TheStrawhatNO! is ThornBrain, Mugiwara Yoshi, JigglyJacob, and formerly BigTUnit1's Let's Play channel, based on YouTube.
The full Let's Play list can be seen below, including ongoing, completed, canceled, and on-hiatus LPs. Thorn and Yoshi also did Retsupuraes on TheStrawhatNO! from 2010-2011; the complete Retsupurae list can be seen further below, including those deleted from the channel.
History
Pre-Formation
Prior to TheStrawhatNO!'s and TheMidnightFrogs' respective foundings, Thorn and Yoshi had been involved in Let's Playing to various degrees.
Thorn recorded a run of Survival Kids in early 2009 on her old channel, comicstripdude, which she later thought was poorly made and deleted. (She would later LP and complete the game again in 2014.)
In November 24, 2009, Thorn and DFatman formed the group's original Let's Play channel, FATLPs. Yoshi joined the group in late December of that year, and TheMidnightFrogs' original core trio was formed. While most of the LPs were played by Fatman, Thorn played through the child portion of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Yoshi played through Pikmin. Thorn and Yoshi split from Fatman and FATLPs on April 12, 2010. Full details are on the FATLPs article.
2010: TheStrawhatNO! Formation and First Year
The channel was formed April 13, shortly after the split from DFatman. TheStrawhatNO! takes its name from Yoshi's then-YouTube channel, MugiwaranoYoshi; "Mugiwara" is Japanese for "Straw hat", in itself a reference to Yoshi's favourite manga, One Piece. Thorn and Yoshi's LPs for FATLPs, such as Pikmin and Ocarina of Time as well as the Hero of Time review, were reuploaded on TheStrawhatNO's Blip channel (now deleted).
The team primarily recorded Retsupuraes through April and May 2010, (their last RP was uploaded June 2011), before returning to Let's Plays. Their RPs were occasionally compared positively to the original Retsupurae channel and Chip Cheezum & General Ironicus' RPs, though the duo don't think positively of their RPs anymore, and they're all now unlisted.
The duo attempted to return to Let's Plays on April 28 by beginning a Sonic Adventure 2 LP, then continuing Ocarina of Time on May 31 from where they left off after FATLPs. SA2 failed to kick-off and was canceled within days, while OoT would go on to be canceled in August after severe capture problems. Thorn instead sporadically recorded a Majora's Mask LP, though that too would be canceled in favour of the Something Awful LPs. Yoshi's Pikmin 2 LP also ran into technical difficulties and would have to be restarted in early 2012 when he could get a new computer.
2011 - 2016: Something Awful
Thorn began making LP threads on Something Awful's Let's Play forum on May 11, 2011 with Bomberman Hero, joined by BigTUnit1. The team jumped in viewership after beginning the thread, and they formally consider Bomberman Hero to be the first proper LP for the channel. Completed LPs since Bomberman Hero can be seen below.
The YouTube channel was made a YT partner through Necessary Gaming on January 3, 2013. They opened a Patreon account to help pay for better Let's Playing equipment in January 2014 (closed in 2017), and Thorn followed with her own Patreon in February 2015 to help pay for her rent. Recurring guest commentators included an-artist-complex, Highwang, and JigglyJacob.
2017 - Present
Travis formally left the team to focus on work in early 2017, and Yoshi put LPs low on his priority list for the same reason. Thorn was the only active team member for the next two years, though Yoshi occasionally appeared to commentate streams. Yoshi decided to dedicate himself to LPs full time in 2019, opening his own Patreon as a tip jar, and Jacob was made a formal team member that same year. As of 2021, Yoshi is once again inconsistently available, but he and Jacob are still Thorn's primary co-commentators, and Jacob frequently leads his own LPs and streams.
The channel was a part of Necessary Gaming from January 2013 until January 31, 2018, and with Screenwave Media from February 5, 2018 until January 31, 2021. They have been independent from networks since.
