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* {{Fanservice}}: He generally doesn't really like this in certain franchises, but he does enjoy when it's incorporated well in the context of the game. For example, he hated that ''VideoGame/SilentHillHomecoming'' just flat out re-used assets from ''VideoGame/SilentHill2'' for no reason beyond them being "Iconic to the Franchise", but he enjoyed how the nurse enemies from that game made a return in ''VideoGame/SilentHill3'' because they were reinvented to resemble dolls, fitting the younger character of Heather and the story rather than just bringing something back for it's own sake.
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* AccentuateTheNegative: Averted in regards to Canadian cartoons in his video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwkkkDtF_5Q "How Canadian TV Shaped Me"]], in which he reminisces about Creator/{{Teletoon}} and Creator/{{YTV}} and the shows he loved as a child, such as ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan'' and ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans'', in order to counter the [[AcceptableTargets bad reputation]] that Canadian series get from American fans based on mediocre imports like ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' and '' WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle''.
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* AccentuateTheNegative: Averted in regards to Canadian cartoons in his video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwkkkDtF_5Q "How Canadian TV Shaped Me"]], in which he reminisces about Creator/{{Teletoon}} and Creator/{{YTV}} and the shows he loved as a child, such as ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan'' and ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans'', in order to counter the [[AcceptableTargets bad reputation]] that Canadian series get from American fans based on mediocre imports like ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' and '' WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle''. Also more generally averted in that he tends to focus on the good aspects of games he reviews, and often finds something to like even in very janky games.
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* AndYourRewardIsClothes: James states in several videos that he really enjoys this trope. Of note is the VideoGame/FatalFrameII review is when he decides not to go for the remake's Promise ending due to the requirements (defeat the FinalBoss in under a minute) seeming too hard for him, but changing his tune when he finds out about the Mario and Luigi costumes locked behind it.
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* AndYourRewardIsClothes: James states in several videos that he really enjoys this trope. Of note is the VideoGame/FatalFrameII review is when he initially decides not to go for the remake's Promise ending due to the requirements (defeat the FinalBoss in under a minute) seeming too hard for him, but changing his tune when he finds out about the Mario and Luigi costumes locked behind it.
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* BrickJoke: At one point in the VideoGame/HauntingGround review, he notes that one of the games puzzles bears a similarity to [[{{Toys/Bionicle}} Matoran text]]. Later on, when discussing the ending of the game, the "Spoilers End Here" warning is written in the aforementioned script.
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* DartboardOfHate: One featuring [=AntDude=] pops up for a moment during the VideoGame/RaymanM crossover with him. Doubles as a FunnyBackgroundEvent as no attention is drawn to it.
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* ''VideoGame/OtherHerLovingEmbrace''
* ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3''
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* DoubleJump: Interestingly considers the ''lack'' of one in a PlatformGame as often being a good thing, pointing out how its presence is downright endemic in platformers of lower quality or that focus on other things than pure platform action, and thus rely on the ability to instantly rewrite your trajectory in mid-air to make up for less polished game design. Games that do not feature it (including some of the biggest names such as ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}}'', or ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'') instead rely on extensive movesets, less immediately gratifying variants, or simply tighter design and physics. The ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' games are noted as an exception, practically requiring the existence of the Spin because their gravity gimmick is inherently very disorienting.
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* DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound: InUniverse, James declares that Bubsy's voice from ''Bubsy 3D'' is so annoying that he promises to stop complaining about Gex's voice.
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* ''VideoGame/FatalFrameIV''
* ''VideoGame/SpiritCameraTheCursedMemoir''
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*''Anodyne 2: Return to Dust''''VideoGame/AnodyneTwoReturnToDust''
* ''Starshot: Space Circus Fever''
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* ''VideoGame/FatalFrame''
* ''VideoGame/FatalFrameII: Crimson Butterfly''
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* ''Starshot: Space Circus Fever''
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* MarketBasedTitle: He discussed this with the ''VideoGame/ClockTower'' series, comparing it to how for a while, the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'' series had numerical confusion due to skipping certain entires, and noted all the localized games, with the lone exception of ''VideoGame/ClockTower3'' (and even then, only because [[ContrivedCoincidence it happened to even out]]), got their names changed due to the original [[NoExportForYou never being brought to North America]]. For his videos, he refers to them by their original Japanese names rather than the localized ones, partly because he started with the actual first game in the series..
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* MarketBasedTitle: He discussed this with the ''VideoGame/ClockTower'' series, comparing it to how for a while, the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'' series had numerical confusion due to skipping certain entires, entries, and noted all the localized games, with the lone exception of ''VideoGame/ClockTower3'' (and even then, only because [[ContrivedCoincidence it happened to even out]]), got their names changed due to the original [[NoExportForYou never being brought to North America]]. For his videos, he refers to them by their original Japanese names rather than the localized ones, partly because he started with the actual first game in the series..
