History Memes / VideoGames

* ''VisualNovel/DiesIrae''
** [[BlindIdiotTranslation Angry Day]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Crunchyroll once translated the Latin wrong when they released an announcement regarding the series and the fans had a field day over this.[[/labelnote]]
** In extension, "Sakurai Hotaru"[[labelnote:Explanation]]A misreading of Kei's name[[/labelnote]]
** "You need to read Myth/{{Faust}} and Creator/FriedrichNietzsche to understand ''Dies irae'' more than the surface level!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]This visual novel features a ''[[ReferenceOverdosed lot]]'' of references and GeniusBonus to many works of literature and mythology, but especially Faust and Nietzsche. Understanding of those works aren't exactly required, but a little knowledge helps one to enjoy this work more.[[/labelnote]]
** Battle Opera[[labelnote:Explanation]]The Visual Novel is widely known for its opera theme and insane battles,espiacally the last two routes, which both featured several [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Crowning moments of awesome]] and god-like action across the entire cosmos.[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/unexpected_jinjo_9289.png An unexpected jinjo appeared!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]ASCII art of a jinjo from VideoGame/BanjoKazooie that pops up in ASCII art threads or discussions about jinjos. Always unexpected, similar to the Spanish Inquisition.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jinjo_error_1694.png Another version of the meme.]]

* ''VideoGame/CaptainAmericaAndTheAvengers'': "You can't escape!" "YOU will be the one escaping!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A pre-fight conversation between the Avengers and Whirlwind.[[/labelnote]]

* ''Cybermorph:''

* ''VideoGame/BloodBorne'': Kos, some say Kosm. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A later boss in the game uses this phrase as part of a MadnessMantra. You'll hear it from him, [[GetBackHereBoss a lot.]][[/labelnote]]
** A hoonter must hoont. Also, "A hoonter should hoont beasts. Leave the hoonting of hoonters to me”.

* The 19-note "Totaka's Song" that appears in games that Kazumi Totaka is involved with (usually in a musical capacity).

* UsefulNotes/NGage:
** "You bought an N-Gage, didn't you?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A mocking phrase often used on Website/GameFAQs around the time of the N-Gage's release.[[/labelnote]]
** "Sidetalking" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The original model N-Gage phones had their speakers on the edge of the phone, supposedly to prevent people from smearing the game screen by holding it against their face. People quickly realized how stupid this looked, and started taking photos of themselves holding other objects (cameras, keyboards, ''other game consoles'', etc.) to make fun of it.[[/labelnote]]

* UsefulNotes/PlayStation5
** It's been pointed out that [[https://imgix.kotaku.com.au/content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/17/sheyan1f2w4g16outqdh.jpg?ar=16%3A9&auto=format&fit=crop&q=80&w=1280&nrs=40 the Playstation 5 looks a lot like Seto Kaiba]] from ''Anime/YuGiOh''
** Play has one limit [[labelnote:Explanation]]A spoof on the [=PS5's=] "Play Has No Limits" slogan. Refers to the stock shortages brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic combined with scalpers using bots to scoop up what little inventory there is faster than actual customers can, making the system nearly impossible to find at MSRP.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.reddit.com/r/4chan/comments/lqnj5g/anon_doesnt_know_why_he_bought_a_ps5/ ONE GAME, I DON'T KNOW WHY]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A 4chan greentext lamenting the lack of [=PS5=] exclusives in a parody of [[Music/LinkinPark "In the End" by Linkin Park]]. [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=l1JEmnTjdyA There's even a full version of the song.]]

* UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis:
** Genesis Does What Nintendon't. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sega's infamous tagline for the early Sega Genesis ad campaigns.[[/labelnote]]
** Blast Processing. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A marketing buzzword for the Genesis allegedly having a faster processor than the SNES.[[/labelnote]]
** "Bits=Power of Console" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A notorious misconception started with Sega advertising the Genesis as 16 bit over the 8 bit NES, and was promptly imitated by NEC's UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16, UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar and UsefulNotes/{{Nintendo 64}} for their marketing campaigns--[[UsefulNotes/HowVideoGameSpecsWork the idea has long been discredited]], but it still lingers today among newcomers to games and nostalgic fans, thanks to Sega's ambitious marketing of the term in their heydey.[[/labelnote]]
** Genesis → Mega Drive[[labelnote:Explanation]]The console is known as the Sega Mega Drive outside of the United States. As such, a joke amongst fans is to take "Genesis" in completely unrelated contexts and change it to "Mega Drive", e.g. "[[Literature/BookOfGenesis Book of Mega Drive]]" and "[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Neon Mega Drive Evangelion]]".[[/labelnote]]