Let's Plays
Format Key:
- Standard - Straightforward playthrough without any particular challenges or completionism
- Casual - Just for fun and without particular effort or professionalism
- Completionist - Collect everything in the game and complete all elements, unless something is specifically said to be excluded
Update Schedule:
- Sunday - n/a
- Monday - Zelda CD-i
- Tuesday - n/a
- Wednesday - Zelda CD-i
- Thursday - n/a
- Friday - Zelda CD-i
- Saturday - n/a
In-Progress
- Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon (CD-i, Remastered on PC by Dopply)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Completionist
- Run: March 11, 2024 - March 15, 2024
- Content: 3 parts
- Made as thanks for reaching $5000 on Thorn's 2021 coming-out GoFundMe
- Playlist
On Hiatus
- Persona 5 Royal (PS4)
- Player: Jacob
- Co-commentators: Thorn, Yoshi
- Format: Casual
- Run: January 3, 2021 - Present
- Playlist
- Street Fighter 6 (PS5)
- Player: Jacob
- Co-commentators: Thorn, Yoshi
- Format: Standard
- Run: July 21, 2023 - Present
- Playlist
Upcoming
- Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Completionist - Excluding Classic Mode and Boss Rushes
- Sonic Unleashed (Xbox Series X)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Casual
- Sonic Frontiers (Xbox Series X)
- Player: Thorn
- Format: Completionist
- Code Vein (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Completionist - Excluding Towers of Trials
- Patreon-first, all footage recorded
- Bloodborne (PS4)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Completionist
- All footage recorded
Other Possibilities
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (PS4)
- Player: Thorn
- Restarting after the original attempt was canceled
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Switch)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Completionist
- Star Fox Command (DS)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Completionist
- Star Fox Zero (Wii U)
- Player: Yoshi
- Co-commentators: Thorn, Jacob
- Set for after Star Fox Command
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas - Fox McCloud run (Switch)
- Player: Yoshi
- Co-commentators: Thorn, Jacob
- Set for after Star Fox Zero
- Mother/Earthbound Beginnings (Wii U)
- Player: Yoshi
- Earthbound (SNES)
- Player: Yoshi
- Mother 3 (GBA)
- Player: Yoshi
- Banjo-Kazooie franchise (Xbox One - Rare Replay collection)
- Player: Thorn
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Master Quest (3DS)
- Player: Thorn
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Switch)
- Player: Thorn
Complete LP Series Playlists
- The Complete Bomberman LPs
- The Complete Legend of Zelda LPs
- The Complete Sonic LPs
- The Complete Doom LPs
- The Complete Farming LPs (Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, etc)
- The Complete Star Fox LPs
- The Complete Tony Hawk LPs
- The Complete WarioWare LPs
The Best of TheStrawhatNO!
Finished Let's Play Archives
Note: LPs are categorized below by the year in which they were completed, not by when they began
2011
- Bomberman Hero (Nintendo 64)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentater: Travis
- Format: Completionist
- Run: May 11, 2011 - August 24, 2011
- Content: 22 videos - 13 main gameplay parts, 4 bonus videos, 5 Minimum-Point Speed Runs
- Playlist
- Let's Play Archive
- Bomberman Jetters (GameCube)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentaters: Yoshi, Travis
- Format: Completionist
- Run: September 3, 2011 - December 20, 2011
- Content: 11 story parts, 6 collection videos, 2 extras videos
- Playlist
- Let's Play Archive
- 007: Agent Under Fire (GCN)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentaters: Yoshi, Travis
- Format: Completionist
- Run: September 4, 2011 - December 14, 2011
- Content: 6 story parts, 2 bonus videos, 3 collection videos
- Playlist - Edited Commentary
- Playlist - Uncut Commentary
- Let's Play Archive
2012
- Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentaters: Yoshi, Travis, Moonwalk Invincible, Njsykora, Galeboomer, Bobbertoriley, Epee Em, Redundant
- Format: Completionist
- Run: January 22, 2012 - October 5, 2012
- Content: 29 parts, 2 bonus videos
- Playlist - Edited Commentary
- Playlist - Uncut Commentary
- Let's Play Archive
- Let's Do Something We're Not Supposed To to Twilight Princess - Glitch videos hosted by Suspicious Dish
- Pikmin 2 (GCN)
- Player: Yoshi
- Co-commentaters: Thorn, Travis
- Format: Completionist
- Run: February 8, 2012 - October 21, 2012
- Content: 11 in-game days + 3 bonus videos
- Playlist
- Let's Play Archive
- Bomberman Generation (GCN)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Travis, Epee Em, Redundant, Syrg Sapphire, Galeboomer, JelloApocalypse, Suspicious Dish