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* SpiritualAntithesis: James speculates that the narratives of ''{{VideoGame/Anodyne}}'' and its sequel, ''Return to Dust'', run in direct contrast to each other: [[spoiler:whereas he believes Young decided to leave The Land and try and overcome his flaws, he says that he thinks that Nora is trying to bury herself in escapism due to being unable to move past her own insecurities.]]
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* ''VideoGame/ChameleonTwist''
* ''Chameleon Twist 2''
* ''VideoGame/{{Anodyne}}''
* ''VideoGame/BombermanHero''
* ''VideoGame/HypnospaceOutlaw''
* ''Series/DrakeAndJosh: Talent Showdown DS''
* ''VideoGame/FortyWinks''
* ''VideoGame/EscapedChasm''
* ''VideoGame/SpaceStationSiliconValley''
* ''Ghost Giant''
* ''VideoGame/JetForceGemini''
* ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures''
* ''Mega Man Sprite Game''
* ''Chameleon Twist 2''
* ''VideoGame/{{Anodyne}}''
* ''VideoGame/BombermanHero''
* ''VideoGame/HypnospaceOutlaw''
* ''Series/DrakeAndJosh: Talent Showdown DS''
* ''VideoGame/FortyWinks''
* ''VideoGame/EscapedChasm''
* ''VideoGame/SpaceStationSiliconValley''
* ''Ghost Giant''
* ''VideoGame/JetForceGemini''
* ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures''
* ''Mega Man Sprite Game''
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* AccentuateTheNegative: Averted with regards to Canadian cartoons in his video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwkkkDtF_5Q "How Canadian TV Shaped Me"]], in which he reminisces about Creator/Teletoon and Creator/{{YTV}} and the shows he loved as a child, such as ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan'' and ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans'', in order to counter the [[AcceptableTargets bad rap]] that Canadian series get from American fans based on mediocre imports like ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest''.
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** Bringing up how annoying Gex's dialogue was in ''Gex: Enter the Gecko'' when it comes to voice-acting or humor. After ''Bubsy 3D'', where the main character has an even more annoying voice, he promises to stop doing it as Gex's stupidity had more charm.
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* PortingDisaster: InUniverse, he discussed this with a few games. ''VideoGame/{{Glover}}'' got hit pretty bad with it with CameraScrew worse than the original, and he notes that you jump higher than in the original version, but the level design was not changed to accomodate this, leading puzzles to be way easier to solve than intended.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: When discussing the sanity effects in ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'', James edits a few audiovisual tricks to convey its effect, such as making the video appear to be buffering or playing the Discord notification souns.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: When discussing the sanity effects in ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'', James edits a few audiovisual tricks to convey its effect, such as making the video appear to be buffering or playing the Discord notification souns.sound.
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** While ''VideoGame/ClockTower: Ghost Head'' is more of a spinoff than a straight sequel (despite being called ''Clock Tower II'' outside of Japan), he felt that while the game's story was strong, the actual gameplay was tedious at best, and full of FakeDifficulty at worst, with many requirements essential for beating the game [[GuideDangIt not even being hinted at]], requiring loads of trial and error and SaveScumming unless you know what to do ahead of time.
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** While ''VideoGame/ClockTower: Ghost Head'' is more of a spinoff than a straight sequel (despite being called ''Clock Tower II'' outside of Japan), he felt that while the game's story was strong, the actual gameplay was tedious at best, and full of FakeDifficulty at worst, with many requirements essential for beating the game [[GuideDangIt not even being hinted at]], requiring loads of trial and error and SaveScumming unless you know what to do ahead of time. Because he still enjoyed the story, he noted that it had a few adaptations, admitting it was to give people an alternative over actually playing the game.
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* ''VideoGame/RuleOfRose''
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* ''Astro Bot''
* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}''
* ''VideoGame/YomawariNightAlone''
* ''VideoGame/YomawariMidnightShadows''
* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}''
* ''VideoGame/YomawariNightAlone''
* ''VideoGame/YomawariMidnightShadows''
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Nitro Rad is a VideoReviewShow, started in 2013 by Canadian reviewerJames Lewell. The show specializes in video games from the NES era to the [=PS2=] era but has become more known for the coverage of indie titles, primarily ones made in RPG maker. The show has covered a wide range of genres, such as "B-grade [[MascotWithAttitude mascot platformers]]" and horror games, the latter are a favorite topic of discussion.
