Top two things Nathaniel hates: 1. Pink Gold Peach 2. Virtual Boy
@jackthomas82023 жыл бұрын
and Sonic 4!
@9termunde873 жыл бұрын
3. Games that tell you to "take a break"
@DJ_Ortiz3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Lego Mario. And he should do Lego Luigi next.
@DuxkyGaming5643 жыл бұрын
And the color red after this vid
@NintendOscar133 жыл бұрын
5. Big The Cat
@Mr.Kirby_3 жыл бұрын
"Mario's Tennis" Guess this is HIS tennis and only his tennis.
@redhead29853 жыл бұрын
Mario’s party would be pretty lacking
@redhead29853 жыл бұрын
Also Tennis. So virtual.
@MittChPlay3 жыл бұрын
Remember. This is the first Mario Sports game where Mario has his name in the title. I say this because he was playable in NES Golf Open Tournament which was released earlier than the Virtual Boy.
@stephanienelson97913 жыл бұрын
Actually, it was meant to infer that Mario was, in fact, tennis.
@ironlampshade54833 жыл бұрын
he owns the tennis
@pokemastersalgaming82713 жыл бұрын
Before the video even started, I knew that this video wasn't overexagerated, and all opinions shared would be accurate to his thoughts and feelings. I called it in the live countdown.
@matthewbob_moostachepants55633 жыл бұрын
Ya I mean it was pretty obvious haha
@LeMarch143 жыл бұрын
I mean yea? Its nintendo's worst console and it just sucks in general, im pretty sure everyone knew that he didnt like it
@lordroy883 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe people compare the Wii U, an actually good system, to this.
@giselengimbi27053 жыл бұрын
The world is full of Idiots. And of course they think: "Bad sales = bad console"
@DragonGaming053 жыл бұрын
Some sins can not be forgiven
@DarkStar7X3 жыл бұрын
The Wii U might have not been the best Nintendo console but at least it is an actual console. Comparing it to the Virtual Boy is laughable.
@Revixy7083 жыл бұрын
@@DarkStar7X agreed
@Driggsdamonstah3 жыл бұрын
People who say sales are what make or break a console are stupid
@Dotios1873 жыл бұрын
My water bottle runs games better than the virtual boy
@luigi62903 жыл бұрын
Really? My potato can run games better than the virtual boy
@GhostHunterDipperPines3 жыл бұрын
My shoe runs games better than it
@Toadallythebest3 жыл бұрын
Does it have Wario Land?
@Malice791833 жыл бұрын
Yo Favored Water was such a good improvement to the Water Bottle.
@greentoesbstatus43253 жыл бұрын
Wow! My cheetos bag can run games like the nintendo switch
@robertthechannel17993 жыл бұрын
Triggered Boy Timecards 0:15 Virtual Boy System 3:33 Mario Tennis 4:32 Galactic Pinball 5:04 Teleroboxers 5:35 Red Alarm 5:59 Virtual Boy Wario Land 6:16: Tetris 3D 6:56 Golf 7:08 Mario Clash 7:48 Nester’s Funky Bowling 8:33 Panic Bomber 8:56 Vertical Force 9:20 Virtual League Baseball 9:37 Water World 9:59 Jack Bros 10:18 Virtual Lab 10:49 Virtual Fishing 10:57 Virtual Bowling 11:16 Tetris 11:26 ??? 11:41 Space Squash 11:51 Dimension War 11:58 Space Invaders
@Eden_M0rgan3 жыл бұрын
11:26 is, and I might be wrong, Insmouth No Yakata
@VMStudiosOfficial3 жыл бұрын
NB will probably have a lot to be triggered about... And not much to be mind-blown about.
@gooeyleborgne50593 жыл бұрын
I’m mindblown as to why the hell this thing exists tbh
@Emirix13 жыл бұрын
I mean all he can say is about his good games that he wanted remastered
@mariajimenafigueroa2333 жыл бұрын
The controller is decent and Wario Land was a good game
@L1M.L4M3 жыл бұрын
One minute
@sameeraalmenhali93383 жыл бұрын
Lol I’m gonna force him to do “how sonic boom is “mind blowing””
@samdabugg3 жыл бұрын
me: (tapes a phone to my face) nintendo: "that looks like a great idea!"
