History LetsPlay / ThunderTHR

** Some games in his original UsefulNotes/PlayStation demo videos either refuse to load or crash during gameplay. Perhaps he should've tried playing this on the actual hardware.

* ShoutOut: Thunder started up a "Car Build/Mod Showcase" series for ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted'' (2005) where he takes cars in games (and later car mods) and see how fast of a time they can go around the "Petersburg" Circuit track, with each car's best lap time being placed onto a leaderboard. This idea was heavily inspired by Car Build videos done by WebVideo/FailRace, whom he gives a shoutout to at the first part of his Car Build series.

** Averted with Stuntman, where he decided to dedicate the entire LP to Post-Commentary after he forgot to record commentary for one of the parts.
*** Happened yet again with Need for Speed II: Special Edition. Thankfully there was only about two parts to that LP.
** Also averted with Part 8 of his Colin [=McRae=] Rally LP, where after growing amounts of frustration (due to failed attempts) and the time of night he was recording (when he was still living with his parents), Thunder decided to record the part off-screen and then provide post-commentary for it later.

** In his one-off of Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing, the game unexpectedly crashed twice, one of which occurring after he was originally meant to finish his recording of the game. [[spoiler: To be fair though, the game is known for crashing often, which he mentions in the video.]]

* The ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed ''

* AudienceParticipation : Many of Thunder's Let's Plays have had friends (and fans on some occasion) make appearances throughout certain playthroughs. This was more frequent in earlier videos, but has largely died down with only the occasional appearance from others every now and then.
* CatchPhrase : Many of his earlier Let's Plays had him blurt out "Huzzah!" enough times that it was safe to call it one.

* GassHole : He's burped several times in his videos.

* IHaveManyNames : Formerly known as "[=RacerPlanetZX1=]", "RZX", and [="HGCentral"=], also known as "[=BloodyThunderX=]".
* MetalHead : When he used to sub-title his Let's Plays, many videos would make direct reference to particular metal tracks.
** Part 4 of Crash Bandicoot was subtitled "Machines of Barrels", referencing the line "Machines of Hate" from the ''{{Music/Fear Factory}}'' track "Self Bias Resistor".
*** Part 20 of Tokyo Xtreme Racer was subtitled "Obey Your Speed Master", an add-on play to the line "Obey your master" from the ''{{Music/Metallica}}'' track "Master of Puppets".
*** Part 20 of Need for Speed: High Stakes was subtitled "Bulls on Patrol", a reference to the title of the song "Bulls on Parade" by ''Music/RageAgainstTheMachine''.
*** Part 7 of Test Drive: Eve of Destruction was subtitled "Hay Man, Nice Jump", a reference to the title of the song "Hey Man, Nice Shot" by ''{{Music/Filter}}''.
*** Part 2 of Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 was subtitled "Night of Little Forks", a reference to the title of the song "Night of Long Knives" by ''Music/MachineHead''.
*** Part 22 of Gran Turismo was subtitled "Dimensional Rotary Portal", a reference to the title of the track "Dimensional Time Portal" by comedy metal band ''{{Music/Psychostick}}''.

*** Part 8 of Test Drive: Eve of Destruction was subtitled "Blitzkrieg Smash", a reference to the title of the song "Blitzkrieg Bop" by ''{{The Ramones}}''.
* ScheduleFanatic : This was prevalent in his earlier days when he'd often get a video out once a day. In recent years, this has completely died off.
* ShoutOut : Thunder started up a "Car Build/Mod Showcase" series for ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted'' (2005) where he takes cars in games (and later car mods) and see how fast of a time they can go around the "Petersburg" Circuit track, with each car's best lap time being placed onto a leaderboard. This idea was heavily inspired by Car Build videos done by WebVideo/FailRace, whom he gives a shoutout to at the first part of his Car Build series.
* SpeechImpediment : He stutters in just about every video, which he's been unable to help. Frequent stuttering can get Thunder often annoyed by this, at times even proclaiming "Wow I can't talk today." or "I can't English."
* SpiritualSuccessor : Back when it was called [="HGCentral"=], it had originally been designed to be a new home for his [=LPs=] with Thunder and his friend David, where they went by the alias of "The Hyper Gingers" (Hyper Gingers being what "HG" originally stood for). However, due to David's largely busy schedule at the time, Thunder decided to go ahead with the channel on his own.
* SuddenNameChange : Thunder's earliest [=LPs=] referred to himself as "RZX", a shortened name of "[=RacerPlanetZX1=]", which was the then name of his secondary channel. However, as he had already been using the Thunder name outside of the channel, and that several referred to him as such, he ditched the name in favour of "Thunder" for more familiarity. "[=RacerPlanetZX1=]" has since been completely retired, his second channel now renamed to his "[=BloodyThunderX=]" moniker.