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Nitro Rad is a VideoReviewShow, started in 2013 by Canadian reviewerJames reviewer James Lewell. The show specializes in video games from the NES era to the [=PS2=] era but has become more known for the coverage of indie titles, primarily ones made in RPG maker. The show has covered a wide range of genres, such as "B-grade [[MascotWithAttitude mascot platformers]]" and horror games, the latter are a favorite topic of discussion.
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[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-3J5xNrAbTLbU1gN8mMpOA/featured Nitro Rad]], started in 2013 by a Canadian Reviewer named James Lewell, is a VideoReviewShow about video games. The show specializes in video games from the NES era to the [=PS2=] era but has become more known for the coverage of indie titles, primarily ones made in RPG maker. The show has covered a wide range of genres, such as "B-grade [[MascotWithAttitude mascot platformers]]" and horror games, the latter are a favorite topic of discussion.
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[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-3J5xNrAbTLbU1gN8mMpOA/featured Nitro Rad]], started in 2013 by a Canadian Reviewer named James Lewell, is a VideoReviewShow about video games. The show specializes in video games from the NES era to the [=PS2=] era but has become more known for the coverage of indie titles, primarily ones made in RPG maker. He also specializes in "B-grade [[MascotWithAttitude mascot platformers]]." Horror Games are a favorite topic of discussion but the show has covered a wide range of topics. The sister channel, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/garanikor Garanikor]] hosts sketch comedies with a rotating cast of friends, mainstays being Alex and Brady.
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[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-3J5xNrAbTLbU1gN8mMpOA/featured Nitro Rad]], started in 2013 by a Canadian Reviewer named James Lewell, is a VideoReviewShow about video games. The show specializes in video games from the NES era to the [=PS2=] era but has become more known for the coverage of indie titles, primarily ones made in RPG maker. He also specializes in The show has covered a wide range of genres, such as "B-grade [[MascotWithAttitude mascot platformers]]." Horror Games platformers]]" and horror games, the latter are a favorite topic of discussion but the show has covered a wide range of topics. discussion.
The show's channel can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-3J5xNrAbTLbU1gN8mMpOA here]].
A sister channel, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/garanikor Garanikor]] hosts sketch comedies with a rotating cast of friends, mainstays being Alex and Brady.
The show's channel can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-3J5xNrAbTLbU1gN8mMpOA here]].
A sister channel, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/garanikor Garanikor]] hosts sketch comedies with a rotating cast of friends, mainstays being Alex and Brady.
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* {{Running Gag}}: Canadian restaurant Mary Browns, Brady dying in Garanikor videos, and James' Lucario plush. The Nitro Rad Discord server has manny running jokes of its own.
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->"Hi, my name is James. They tell me I'm the coolest kid on my street. Welcome to Nitro Rad, a show where I talk about some rad games, and some not so rad games."
[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-3J5xNrAbTLbU1gN8mMpOA/featured Nitro Rad]], started in 2013 by a Canadian Reviewer named James Lewell, is a VideoReviewShow about video games. The show specializes in video games from the NES era to the [=PS2=] era but has become more known for the coverage of indie titles, primarily ones made in RPG maker. He also specializes in "B-grade [[MascotWithAttitude mascot platformers]]." Horror Games are a favorite topic of discussion but the show has covered a wide range of topics. The sister channel, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/garanikor Garanikor]] hosts sketch comedies with a rotating cast of friends, mainstays being Alex and Brady.
[[folder:Games reviewed on Nitro Rad]]
In release order:
* ''VideoGame/StarTropics''
* ''VideoGame/YumeNikki''
* ''VideoGame/TyTheTasmanianTiger''
* ''TY The Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue ''
* ''TY The Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan''
* ''VideoGame/SpaceFuneral''
* ''VideoGame/MogekoCastle''
* ''{{VideoGame/Gex}}''
* ''Gex: Enter the Gecko''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHills''
* ''Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko''
* ''{{VideoGame/Teslagrad}}''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHill1''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHill2''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHill3''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHill4''
* ''VideoGame/DotFlow''
* ''VideoGame/MadFather''
* ''VideoGame/TheCrookedMan''
* ''{{VideoGame/Lisa}}''
* ''{{VideoGame/Vexx}}''
* ''VideoGame/PleaseDontTouchAnything''
* ''Star Tropics II: Zoda's Revenge''
* ''VideoGame/Rayman1995''
* ''VideoGame/Rayman2''
* ''VideoGame/Rayman3HoodlumHavoc''
* ''VideoGame/WhyAmIDeadAtSea''
* ''{{VideoGame/Splatoon}}''
* ''Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy''
* ''VideoGame/AxiomVerge''
* ''{{VideoGame/Oneshot}}'': Original 2014 version and remake.