- Format: Completionist
- Run: July 22, 2012 - August 18, 2012
- Content: 10 story parts, 1 collection video, 1 extra video showing multiplayer
- Playlist
- Let's Play Archive
- Bomberman (NES)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Redundant
- Format: Standard
- Run: October 22, 2012
- Content: 1 part
- Video
- Let's Play Archive
- Bomberman '93 (TurboGrafx-16/Wii Virtual Console)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Travis, Redundant, Epee Em
- Format: Standard
- Run: November 3, 2012 - November 15, 2012
- Content: 7 parts
- Playlist
- Let's Play Archive
2013
- Super Bomberman (SNES)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: Travis
- Format: Standard
- Run: February 5, 2013 - February 20, 2013
- Content: 6 parts
- Playlist
- Let's Play Archive
- Journey (PlayStation 3)
- Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentaters: Yoshi, Travis, Epee Em, Redundant, KKoserYaks
- Format: Completionist
- Run: October 27, 2012 - September 24, 2013
- Content: 30 parts + 2 bonus videos
- Playlist - Edited Commentary
- Playlist - Uncut Commentary
- Let's Play Archive
- Shadow of the Colossus (PS3 HD remake)
- Player: Travis
- Co-commentaters: Thorn, Yoshi
- Format: Standard
- Run: April 10, 2013 - July 32, 2013
- Content: 16 parts
- Playlist - Edited Commentary
- Playlist - Uncut Commentary
- Let's Play Archive
2014
- The Legend of PizzaJoe - Majora's Mask (N64/Wii VC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentaters: Yoshi, Travis, Olivia
- Format: Completionist
- Run: November 5, 2013 - August 24, 2014
- Content: 21 parts + 1 extras video
- Playlist
- Let's Play Archive
- Sleeping Dogs (PS3) + Sleeping Dogs: The Zodiac Tournament, Sleeping Dogs: Nightmare at North Point, Sleeping Dogs: Year of the Snake
- Player: Travis
- Co-commentaters: Thorn, Yoshi
- Format: Standard
- Run: October 5, 2013 - August 30, 2014
- Content: 14 main game parts, 5 downloadable content parts
- Playlist - Edited Commentary
- Playlist - Uncut Commentary
- Let's Play Archive
- Bioshock Infinite (PS3) + Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea
- Player: Travis
- Co-commentaters: Thorn, Yoshi, Olivia
- Format: Standard
- Run: October 12, 2013 - November 15, 2014
- Content: 13 main game parts, 4 Burial at Sea parts
- Playlist
- Let's Play Archive
- Survival Kids (Game Boy Color)
- Players: Thorn, Word on the Wind
- Co-commentater: Olivia
- Format: Completionist
- Run: October 13, 2014 - October 25, 2014
- Content: 7 parts + 1 extra video
- Playlist
- Let's Play Archive
2015
- Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (PS3)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentater: Travis
- Format: Standard
- Run June 24, 2013 - March 17, 2015
- Content: 28 story videos, 9 sidequest screenshot updates, 9 postgame screenshot updates, 1 secret boss video, 3 Ni no Kuni DS streams
- Playlist - Edited Commentary
- Playlist - Uncut Commentary
- Let's Play Archive - Includes screenshot updates
- Punch-Out!! Wii
- Player: Yoshi
- Co-commentaters: Thorn, Travis, Olivia
- Format: Completionist
- Run: July 12, 2014 - March 25, 2015
- Content: 7 story parts, 2 extra videos
- Playlist
- Let's Play Archive
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Travis, Yoshi, Highwang, ChaosArgate, Olivia
- Format: Completionist
- Run: December 25, 2014 - July 17, 2015
- Content: 17 updates (23 videos)
- Playlist
- Let's Play Archive
- The Legend of PizzaJoe - The Wind Waker HD New Game+ (Wii U)
- Player: Yoshi
- Co-commentaters: Thorn, Travis, Olivia
- Format: Standard
- Run: September 1, 2014 - August 12, 2015
- Content: 14 updates (15 videos)
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Bomberman 64 (N64)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Travis
- Format: Standard
- Run: August 17, 2015 - August 28, 2015
- Content: 6 parts
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Super Bomberman 2 (SNES)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Travis, Highwang, Word on the Wind
- Format: Standard
- Run: September 26, 2015 - September 30, 2015
- Content: 5 parts
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- The Last of Us/The Last of Us Remastered (PS3/PS4) + The Last of Us: Left Behind (PS4)
- Player: Travis
- Co-commentators: Thorn, Yoshi
- Format: Standard
- Run: November 21, 2014 - November 21, 2015
- Content: 15 main game parts, 3 DLC parts
- Commentated playlist
- Raw video playlist
- LP Archive
2016
- Saturn Bomberman (Sega Saturn)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Travis
- Format: Standard
- Run: January 11, 2016 - January 16, 2016
- Content: 5 story parts, 1 extras video