* TheShowMustGoOn : In case of an accidental lost file or time constraints, Thunder may resort to post-commentary as a backup.

* WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties : He's cursed with these during streams.

* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedIISpecialEdition''

* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedIIIHot Pursuit''

* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed: High Stakes''

* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' II SpecialEdition

* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed III: Hot Pursuit''

* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' Unbound
* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' II

** Part 4 of Crash Bandicoot was subtitled "Machines of Barrels", referencing the line "Machines of Hate" from the ''{{Music/FearFactory}}'' track "Self Bias Resistor".

*** Part 22 of Gran Turismo is subtitled "Dimensional Rotary Portal", a reference to the title of the track "Dimensional Time Portal" by comedy metal band ''{{Music/Psychostick}}''.

** Part 4 of Crash Bandicoot is subtitled "Machines of Barrels", a reference to the line "Machines of Hate" from the Fear Factory track "Self Bias Resistor".
*** Part 20 of Tokyo Xtreme Racer was originally subtitled "Obey Your Speed Master", an add-on play to the line "Obey your master" from the ''{{Music/Metallica}}'' track "Master of Puppets".
*** Part 20 of Need for Speed: High Stakes is subtitled "Bulls on Patrol", a reference to the title of the song "Bulls on Parade" by ''Music/RageAgainstTheMachine''.
*** Part 7 of Test Drive: Eve of Destruction is subtitled "Hay Man, Nice Jump", a reference to the title of the song "Hey Man, Nice Shot" by ''{{Music/Filter}}''.
*** Part 2 of Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 is subtitled "Night of Little Forks", a reference to the title of the song "Night of Long Knives" by ''Music/MachineHead''.

** Thunder has also made references to songs not within the metal genre, such as;
*** Part 8 of Test Drive: Eve of Destruction is subtitled "Blitzkrieg Smash", a reference to the title of the song "Blitzkrieg Bop" by ''{{The Ramones}}''.
* ScheduleFanatic : Though he's not as frequent as he used to be, he still atleast gets a video out a week at the minimum.

* AudienceParticipation : Many of Thunder's Let's Plays have had friends (and fans on some occasion) make appearances throughout certain playthroughs. This behaviour appears to be largely on-and-off.
* CatchPhrase : Many of his earlier Let's Plays had him blurt out "Huzzah!" so many times, that it was safe to call it one.
** "The/This X is too god-damn Y" was another one, though more short-lived.

[=ThunderTHR=], often shortened to just "Thunder", is a Canadian content creator and [[LetsPlay LPer]] largely dedicated to racing games (though there has been other genres seen on occasion). Originally opening the channel in late 2014 as [="HGCentral"=], it received a branding overhaul by the end of 2019, with the name change to [="ThunderTHR"=] being done as a way to "identify his content closer to himself". Over the years, the channel has largely morphed from being solely Let's Play focused, to going through multiple phases of varying content types, all relatively focusing on the racing genre that he's known for. In recent years however, Thunder's content has begun to slow down, with him focusing more towards semi-regularly livestreaming over on Twitch, with many of his broadcasts being exported and viewable on YouTube. Though the channel is solely run and operated by Thunder, it occasionally sees content uploaded from other content creators from time to time (though this has since decreased in recent years).

[=ThunderTHR=], often shortened to just "Thunder", is a Canadian content creator and [[LetsPlay LPer]] largely dedicated to racing games (though there has been other genres seen on occasion). Originally opening the channel in late 2014 as [="HGCentral"=], it received a branding overhaul by the end of 2019, with the name change to [="ThunderTHR"=] being done as a way to "identify his content closer to himself". Over the years, the channel has largely morphed from being solely Let's Play focused, to going through multiple phases of varying content types, all relatively focusing on the racing genre that he's known for. Though the channel is solely run and operated by Thunder, it occasionally sees content uploaded from other content creators from time to time (though this has since decreased in recent years).