* ''LISA: The Joyful''
* ''{{VideoGame/Undertale}}''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHillOrigins''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHillHomecoming''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHillShatteredMemories''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHillDownpour''
* ''Ty 4''
* ''Banned Memories''
* ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival]]''
* ''{{VideoGame/Dropsy}}''
* ''VideoGame/PonyIsland''
* ''{{VideoGame/Scaler}}''
* ''VideoGame/Yume2kki''
* ''Zapper: One Wicked Cricket!''
* ''VideoGame/VoodooVince''
* ''VideoGame/DrMuto''
* ''Chromagun''
* ''{{VideoGame/Whiplash}}''
* ''VideoGame/IAmSetsuna''
* ''Tork: Prehistoric Punk''
* ''{{VideoGame/Blinx}}''
* ''Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space''
* ''{{VideoGame/Siren}}''
* ''Forbidden Siren 2''
* ''Siren: Blood Curse''
* ''Suits: A Business RPG''
* ''{{VideoGame/Hylics}}''
* ''VideoGame/LISAThePointless''
* ''VideoGame/KaoTheKangaroo''
** ''Kao The Kangaroo: Round 2''
** ''Kao The Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano''
** ''Kao Challengers''
* ''VideoGame/SnakePass''
* ''{{VideoGame/OFF}}''
* ''Escape from Detroit''
* ''VideoGame/YookaLaylee''
* ''VideoGame/LittleNightmares''
* ''VideoGame/LISATheHopeful''
* ''VideoGame/SkylarAndPluxAdventureOnCloverIsland''
* ''Pumpkin Noir''
* ''VideoGame/PunkySkunk''
* ''VideoGame/SphinxAndTheCursedMummy''
* ''VideoGame/KyaDarkLineage''
* ''HAVEN: Call of the King''
* ''Heartbeat''
* ''Silver Grapple''
* ''VideoGame/JimmyAndThePulsatingMass''
* ''VideoGame/TheEvilWithin''
* ''Ju-On The Grudge: Haunted House Simulator''
* ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness''
* ''VideoGame/AHatInTime''
* ''{{VideoGame/Calling}}''
* ''VideoGame/TheEvilWithin2''
* ''VideoGame/CursedMountain''
* ''[[VideoGame/LuigisMansion Luigi's Mansion]]''
* ''Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back''
* ''VideoGame/SonicForces''
* ''VideoGame/ToiletInWonderland''
* ''Bubsy 3D''
* ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine''
* ''Super Mario 64 DS''
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''
* ''{{VideoGame/Misao}}''
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2''
* ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand''
* ''YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-''
* ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld''
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''
* ''[[VideoGame/CognitiveDissonance MOTHER: Cognitive Dissonance]]''
* ''Series/CoryInTheHouse (DS)''
* ''Series/DrakeAndJosh (GBA)''
* ''VideoGame/PacManWorld''
* ''Ms. Pac-Man: Maze Madness''
* ''Pac-Man World 2''
* ''Pac-Man World 3''
* ''Dujanah''
* ''Pac-Man: Adventures in Time''
* ''{{VideoGame/Ib}}''
* ''Jersey Devil''
* ''VideoGame/KingsleysAdventure''
* ''Mort The Chicken''
* ''VideoGame/GhostHospital''
* ''{{VideoGame/Croc}}''
* ''Croc 2''
* ''Akuji The Heartless''
* ''Rascal''
* ''{{WebVideo/Petscop}}''
* ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon''
* ''VideoGame/ClockTower''
* ''Clock Tower 2''
* ''Clock Tower: Ghost Head''
* ''Clock Tower 3''
[[/folder]]
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!!Tropes:
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: James' reaction to ''Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back'' having the highest level of the main character's verbosity setting being called "[[SelfDeprecation Bubsy]]".
* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: He criticizes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiHG6fdw_sk Ruff Trigger's]] awkward swearing of being this.
-->'''James:''' They like to swear a lot in this game. And it's really weird because otherwise you'd think it was a kids game, but it got an E10 rating just because they thought by saying "Hell" or "Damn" they could make the game more edgy and badass ''(cuts to'' VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'')''.
* ButtMonkey: Brady has been killed or injured in videos the most out of any of the Garanikor cast. Parodied in "[[https://youtu.be/Q5_BtAeC6Uw Brady Dies]]".
* CatchPhrase: "So in the end is (X-game) a good game?" said usually in the summation at the end of his reviews.