@theyakkomanguy75223 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile back in the 1990s' Me: *stuffs computer in my face* Nintendo: *T H I S I S O U R I N S P I R A T I O N F O L K S F O R A C O N S O L E*
@speederboysnewchannel1.0243 жыл бұрын
meanwhile with tiger: employee with tiger: nintendo’s virtual boy is the hot handheld right now, what do we do? tiger: copy what they did but add a headstrap and make it close to ur eye. Oh, and do the same thing to what we did with our handhelds.
@Fictionboy163 жыл бұрын
I believe this will be the first NOT over-exaggerated Triggered video of 2021.
@AlbertBoris3 жыл бұрын
It is lol
@aidenhornsby16703 жыл бұрын
Same i can make a better console with a camera screen and buttons
@gone37473 жыл бұрын
Or ever
@PoipoleMujigae3 жыл бұрын
Wii Music was not over exaggerated.
@Fictionboy163 жыл бұрын
@@PoipoleMujigae That was in 2018; I'm talking about 2021 (this year).
@airline-food59143 жыл бұрын
The high resolution is so good it made my eyes scared of the color red and black! Thanks Nintendo! 10/10 👍
@randomgecko46373 жыл бұрын
Employee: People want the N64 now! What do we do? We don't want to rush the system! Nintendo: Attach two chopsticks on a giant pair of swimming goggles and call it a day.
@theneutralguy23173 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@Memorydraws3 жыл бұрын
This sounds about right
@gameboy84253 жыл бұрын
Nintendo was trolling even before switch online existed
@DAMlENTHORN3 жыл бұрын
My friend haves a virtual boy and thinks it sucks lmao
@pistincup3523 жыл бұрын
Top 10 quotes from the comment section
@SamHasSpawnedIn2 жыл бұрын
Nathaniel: I want this on the gameboy, i hate having to play it in 2 colours Gameboy: Is entirely black and white
@hookerman4122 жыл бұрын
don't forget the green shades on the actual hardware!
@Nintenblox6 ай бұрын
At least the game boy doesn’t cause eye strain
@bunayogaming_q28413 ай бұрын
Also the game boy is more green than anything (because of the screen)
@BigMeat419683 жыл бұрын
Honestly, if you play some of these games on an emulator, they’re pretty good. Especially Wario Land.
@matthewbob_moostachepants55633 жыл бұрын
Ya that’s what I was thinking the whole time virtual boy emulators are actually pretty good because you don’t have to keep it on one color lol
@MrWeeb-cx9db3 жыл бұрын
Ye
@wohao_gaster74343 жыл бұрын
wanted to like but you have 69
@SenkuTheScience2 жыл бұрын
8:43 he’s not lying about the music being creepy
@jameskleinfunnyguy3 жыл бұрын
The pinball game probably was space-themed because they couldn't figure out how to fix the puck being so floaty😂🤣😂
@alexschneider16673 жыл бұрын
Yeah, also what pinball machine uses a puck? It’s pinball not pinpuck
@jameskleinfunnyguy3 жыл бұрын
@@alexschneider1667 YOO YOUR RIGHT😂😂😂
@jameskleinfunnyguy3 жыл бұрын
@@alexschneider1667 they couldn't afford the 3D structure of a ball😂😂😂
@sarahblackburn23393 жыл бұрын
Compared to the virtual boy the Wii-u is a masterpiece of engineering
@wit6813 жыл бұрын
@@sarahblackburn2339 where did the Wii U come in?
@MatrixMoon-kc6gd3 жыл бұрын
4:42 the ball is too floaty? Well you're in space and it's a miracle there even is gravity there in the first place
@firstlast33542 жыл бұрын
Well everything has a gravitational pull on it
@pikaverse24973 жыл бұрын
Imagine Nathaniel Bandy having a Shadow form called “Shadow Bandy”
@firenerf21972 жыл бұрын
Or “Shathanel Dandy”
@goomba-642 жыл бұрын
So he is gonna be in Red and black?
@catriamflockentanz3 жыл бұрын
6:14 Or the 3DS. You know, the Nintendo Handheld with actual full-color stereoscopy.
@ducknotfound3 жыл бұрын
You know it's a great day when Nathaniel Bandy Uploads!
