2012

The following is a list of notable events related to The D-Pad that occurred in 2012.

2012 in games

The following 11 games played by The D-Pad were all released in 2012.

#	Title	Platform	Start date	End date	Eps	Length	Series	Link
20	Nintendo Land	Wii U	November 11, 2013	November 23, 2013	17	10:40:18	The Legendary Let's Play	playlist
			August 3, 2020	August 7, 2020
135	Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition	PC	April 13, 2016		1	02:23:56		video
191	Sonic.exe	PC	February 6, 2017		1	00:10:44	The Super Sonic Let's Play	video
263	Super Hexagon	iOS	April 3, 2018	April 7, 2018	3	03:05:48	You Do It	playlist
267	Sonic Adventure 2	PS3	May 8, 2018	June 11, 2018	25	08:03:58	The Super Sonic Let's Play	playlist
279	Sonic Adventure 2: Battle	PS3	July 20, 2018		1	00:46:14	The Super Sonic Let's Play	playlist
329	NiGHTS into Dreams...	PS3	December 26, 2018		1	00:18:04		video
357	Persona 3 FES	PS3	May 22, 2019	May 20, 2020	45	153:34:38		playlist
430	Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams...	PS3	December 20, 2019		1	00:36:32		playlist
456	DLC Quest	PC	March 1, 2020		1	00:28:21		video
502	Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition	Wii	June 25, 2020	July 7, 2020	6	02:19:57	The Dreamy Let's Play	playlist

2012 in The D-Pad

• The final 13 episodes of The D-Pad's Podsmiths podcast are released. The show relaunches as a live show on UNregular Radio, releasing a further 16 episodes throughout the year.
• The D-Pad continue to create Let's Plays for their YouTube channel, releasing Sonic Generations, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the first installment of Let's Predict the Super Bowl, the Pokémon FireRed Version episodes of Pokémon Rivals, and Putting Our Guests to the Test. Additionally, they upload Rick and Bebel's auditions for King of the Nerds, and a trailer for a 7 Days a Skeptic LP that is ultimately never released. The year is marked by a sharp decrease in the frequency of YouTube content, with the channel frequently going on long hiatuses.