* CausticCritic: Downplayed. The show usually showcases titles not in the mainstream and as such the reviews are predominantly positive though there are a number of titles James just enjoys ripping into.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Alex plays Revolver Ocelot like this. He speaks in these bizarre sexually inappropriate metaphors that lose themselves all the while making weird hand gestures.
* CutenessOverload: It's shown on many occasions that one thing he'll always commend a game for (even if it's bad) is cute character design. Characters like {{VideoGame/Blinx}} and [[VideoGame/KaoTheKangaroo Kao]] make him gush shamelessly due to their endearing design & idle animations.
* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: InUniverse.
** The bad ''Silent Hill'' games he feels play heavily into this. ''Origins'' and ''Homecoming'' rely too much on what came before. The former plays itself too safe and hangs on to its status as a prequel by regurgitating ''Silent Hill 1''. The latter tried too hard to be ''Silent Hill 2'' with reused monsters (especially Pyramid Head) and plot beats that tried to recapture the "glory days" of the franchise.
** He felt that too many fans wrote ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2'' off as this. On the whole he enjoyed Galaxy 2 much better than Galaxy 1 and feels that the game went out of its way to clear up many of Galaxy 1's issues and was much more creative with its ideas.
* LeftHanging: The sad fate of too many ''VideoGame/YumeNikki'' fan games, especially the good ones.
* MarketBasedTitle: He discussed this with the ''VideoGame/ClockTower'' series, comparing it to how for a while, the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'' series had numerical confusion due to skippimg certain entires, and noted all the localized games, with the lone exception of ''VideoGame/ClockTower3'' (and even then, only because [[ContrivedCoincidence it happened to even out]]), got their names changed due to the original [[NoExportForYou never being brought to North America]]. For his videos, he refers to them by their original Japanese names rather than the localized ones, partly because he started with the actual first game in the series..
* MostAnnoyingSound: InUniverse, James declares that Bubsy's voice from ''Bubsy 3D'' is so annoying that he promises to stop complaining about Gex's voice.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: From the ''{{VideoGame/Hylics}}'' review:
-->'''James:''' You can get better at cooking by putting clothes on? Well that explains why I always burn everything! ''(Cuts to a naked James cooking in the kitchen)''.
* OhCrap: James, when he realises that he has to review ''Bubsy 3D''.
* PrecisionFStrike: James seldom swears in his reviews, but when he does, usually it's because the game is ''really'' bad or ''really'' got under his skin. Or both.
-->'''James (about''' '''''Bubsy 3D''''''''):''' It would be like, um... it would be like you're playing, um... it would be like you're [[{{Metaphorgotten}} too upset to think of an analogy]] because you're [[SuddenlyShouting WASTING HOURS OF YOUR LIFE PLAYING THIS]] '''[[SuddenlyShouting PILE OF]]''' '''''[[SuddenlyShouting SHIT!]]'''''
* QuoteMine: Noted InUniverse when talking about the cover of ''Bubsy 3D'' featuring a quote from Electronic Gaming Monthly: "...stunning...original...Bubsy 3D climbs back to the top...check it out!" Naturally suspicious, James actually went and tracked down the article the quotes were taken from; unsurprisingly, the quotes were not only being taken completely out of context (being spread across multiple completely disparate paragraphs throughout the article), but they weren't even from the final review (which gave the game highly negative reviews), instead being taken from ''a preview of the game written before it was actually released''.
* {{Running Gag}}: Canadian restaurant Mary Browns, Brady dying in Garanikor videos, James' Lucario plush. The Nitro Rad Discord server has manny running jokes of its own.
** Comparisons to ''Ty 3'' pop up in almost every platformer review. He eventually lampshades it, complaining that he had to choose ''that'' game where other reviewers have much more memorable games like ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy1'' (WebVideo/ProJared) or ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest'' (WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd) as their running gag.
* {{Sequelitis}}: InUniverse he talks about this trope when it comes to franchises.
** An inevitable talking point when it came to ''Franchise/SilentHill''. While James does have good things to say about the fourth main installment and ''Downpour'', ''Origins'' and ''Homecoming'' play this straight with uninteresting plots and an over-reliance on older elements to try and recapture lost glory.
** The ''{{VideoGame/Siren}}'' franchise took a nosedive with its final game. While not a bad game per-say, it did away with a lot of the scary elements from the previous games, had a cast full of unlikable characters, and the main gimmick of the games, the sight-jacking, was rendered nearly useless.
* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Discussed InUniverse:
** ''VideoGame/SilentHillDownpour''. Though James notes that the game was considered one of the worst due to its broken launch he considers it the best of the Western developed ''Silent Hill'' games. He praises the game for trying to be more original with a better story and more scares. Though he finds most of the enemies uninteresting he does praise the Bogeyman for being its own creation and not a Pyramid Head rehash.