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Bomberman Fantasy Race (PlayStation)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Travis, JigglyJacob
- Format: Standard
- Run: January 18, 2016 - January 22, 2016
- Content: 5 parts
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Skies of Arcadia: Legends (GCN)
- Player: Travis
- Co-commentators: Thorn, Yoshi, Highwang
- Format: Standard
- Run: February 3, 2015 - March 18, 2016
- Content: 31 parts
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Oniken (PC)
- Player: Highwang
- Co-commentators: Thorn, Travis
- Format: Standard
- Run: March 15, 2016 - March 26, 2016
- Content: 4 parts
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Super Bomberman 3 (SNES)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Heavy Sigh, SorataYuy
- Format: Standard
- Run: March 28, 2016 - April 3, 2016
- Content: 6 worlds
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley (PlayStation Portable)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Word on the Wind, Yoshi, Olivia
- Format: Completionist
- Run: February 7, 2015 - April 15, 2016
- Content: 25 updates (28 videos)
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns (DS)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Travis, Olivia
- Format: Standard
- Run: February 7, 2015 - April 15, 2016
- Content: 23 updates (27 videos)
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- MDK (PC)
- Player: JigglyJacob
- Co-commentators: Thorn, Highwang, Travis
- Format: Standard
- Run: April 5, 2016 - April 15, 2016
- Content: 6 updates
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Super Bomberman 4 (SNES)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: ElTipejoLoco, SorataYuy
- Format: Standard
- Run: June 20, 2016 - July 1, 2016
- Content: 5 parts
- LP Archive
- Bomberman 64: The Second Attack (N64)
- Player: ElTipejoLoco
- Co-commentators: Thorn, SorataYuy, Highwang
- Format: Completionist
- Run: June 20, 2016 - August 17, 2016
- Content: 8 main game updates (9 videos), 7 bonus videos
- LP Archive
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Travis, Yoshi, Highwang
- Format: Completionist, minus PVP
- Run: February 17, 2016 - September 30, 2016
- Content: 23 updates (24 videos)
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Pokemon: Alpha Sapphire (3DS) - Live-streamed LP
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Highwang, JigglyJacob, Gazooki, Fargo, Travis, Renose
- Format: Casual
- Run: June 18, 2016 - October 20, 2016
- Content: 54 parts from 11 streams
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- MDK2 (PC)
- Player: JigglyJacob
- Co-commentators: Thorn, Travis, Highwang, Yoshi
- Format: Standard
- Run: June 13, 2016 - October 21, 2016
- Content: 10 updates (12 videos)
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Legend of Grimrock 2 (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Travis, JigglyJacob, Highwang (Mod Showcase)
- Format: Completionist
- Run: January 11, 2016 - October 22, 2016
- Content: 17 main LP updates (22 videos) + 6 Mod Showcase updates (7 videos)
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Grow Home (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: Travis
- Format: Completionist
- Run: October 17, 2016 - October 26, 2016
- Content: 5 parts + M.O.M.'s Logs in the thread
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Super Bomberman 5 (SNES)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Highwang, SorataYuy
- Format: Standard
- Run: December 5, 2016 - December 9, 2016
- Content: 6 videos
- LP Archive
- 007: Nightfire (GCN)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Travis, Jacob
- Format: Completionist
- Run: November 11, 2016 - December 10, 2016
- Content: 5 story parts, 2 platinum medal reels, 1 live multiplayer stream
- Edited Commentary
- Uncut Commentary
- LP Archive
- Bomberman II (NES)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: Highwang
- Format: Standard
- Run: December 10, 2016 - December 11, 2016
- Content: 1 part
- Video
- LP Archive
- Bomberman Megathread
- Runs: October 22, 2012 - February 20, 2013; August 17, 2015 - December 11, 2016
- Games Completed: Bomberman (NES), Bomberman '93, Super Bomberman, Bomberman 64, Super Bomberman 2, Saturn Bomberman, Bomberman Fantasy Race, Bomberman Tournament (played by Mr Phillby), Super Bomberman 3, Bomberman Legacy (Longplay by GamesAreSupernice), Super Bomberman 4, DNA: Dark Native Apostle (played by GamesAreSupernice), Bomberman 64: The Second Attack! (played by ElTipejoLoco), Super Bomberman 5, Bomberman II (finale). Thread also lists previous Bomberman LPs Bomberman Hero, Bomberman Jetters, and Bomberman Generation.
