->''"Once I too was a trainer who had fun during my battles... So you see having fun in battle is foolhardy. A perfect win... that is a Pokémon Trainer's duty."''
-->-- '''Koya''', ''Manga/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAdventure''

->''"You know, playing [[VideoGame/RockBand this]] doesn't make you cool like a real rock band. Guys? Didn't you hear me? ...[[TropeNamers Stop having fun!]]"''
-->-- ''[[http://xkcd.com/359/ XKCD]]''

->''"You know, playing [[VideoGame/ModernWarfare No Russian]] doesn't make you cool like a real terrorist group. Guys? Didn't you hear me? ...Stop having fun!"''
-->-- ''VideoGame/RockBand'' fans delivering the appropriate response

->''"And what of the nine-year-old girl? Perhaps she had no business playing in the first place. From Thomas's view, getting her off the machine allowed him to face the opponents he "should" be facing anyway."''
-->-- '''David Sirlin''', ''[[http://www.sirlin.net/ptw Playing to Win: Becoming the Champion]]''

->''"You dumb babies! Stop having fun! [[KidsPreferBoxes It's just a stupid]] '''[[KidsPreferBoxes box!]]'''"''
-->-- '''Angelica Pickles''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}, "The Box"''

->''"My review isn't going to convince any 2D {{fighting game}} fans, as they probably already have this game and are vehemently writing down where I'm supposedly wrong in my review."''
-->-- '''Monheim''', ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'' [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/review/R69162.html Review]]

->'''Calvin:''' This is hard data! It lets you quantify your enjoyment!\\
'''Hobbes:''' I thought fun was supposed to be '''fun'''.
-->-- ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes''

->Games are only fun if you win, bonehead! You're going to make us ''lose''!
-->--'''Baseball Player''', ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes''

->''"Enough with the fun!"''
-->-- '''Dana''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Wayside}}''

->''"I don't care if it's just a game, there still need to be some standards involved. Filling the Pokedex is an optional part of the game that has no actual reward to it, so the only reason to do it is for personal satisfaction. And if you can be satisfied by having other people do a significant amount of the work for you, then your standards are pretty low. Who cares if it's just a game? [[SeriousBusiness Either do something right or don't do it at all.]]"''
-->-- a Website/GameFAQs user on what he thinks about [[GottaCatchThemAll completing]] the [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pokédex]] by trading

->''"[[MookChivalry NO ITEMS]]! [[ComplacentGamingSyndrome FOX ONLY]]! [[AbridgedArenaArray FINAL DESTINATION]]!"''
-->-- [[MemeticMutation internet meme]] regarding ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee''... and ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl Brawl]]'', for that matter. Eventually {{ascended|Meme}} in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU Smash for 3DS/Wii U]]'' with For Glory Mode, which takes out all items and turns every stage into a re-skinned Final Destination. Thankfully, players can pick characters other than Fox.

->'''King Dedede:''' [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl Brawl]], huh? Meh. Too bad it doesn't stack up to a game made in 2001. It's floatier than [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee Melee]], you can't combo as well, it's way too easy to recover, they took out wavedashing, the air dodge is simplified and the ''tripping'', come on! Definitely a weaker follow-up to Melee. What a shame. Poor, naive Kirby. You don't have a clue.\\
''[BeatPanel]''\\
'''Kirby:''' [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny I can make Mario fight Sonic!]]\\
''[BeatPanel]''\\
''([[JustHereForGodzilla Dedede joins the Brawl]])''
-->-- ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily''

->''"Above all: Never have fun. If you start having fun, then other people might find it infectious and also have fun, and then where would we be?"''
-->-- How To Suck at ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes''

->''[[CharacterTiers Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon.]] [[TakeThat That is only the selfish perception of people.]] Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites''.
-->-- '''Karen''', spawning the rallying cry of the casual gamer community, ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal]]''

->''"Face it. An idiot like you isn't qualified to play this game."''
-->-- '''IYOTEN''', ''VideoGame/DotHackGU''

->''"To every multiplayer game ever made: I like your game. I don't like your gamers."''
-->-- '''a [[Website/{{Twitter}} Tweet]]''' discussing this subject