* UsefulNotes/XBox:
** The original [=XBOX=] was HUEG lol. [[labelnote:Explanation]]"[=XBOX=] HUEG" is also used to refer to anything (including people) that looks big, bulky, and unwieldy. (See, for example, the page image quote for OurWeaponsWillBeBoxyInTheFuture[[/labelnote]]
* UsefulNotes/XBox360
** Achievement Unlocked [[labelnote:Explanation]]Anything can be an achievement.[[/labelnote]]
** "The best thing about the 360 isn't beating the games, it's showing everyone online that I did."[[labelnote:Explanation]]To some, playing games for the achievements (and increasing Gamerscore) is more thrilling than playing the game for the game's sake. It also has an absurd number of snowclones in the form of "The best thing about X isn't Y, it's showing everyone online that I did."[[/labelnote]]
** Why do they call it the Xbox 360? [[spoiler:Because when you see it, you'll [[MindScrew turn 360 degrees and walk away.]]]][[labelnote:Explanation]]A joke attempting to disparage the console, which attracted some snarking for seemingly misunderstanding how circles work (if you turn 360 degrees, you're facing the same direction as when you started), eventually resulting in the joke suggestion that [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1265714-turn-360-degrees-and-walk-away 360 degrees is correct if you moonwalk away]].[[/labelnote]]
* UsefulNotes/XBoxOne:
** [=XBox180=] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The speed with which Microsoft dropped its [[UsefulNotes/DigitalRightsManagement always-online DRM]] and, due to [[BigBrotherIsWatching privacy issues]], the requirement to have a Kinect plugged in. The requirements were met with massive backlash and, perhaps more effectively, the DRM was the subject of a brutal TakeThat from Sony, who were promoting the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4.[[/labelnote]]
** Xbox, go home you're drunk. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Xbox One can be controlled by vocal commands, which includes features like turning the console off, going to the home menu with "Xbox, go home", etc. Thanks to the bad display of the Xbox One, many people quickly made fun of the vocal command feature. Yes, people tell nonhumans to go home for being "drunk".[[/labelnote]]
** The Xbone. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A fan nickname given by combining "Xbox" and "One", but it can also mean how boned the console is due to the bad PR by Microsoft. Recently ascended with [[http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/12/microsoft-buys-xbone-com/ a domain name purchase.]][[/labelnote]]
** Xbox Done. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A fan nickname that surfaced after their dreadful presentation at E3 2013, since the general consensus is that the Xbox One doesn't seems to have a leg to stand on with the high price and draconian DRM policies.[[/labelnote]]
** "Why's it called the Xbox One? Because Microsoft took [[UsefulNotes/XBox360 359 steps back]]."
** Also, there are various jokes about the console looking like a VCR, such as showing mock pictures of upcoming games in a VHS format.
** Various gifs pasting "Sony" (and sometimes "Nintendo" as well) over someone beating up or destroying someone or something with "Microsoft" pasted over it. Often described as a "Summary of E3 [2013]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sony's E3 presentation went over extremely well, in contrast with Microsoft's less than stellar one.[[/labelnote]]
** [=#dealwithit=] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[StarDerailingRole Former]] Microsoft creative director Adam Orth's response to rumours of the next Xbox demanding a constant internet connection.[[/labelnote]]
* [[UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS Xbox Series X]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]That console model's redundant name got noticed by many.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://i.redd.it/9o2xvnl20iz41.png "One Xbox" "One Xbox box" ...]]

* UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum: R Tape loading error, 0:1[[labelnote:Explanation]]The most common failure message encountered when trying to load software from a cassette tape (a process that takes several minutes).[[/labelnote]]

