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1	[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkwMTlzAyrisud_xYwcgHkg Kinamania]] is a videogame-related channel started by Pavel "Kinaman" Grinyov from Rostov, UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, and featuring himself and his friends Nikolay "Coulthard" Moiseev, Maksim "[=MCSim=]" Edush, Andrey "The Sandman" Vdovichenko, Anna "Frozza" Gulbis, Ruslan "Sephiroth" Serdyukov, Dmitriy "Fcst1993" Udalov and others.
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3	The project started when Pavel was shown an WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd episode, and, inspired by how easy it was (or so it seemed) to create interesting content, got an idea to create a series of documentaries about how it was to be a child during TheNineties in UsefulNotes/TheNewRussia called "The nineties as we remember them," but ultimately decided against covering a broad range of topics, and concentrated on the true emblem of the nineties: The Platform/{{Dendy}}, a clone of the Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem that was incredibly popular in Russia, and all other former [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet]] countries back then. Not wanting to invite too much comparison with the Nerd from the get go, Pavel chose to make a feature-length documentary instead of a series. The documentary, titled "The Curse of the Grey Elephant" (a reference to Dendy's mascot) was released on Website/YouTube in mid-2011 and received much acclaim, prompting Pavel to make, as a sequel of sorts, a cycle of reviews and retrospectives called "Dendy Chronicles," for which Maksim joined him as a technician, cameraman and the character "arm-man."
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5	Other projects and series include "In the Kitchen", a series of LetsPlay videos in which Pavel and Nikolay (both visible on-screen while they're playing) play and beat games on the NES; "Kinamania Live" (livestreams); Dendy Memories, retrospectives by Pavel akin to AVGN's "memories" videos; and "V.H.S.," a series in which Pavel criticizes bad Russian dubs of movies, but the latter seems to have been abandoned past the pilot. Kinaman is currently working on a multi-part documentary titled "One Day of Childhood", the first part has been uploaded on January 1st 2017.
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8	[[folder:Episodes of Dendy Chronicles so far]]
9	* A three-part retrospective on ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Mario]]'' games, mostly focused on hacked versions, unofficial ports and [[DolledUpInstallment Dolled-Up Installments]].
10	* A review of ''Ghostly Village'', a version of ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'' with a slight (and cruel) twist.
11	* Two reviews of both licensed and unlicensed NES/Dendy games based on Creator/{{Disney}} cartoons: ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King\|1994}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''.
12	* A two-part retrospective on the most bizarre, ridiculous and plain mind-numbing cartridge labels.
13	* A review of ''VideoGame/{{Ghostbusters1984}}''.
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17	[[folder:Tropes present in "The Curse of the Grey Elephant"]]
18	* CopyProtection: Kinaman shows off two (obviously pirated) games where the copy protection makes them unwinnable.
19	* FollowTheLeader / ForeignRemake: The similarities between Kinaman's behavior in this movie and AVGN's mannerisms are obvious.
20	* OverlyLongGag: The part where Kinaman fights Shredder in ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheManhattanProject"" is very long and, while it is used to great effect to showcase the horrible experience Russian gamers went through due to the game's CopyProtection, it becomes boring soon enough. In a making-of video, Kinaman revealed that in the original cut, the scene was even longer.
21	* PilotMovie: While not intended as such, it ended up becoming this to "Dendy Chronicles."
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25	[[folder:Tropes present in Kinamania's other projects, and pertaining to Kinamania in general]]
26	* AdaptationFirst: InUniverse: When Kinaman discusses ''Super Mario 16'', which was actually a hack of ''[[VideoGame/JoeAndMac Joe & Mac]]'', he shows an extract from "Dendy: New Reality" where the presenter, completely sincerely, praises ''Super Mario 16'' for its graphics and gameplay... and a couple of weeks later, '''bashes ''Joe & Mac'' for being a ripoff of ''Super Mario 16''!'''
27	--> '''Kinaman''': And that simply because they received the hack before the original!
28	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: At the end of his Super Mario reviews, Kinaman is amused by a thought of Mario being thrown into a fighting game, like a Street Fighter or something. Right after he finishes the sentence, Arm-Man produces a cartridge which contains just that.
29	* BlindIdiotTranslation: Unfortunately for the English-speaking crowd, the subtitles can border on this in some videos.
30	* BrickBreak: The "arm-man" attempts this with a wooden board in the "Dendy Chronicle" episode about bad cartridge labels, and fails. One of the HilariousOuttakes shows Maksim actually pulling it off successfully on complete accident.
31	* CoversAlwaysLie: The labels Kinaman shows off in the review dedicated to them. Sometimes they lie, but most of the time, they don't make any sense.
32	* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Started in the first episodes of "Dendy Chronicles," where Kinaman abandoned some of the AVGN-inspired mannerisms. Most notably, he cut down on his swearing and switched to non-alcoholic beverages.
33	* DolledUpInstallment: All Super Mario games, starting from ''Super Mario Bros 4''.
34	* TheFaceless: Maksim in "Dendy Chronicles." He is usually silent, and the only visible part of him is his right arm.
35	* GuideDangIt: The main focus of the ''Ghostbusters'' review. It becomes this when you're playing it without a manual... And '''in Japanese'''.
36	* HeadSwap: The Super Mario Bros [[DolledUpInstallment Dolled Up Installments]] were more often than not made by taking an existing game and replacing the protagonist's head with Mario's head... and nothing else.
37	* NintendoHard: ''Ghostly Village'' is ''Ghosts 'n Goblins'' [[spoiler:without continues!]]
38	* PortingDisaster: InUniverse. The Disney reviews are full of these, both official and unofficial.
39	* {{Retraux}}: Despite using an HD camera to film, the "Dendy Chronicles" series are intentionally made in the 4:3 format.
40	* ShoddyKnockoffProduct: While everything on the Dendy, including the Dendy itself, is this, the "Aladdin 2" game is the shoddiest of them all.
41	* TheSilentBob: The "arm-man" in "Dendy Chronicles". The gestures he makes with his hands are effective enough at communicating so that he doesn't need to talk at all.
42	* [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Trademark Favorite Drink]]: Pepsi. Done intentionally to evoke TheNineties, as Pepsi was very heavily advertised in Russia back then.
43	* UnlicensedGame: Almost all of the games Kinaman reviews.
44	* UrbanLegendOfZelda: InUniverse:
45	** Instead of actual helpful codes, the code books are filled mostly with these.
46	--> '''Kinaman''': To warp to a next level, press in the middle of the D-Pad and the Select button...
47	** To add insult to injury, even the show "Dendy: New Reality" sometimes offers tips that are completely wrong.

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