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TheStrawhatNO! is ThornBrain, Mugiwara Yoshi and BigTUnit1's Let's Play channel, based on YouTube. The team have branched out to live gaming streams, interviews, and discussion videos. The channel was made a YouTube partner on January 3, 2013, and they have a Patreon account.

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 deleted RPs. 

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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 his old channel, comicstripdude, which he later thought was poorly made and deleted. (He 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 part 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 very positively of their RPs anymore.

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 early the next year when he could get a new computer.

2011 - Present: Something Awful Era

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 have continued to build a fanbase since. 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, and Thorn followed with his own Patreon in February 2015 to help pay for his rent. Olivia joined as an occasional commentator in Summer 2014.

Let's Plays

In-Progress

  • Bomberman Megathread
    • Current Run: August 17, 2015 - Present
      • Originally ran from October 22, 2012 - February 20, 2013 with 3 games completed (Bomberman (NES), Bomberman '93 (TurboGrafx-16), and Super Bomberman (SNES) - see below).
    • Playlist (Includes all LPs and additional thread content)
    • Something Awful thread
    • Bomberman 64: The Second Attack (N64)
      • Player: ElTipejoLoco
      • Co-commentators: Thorn, SorataYuy
      • SA thread
    • Super Bomberman 4 (SNES)
      • Player: Thorn
      • Co-commentators: ElTipejoLoco, SorataYuy
      • Status: Fully commentated, final videos currently being edited.
      • SA thread
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Co-commentators: Travis, Yoshi, Highwang
    • Run: February 17, 2016 - Present
    • Status: All footage recorded and edited.
    • Content: 23 updates (24 videos)
    • Playlist
    • SA thread
  • MDK2 (PC)
    • Player: JigglyJacob
    • Co-commentators: Thorn, Travis, Highwang, Yoshi
    • Run: June 13, 2016 - Present
    • Playlist
    • SA thread
  • Pokemon: Alpha Sapphire (3DS) - Live-streamed LP, see below

On Hiatus

  • Legend of Grimrock 2 (PC)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Co-commentators: Yoshi, Travis, JigglyJacob
    • Run: January 11, 2016 - May 2, 2016. Mod showcase in progress
    • Content: 17 main LP updates (22 videos) with extras on the way
    • Playlist
    • SA thread
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (3DS)
    • Players: Thorn, Yoshi, Travis
    • Run: February 17, 2016 - Present
    • Status: First runs of Worlds 1-4 complete.
    • Playlist
    • SA thread
  • Demon's Souls (PS3)

Upcoming

  • Bomberman Megathread
    • Super Bomberman 5 (SNES)
      • Player: Thorn
      • Status: All footage recorded and edited, set to be commentated.
    • Bomberman II (NES) - Possibility, but not guaranteed
  • Rune Factory 4 (3DS)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Status: Recording underway
  • Story of Seasons (3DS)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Status: Recorded first two seasons

Completed

LPs listed by year in which they were completed.

2011

  • Bomberman Hero (Nintendo 64)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Co-commentater: Travis
    • 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
    • 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)

2012

  • Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
  • Pikmin 2 (GCN)
    • Player: Yoshi
    • Co-commentaters: Thorn, Travis
    • 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
    • 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
    • Run: October 22, 2012
    • Content: 1 part
    • Video
  • Bomberman '93 (TurboGrafx-16/Wii Virtual Console)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Co-commentators: Yoshi, Travis, Redundant, Epee Em
    • Run: November 3, 2012 - November 15, 2012
    • Content: 7 parts
    • Playlist
    • Let's Play Archive

2013

2014

  • The Legend of PizzaJoe - Majora's Mask (N64/Wii VC)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Co-commentaters: Yoshi, Travis, Olivia
    • 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
  • Bioshock Infinite (PS3) + Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea
    • Player: Travis
    • Co-commentaters: Thorn, Yoshi, Olivia
    • 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
    • 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)
  • Punch-Out!! Wii
    • Player: Yoshi
    • Co-commentaters: Thorn, Travis, Olivia
    • 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
    • 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
    • Run: September 1, 2014 - August 12, 2015
    • Content: 14 updates (15 videos)
    • Playlist
    • LP Archive
  • Bomberman 64 (N64)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Co-commentators: Yoshi, Travis
    • 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
    • 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)

2016

  • Saturn Bomberman (Sega Saturn)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Co-commentators: Yoshi, Travis
    • Run: January 11, 2016 - January 16, 2016
    • Content: 5 story parts, 1 extras video
    • Playlist
    • LP Archive
  • Bomberman Fantasy Race (PlayStation)
  • Skies of Arcadia: Legends (GCN)
    • Player: Travis
    • Co-commentators: Thorn, Yoshi, Highwang
    • Run: February 3, 2015 - March 18, 2016
    • Content: 31 parts
    • Playlist
    • LP Archive
  • Oniken (PC)
    • Player: Highwang
    • Co-commentators: Thorn, Travis
    • Run: March 15, 2016 - March 26, 2016
    • Content: 4 parts
    • Playlist
    • LP Archive
  • Super Bomberman 3 (SNES)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Co-commentators: Heavy Sigh, SorataYuy
    • 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
    • Run: February 7, 2015 - April 15, 2016
    • Status: All videos ready.
    • Content: 25 updates (28 videos)
    • Playlist
    • LP Archive
  • Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns (DS)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Co-commentators: Travis, Olivia
    • Run: February 7, 2015 - April 15, 2016
    • Status: All videos ready.
    • Content: 23 updates (27 videos)
    • Playlist
    • LP Archive
  • MDK (PC)

Bomberman Megathread

  • Runs: October 22, 2012 - February 20, 2013; August 17, 2015 - Present
  • Games In-Progress: Bomberman 64: The Second Attack! (played by ElTipejoLoco), Super Bomberman 4
  • 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); Thread also lists previous Bomberman LPs Bomberman Hero, Bomberman Jetters, and Bomberman Generation.
  • Upcoming Games: Super Bomberman 5, Bomberman II (maybe)

Quick-Looks

  • Bloodborne (PS4)
    • Players: Travis, Thorn
  • Hatoful Boyfriend (PS4)
    • Player: Travis
    • Co-commentator: Yoshi
  • Metal Gear Online (PS4)
    • Players: Jiggly Jacob, Thorn

Demos for Devs

The team try out and review games sent to them by their developers.