* ''RalliSport Challenge''

[=ThunderTHR=], often shortened to just "Thunder", is a Canadian content creator and [[LetsPlay LPer]] largely dedicated to racing games (though there has been other genres seen on occasion). Originally opening the channel in late 2014 as [="HGCentral"=], it received a branding overhaul by the end of 2019, with the name change to [="ThunderTHR"=] being done as a way to "identify his content closer to himself". Over the years, the channel has largely morphed from being solely Let's Play focused, to becoming that of a hub for testing out car mods (Mod Showcase), gaming compilations (Highlight Reel), and where he takes on challenges given to him by viewers in various video games (Challenge). Though the channel (especially as of late) is solely run by Thunder, it has seen content uploaded from multiple content creators from time to time.

->''"If someone was insane enough and crazy to actually make a Wiki/TVTropes page for me, not only would I feel sorry for them, but I would question their integrity of a human being.. Because anyone who is into me, you must be crazy, and I love you."''

*** Part 20 of Need for Speed: High Stakes is subtitled "Bulls on Patrol", a reference to the title of the song "Bulls on Parade" by ''{{Music/Rage Against The Machine}}''.

*** Part 2 of Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 is subtitled "Night of Little Forks", a reference to the title of the song "Night of Long Knives" by ''{{Music/Machine Head}}''.

* ShoutOut : Thunder started up a "Car Build/Mod Showcase" series for ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted'' (2005) where he takes cars in games (and later car mods) and see how fast of a time they can go around the "Petersburg" Circuit track, with each car's best lap time being placed onto a leaderboard. This idea was heavily inspired by Car Build videos done by [=FailRace=], whom he gives a shoutout to at the first part of his Car Build series.

[=ThunderTHR=], often shortened to just "Thunder", is a Canadian content creator and [[LetsPlay LPer]] largely dedicated to racing games (though there has been other genres seen on occasion). Originally opening the channel in late 2014 as "HGCentral", it received a branding overhaul by the end of 2019, with the name change to [="ThunderTHR"=] being done as a way to "identify his content closer to himself". Over the years, the channel has largely morphed from being solely Let's Play focused, to becoming that of a hub for testing out car mods (Mod Showcase), gaming compilations (Highlight Reel), and where he takes on challenges given to him by viewers in various video games (Challenge). Though the channel (especially as of late) is solely run by Thunder, it has seen content uploaded from multiple content creators from time to time.

Though he keeps his Website/YouTube channel running and still posts videos, Thunder's priority has since moved over to Twitch, and many of his live-streams are archived on his channel.

* AudienceParticipation : Ever since Gran Turismo, Thunder has mostly switched to a group session with his Let's Plays, tending to prefer being with others than going solo. Sometimes it pans out.. other times, it becomes near impossible for Thunder himself to talk. Part 1 of his ''Burnout'' LP highlights this to a core.
** It's gotten to the point where Thunder is now wanting to make group Let's Plays an occasional thing and not every Let's Play anymore due to mental burnout and frustration with managing such a.. "meme-happy" crowd.
*** Thunder has since largely reverted to group sessions with his live streams.
* CatchPhrase : Early on, he said "Huzzah!" so many times in his let's plays, that it was safe to call it one.
** "The/This X is too god-damn Y" had also been said on occasion early on.

* IHaveManyNames : Formerly known as "[=RacerPlanetZX1=]" and "RZX", also known as "[=BloodyThunderX=]", and "Bloody" to most of his friends from his Playstation Network account.
* MetalHead : It's well known amongst friends aswell as several mentions/hints in videos that Thunder enjoys metal music, ''{{Music/Fear Factory}}'' in specific being one of his favourite bands.

*** Part 20 of Tokyo Xtreme Racer is subtitled "Obey Your Speed Master", an add-on play to the line "Obey your master" from the ''{{Music/Metallica}}'' track "Master of Puppets".

