History LetsPlay / Videogamedunkey

* BrickJoke: ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' being at the top of almost every list Dunkey makes.

* NWordPrivileges:
** Despite being white, Dunkey has shamelessly used said slur in select videos [[RefugeInAudacity and not even received any backlash for it]].
** Overtime, he's gradually matured past that strain of edgy/offensive humor and doesn't use any language more offensive than "fuckass." This is even lampshaded in a ''VideoGame/MarioMaker'' video:
--> Level title: "beware of spiks"[[note]] "spic" is an offensive slur used against Hispanics. [[/note]
--> Dunkey: "I'm not saying that."
* OhCrap: End of the ''VideoGame/ToyStory'' dunkview, after he dies and then he remembers that he's playing on an emulator, and it doesn't save.
-->"God damnit! [[ItMakesSenseInContext We ran out of batter--]]OH SHIT, I'M PLAYING ON EMULATOR, IT DOESN'T SAVE! Game over. Where do I go? (back to title screen) [[BigNo NOOOOOOOO]]--"

** Whenever Dunkey is climbing a ladder, a snippit of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CbFAZ2ztlE theme]] to VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater plays.

* WhamLine:

---> This ending, man... Dude, this is the most fulfilling, joyous ending I have ever experienced in a videogame, and it's one that takes on a whole new context for me now that me and Leah are having our own daughter, because this was actually a baby video the whole time, ''we having a baby, everybody!''

* NWordPrivileges: Despite being white, Dunkey has shamelessly used said slur in select videos [[RefugeInAudacity and not even received any backlash for it]].

* FriendToAllChildren: The Fortnite Daycare series has Dunkey interacting with kids over VideoGame/{{Fortnite}} voice chat. Dunkey pokes fun at the kids and purposefully tries to push their buttons, but isn't dismissive or cruel to them unlike what you'd come to expect from [[ChildHater a lot of gamers.]] It's also even more HeartwarmingInHindsight knowing Dunkey is a father now.

* AffectionateParody: Any time he mentions WebVideo/{{Jontron}}.

* ApologizesALot: In his ''VideoGame/GoatSimulator'' video.

* CloudCuckooLander: Is famous for his incoherent NonSequitur anecdotes.

* DeadpanSnarker: When berating a League of Legends player or reviewing a bad game.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Dunkey's Flash videos.''

* HongKongDub: Parodied and invoked with "The Lion Book".
* HurricaneOfPuns: His [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA1pmsOGv40 Prop]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1x8br9H1Z4 Hunt]] videos.

* InherentlyFunnyWords: One of the things he does best.

* KarmicDeath: The tides eventually turn on him in ''Dark Souls''.
* LargeHam: From time to time. Usually borders on NoIndoorVoice.

* NatureDocumentary: Parodied in his Olaf video.
* NerdGlasses: Dunkey's got a pair.

* RefugeInAudacity: Boy howdy.

* TheScream: All he does while playing Videogame/{{Portal 2}}.

* SelfDeprecation: A lot of it.

* ShaggyDogStory: See GainaxEnding.

* SmashCut: He frequently cuts himself off with these.

* SurrealHumor: Obviously what he does best.

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: "I'm Going to Kill You" off of Dunkey's album.

* VitriolicBestBuds: With [=PaperBats=].

* DamnedByFaintPraise: When watching rapper Music/LilB's video showing off his video game collection, Dunkey laughs that Lil B calls every game he has "a classic," even if he hasn't played it. That is until he gets to the game ''VideoGame/Siren1.''
--> Lil B: "''Siren''... it's alright."
--> Dunkey: "Holy shit. That game must fucking suck ass."

* DamnedByFaintPraise: When watching rapper Music/LilB's video showing off his video game collection, Dunkey laughs that Lil B calls every game he has "a classic," even if he hasn't played it. That is until he gets to the game ''VideoGame/{{Siren}}.''

** In his ''VideoGame/MetalGearSurvive'' review: "''[normal]'' Everyone loves zombies! ''[dejected]'' [[VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadTelltale 8]] [[VideoGame/PlantsVersusZombies fucking]] [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUs years]] [[VideoGame/Left4Dead ago...]]"

** He did a similar video on ''Franchise/MetalGear'', this time with even fewer jokes or fabrications.

** In his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkNaUiaGRxw MGSV video]], he says [[Franchise/MetalGear Shadow Moses]] in a similar way he said it in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8EfMTiOtb0 Final Fantasy VII video]].

* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: His Zac video has Dunkey insisting this after every [[invoked]]AccidentalInnuendo he says.
* HePannedItNowHeSucks[[invoked]]: Played for laughs in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziUMJB3id8I "Remakes and Remasters"]]; when he argues that "''[[Videogame/GoldenEye1997 GoldenEye]]'' fucking sucks", his number of subscribers immediately drops from 2,861,339 to 15.
* HiddenDepths: If "Relaxing Space Safari" is anything to go by, perhaps Dunkey isn't just the goofy gamer that we thought he was.
** This idea was supported by a comment that Dunkey's friend [=PaperBatVG=] left on the video.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Did you even know his name was Jason Gastrow until now?

* LongTitle: Super Duper Street Fighter IV Collector Turbo Tenth Anniversary Golden Slam Dunk Master's Jam Triple Ultimo Collect Them All And Eat Your Bones HD Remix House Made Out Of Dogs And Bricks.
** His best move in Rocket League is called his "Downtown Dunkeroni's Three-Cheese Broncodick Surprise Wondermin's Hellshot from Outer Space, You '''Bitch'''!" Its sister move is his "Peter Burrito's Super Slambo Shot, All The Way From Bumfuck, New Mexico."

[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere Describe this dimbus here]].

Jason Gastrow, also known as [[https://www.youtube.com/user/videogamedunkey videogamedunkey]] or simply "Dunkey", is a Website/YouTube [[LetsPlay gamer]] from Wisconsin, although his video style often varies from video to video.

He started his channel in October 2010 to modest reception, although he was on the Internet [[OlderThanTheyThink for many years beforehand]], making Flash animations on Newgrounds as well as owning a few older [=YouTube=] channels called [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Meatwadsprite Meatwadsprite]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/user/jmonkey21/videos jmonkey21]] (which is his oldest channel, dating back to 2006). His initial claim to fame was through his ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' videos, although he would officially quit playing and making videos for the game in 2015.

He also has an album which [[http://dunkey.bandcamp.com/releases can be purchased off of Bandcamp for $10]] or [[http://www.mediafire.com/download/2uq04wfc14wdobp/Dunkey_Album.zip downloaded for free off of Mediafire.]][[labelnote:Note]]The Mediafire link has been provided [[https://www.facebook.com/Videogamedunk/posts/327776607371204 by Dunkey himself]], so we're not endorsing piracy or anything.[[/labelnote]]

In late 2022, Dunkey and his wife Leah co-founded [[https://bigmode.com/ BIGMODE]], a game publisher planning to focus on high-quality indie games. Their first game, Billy Basso's ''[[https://bigmode.com/games/animal-well/ Animal Well]]'', is due for release in 2023.

* StupidStatementDanceMix: "''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' is a good franchise", taken from a comment featured in his review of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOrigins''. It's put to the beat of the instrumental version of [[VideoGame/SonicR Livin' in the City]].

* ADateWithRosiePalms:
** The start of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEci3e8JPAU Vi-deo]] consists of him breathing loudly while the video zooms in on [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends Vi]]'s crotch.
** The opening of "Beach Blast" takes this to the extreme, quickly zooming in on the more risque parts of various League of Legends art to the sound of rapid thumping. Dunkey even screams "DONE!" before each picture change.
** He also does it during his Videogame/BeyondTwoSouls [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZR0SNAthIU video]] during one of the game's [[ShowerScene shower scenes]]. You can even hear him whisper "Oh yeah."

** It might have something to do with his obsession with [[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} Shrek]].

** When it comes time for Dunkey to do his countdown of the best games of the year, number one is always VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2.

** In ''Dark Souls'', he comments on how big [[GagBoobs Gwynevere's]]...''clothes'' are.

** He can't stand most anime and {{Animesque}} works, as well as [[{{Fanservice}} certain]] [[GagBoobs tropes]] that go with it, as shown with his video on ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2''.

** Parodied in his "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48nFaBC6mDg Die]]" video, where he juxtaposes impressive cutscenes next to the game's actual gameplay.

** Surprisingly averted during his Dark Souls video. When he sees a pair of boobs covered by some GodivaHair, he actually says "Yuck!"
*** Averted again during the sequel. When he sees a [[BuxomIsBetter buxom woman]], he says [[ComicallyMissingThePoint "Look how big her...clothes are!"]]