Canceled

Note: Ocarina of Time through Majora's Mask was uploaded to Blip.tv, and the videos were lost when the team's Blip channel was deleted in 2014. Only The Hero of Time review, Majora's Mask, and most of Pikmin 2 are still available to watch.

  • Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
  • Earthbound (SNES)
    • Began March 29, 2010 (FATLPs carry-over) - canceled with 2 parts due to technical difficulties.
    • Player: Yoshi
    • Co-commentaters: Thorn, GhostTC
  • Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GCN)
    • Began April 28, 2010 - canceled with 5 parts due to lack of enjoyment.
    • Player: Thorn
    • Co-commentater: Yoshi
  • Pikmin 2 original attempt (GCN)
  • Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask original attempt (N64)
  • Fallout 3 Nuzlocke (PC)
    • Began November 11, 2013 - canceled with 5 parts due to hardware changeover and lack of interest in continuing.
    • Player: Thorn
    • Solo commentary
    • Playlist

Streaming

Channels

Games and Streams

In-Progress Streams

  • Pokemon: Alpha Sapphire (3DS)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Co-commentators: Highwang
    • Run: June 18, 2016 - Present
    • Playlist
    • SA thread - Part of the Casual LP Thread

Completed/Ended

Note: Yoshi streamed Super Smash Bros. Brawl in 2011, but none of it was recorded. Streams for Extra Life aired in 2012 and 2013, but no live gaming was recorded, only Let's Play commentaries.

  • Extra Life 2014 charity stream
    • Games: Fallout: New Vegas Hardcore Mode, Shovel Knight, Audiosurf, Goat Simulator, Far Cry 3 (co-op and campaign), The Last of Us (LP parts 3 and 4 - pre-recorded), Ni no Kuni (LP part 21 - commentated live), Dragon's Dogma
    • Players: Thorn, ZenonXI (Far Cry 3 co-op), Travis (Dragon's Dogma)
    • Co-commentators: Patreon patrons - Chaz, ZenonXI, Epee Em, Usagihinorei, Yoshi (The Last of Us)
    • Run: November 28-30, 2014
    • Playlist
  • Dark Souls (PS3)
    • Players: Travis and Thorn
    • Co-commentaters: Patreon patrons - Neohampster and Tailsnick
    • Run: August 23, 2014 - June 17, 2015
    • Playlist
  • Tomodachi Life (3DS)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Co-commentators: Yoshi, Travis, Jiggly Jacob, Fargo, Gazooki
    • Run: December 10, 2014 - March 31, 2015
    • Content: 25 parts + 1 test video
    • Playlist
  • Ni no Kuni: Shikkoku no Madoshi (DS)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Co-commentators: Travis, Drachir, Maxwell, Benjamin
    • Part of the Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Let's Play, see above.
  • Extra Life 2015
    • Games: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, LoZ: Tri Force Heroes, Animal Crossing (deleted), Undertale, Star Fox Command, Don't Starve Together
    • Players: Thorn; Renosei, Tallon (Tri Force Heroes); Highwang, blahmoomoo, Fargo, Xalder, NotPyry (Don't Starve Together)
    • Co-commentators: InfamousGentleman (Tri Force Heroes), Highwang (Undertale, Don't Starve Together), Yoshi (Undertale), Fargo and Xalder (Don't Starve Together)
    • Run: November 7-8, 2015
    • Playlist
  • Undertale (PC)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Co-commentators: Highwang, Travis, Yoshi
    • Blind run - Pacifist/Neutral and True Pacifist endings
    • Run: October 15, 2015 - November 18, 2015
    • Playlist
  • Various Harvest Moon games, spinoffs and fangames
    • Games: A New Beginning (3DS), Harvest Moon DS, Sunshine Islands (DS), Story of Seasons (3DS), Harvest Moon 64, Friends of Mineral Town (GBA), Island of Happiness (DS), Harvest Moon (SNES), Animal Parade (Wii), Rune Factory 4 (3DS), Stardew Valley (PC)
    • Player: Thorn
    • Co-commentators (A New Beginning only): Fargo, Gazooki, Zenon
    • Part of the Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley and Tale of Two Towns thread, see above.
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
    • Player: Highwang
    • Co-commentators: Thorn, Jacob
    • Run: April 23, 2016 - May 27, 2016
    • Playlist

One-Offs/Quick Looks/First Looks

Discussions

TheStrawhatPATRONS! Podcast

The team's podcast made with Patreon patrons who pledge $15 or more. It is similar to TheMidnightFrogs Podcast and to TheStrawhatNO's discussion videos.

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" but can still be accessed by clicking the links. Deleted Retsupuraes are further down the page.

Deleted

The first five Retsupuraes and several other subsequent RPs have been deleted from TheStrawhatNO, but they have all been backed up on Thorn's MediaFire. The first five were deleted due to the noisy crickets in Yoshi's room:

Other Related Videos

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.
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