** ''Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back''. While James largely considers it SoOkayItsAverage due to its short length and fairly basic gameplay, he does note that it fixes quite a few issues that have plagued the series since the beginning, and actually finds it to be somewhat enjoyable on its own.
* TheyCopiedItNowItSucks: He talks about the trope InUniverse.
** He's argued against this with ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch'' being accused of ripping off Pokemon. He made a video rebutting [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tukZ2tPAxOU&t=16s Jimmy Whetzel's]] video accusing ''Yokai Watch'' of this trope.
** When talking about the ''VideoGame/{{Kao|TheKangaroo}}'' games, he acknowledges that they're all very derivative of more successful platformers (''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' and ''{{VideoGame/Rayman}}'') but for the most part that's not a bad thing since they can still be fun. They're not original but he doesn't hold that against them, in contrast to ''Ruff Trigger'' which is terrible ''on top'' of being a complete ripoff of ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando''.
* UncannyValley: InUniverse. During the ''Siren'' retrospective he has a long discussion about how well the games use this trope. The overly expressive rudimentary motion captured faces on top of primitive character models are used to great effect to make the game unsettling. ''Forbidden Siren 2'' especially utilizes this trope well with its use of enlarged heads and faces where they shouldn't be, both utilizing the same choppy motion capture.
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->"Hi, my name is James. They tell me I'm the coolest kid on my street. Welcome to Nitro Rad, a show where I talk about some rad games, and some not so rad games."
[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-3J5xNrAbTLbU1gN8mMpOA/featured Nitro Rad]], started in 2013 by a Canadian Reviewer named James Lewell, is a VideoReviewShow about video games. The show specializes in video games from the NES era to the [=PS2=] era but has become more known for the coverage of indie titles, primarily ones made in RPG maker. He also specializes in "B-grade [[MascotWithAttitude mascot platformers]]." Horror Games are a favorite topic of discussion but the show has covered a wide range of topics. The sister channel, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/garanikor Garanikor]] hosts sketch comedies with a rotating cast of friends, mainstays being Alex and Brady.
[[folder:Games reviewed on Nitro Rad]]
In release order:
* ''VideoGame/StarTropics''
* ''VideoGame/YumeNikki''
* ''VideoGame/TyTheTasmanianTiger''
* ''TY The Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue ''
* ''TY The Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan''
* ''VideoGame/SpaceFuneral''
* ''VideoGame/MogekoCastle''
* ''{{VideoGame/Gex}}''
* ''Gex: Enter the Gecko''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHills''
* ''Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko''
* ''{{VideoGame/Teslagrad}}''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHill1''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHill2''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHill3''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHill4''
* ''VideoGame/DotFlow''
* ''VideoGame/MadFather''
* ''VideoGame/TheCrookedMan''
* ''{{VideoGame/Lisa}}''
* ''{{VideoGame/Vexx}}''
* ''VideoGame/PleaseDontTouchAnything''
* ''Star Tropics II: Zoda's Revenge''
* ''VideoGame/Rayman1995''
* ''VideoGame/Rayman2''
* ''VideoGame/Rayman3HoodlumHavoc''
* ''VideoGame/WhyAmIDeadAtSea''
* ''{{VideoGame/Splatoon}}''
* ''Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy''
* ''VideoGame/AxiomVerge''
* ''{{VideoGame/Oneshot}}'': Original 2014 version and remake.
* ''LISA: The Joyful''
* ''{{VideoGame/Undertale}}''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHillOrigins''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHillHomecoming''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHillShatteredMemories''
* ''VideoGame/SilentHillDownpour''
* ''Ty 4''
* ''Banned Memories''
* ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival]]''
* ''{{VideoGame/Dropsy}}''
* ''VideoGame/PonyIsland''
* ''{{VideoGame/Scaler}}''
* ''VideoGame/Yume2kki''
* ''Zapper: One Wicked Cricket!''