- Playlist (Includes all LPs and additional thread content)
- Something Awful thread (requires archive purchase)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (3DS)
- Players:
- With commentary: Thorn, Travis, Yoshi, XelEsparza
- Without commentary: Renose, Torlon, RebelliousPawn, Delish, Random online players
- Format: Standard
- Run: February 17, 2016 - December 30, 2016
- Content: 20 updates (28 videos)
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Players:
2017
- Stranded Deep (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Format: Casual
- Run: December 28, 2016 - January 21, 2017
- Content: 10 parts from 4 streams
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii)
- Player: Jacob
- Co-commentators: Thorn, Yoshi, Highwang
- Format: Standard
- Run: January 24, 2017 - February 14, 2017
- Content: 4 parts
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Salt and Sanctuary (PC)
- Player: Highwang
- Co-commentator: Thorn
- Format: Completionist, bosses specific
- Run: December 21, 2016 - April 5, 2017
- Content: 16 parts
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Demon's Souls (PS3)
- Players: Thorn, Travis, YamiNoSenshi
- Format: Standard
- Run: May 20, 2016 - May 12, 2017
- Content: 24 parts, 3 extra videos
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Rune Factory 4 (3DS)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: Travis, Skippy Granola, YamiNoSenshi
- Format: Completionist, story and request board only
- Run: January 2, 2017 - November 24, 2017
- Content: 45 updates (50 main LP videos + 10 additional dialogue clips)
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Story of Seasons (3DS)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Skippy Granola, YamiNoSenshi
- Format: Standard
- Run: January 4, 2017 - September 22, 2017
- Content: 30 updates (30 main LP videos + 15 additional dialogue clips)
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Harvest Moon: Animal Parade (Wii)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Skippy Granola, YamiNoSenshi
- Format: Standard
- Run: January 6, 2017 - September 29, 2017
- Content: 29 parts
- Playlist
- LP Archive
2018
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: JigglyJacob, Highwang
- Format: Completionist, endings and types of sidequest only
- Run: November 5, 2017 - January 28, 2018 (Patreon); February 4, 2018 - May 6, 2018 (YouTube)
- Content: 14 parts, 1 extra video
- Edited Commentary
- Uncut Commentary
- LP Archive
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GBC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: MeccaPrime
- Format: Standard
- Run: February 4, 2018 - April 4, 2018 (Patreon); May 13, 2018 - July 11, 2018 (YouTube)
- Content: 18 parts
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: MeccaPrime
- Format: Standard
- Run: April 8, 2018 - June 3, 2018 (Patreon); July 15, 2018 - September 9, 2018 (YouTube)
- Content: 17 parts
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Skippy Granola, YamiNoSenshi
- Format: Completionist, minus Korok seeds and Amiibo outfits
- Run: June 10, 2017 - July 30, 2018
- Content: 63 updates (52 core game parts, 6 alternate route parts, 11 DLC parts, 2 extra journal videos)
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Stardew Valley (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: YamiNoSenshi, IrishRodent
- Multiplayer: Thorn, IrishRodent, Yoshi, Dakota
- Format: Completionist
- Run: February 26, 2018 - August 27, 2018
- Content: 27 updates (27 main parts, 3 additional character parts, 3 multiplayer parts, 2 extra videos)
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Super Bomberman R (PS4)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: Jacob
- Format: Casual
- Run: August 28, 2018 - September 27, 2018
- Content: 7 parts from 1 stream
- Patreon-supported LP, Recorded live on YouTube.
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Sonic the Hedgehog (PS3)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Casual
- Run: April 16, 2018 - October 15, 2018
- Content: 23 parts from 4 streams + 1 post-game hangout video
- Patreon-supported LP, Recorded live on Twitch and YouTube.
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: MeccaPrime
- Format: Completionist
- Content: 13 parts
- Run: July 3, 2018 - August 12, 2018 (Patreon); September 11, 2018 - October 21, 2018 (YouTube)
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- WarioWare Gold (3DS)
- Player: Jacob
- Co-commentators: Thorn, Yoshi
- Format: Standard
- Content: 7 parts
- Run: October 3, 2018 - October 24, 2018
- Playlist
- LP Archive
2019
- The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap (GBA)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: MeccaPrime
- Format: Completionist
- Content: 19 parts
- Run: September 18, 2018 - November 20, 2018 (Patreon); November 23, 2018 - January 25, 2019 (YouTube)
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Sonic Adventure DX (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Casual
- Run: September 15, 2018 - February 25, 2019
- Content: 16 parts from 4 streams
- Patreon-supported LP, Recorded live on YouTube.
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Link's Crossbow Training (Wii)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: Yoshi
- Format: Casual
- Aired: March 31, 2019
- Patreon-supported stream LP
- Video
- 20XX (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator and Co-op: Jacob
- Format: Standard
- Run: January 9, 2019 - April 17, 2019
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Star Fox 64 (N64)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Completionist
- Run: March 10, 2019 - April 4, 2019 (Patreon); April 7, 2019 - May 2, 2019 (YouTube)
- Content: 8 parts
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Deltarune: Chapter 1 (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Dakota
- Format: Casual
- Run: March 23, 2019 - May 4, 2019
- Content: 5 parts from 2 streams
- Playlist
- Pikmin 3 (Wii U)
- Player: Yoshi
- Co-commentator: Thorn
- Format: Completionist
- Run: March 12, 2019 - May 24, 2019
- Content: 13 parts covering 15 in-game days
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Pikmin (Wii)
- Player: Yoshi
- Co-commentator: Thorn, Travis
- Format: Completionist
- Run: April 19, 2019 - May 14, 2019
- Content: 8 parts covering 9 in-game days
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Sonic Adventure 2 (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Casual
- Run: February 21, 2019 - May 27, 2019
- Content: 12 parts from 2 streams
- Patreon-supported LP, Recorded live on YouTube.