@lssweet3 жыл бұрын
Yes you DO!
@Alex715793 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah
@nowausa13 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah
@Me-xr5ou3 жыл бұрын
4:01 Wario must’ve passed on his knowledge to Peach
@itsxenlol3 жыл бұрын
Jack Bros. is the closest game Bandy will ever come to playing an SMT/Persona game
@WillieManga3 жыл бұрын
Wait, Jack Bros was a Rebirth of the Goddess game? (That being the translation of Shin Megami Tensei) Well, I'll be damned. It was an Atlus game. I didn't know they made top downs shooters.
@johnny_boi54563 жыл бұрын
Lmao you’re right
@tuluflulu3 жыл бұрын
I couldn't picture him playin those.
@SwagMush3 жыл бұрын
1:43 what if you hand it to a friend and he gets it all sweaty. if you had a friend you wouldnt hand it to him.....its the virtual boy
@Deano_MOOD3 жыл бұрын
*How Virtual Boy TRIGGERS You?* 'It is a red and black hunk of junk that looks like a pair of goggles, but without the headband' - Nathaniel Bandy, 2017
@startheangel97603 жыл бұрын
In Super Smash Bros Brawl in the menu that tells you the games released on each system, it said that the Virtual Console was never released. They want to burn it's existence
@Deano_MOOD3 жыл бұрын
@@startheangel9760 oh darn lol.
@dreyishere3 жыл бұрын
You didn't mention the Virtual Boy's Multiplayer hookup you ding dong LOL 2:48
@paulolsen21973 жыл бұрын
2:38 by the way, there's also a port that allows you to play multiplayer games
@AdriaticTokoru Жыл бұрын
10:19 ナサニエル・バンディ『トーキョー・ソウル』 Nathaniel Bandy in Tokyo Soul
@coolguyyy90713 жыл бұрын
This triggered video actually makes sense because this thing is terrible it costs too much, terrible games and it just gives me headaches so you know what Nathaniel you are definitely right
@nintendoplaystationandxbox10883 жыл бұрын
Argeed
@goomba-642 жыл бұрын
@@nintendoplaystationandxbox1088 Btw i think your name is not actually means that you have a favourite, You are in the middle of Fan and not Fan
@Finsupgang3 жыл бұрын
2:59 that is not virtual reality headset its the Eye burner 3000
@GoobertTheSillyOne3 жыл бұрын
4:23 just know that pixelated koopa is good looking from all angles except the front
@matthewbarton25653 жыл бұрын
Nathaniel Bandy, please do “How Hotel Mario Triggers You.”
@chrisopps69363 жыл бұрын
I'd Rather want "How Sonic Free Riders Triggers You."
@matthewbarton25653 жыл бұрын
@@chrisopps6936 I want that video too. In the “Top 10 Worst Sonic Games, Sonic Free Riders is the #1 worst Sonic game.
@L1M.L4M3 жыл бұрын
Now how its mind blowing: All the memes, and how the game never got sued
@jameskeeling52783 жыл бұрын
Now let's do either: How the GameCube is mind blowing, or: How the N64 triggers you/is mind blowing. Please?
@sonicmaiden28713 жыл бұрын
Yes
@L1M.L4M3 жыл бұрын
N64 is Legendary
@cindersnap.3 жыл бұрын
“basically all opinions shared are accurate to my thoughts and feelings.” Agreed.
@smashcraft97433 жыл бұрын
3:33 Mario Tennis 4:32 Galactic Pinball 5:03 Teler0Boxer 5:36 Red Alarm 5:59 Virtual Boy Wario Land 6:15 Tetris 6:56 Golf 7:08 Mario Clash 7:48 Nester’s Funky Bowling 8:32 Panic Bomber 8:56 Vertical Force 9:20 Virtual League Baseball 9:37 Water World 9:59 Jack Bros 10:49 Virtual Fishing 10:57 Virtual Bowling 11:16 Tetris ( Again ) 11:26 A Horror Game 11:40 Space Sellash ( Sorry if I spelled that wrong) 11:50 Dimension War 11:58 Space Invaders Wow That took WAY TOO LONG. Your welcome though
@NpcBud2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@SwaggerOkSnaz2 жыл бұрын
U forgot about virtual lab
@Superemie401 Жыл бұрын
Thanks. You ok?