* ''VideoGame/VoodooVince''
* ''VideoGame/DrMuto''
* ''Chromagun''
* ''{{VideoGame/Whiplash}}''
* ''VideoGame/IAmSetsuna''
* ''Tork: Prehistoric Punk''
* ''{{VideoGame/Blinx}}''
* ''Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space''
* ''{{VideoGame/Siren}}''
* ''Forbidden Siren 2''
* ''Siren: Blood Curse''
* ''Suits: A Business RPG''
* ''{{VideoGame/Hylics}}''
* ''VideoGame/LISAThePointless''
* ''VideoGame/KaoTheKangaroo''
** ''Kao The Kangaroo: Round 2''
** ''Kao The Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano''
** ''Kao Challengers''
* ''VideoGame/SnakePass''
* ''{{VideoGame/OFF}}''
* ''Escape from Detroit''
* ''VideoGame/YookaLaylee''
* ''VideoGame/LittleNightmares''
* ''VideoGame/LISATheHopeful''
* ''VideoGame/SkylarAndPluxAdventureOnCloverIsland''
* ''Pumpkin Noir''
* ''VideoGame/PunkySkunk''
* ''VideoGame/SphinxAndTheCursedMummy''
* ''VideoGame/KyaDarkLineage''
* ''HAVEN: Call of the King''
* ''Heartbeat''
* ''Silver Grapple''
* ''VideoGame/JimmyAndThePulsatingMass''
* ''VideoGame/TheEvilWithin''
* ''Ju-On The Grudge: Haunted House Simulator''
* ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness''
* ''VideoGame/AHatInTime''
* ''{{VideoGame/Calling}}''
* ''VideoGame/TheEvilWithin2''
* ''VideoGame/CursedMountain''
* ''[[VideoGame/LuigisMansion Luigi's Mansion]]''
* ''Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back''
* ''VideoGame/SonicForces''
* ''VideoGame/ToiletInWonderland''
* ''Bubsy 3D''
* ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine''
* ''Super Mario 64 DS''
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''
* ''{{VideoGame/Misao}}''
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2''
* ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand''
* ''YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-''
* ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld''
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''
* ''[[VideoGame/CognitiveDissonance MOTHER: Cognitive Dissonance]]''
* ''Series/CoryInTheHouse (DS)''
* ''Series/DrakeAndJosh (GBA)''
* ''VideoGame/PacManWorld''
* ''Ms. Pac-Man: Maze Madness''
* ''Pac-Man World 2''
* ''Pac-Man World 3''
* ''Dujanah''
* ''Pac-Man: Adventures in Time''
* ''{{VideoGame/Ib}}''
* ''Jersey Devil''
* ''VideoGame/KingsleysAdventure''
* ''Mort The Chicken''
* ''VideoGame/GhostHospital''
* ''{{VideoGame/Croc}}''
* ''Croc 2''
* ''Akuji The Heartless''
* ''Rascal''
* ''{{WebVideo/Petscop}}''
* ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon''
* ''VideoGame/ClockTower''
* ''Clock Tower 2''
* ''Clock Tower: Ghost Head''
* ''Clock Tower 3''
[[/folder]]
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!!Tropes:
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: James' reaction to ''Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back'' having the highest level of the main character's verbosity setting being called "[[SelfDeprecation Bubsy]]".
* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: He criticizes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiHG6fdw_sk Ruff Trigger's]] awkward swearing of being this.
-->'''James:''' They like to swear a lot in this game. And it's really weird because otherwise you'd think it was a kids game, but it got an E10 rating just because they thought by saying "Hell" or "Damn" they could make the game more edgy and badass ''(cuts to'' VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'')''.
* ButtMonkey: Brady has been killed or injured in videos the most out of any of the Garanikor cast. Parodied in "[[https://youtu.be/Q5_BtAeC6Uw Brady Dies]]".
* CatchPhrase: "So in the end is (X-game) a good game?" said usually in the summation at the end of his reviews.
* CausticCritic: Downplayed. The show usually showcases titles not in the mainstream and as such the reviews are predominantly positive though there are a number of titles James just enjoys ripping into.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Alex plays Revolver Ocelot like this. He speaks in these bizarre sexually inappropriate metaphors that lose themselves all the while making weird hand gestures.
* CutenessOverload: It's shown on many occasions that one thing he'll always commend a game for (even if it's bad) is cute character design. Characters like {{VideoGame/Blinx}} and [[VideoGame/KaoTheKangaroo Kao]] make him gush shamelessly due to their endearing design & idle animations.
* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: InUniverse.
** The bad ''Silent Hill'' games he feels play heavily into this. ''Origins'' and ''Homecoming'' rely too much on what came before. The former plays itself too safe and hangs on to its status as a prequel by regurgitating ''Silent Hill 1''. The latter tried too hard to be ''Silent Hill 2'' with reused monsters (especially Pyramid Head) and plot beats that tried to recapture the "glory days" of the franchise.
** He felt that too many fans wrote ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2'' off as this. On the whole he enjoyed Galaxy 2 much better than Galaxy 1 and feels that the game went out of its way to clear up many of Galaxy 1's issues and was much more creative with its ideas.
* LeftHanging: The sad fate of too many ''VideoGame/YumeNikki'' fan games, especially the good ones.
