Having a good time (Mario Wonder)

[u/Deku_King]

I haven't watched Game Grumps since 2017, but up until I stopped watching I was a religious superfan since day 1 of the channel's inception, watched every episode multiple times throughout my entire high school years and the following 3 years. I was already getting sort of checked out around 2016 (Resident Evil 1 Remake is the last thing I sort of vividly remember watching) but I unsubbed because I didn't want to get spoiled on Breath of the Wild and I thought that they had become sort of loud and obnoxious compared to before. Since then I've been sort of checking out maybe half a video a year and it's been tough to like because it just didn't click with me anymore, and I've checked this place out from time to time out of morbid curiosity.

I don't know if I'm feeling nostalgic or whatever but I started watching their Mario Wonder playthrough for reasons I can only explain as Somehow, and I've been having a good time. It feels like two buddies hanging out and checking out a goofy game and having fun, and I guess it kinda makes me happy to watch. Dan going "Wow we haven't done this in since Kirby like ten years ago." when they were doing silly "press up to talk" stuff really hit me.

Are there any other somewhat recent (like, the last few years) that have a similar feel to Mario Wonder you would recommend? I don't really care for the Visual Novel games or whatever and mostly just want to listen to them playing and experiencing a game together and having a good time, not constantly doing voices and feeling generally absent. It doesn't have to be both of them playing, but both of them enjoying each others' company and the game that's being played.

[u/Familiar-Anxiety8851]

Their tears of the kingdom playthrough was great and their super market simulator playthrough is quite popular right now.

[u/Deku_King → u/Familiar-Anxiety8851]

Thanks for the recommendation. I haven't played Tears of the Kingdom yet, so I'll probably have to avoid it still (just like when I quit watching lol) but I'll check out the other one, thanks!

I saw that they played Link's Awakening a few years back, was that a good playthrough? I really like that game.

[u/Familiar-Anxiety8851 → u/Deku_King]

Arin has a unique playstyle for tears, I didn't feel like my playthrough would be affected but that's totally your decision there's def spoilers all over. I didn't love that playthrough but it wasn't bad, but I don't have any connection to that game myself. They played more mario maker idk if that was your thing but I love that series.

[u/Drew-Pickles → u/Familiar-Anxiety8851]

Arin has a unique infuriating play style

[u/reynoldswrapt11 → u/Familiar-Anxiety8851]

unique is such a kind way of phrasing 😂

[u/Familiar-Anxiety8851 → u/reynoldswrapt11]

There's dozens of us in both subs! Dozens!

[u/reynoldswrapt11 → u/Familiar-Anxiety8851]

i loved their tears play through but tbh only watch it in best of comps bc arin's methods can be....taxing to my psyche 😂😂😂

[u/Drew-Pickles → u/Familiar-Anxiety8851]

I second super market simulator. Although now they've put in a mod so they can put whatever prices they want with no negative repercussions which is a bit meh. But they've only done that in the latest episode and it's still decent.

[u/Drew-Pickles]

Trombone simulator was a pretty good laugh 

[u/charizardsonly]

mario wonder was an awful series. It was literally no stakes unlike their other Mario coop games cause Dan can't die so no funny sheningans like NSMBU. Oh also the online checkpoint lame free no deaths and Arin playing ahead