@SPG6853 жыл бұрын
5:46 Nice AVGN reference.
@Takumitsuu3 жыл бұрын
I know now why Nathaniel needs Glasses… Mystery solved!
@DAMlENTHORN3 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@matthewbob_moostachepants55633 жыл бұрын
Haha yeah
@vriskaserketontheps53 жыл бұрын
im not expecting a mind-blowing of this thing unless it holds a gun to your head while youre trying to sleep, with lego mario standing on top of it
@peaaaaar88883 жыл бұрын
y e s
@SimonGuyWhoLikesGowther3 жыл бұрын
Let's be real, Virtual Boy is just Engineer Sentry
@volvoman52623 жыл бұрын
This create 3ds
@MatthewLewisMJ3 жыл бұрын
SENTRY DOWN!
@TCStink33 жыл бұрын
POOTIS
@MatthewLewisMJ3 жыл бұрын
@@TCStink3 DISPENSER HERE
@MatthewLewisMJ3 жыл бұрын
PENSER HERE
@DAMlENTHORN3 жыл бұрын
I waited for this for 2 years.. and the legend has finally done it.
@sherrischannel30933 жыл бұрын
Me: mentions Virtual Boy to Nathaniel Nathaniel: *inhales*
@nameless......................7 ай бұрын
10:28 i am not happy to say that i searched for it and... they weren't kidding with "if it exists", someone decided "hey, what if we took this japanese exclusive character on the VIRTUAL BOY and sexualized her" theres only 2 images right now, tho
@noahthegoat33633 жыл бұрын
0:37 This is what pisses me off the most.
@Firepanda5283 жыл бұрын
12:38 You can’t tell me this doesn’t look like Squidward
@dr.toxicgamingmadscientist3 жыл бұрын
5:09 I dont know if yall saw what I thought I did, but why are one of the Daft Punk dudes in Teleroboxer?
@MarioMcFly3 жыл бұрын
6:27 - The Angry Video Game Nerd said that same line about the reversed B and A Button controls in Mario Clash in his in-depth review of the Virtual Boy.
@obamasphere83463 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe 1/11th of all games made for the virtual boy were just bowling
@goomba-642 жыл бұрын
You mean 1/21?
@themagicboy65483 жыл бұрын
The eye shade thing is actually very easily replaceable. It's two parts, the shade thing and the plastic frame that it attaches to. Just pull on the shade and it comes right off.
@advaithdeepu93933 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile Me: **Still waiting for 'How N64 triggers you'**
@aidenhornsby16703 жыл бұрын
Same
@Milan033 жыл бұрын
Maybe it doesn’t trigger Nathaniel
@mwwve3 жыл бұрын
*I t w o n ‘ t h a p p e n*
@najatoughar223 жыл бұрын
@@Milan03 yes maybe
@Neotheidiot3 жыл бұрын
He said he would eventually In his update video
@blitz70283 жыл бұрын
You know how it works… with every trigger comes a mindblow.
@vibes89303 жыл бұрын
To be completely fair, the Virtual Boy attempted something that was decades ahead of it's time and is still extremely taxing on modern day computer hardware.
@hastyhercules776 ай бұрын
8:34 why is bomberman dabbing
@finnhargadon60543 жыл бұрын
The virtual boy is like if a 3ds was 5 times bigger, and had the graphics of a toaster
@saifuppal74033 жыл бұрын
No graphics of shite!
@jpgamer64923 жыл бұрын
Cool
@oreofoxgamerx60283 жыл бұрын
@@saifuppal7403 what do you expect thats how the old consoles were
@changedthenamefinally47153 жыл бұрын
At least the 3DS was fun too use
@creativename_3 жыл бұрын
Doom on the SNES looks better than Virtual boy graphics
@__b3n3 жыл бұрын
I have a shorter video script for you. “It’s the Virtual Boy”.
@Azure703 жыл бұрын
"Virtual collection" 12:00 Are they implying there were supposed to be more?
@nibot21013 жыл бұрын
1:18 that face
@Chaos_PlushShorts3 жыл бұрын
2:32 I lttertly almost vomited on this part
@MonadoJoJo3 жыл бұрын
Damn this was awesome! I wasn't expecting to see you play all the games as well, and I actually learned alot, this was fantastic!