->'''Leonard:''' I thought you were having fun with your new friends?\\
'''Sheldon:''' I had to leave. They were doing it wrong.
-->--''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' 4x17, "The Toast Derivation"''

->''"How can you tell the Hobbyists from the Hardcore/professional players? The Hobbyists are the one having fun."''
-->-- '''a Tweet''' discussing this subject

->''"And the sad thing is? Croyt's still more polite than most of the [[VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncientsAllStars DotA 2]] players."''\\
''"What about VideoGame/HeroesOfNewerth?"''\\
''"A herd full of [[UnstoppableRage bull elephants in heat]] are more polite than the community of VideoGame/HeroesOfNewerth."''
-->-- '''a Website/YouTube conversation''' regarding these people

->''"Fun is just a buzzword when you can't actually think of any real reasons as to why the game is good, don't use it. Either way, being amused or entertained with something and being immersed are not the same thing."''
-->-- '''[[Website/FourChan /v/]]'''

->''"If there's one thing VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft players hate more than people who don't play, it's people who do play but not as much as them."''
-->-- '''Website/{{Cracked}}''', ''[[https://www.cracked.com/blog/the-7-biggest-dick-moves-in-history-online-gaming/ The 7 Biggest Dick Moves in the History of Online Gaming]]''

->'''Reggie:''' Otto, you're gonna have to get another snowboard to cart that head of yours around. It was just a 360.\\
'''Otto:''' ''Just'' a 360?\\
'''Reggie:''' Can't you ever just enjoy the ride, Rocket Boy?\\
'''Otto:''' No!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'', "Big Air Dare"

->'''Otto:''' God, you are such little kids!\\
'''Reggie:''' I'm a year older. What does that make you?\\
'''Otto:''' Do you wanna goof around all day or do you want to play hockey?\\
'''Reggie:''' Well, if goofing around means having fun, then I say we goof around. Right, guys?\\
'''Otto:''' It's not about fun! You know what? Just forget it. I've got a surf challenge to get ready for.\\
'''Reggie:''' Well, he certainly stomps off like a pro.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'', "Otto Hangs 11"

->'''All the kids:''' Calling on, Super Star Battle Team! [[{{Sentai}} Star Rangers!]]\\
'''Little Kid 1:''' ''Red Star!''\\
'''Little Kid 2:''' ''Blue Star!''\\
'''Little Kid 3:''' ''Yellow Star!''\\
'''Little Kid 4:''' ''Black Star!''\\
'''Little Kid 5:''' ''Ah... What was it?''\\
'''Miki:''' ''Oh yeah, it's Dark Star!''\\
'''[[LoonyFan Akihiko]]''' (''who is almost thirty years old, yelling furiously'')''':''' ''Wrong! It's Pink Star! [[StopHavingFunGuys If you don't even know such basic information, you shouldn't be role-playing Star Rangers!]]''
-->-- ''Manga/RamenFighterMiki''

->''"Don't you know? A lot of first-class athletes don't like their own sport. Their competitive spirit comes before their personal feelings. And I'm the same way."''
-->-- '''Kanna Ishirobi''' regarding mahjong, ''Manga/SakiShinohayuDawnOfAge''

->'''Pegasus:''' ''Stop right there! I'd like to play a little guessing game with that card you're about to throw out on the field!''\\
'''Kaiba:''' ''A game?! We're in the middle of a duel here!''
-->-- ''Anime/YuGiOh''

->'''Little Girl NPC:''' Oh no...I lost...But I had a good time!\\
'''Kaiba:''' You're a third-rate duelist with a fourth-rate deck!
-->-- ''VideoGame/YuGiOhDuelLinks''

->''"Pokémon isn't about fun! It's about '''math'''! Math, and '''winning'''! It's like a job you don't get paid for!"''
-->-- '''Julian''', ''WebAnimation/PokemonRusty''

->''"[[ItMakesSenseInContext It's my fault for having fun!]]"''
-->-- '''Izuna''', ''Literature/NoGameNoLife''

->''"EH? SERIOUSLY? [[EasyModeMockery EASY MODO?]]"''\\
''"How gross! The only ones that should be playing Easy Mode are elementary school students, right?"''\\
''"HAHAHAHAHA!"''
-->-- ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' fan video, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc8GNaED3Ok Stops at the affected area and immediately dissolves ~ Lunatic Udongein]]" (aka "[[FanNickname Overdrive]]")

