History YMMV / MeatBoy

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks This is how many people feel about the game being an auto-runner.

* OlderThanTheyThink: ''Forever'' being an ''indie'' autorunner was not taken kindly to, despite ''VideoGame/{{Canabalt}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/BitTrip BIT.TRIP RUNNER]]'' being hailed as indie classics that did the same thing (and both were referenced in ''Super Meat Boy'').

* ThatOneBoss: The boss of chapter 4, [[spoiler:Dr.Fetus]] Has you constantly fighting a horde of clones while avoiding the buzzsaw in the middle. The sheer number of clones makes you very easy to get hit and die. This Isn't too bad if not for when Dr.Fetus's health goes down, Saws Started appear on the sides of the arena, forcing you to constantly carrying at least one Uppercut power not only for hitting Dr.Fetus, but just to survive.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: Autorunners were actually not unknown to the indie scene. VideoGame/{{Canabalt}} and VideoGame/

* OlderThanTheyThink: An ''indie'' autorunner? That would never work; what a sell-out! [[HypocriticalHumor Whatever happened to]] games like ''VideoGame/{{Canabalt}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/BitTrip BIT.TRIP RUNNER]]''? (Both of which were referenced in the original ''Super Meat Boy''.)

** On the flip-side, some people assume Edmund had nothing to do with ''Forever'' whatsoever, and Tommy just sneakily made it an autorunner behind his back after getting the rights (to appeal to casual gamers and make a quick buck, of cour... [[NintendoHard oh,]] [[DevelopmentHell wait]]). He was fully involved in the game's prototype, which was ''magnitudes'' sloppier than the final game, and was just an attempt to break into the mobile market at the time.

* OlderThanTheyThink: An ''indie'' autorunner? That would never work; what a sell-out! [[HypocriticalHumor Whatever happened to]] games like VideoGame/{{Canabalt}} and [[VideoGame/BitTrip BIT.TRIP RUNNER]]? (Both of which were referenced in the original ''Super Meat Boy''.)

* OlderThanTheyThink: An ''indie'' autorunner? That would never work; what a sell-out! Whatever happened to games like VideoGame/{{Canabalt}} and [[VideoGame/BitTrip BIT.TRIP RUNNER]]? (Both were referenced in the original ''Super Meat Boy''.)

* EvilIsCool: Yes, Dr. Fetus is a dick for sure, but a lot of fans find him badass, [[LaughablyEvil funny]], and full of personality, resulting in him being more popular than the two protagonists.

** On the flip-side, some people assume Edmund had nothing to do with ''Forever'' whatsoever, and Tommy just sneakily made it an autorunner behind his back after getting the rights (to appeal to casual gamers, of cour... [[NintendoHard oh, wait]]). He was fully involved in the game's prototype, which was ''magnitudes'' sloppier than the final game, and was just an attempt to break into the mobile market at the time.

** On the flip-side, some people assume Edmund had nothing to do with ''Forever'' whatsoever, and the new team just sneakily made it an autorunner behind his back after getting the rights (to appeal to casual gamers, of cour... [[NintendoHard oh, wait]]). He was fully involved in the game's prototype, which was ''magnitudes'' sloppier than the final game, and was just an attempt to break into the mobile market at the time.

** The ending narration discusses Meat Boy and Bandage Girl's adventure through the world and, eventually, time itself to rescue their daughter Nugget, and points out that if you had warned them it would've been such a monumental, up-hill battle that involved fighting a ''god'', they would've gladly done it without hesitation, because their daughter is always worth the trouble.

* MemeticMutation: [[https://steamcommunity.com/app/581660/discussions/0/3160848559781229376/ "Smbf is the sequel to super meat boy; Smw is the custom user level system for supper meat boy (edited)"]], among other in-jokes from the Discord server.

* MemeticBadass: Tofu Boy has gotten this treatment from the Team Meat Discord server, mostly after [[spoiler: his appearance and buff in Forever]].

* {{Misblamed}}: Some people are fond of blaming Creator/EdmundMcMillen for things related to this game in spite of him parting ways with Team Meat during the game's making. On the flip-side, some people assume Edmund had nothing to do with it whatsoever, when he was fully involved in for the game's prototype - which was magnitudes sloppier than the final game, and mainly just an attempt to break into the mobile market.

* ThatOneLevel: The 3rd stage of [[spoiler: 0xdeadbeef, the secret world]] is a significantly harder version of chapter 3. Its the one of the only levels in the game with an extreme amount of backtracking (Suprising for an autorunner), required to hit certain switches that completely changes the chunks´ layout over and over again. This is ontop of the usual gimmicks of chapter three, which involves confusing pipes, backtracking with keys, laser hazards, and more. The final stage of the chapter chranks this up to level; you will be hitting those switches many times in a row, and its very easy to get disoriented despite Meat Boy always running in the game. Oh, and it has nearly every single gimmick from previous stages.

* ScrappyMechanic: A lot of people aren't fond of the "freeze" that happens when you punch enemies, mainly speedrunners.

* {{Misblamed}}: Some people are fond of blaming Creator/EdmundMcMillen for things related to this game in spite of him parting ways with Team Meat during the game's making. On the flip-side, some people assume Edmund had nothing to do with it whatsoever, when he was fully involved in for the game's prototype - which was a literal cash grab and an attempt to break into the mobile market.

* {{Misblamed}}: Some people are fond of blaming Creator/EdmundMcMillen for things related to this game in spite of him parting ways with Team Meat during the game's making.

* ToughActToFollow: With its autorunner gameplay, loss of original design philosophy, lack of any indie star cameos, and absence of the original director and composer, all coupled with the full decade of DevelopmentHell the title underwent, it's no surprise the game made little impact on release compared to the tremendous success of its predecessor.

* MemeticMutation: [[https://steamcommunity.com/app/581660/discussions/0/3160848559781229376/ "Smbf is the sequel to super meat boy; Smw is the custom user level system for supper meat boy (edited)"]], among other in-jokes from the Team Meat Discord server.

* ThatOneBoss: The boss of chapter 4, [[spoiler:Dr.Fetus]] Has you constantly fighting a horde of clones while avoiding the buzzsaw in the middle. The sheer number of clones makes you very easy to get hit and die. This Isn't too bad if when Dr.Fetus's health goes down, Saws Started appear on the sides of the arena, forcing you to constantly carrying at least one Uppercut power not only for hitting Dr.Fetus, but just to survive.

* ToughActToFollow: With its autorunner gameplay, loss of original design philosophy, lack of any indie star cameos, and loss of the original director and composer all coupled with the full decade of DevelopmentHell the title underwent, it's no surprise the game made little impact on release compared to the tremendous success of its predecessor.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The absolutely gorgeous [[spoiler: cosmic visuals during the Alpha Omega boss fight]].

* ToughActToFollow: With its mobile-prioritized autorunner gameplay, loss of original design philosophy, lack of any indie star cameos, and loss of the original director and composer all coupled with the full decade of DevelopmentHell the title underwent, it's no surprise the game made little impact on release compared to the tremendous success of its predecessor.