* ScheduleFanatic : Expect atleast one video a week at MINIMUM.
* ShoutOut : Thunder started up a "Car Build/Mod Showcase" series for ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted'' (2005) where Thunder takes cars in games (and later car mods) and see how fast of a time they can go around the "Petersburg" Circuit track, with each car's best lap time being placed onto a leaderboard. This idea was obviously heavily inspired by Car Build videos done by [=FailRace=], whom he gives a shoutout to at the first part of his Car Build series.
* SpeechImpediment : He stutters in just about every video, a problem he cannot help. This usually results in Thunder often getting annoyed by this, often proclaiming "Wow I can't talk today." or "I can't English."
** His voice at times can also suddenly raise in pitch.. more often than not usually resulting in possible ''NightmareFuel''.
* SpiritualSuccessor : As mentioned above, the channel was originally designed to be a new home for his [=LPs=] with Thunder and his friend David, where they went by the alias of "The Hyper Gingers" (Hyper Gingers being what "HG" originally stood for). However, due to David's largely busy schedule at the time, Thunder decided to go ahead with the channel on his own. Despite the difference in quality and content, its largely considered to be a spiritual successor of the original duo.
* SuddenNameChange : Originally, Thunder's earlier [=LPs=] referred to himself as "RZX", a shortened name of "[=RacerPlanetZX1=]", which was the then name of his secondary channel. However, as he had already been using the Thunder name outside of the channel, and that several referred to him by this name, he ditched "RZX" in favour of "Thunder" for more familiarity. "[=RacerPlanetZX1=]" has since been completely retired, his second channel now renamed to his "[=BloodyThunderX=]" moniker.
** In late 2019, due to growing dissatisfaction with the "[=HGCentral=]" moniker and wishing to go forward with a name that better reflects his content, he completely overhauled the channel with a name and rebranding, and to this day is now known as "[=ThunderTHR=]". The "THR" in his name stands for "The Highway Runners", a tongue in cheek nod to some of his more popular content.
* TheShowMustGoOn : In case of an accidental lost file or time constraints, Thunder always uses post-commentary as a backup so that he still has some form of commentary.

** Also averted with Part 8 of his Colin [=McRae=] Rally LP, where after growing amounts of frustration and due to it becoming late at night, Thunder decided to record the part off-screen and then provide post-commentary for it later.
* WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties : It happens frequently in his streams.

** Thunder saves all of his videos on a portable hard drive for safekeeping.. and then the hard drive failed, losing 12 parts of his Gran Turismo LP at the time.

** Some games in his UsefulNotes/PlayStation demo videos either refuse to load or crash during gameplay. Perhaps he should've tried playing this on the actual hardware.

Thunder;

* ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer''

* ''VideoGame/ImportTunerChallenge'' (Ongoing)

[=OmegaKitty=];

Let's Plays;

* ''Go Go Nippon! My First Trip to Japan''
* ''VideoGame/{{Final Fantasy IV}}'' (Never finished)
* ''FadingHearts''
* ''VideoGame/SimCity'' 4 (Never finished)
* ''Asagao Academy'' (Never finished)
* ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' (Shelved)

Zero;

* ''VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater''
* ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' (Cancelled)

[=RisingJericho=];

* ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime''

[=Testdrive426=];

* ''Ford Racing 3''

[=The Real Emile=];

* ''Toca Touring Car Championship''

Airasmol;

* ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon'' (Removed)

[=Rynogt4=];

* ''VideoGame/WorldRallyChampionship''
* ''VideoGame/WRCIIXtreme''
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** Some games in his PlayStation demo videos either refuse to load or crash during gameplay. Perhaps he should've tried playing this on the actual hardware.

[=ThunderTHR=], often shortened to just "Thunder", is a Canadian content creator and [[LetsPlay LPer]] largely dedicated to racing games (though there has been other genres seen on occasion). Originally opening the channel in late 2014 as "HGCentral", it received a branding overhaul by the end of 2019, with the name change to ThunderTHR being done as a way to "identify his content closer to himself". Over the years, the channel has largely morphed from being solely Let's Play focused, to becoming that of a hub for testing out car mods (Mod Showcase), gaming compilations (Highlight Reel), and where he takes on challenges given to him by viewers in various video games (Challenge). Though the channel (especially as of late) is solely run by Thunder, it has seen content uploaded from multiple content creators from time to time.

Though he keeps his YouTube channel running and still posts videos, Thunder's priority has since moved over to Twitch, and many of his live-streams are archived on his channel.