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Pokemon Snap (N64)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: Jacob
- Format: Completionist
- Run: June 4, 2019 - June 15, 2019
- Content: 6 parts
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (N64)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Completionist, minus enemy cards
- Run: June 25, 2019 - July 12, 2019
- Content: 6 parts
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Slime Rancher (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: JigglyJacob, TorpidTypist
- Format: Completionist
- Run: March 2, 2018 - July 19, 2019
- Content: 14 parts + 1 content quickie
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Skippy
- Format: Completionist, minus ship parts
- Run: November 22, 2018 - September 1, 2019
- Content: 22 parts
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Kirby's Dream Course - Multiplayer campaign (SNES on Switch)
- Players: Thorn, Jacob
- Format: Casual
- Run: September 9, 2019 - September 15, 2019
- Content: 4 parts from 1 stream
- Playlist
- LP Archive
- Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition (Switch)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Casual - Story mode
- Run: May 16, 2019 - November 10, 2019
- Content: 29 parts from 6 streams and 32 missions
- Patreon-supported LP, Recorded live on YouTube.
- Playlist
- Star Fox Adventures (GCN)
- Player: Yoshi
- Co-commentators: Thorn, Jacob
- Format: Standard
- Run: August 9, 2019 - November 29, 2019
- Content: 14 parts
- Playlist
2020
- The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)
- Star Fox Assault (GCN)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Standard
- Run: December 25, 2019 - January 23, 2020 (Patreon); January 27, 2020 - February 27, 2020 (YouTube)
- Content: 10 parts
- Playlist
- Doom (PC)
- Player: Jacob
- Format: Completionist - All secrets
- Co-commentators: Thorn, TorpidTypist
- Run: March 20, 2020 - May 8, 2020
- Content: 8 parts
- Playlist
- Final Fantasy IX (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Format: Casual
- Run: March 9, 2020 - June 21, 2020
- Content: 15 videos from 17 streams
- Playlist
- Hey You, Pikachu! (N64)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: Yoshi
- Format: Casual
- Run: March 13, 2020 - June 22, 2020
- Content: 10 parts
- Playlist
- Doom II (PC)
- Player: Jacob
- Format: Completionist - All secrets
- Co-commentators: Thorn, TorpidTypist
- Run: May 15, 2020 - July 17, 2020
- Content: 10 parts
- Playlist
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 (Xbox One)
- Player: Thorn
- Format: Completionist - All goals, stats, and Vicarious Visions logos
- Run: September 11, 2020 - September 14, 2020
- Content: 2 streams + Jacob's first look
- Playlist
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch)
- Player: Jacob
- Co-commentator: Thorn
- Format: Casual - Crimson Flower route
- Run: May 12, 2020 - October 7, 2020
- Content: 19 streams
- Playlist
- Graveyard Keeper (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Skippy, Yami
- Format: Standard
- Run: April 12, 2020 - July 12, 2020 (Patreon); July 19, 2020 - October 18, 2020 (YouTube)
- Content: 14 parts
- Playlist
- Jet Force Gemini (Xbox One - Rare Replay collection)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: Jacob
- Format: Standard
- Run: April 15, 2020 - July 15, 2020 (Patreon); July 22, 2020 - October 22, 2020 (YouTube)
- Content: 14 parts
- Playlist
- Doom 64 (PC)
- Player: Jacob
- Co-commentators: Thorn, TorpidTypist
- Format: Completionist - All secrets
- Run: July 24, 2020 - October 16, 2020
- Content: 13 parts
- Playlist
- Tony Hawk's Underground (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: Jacob
- Format: Standard
- Run: July 27, 2020 - September 21, 2020 (Patreon); September 28, 2020 - November 23, 2020 (YouTube)
- Content: 9 parts
- Playlist
- Jenny LeClue: Detectivú (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Format: Casual
- Run: October 24, 2020 - November 29, 2020
- Content: 10 parts from 4 streams
- Playlist
2021
- Doom (2016) (PC)