@maxwellgulyas64443 жыл бұрын
I think it would be cool to see Nintendo return to VR with the current hardware. I had an idea for a Switch VR headset, u could just slide the console into a slot and use the joy cons as the controllers, the built in gyroscopes are perfect for that.
@sinteleon3 жыл бұрын
So, basically the Labo VR kit...
@goomba-642 жыл бұрын
Do you mean The overpriced cardboard Vr Headset which you need to make yourself?
@sabadoge18822 жыл бұрын
You know it's a bad console when the trigger video is 12 minutes long.
@Paddylol3 жыл бұрын
Title: How the Virtual Boy TRIGGERS You! 11:09 : This pause screen is so cool! Leave that for the Mind Blowing video, if theres even going to be one xD
@sincroslash872 жыл бұрын
2:12 surprisingly, the number is still in service. I tried it out to see for myself.
@rafaeldiasjose17763 жыл бұрын
Honestly I can't imagine Nathaniel making a "How the Virtual Boy is mind-blowing"
@TheBuilderPro20253 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile in 2050: “Daddy? What’s Virtual Boy?” “Son, you do NOT want to know what horrible things it has caused..”
@myrtlemountaineer88573 жыл бұрын
When I saw this video was over twelve minutes long, I knew it was going to be good!!!
@SonicMovieFan10003 жыл бұрын
Me: *See's the intro for one second* Also me: MY EYES!!!
@bogdansgaming81063 жыл бұрын
01:00 that was made before the first analog stick was made
@Scott...3 жыл бұрын
Even though it was botched horrifically, it still has a surprising amount of parallels with modern VR headsets, like sense of depth, symmetrical controls and a lack of dignity.
@SKCro.3 жыл бұрын
2:15: You called the wrong number.
@MMX9742 жыл бұрын
Yep, 258 instead of 255
@Flumpty_bumpty_egg4 ай бұрын
Maybe he did it on purpose
@Chicken_JAC3 жыл бұрын
1:35 you can see a fly
@wyattyeah63463 жыл бұрын
when you accidently bash the N64 before 1:30 (the controller also has 2 D-pads)
@Superemie401 Жыл бұрын
5:41 Actually, Star Fox was supposed to have a game on the Virtual Boy. But it got scrapped and we got Red Alarm. I don’t want to imagine Fox and his friends in this style… I would rather play Star Fox Command than this… thing.
@JuJu-bq9uq3 жыл бұрын
7:04 this is so funny
@JuJu-bq9uq3 жыл бұрын
6:52 this is also funny
@no.data_3 жыл бұрын
10:27 u good bro?
@hummusgorilla3 жыл бұрын
Apparently not
@gilberthidalgoАй бұрын
There’s something worse about this
@TJS-Real-3 жыл бұрын
2:10 I thought that was the suicide hotline
@avoprim50283 жыл бұрын
5:44 - Nathaniel, but, fun fact: Red Alarm was, actually, a, final release, version, of sorts, of the unreleased, Star Fox Virtual Boy. Also, 6:08 - My preference on the title, is actually, the Japanese name, Wario Land Virtual Boy: The Secret Treasures Of The Awazons. Additionally, Nathaniel, 6:25 - 3D @Tetris was, originally, planned for a Japanese release, but, under the name, Polygo Blocks, but, unfortunately, this version went completely unreleased. Finally, 12:21 - Nathaniel, but, The Insmouth Hall was planned for a North American release under the name The House Of Insmouth, but, unfortunately, again, console failure led to cancellation.
@Superemie401 Жыл бұрын
Thank goodness Star Fox didn’t get a game on the Virtual Boy. Everyone would have looked horrible with that style. I don’t want to imagine my boy Falco in that style…
@dailysacrificedoublee3 жыл бұрын
I wonder how much this video cost to make.
@TCODCynda3 жыл бұрын
8:08 What the Tone and way that Nathan said "Ugh" Intentional?! That sounded just like Week 7's Ugh noise !
@buttercupkat3 жыл бұрын
6:52 Simple... They're a Jojo Reference.
@jesuschrist.official2 жыл бұрын
1:11 "The box said "Batteries not included!", and oh boy that has to be the biggest lies..."
