'' have to work on it or else risk draining his bank account.
152	* ShoutOut: Simmons is prone to this.
153	** The animated intro ends with a sequence based off of the opening to ''Anime/YuYuHakusho'', with the doods falling towards the camera and ending when the main character (Yusuke/Max) points at the viewer.
154	* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: For Bandai Namco's official ''VideoGame/SoulCaliburVI'' livestreams, Max created a custom character named Lady M. Aria, an undead blood hunter with [[BifurcatedWeapon a separable]] [[DoubleWeapon double sword]], who is [[BlatantLies totally an original character]] and has absolutely nothing to do with [[VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} any popular video games]] out there. The same goes for Kenny's custom character, [[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Justice Rider]].
155	* TriumphantReprise: At the end of the Blood Iori Boss Rage, [[spoiler: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDFDzTOyLvo the Slam Jam Remix of Guile's Theme]] plays when [[Franchise/StreetFighter Guile]] lands the finishing blow on Blood Iori]].
156	* {{Troll}}: Another RunningGag is Max trying to weed out disruptive people in the chatroom by making deliberately provocative statements to bait them into responding; ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' is a recurring target, with Max saying it's not a real fighting game and that people who play it don't shower. This usually includes a moment where Max {{Stage Whisper}}s into the microphone "I'm trying to get rid of the twelve-year-olds, chatroom!"
157	** All of the guys love trolling anime fans, usually by talking crap about modern shows and popular trends or by deliberately getting their facts wrong (conflating shows like ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', and ''Manga/OnePiece'' into a single story). That said, most of the guys do actually like anime (though their tastes lean towards shows made in the late 90s and early 2000s) and Simmons is the only one who seems to go out of his way to screw with fans because he knows he can get a rise out of them[[note]]He's called ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' the "ultimate weeb anime" and claimed that watching it will destroy one's ability to enjoy any other anime ever again[[/note]].
158	* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: One of the features of the crew's Mario Party streams is the "pop-offs", wherein the winner gets the chance to celebrate while a song of their choice plays. Kenny is the undisputed king of this, since he typically shouts so loud that it leaves him hoarse afterwards (and in one memorable instance he got on the ground and air-humped like [[VideoGame/SoulCalibur Voldo]] while shouting "SUCK MY DICK!").
159	* ViewersAreGeniuses: Since the most recent videos are now from his livestreams, Max got assistance from his channel's chatbox. Some cases involve subscribers having tips and statements as usernames. However, some of them, on the other hand...
160	** VideoGame/DarkSoulsII was the pinnacle of this: the stream was full of trolls which caused Max and Matt to fail repeatedly.
161	* VitriolicBestBuds: In a strange sense, Max has this relationship with his regular chat audience: they troll each other back and forth, with Max usually acting like an abusive father and the chatroom providing fake "hints" and teasing him when he's killed in games. However, when he's [[SincerityMode being serious]] Max has said he has the best audience on Twitch and possibly the entire Internet, and explained that he enjoys getting to hang out with thousands of people who have similar tastes in games and are cool, friendly, and welcoming to newcomers. And obviously, he has such a large audience because of his honest passion for games and his upbeat, positive attitude.
162	** Steve and Kenny also have this relationship. While the crew are no strangers to throwing barbs and jokes at each other while discussing games, Steve and Kenny often have it turn into whole arguments while Max and Simmons watch and sometimes add fuel to the fire by pointing out a flaw in either of their reasoning. However, despite all their arguing, they're never really mad at each other and have even used their argumentative relationship to bait Max into a false sense of security when he was an imposter in Among Us
163	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Most of the games in Max's catalogue have yet to see the end. Granted, Max's library is HUGE, to the point where the amount of game he's actually finished can be counted on one hand easily.

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