* ''Videogame/{{Doom}}'':
** PROTIP: To defeat the Cyberdemon, [[ShapedLikeItself shoot it until it dies]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The PROTIP meme started in [=GamePro=] magazine, where every tip shown in their game reviews was labeled as a PROTIP. This specific instance, however, was a hoax by Doomworld co-founder Linguica, and was never in an actual issue of [=GamePro=].[[/labelnote]]
** Pitch black screen? You must be playing ''Doom 3''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A game infamous for [[WhoForgotTheLights all darkness, all the time]].[[/labelnote]]
** Almost every line from the ''ComicBook/{{Doom}}'' comic is meme-tastic enough to have been used in several fan-made mods and standalone games:
*** "[[MadnessMantra RIP AND TEAR!]] RIP AND TEAR YOUR GUTS! YOU ARE HUGE! [[CaptainObvious THAT MEANS YOU HAVE HUGE GUTS!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Doomguy, under the influence of a Berserk Pack, encounters a Cyberdemon which he proceeds to taunt in the above manner. The "Rip and Tear" line in particular was so popular that [[AscendedMeme it eventually made it into]] ''VideoGame/Doom2016'''s intro.[[/labelnote]]
*** ''[[MegatonPunch "HEEEEEERE COMES THE NIGHT TRAIN!"]]'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Also from the ''Doom'' comic, Doomguy tries to punch the Cyberdemon...only for his Berserk Pack to run out right as he strikes its armored belly, hurting his hand in the process. [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] had a field day with this particular quote in his [[http://blip.tv/at4w/at4w-doom-1-2870777 review]] of the comic.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness "Hey, chaingun! The hell with respect!"]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Right after declaring that there was nothing else more commanding of his respect than the pump-action shotgun he retrieved earlier, Doomguy then casually tosses it aside once he spots a minigun for the taking.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[ChainsawGood "Ahh! Chainsaw! The great communicator!"]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Doomguy finds a chainsaw to communicate his feelings to the zombies with.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[CaptainObvious "Now I'm radioactive. That can't be good!"]][[labelnote:Explanation]]After a Pinky demon tackles him into a pit of toxic waste, Doomguy begins ranting about [[GreenAesop what kind of polluted planet humanity is leaving for its future generations to inherit]].[[/labelnote]]
** TO WIN THE GAME, YOU MUST KILL ME, JOHN ROMERO! [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the final level of ''Doom II'', the titular Icon of Sin says something demonic sounding before proceeding to shoot out demons at you, which is actually this in reverse.[[/labelnote]]
** Alex Jones is the Doomguy.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Radio host Alex Jones' paranoid rants about ongoing demonic invasions sound entirely rational when put in the context of the ''Doom'' universe, with multiple compilations floating on the net of Alex Jones voicing the Doomguy.[[/labelnote]]
** Local Man Literally Too Angry to Die[[labelnote:Explanation]]After ''VideoGame/{{Doom 2016}}'''s surprisingly colorful characterization of the Doomguy as a [[TheDreaded Dreaded]], UnstoppableRage-fueled OneManArmy, people started pairing images of him with a breaking news caption that read the above.[[/labelnote]]
** A Bethesda.net account is required to play this title. Please connect to the Internet to continue [[labelnote:Explanation]]When the original ''Doom'' was ported to Nintendo Switch, it was locked behind [[https://www.bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/doom-bethesda-warning-1200x628.jpg a Bethesda sign-on]]. People quickly started mocking up sign-ons [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EAbjIiEWsAAXHVG?format=png&name=small for]] [[https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--RLGo5zDc--/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/zzeksqyxx98o7oxggfpq.png other]] [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EAfixGsXoAEKa0r.png games]].[[/labelnote]]
** "You can't just shoot a hole into the surface of Mars!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]In order to get to the last Hell Priest in ''VideoGame/DoomEternal'', the Slayer needs to get to the core of Mars. Almost immediately, he gets an idea, and pulls up the schematics of the BFG-10000. Samuel Hayden, upon realizing what the Slayer plans to do, says the line in question. Three guesses as to [[SchmuckBait what your next objective is]].[[/labelnote]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' series: ** In Claptrap Web Series, we meet Steve. ''HEYOOO!!!'' '''*shot*''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]He says that in response to Claptrap's "Hey Steve!", and shoots a fellow bandit down.[[/labelnote]]

** ''VideoGame/Borderlands1'': *** ''Nine Toes! (Also: he has three balls!)'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]First actual 'Boss' you face in the game.[[/labelnote]]

* ''Memes/{{PuyoPuyo}}''

** ''VideoGame/PAYDAY3'':

** Even with a full [[SmartBomb bomb]] stock and 0 lives, [[TooAwesomeToUse a real man won't even have his finger anywhere near the B button]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]An excerpt from an [[https://shmuplations.com/dodonpachi/ interview]] with Tsuneki Ikeda, a Creator/{{CAVE}} programmer, featured in the dual soundtrack for ''VideoGame/DoDonPachi'' and ''VideoGame/EspRaDe'' liner notes. This seems to be reflected in games by Ikeda, which are known for making bombs feel very unrewarding to use and having penalties for using bombs (such as cutting the player's hit chain or a massive penalty to their ScoreMultiplier, with the penalty in some games being even worse than for dying. As a result, Ikeda is infamous amongst the shmup community for his "bombs are bad, never ever use them even if you're going to die" mentality.[[/labelnote]]

