The Bouncer

The Bouncer
Developed by	Square DreamFactory
Published by	Square Electronic Arts
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Release date	March 6, 2001 (2001-03-06)
Genre	Beat 'em up
First LP
Played by	Dave Hook
Featuring	Rick Desilets Ben Mooney Lindsay Gibbons Geoff Hook
Original run	April 8, 2021
No. of episodes	1
Episode length	2:42:52
Playlist	link
The D-Pad 10th Anniversary Marathon Stream
Preceded by	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Followed by	Kirby Super Star
Second LP
Played by	Geoff Hook Dave Hook
Featuring	Rick Desilets Sarah Fischer
Original run	April 1, 2024
No. of episodes	1
Episode length	3:05:14
Playlist	link
The D-Pad 13th Anniversary Marathon Stream
Followed by	Super Metroid + A Link to the Past Randomizer

The Bouncer is a 2001 beat 'em up game developed by Square and DreamFactory and published by Square Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 2. Set in the fictional city of Edge, the player controls Sion, Kou, and Volt, three bouncers attempting to rescue their friend from the Mikado Group megacorporation. The game was played on The D-Pad in a one-off episode in 2021, as the third game in The D-Pad 10th Anniversary Marathon Stream. The episode was streamed live on the dpadfm Twitch account before being uploaded to YouTube on April 8, 2021.

The game was revisited on The D-Pad in a one-off episode in 2024, as the first game in The D-Pad 13th Anniversary Marathon Stream. The episode was streamed live simultaneously on the dpadfm Twitch account and the YouTube channel before being uploaded on April 1, 2024.

Episodes

2021 LP

TDP10#	Title	Length	Player(s)	Commentator(s)	Release date
4	"Promoted to F"	2:42:52	Dave	Rick, Ben, Lindsay, Geoff	April 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)

2024 LP

TDP13#	Title	Length	Player(s)	Commentator(s)	Release date
3	"Edging with the Boys"	3:05:14	Geoff, Dave	Rick, Sarah	April 1, 2024 (2024-04-01)