* MarketBasedTitle: He discussed this with the ''VideoGame/ClockTower'' series, comparing it to how for a while, the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'' series had numerical confusion due to skippimg certain entires, and noted all the localized games, with the lone exception of ''VideoGame/ClockTower3'' (and even then, only because [[ContrivedCoincidence it happened to even out]]), got their names changed due to the original [[NoExportForYou never being brought to North America]]. For his videos, he refers to them by their original Japanese names rather than the localized ones, partly because he started with the actual first game in the series..
* MostAnnoyingSound: InUniverse, James declares that Bubsy's voice from ''Bubsy 3D'' is so annoying that he promises to stop complaining about Gex's voice.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: From the ''{{VideoGame/Hylics}}'' review:
-->'''James:''' You can get better at cooking by putting clothes on? Well that explains why I always burn everything! ''(Cuts to a naked James cooking in the kitchen)''.
* OhCrap: James, when he realises that he has to review ''Bubsy 3D''.
* PrecisionFStrike: James seldom swears in his reviews, but when he does, usually it's because the game is ''really'' bad or ''really'' got under his skin. Or both.
-->'''James (about''' '''''Bubsy 3D''''''''):''' It would be like, um... it would be like you're playing, um... it would be like you're [[{{Metaphorgotten}} too upset to think of an analogy]] because you're [[SuddenlyShouting WASTING HOURS OF YOUR LIFE PLAYING THIS]] '''[[SuddenlyShouting PILE OF]]''' '''''[[SuddenlyShouting SHIT!]]'''''
* QuoteMine: Noted InUniverse when talking about the cover of ''Bubsy 3D'' featuring a quote from Electronic Gaming Monthly: "...stunning...original...Bubsy 3D climbs back to the top...check it out!" Naturally suspicious, James actually went and tracked down the article the quotes were taken from; unsurprisingly, the quotes were not only being taken completely out of context (being spread across multiple completely disparate paragraphs throughout the article), but they weren't even from the final review (which gave the game highly negative reviews), instead being taken from ''a preview of the game written before it was actually released''.
* {{Running Gag}}: Canadian restaurant Mary Browns, Brady dying in Garanikor videos, James' Lucario plush. The Nitro Rad Discord server has manny running jokes of its own.
** Comparisons to ''Ty 3'' pop up in almost every platformer review. He eventually lampshades it, complaining that he had to choose ''that'' game where other reviewers have much more memorable games like ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy1'' (WebVideo/ProJared) or ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest'' (WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd) as their running gag.
* {{Sequelitis}}: InUniverse he talks about this trope when it comes to franchises.
** An inevitable talking point when it came to ''Franchise/SilentHill''. While James does have good things to say about the fourth main installment and ''Downpour'', ''Origins'' and ''Homecoming'' play this straight with uninteresting plots and an over-reliance on older elements to try and recapture lost glory.
** The ''{{VideoGame/Siren}}'' franchise took a nosedive with its final game. While not a bad game per-say, it did away with a lot of the scary elements from the previous games, had a cast full of unlikable characters, and the main gimmick of the games, the sight-jacking, was rendered nearly useless.
* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Discussed InUniverse:
** ''VideoGame/SilentHillDownpour''. Though James notes that the game was considered one of the worst due to its broken launch he considers it the best of the Western developed ''Silent Hill'' games. He praises the game for trying to be more original with a better story and more scares. Though he finds most of the enemies uninteresting he does praise the Bogeyman for being its own creation and not a Pyramid Head rehash.
** ''Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back''. While James largely considers it SoOkayItsAverage due to its short length and fairly basic gameplay, he does note that it fixes quite a few issues that have plagued the series since the beginning, and actually finds it to be somewhat enjoyable on its own.
* TheyCopiedItNowItSucks: He talks about the trope InUniverse.
** He's argued against this with ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch'' being accused of ripping off Pokemon. He made a video rebutting [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tukZ2tPAxOU&t=16s Jimmy Whetzel's]] video accusing ''Yokai Watch'' of this trope.
** When talking about the ''VideoGame/{{Kao|TheKangaroo}}'' games, he acknowledges that they're all very derivative of more successful platformers (''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' and ''{{VideoGame/Rayman}}'') but for the most part that's not a bad thing since they can still be fun. They're not original but he doesn't hold that against them, in contrast to ''Ruff Trigger'' which is terrible ''on top'' of being a complete ripoff of ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando''.
* UncannyValley: InUniverse. During the ''Siren'' retrospective he has a long discussion about how well the games use this trope. The overly expressive rudimentary motion captured faces on top of primitive character models are used to great effect to make the game unsettling. ''Forbidden Siren 2'' especially utilizes this trope well with its use of enlarged heads and faces where they shouldn't be, both utilizing the same choppy motion capture.
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