@isaac.94743 жыл бұрын
Hope you have a good break Nathaniel!
@TCStink33 жыл бұрын
“Me personally, the Virtual Boy doesn’t give me a seizure, it just makes me sad.”
@DuckRoblox9173 жыл бұрын
0:13 LMAO
@richietheog3 жыл бұрын
1:57 The random controllers though 😂 also fnf ugh at 8:08
@AeroTheAirhead3 жыл бұрын
Hey, Nathaniel bandy, can the be a such thing called as "Mind-Blowing video Mondays" and "Triggering video Tuesdays"? Eh? Eh? Eeeeeh? ;)
@tomasemiliogutierrezgonzal12783 жыл бұрын
How bout Triggered Thursdays
@AeroTheAirhead3 жыл бұрын
@@tomasemiliogutierrezgonzal1278 nah it is a teh for both words :) not a thu
@AeroTheAirhead3 жыл бұрын
@@tomasemiliogutierrezgonzal1278 Triggering Thursdays. teh and thu. Triggering Tuesdays. teh and teh. See? :)
@veo10533 жыл бұрын
10:00 Laughs in Golden Sun The Lost Age
@certifiedbettynoirehater85 Жыл бұрын
10:28 Me too Nathaniel… me too…
@EvilRiceGuy3 жыл бұрын
This is a portable device “Ya my ass is portable” Anybody get the reference
@hatingmachine88272 жыл бұрын
“Joystick for 3D movement” *sad ps1 controller sounds*
@dreamcaster54273 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: The company that made the idea of the Virtual Boy was going to be a product made by Sega, but Sega declined. I have nightmares thinking of a colorful game like Sonic being black and red
@Superemie401 Жыл бұрын
SEGA did the right thing.
@yeolelad8883 жыл бұрын
Challenge idea: Beat “Virtual Boy Wario Land” but every time the game tells you to take a break you have to take a nap
@ZPokemonfanA3 жыл бұрын
From the AVGN review he said he reviewed "the entire library" for it. Guess there were some he missed. (And yes, I know he originally excluded one, but was in an update)
@Random__Things3 жыл бұрын
How the virtual boy triggers you 1: it exists 2: enough said
@ChaseTPS2 жыл бұрын
5:53 Did you even tried it?
@Flumpty_bumpty_egg Жыл бұрын
2:20 you don’t need to fix your virtual boy, you WANT to fix your virtual boy
@20Viper053 жыл бұрын
NGL as a kiddo I really loved my Virtual Boy console. I understand why it gets all the hate that it does. And maybe the hours of playing it are why my eyes are so bad as an adult. But I took that thing on our 2 day road trip to Florida and somehow, I don't know how, didn't throw up between the moving vehicle and the eye strain. I remember when Block Buster stopped carrying the consoles they had a big sale on their games they had to rent, and I picked up a lot then. I'd never say it was a good console, it clearly was a flop. But there's still some of us that did enjoy it for the weirdness that it was, and there's probably dozens of us!
@goomba-642 жыл бұрын
I do like the design and controller, the only thing which i dont like is bacause of the shoulder buttons being circle and start and select also being a circle, and that means that you may forget where is start or select.
@titibone76213 жыл бұрын
8:42 Bandy: why is the music so creepy? Me: yeah the music in the scary ruins is really creepy or how i like to say it scary.
@StupidManEli3 жыл бұрын
I want a “How the switch OLED triggers you”
@somethingspontaneous49823 жыл бұрын
How Nathaniel Bandy TRIGGERES YOU! 1: won't make a Bowser's inside story triggered video 2:there is no number two.
@chilly25693 жыл бұрын
Nathaniel, haven't you already made enough complaints on the Virtual Boy? Ehh, screw it, your hatred is as strong as your hatred for Pink Gold Peach
@Mamaluigi13 Жыл бұрын
Honestly the virtual boy sounds like a really cool concept in theory. virtual reality while waiting for the 64? Sounds awesome! And then we got this
@yogurtpotstudios3 жыл бұрын
I love my virtual boy. The 3d effect is actually pretty cool even tho most games don't really utilize it and it doesn't burn my eyes or whatever everyone says. It isn't perfect and deserves most of its criticism but some people try to make it sound like a horrid abomination when it really isn't that bad.