** Even with a full [[SmartBomb bomb]] stock and 0 lives, [[TooAwesomeToUse a real man won't even have his finger anywhere near the B button]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]An excerpt from an [[https://shmuplations.com/dodonpachi/ interview]] with Tsuneki Ikeda, a Creator/{{CAVE}} programmer, featured in the dual soundtrack for ''VideoGame/DoDonPachi'' and ''VideoGame/EspRaDe'' liner notes. This seems to be reflected in games by by Ikeda, which are known for making bombs feel very unrewarding to use and having penalties for using bombs (such as cutting the player's hit chain or a massive penalty to their ScoreMultiplier, with the penalty in some games being even worse than for dying. As a result, Ikeda is infamous amongst the shmup community for his "bombs are bad, never ever use them even if you're going to die" mentality.[[/labelnote]]

** Even with a full [[SmartBomb bomb]] stock and 0 lives, a real man won’t even have his finger anywhere near the B button.[[labelnote:Explanation]]An excerpt from an [[https://shmuplations.com/dodonpachi/ interview]] with Tsuneki Ikeda, a Creator/{{CAVE}} programmer, featured in the dual soundtrack for ''VideoGame/DoDonPachi'' and ''VideoGame/EspRaDe'' liner notes. This seems to be reflected in games by by Ikeda, which are known for making bombs feel very unrewarding to use and having penalties for using bombs (such as cutting the player's hit chain or a massive penalty to their ScoreMultiplier, with the penalty in some games being even worse than for dying. As a result, Ikeda is infamous amongst the shmup community for his "bombs are bad" mentality.[[/labelnote]]

** [[TheWikiRule Megami Tensei Wiki]], the biggest English-language fan wiki for the SMT games, has been a RunningGag among the fandom as an example of how not to document a large franchise for wiki purposes.[[labelnote:Explanation]]It being hosted on FANDOM which since the 2010s has been criticized for becoming an ad-infested, user-unfriendly wikifarm, is just scratching the surface. Going deeper reveals content rife with inaccurate info or copy-pasted from ''fan guides without credit'' (like the damage formulas). The userbase is not any better, with one admin always insisting the wrong info is correct despite other users' attempts to fix them. Not to mention that some articles fail to explain some topics properly due to missing information. The wiki is so bad that even the Japanese can not trust it.[[/labelnote]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Facade}}'': Trip hates melons. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The game treats ''any'' use of the word "melons" as a reference to breasts, resulting in a game over as the player gets kicked out of the house.[[/labelnote]]

* ''Memes/MetroidDread''

** Why do they call it the Xbox 360? [[spoiler:Because when you see it, you'll [[MindScrew turn 360 degrees and walk away.]]]][[labelnote:Explanation]]At the time, this was most likely the general mentality.[[/labelnote]]

* ''VideoGame/DisneysAladdinInNasirasRevenge'': Game Over! Goodbye, [Hero] -- '''[[EvilIsHammy FOREVER!]]''' [[EvilLaugh Ha ha ha ha ha haa!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]On the Game Over screen, [[BigBad Nasira]] [[EvilGloating gloats]], "Game Over! Goodbye, Aladdin -- '''FOREVER!''' Ha ha ha ha ha haa!" People have took to the comments section on Website/YouTube posting this line as if it is quoted by other villains to their opposing heroes e.g. '''Aku:''' Game Over! Goodbye, WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack -- '''FOREVER!''' Ha ha ha ha ha haa![[/labelnote]]

** ''Midnight Resistance''? Not tonight dear, I've got a headache. [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://wos.meulie.net/pub/sinclair/magazines/YourSinclair/Issue57/Doodlebugs/YS57Doodlebugs01.jpg From]] one of the naughtier reader-submitted "Doodlebugs" in ''Your Sinclair'', to which was later submitted a [[https://wos.meulie.net/pub/sinclair/magazines/YourSinclair/Issue61/Doodlebugs/YS61Doodlebugs01.jpg fishy mutation]].[[/labelnote]]

* ''VideoGame/ArTonelico3'':

* This trope page is sponsored by ''Raid: Shadow Legends!''[[labelnote:Explanation]]''Raid: Shadow Legends'' is a free-to-play mobile game that most famous [=YouTubers=] have advertised at least once starting in 2019. Because of the frequency of the promotions, as well as every sponsorship sounding the exact same, people have taken to mockingly declaring that everything is sponsored by ''Raid: Shadow Legends'', to the point where the app itself became one giant meme over time.[[/labelnote]]

** Any discussions of these [[PuzzleGame Puzzle Games]] from Fireproof Games will inevitably involve references to the [[SimilarlyNamedWorks other]] ''Film/TheRoom''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The 2003 movie ''Film/TheRoom'', directed, produced, written by and starring Creator/TommyWiseau, has achieved iconic SoBadItsGood status primarily for its incompetent acting.[[/labelnote]]