- Player: Jacob
- Co-commentators: Thorn, TorpidTypist
- Format: Completionist - All secrets
- Run: October 23, 2020 - January 15, 2021
- Content: 13 parts
- Playlist
- Sonic Heroes (GCN)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Casual
- Run: October 20, 2020 - January 16, 2021
- Content: 22 parts from 5 streams
- Playlist
- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Xbox 360/PC)
- Players: Jacob (Story Mode), Thorn (Classic Mode)
- Format: Standard
- Run: November 30, 2020 - February 1, 2021
- Content: 9 story mode parts + 1 classic mode part
- Playlist
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (PS2)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: Jacob
- Format: Completionist - Goals and stat points only
- Content: 7 story mode parts + 3 classic mode parts
- Run: February 8, 2021 - April 12, 2021
- Playlist
- Doom Eternal (PC)
- Player: Jacob
- Co-commentators: Thorn, TorpidTypist
- Format: Completionist
- Content: 12 main parts + 6 Ancient Gods DLC parts + 1 stream of multiplayer
- Run: January 22, 2021 - May 25, 2021
- Commentary Over Cutscenes
- No Commentary Over Cutscenes
- Shadow the Hedgehog (GCN)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Standard
- Content: 9 main parts + 1 stream of Expert Mode
- Run: January 13, 2021 - March 10, 2021 (Patreon); March 17, 2021 - May 26, 2021 (YouTube)
- Commentary Over Cutscenes
- No Commentary Over Cutscenes
- Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (PC)
2022
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Completionist
- Run: September 28, 2019 - July 11, 2020; January 23, 2022
- Content: 33 parts
- Playlist
- WarioWare: Get It Together! (Switch)
- Player: Jacob
- Co-commentators: Thorn, Yoshi
- Format: Standard
- Run: January 3, 2022 - January 31, 2022
- Content: 5 parts
- Playlist
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (Wii U)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Completionist
- Run: December 17, 2019 (Patreon early access) - March 4, 2022
- Content: 33 parts
- Playlist
2023
- Resident Evil 4 (PS4)
- Player: Travis
- Co-commentator: Thorn
- Format: Standard
- Run: October 14, 2022 - March 3, 2023
- Uncut Commentary
- Cutscene Friendly
- Hi-Fi Rush (PC)
- Player: Jacob
- Co-commentator: Thorn
- Format: Casual
- Run: February 3, 2023 - March 15, 2023
- Playlist
2024
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (PC)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentator: Jacob
- Format: Completionist - All quests at least once
- Content: 15 parts
- Run: July 25, 2023 (Patreon); December 3, 2023 - March 3, 2024 (YouTube)
- Playlist - Cutscene-Friendly
- Playlist - Commentary Over Cutscenes
- Link: The Faces of Evil (CD-i, Remastered on PC by Dopply)
- Player: Thorn
- Co-commentators: Yoshi, Jacob
- Format: Completionist
- Run: March 4, 2024 - March 8, 2024
- Content: 3 parts
- Made as thanks for reaching $5000 on Thorn's 2021 coming-out GoFundMe
- Playlist
Demos for Devs
The team try out and review game demos or advance copies.
- Onion Force (demo)
- Tomato Way (Episode 1)
- End of the Mine
- Friday the 13th: The Game (Beta) - Part 1, Part 2
- My Time at Portia (In-development Alpha) - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
- Striped Swipers: When Booty Calls (Kickstarter/itch.io demo)
- Krystopia: A Puzzle Journey (Pre-release version)
- Serin Fate (Pre-alpha)
- Ex-Zodiac (Kickstarter demo)
- Bountiful Life (Kickstarter pre-alpha)
Discussions
- "The Balance of Game Storytelling"
- "Nintendo at E3, their marketing problems, and more Zelda"
- "Sleeping Dogs: Why is it so Good?"
- "Sequels We'd Like to See"
- "Yooka-Laylee: Stickin' it to the Man"
Interviews
Retsupuraes
Thorn and Yoshi began doing Retsupuraes when they started the channel purely for fun, as inspired by Retsupurae themselves and Chip & Ironicus. These were the primary videos of the YouTube channel for the first several months before the two resumed making Let's Plays. These are all set to "Unlisted" on YouTube but can still be watched by clicking the links. Deleted Retsupuraes are further down the page.
- Retsupurae with Our Own BillyMC - Super Mario Bros. 2 - April 20, 2010
- Retsupurae OVER THEEEERE - Sonic Adventure - April 21, 2010
- Retsupurae My Vacuum - Sonic Riders - April 22, 2010
- Retsupurae Pokemon StadiAAAAGH - Pokemon Stadium - April 27, 2010
- Retsupurae Name That Object in the Background - Mario Super Sluggers - April 28, 2010
- Wetsupuwae Wiff Woudy McWoudFuck - Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - May 13, 2010
- Retsupurae Harvest Bored's Desynced Brother - Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap - May 13, 2010
- Retsu NOT Retsupurae Obake, How About That?! (With Jucaprost) - Obake - May 23, 2010
- Retsupurae Final Fantasy Pixel Robots - Final Fantasy XIII - May 23, 2010
- Retsu Learn How to do Retsupuraes Properly - RP of DFatman and GhostTC RPing a Mega Man LP - July 24, 2010
- Retsu Just Make Fun of Them Now - RP of FATLPs RPing a Pokemon Blue LP - July 24, 2010 - Sequel to "Retsu Learn How to do Retsupuraes Properly"
- Retsupurae Cut or Speed Up for Dummies - Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker - July 27, 2010 (Fixed and reuploaded July 29, 2010)
- Retsupurae Defying Mario Logic with noob22222 - Super Mario Bros. 2 - July 27, 2010 - Sequel to "Retsupurae with Our Own BillyMC"
- Retsupurae Donkey Kong Country 2 World 3 Part 3 Save State 0 Rewind 1000 - Donkey Kong Country 2 - August 21, 2010
- Retsupurae Premature State Saving - Donkey Kong Country 2 - August 21, 2010 - Sequel to "Retsupurae Donkey Kong Country 2 World 3 Part 3 Save State 0 Rewind 1000"
- Retsupurae Ratchet and Pussy: Hiding Commando - Ratchet and Clank 2: Going Commando - September 1, 2010
- Retsupurae Girls Jumping into Lava - Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - September 1, 2010
- Retsupurae GlitchyVanDumbass - Star Fox Adventures - September 1, 2010
- Retsupurae Samus Sucks Gaiz - Super Smash Bros. Brawl - September 5, 2010
- Retsupurae Pokemon White Not Black or Female BEFORE IT EVEN COMES OUT - Pokemon White - September 18, 2010
- Retsupurae Getting a Vagina, Forgetting to Patch the Game BEFORE IT EVEN COMES OUT - Pokemon White - September 19, 2010
- Retsupurae Pokemon Vagina Version BEFORE IT EVEN COMES OUT - Pokemon White - September 19, 2010
- Retsupurae Puzzlescurse - Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages - September 30, 2010
- Retsupurae Jeezy Cries' EPIC EMULATED FAAAAAIL - Metal Gear Solid - October 2, 2010
- Retsupurae Golf, for Fuck's Sake - Mario Golf - November 8, 2010
- Retsupurae The Nose That Knows Jack-Crap - Super Mario Sunshine - November 12, 2010
- Retsupurae KeroRUH-OH - Keroro RPG - February 3, 2011
- Retsu Have an Important Intervention/Bitchfit - Harvest Moon 64 - June 16, 2011 - RP of MrFailGame. Sequel to deleted RPs "Retsupurae Harvest Bored" and "Retsupurae Harvest Bored 2 - Better Yet Not Really"
Deleted
The first five Retsupuraes and several other subsequent RPs were deleted from TheStrawhatNO, but they were all backed up on file sharing sites. The first five were deleted due to the noisy crickets in Yoshi's room:
- Retsupurae A Quarter of Persona 4 - Persona 4 - Very first Retsupurae
- Retsupurae Harvest Bored - Harvest Moon 64 - RP of MrFailGame.
- Retsupurae Harvest Bored 2 - Better Yet Not Really - Harvest Moon 64 - Sequel to "Retsupurae Harvest Bored"
- Retsupurae Like the Fucking Idiot that I Am - Pokemon Gold/Silver
- Retsupurae A FUCKING BOOK - Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility - Deleted for being mediocre alongside the crickets
- Retsupurae Reading the Back of the Notice Board - Animal Crossing - Deleted for being mediocre
- Retsupurae A Very Confusing Ed Edd and Eddy Game - Ed, Edd and Eddy: The Mis-Edventures - Deleted for being too insulting and generally mediocre
- Retsupurae White SirRonLionheart - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team/Red Rescue Team - Deleted due to technical difficulties resulting in the loss of the second half of the original video
- The Ultimate Retsupurae - Mario Kart Wii - Deleted by accident, never reuploaded
Other Related Videos
- thisvideoisbetterthanchuggaaconroyderpyderpidontfuckingknow - April 23, 2010 - Thorn records himself playing Majora's Mask with an upside-down webcam, making fun of child camcorder Let's Players.
- 3 Minutes of Laughter - July 27, 2010 - Yoshi and Thorn joke around following the Wind Waker RP.
- He Lives in My Town! - September 18, 2010 - Thorn discovers that one of the Pokemon White LPers they RP'd lives in his town.
Other Trivia
- At the time of completion, (March 10, 2010), the Pikmin Let's Play was the fastest commentated Let's Play of the game, being completed in 12 in-game days. This excludes non-commentated Speed-Runs of the game of which the fastest was 9 days, though Yoshi took several gameplay cues from Speed Runs.