->''"'Enthusiastic' isn't the word I'd have used. Guys like them seem to be found at every field; if you're not a tourney player, then you're some kind of loser. If you don't play their way, you might as well not even play."''
-->-- '''Bruno''', ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard''

->[[FanNickname Dickstabbers]] is, to me, a humorous way to differentiate between Joe Casual and the hardcore speedsters who, given the choice between fucking the prom queen to shave 1.1 turns off of a run or [[GroinAttack stabbing their dong]] to shave 2.3 turns off of their run, will sigh regretfully and pull out their dickknives.
-->-- a post on the ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' forums

->'''Pearl:''' Are the [[{{Calvinball}} water balloons]] really necessary?
->'''Steven:''' Yeah! This way, the moves really matter.
->'''Pearl:''' But it's [[SeriousBusiness Checkers]]! Every move matters.
->'''Amethyst:''' Sounds like someone's being a {{sore loser}}.
->'''Pearl:''' (''puffs up'') I'M not being a sore loser... (''jumps all of Amethyst's remaining checkers in one move'') Because I just won the game.
->'''Amethyst:''' Whaaaa?! Here it comes! (''is splashed by the remaining balloons'') Aaah, it feels good to lose!
->'''Pearl:''' (''clears throat'') ''Ahem'', I certainly hope that's not the attitude you have during battle.
->'''Amethyst:''' [[ShutUpHannibal You're no fun anymore!]]
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''

->''The experts captured auction\\
With their lessons and their books,\\
And the casual week-end player\\
Got a lot of nasty looks.\\
The experts captured auction\\
And dissected it, and then\\
Somebody thought up contract,\\
And we played for fun again.\\
It was pleasant, lose or win,\\
But the experts muscled in,\\
And you couldn't deal cards in your own abode\\
Without having memorized the latest code.''
-->-- '''Creator/OgdenNash''', "Your Lead, Partner, I Hope We've Read The Same Book"

->''"Do you ever say to yourself, "wow I'm terrible. [[ThatOneBoss I'll never be able to take out that monster]]..." I know some people will tell you to "git gud", but [[TakeThatAudience that's a terrible sugggestion]]! Who even listens to those people anyway?"''
-->-- '''Bherna Gal''', ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter Generations''

->''"I've said for a long time, if you want to really deeply understand games on a fundamental level, you need to play fighting games. I know it sounds imperialistic from me, who is practically still a beginner at fighting games, yet people talk of me like I'm some aficionado. Like I'm trying to force my favorite or preferred genre down other people's throats, but it's a simple truth. It's the way of the world."''
-->-- '''Chris Wagar''', ''Wordpress''

->''"That's just one of the first results you get when you search for "How the Invincibility Leaf dumbs down video games", but when I read this and similar arguments the first response I'm compelled to have is to ask: so fucking what? So someone who isn't you 'gets out of' complex platforming sections. It's not a standardised fucking test! There are no jobs on the line here. First one to complete ''[[VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld Super Mario Bros: 3D World]]'' doesn't get to become [[Film/TheLastStarfighter the Last fucking Starfighter]]. Kids and people who aren't as skilled or capable at Mario as you can continue enjoying the entertainment they purchased. Boo-fucking-hoo on you, you hater-of-other-people-having-fun. You tiny little tyrant sat atop a throne of your own smug contempt."''
-->-- '''Jim Sterling''', ''WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}}'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5vIAJqu8gM "Mario, Take The Wheel"]]

->''"Now, I've noticed a tendency for this program to get rather silly. Now I do my best to keep things moving along, but I'm ''not'' having things getting silly. Those last two sketches I did got ''very'' silly indeed; And the last ones about the beds was even sillier!"''
-->-- '''The Colonel''', ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''

-> ''The phrase 'it's just a game' is such a weak mindset. You are ok with what happened, losing, imperfection of a craft. When you stop getting angry after losing, you've lost twice. There's always something to learn, and always room for improvement, never settle.''
-->-- [[MemeticMutation an infamous tweet]] by ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'' streamer '''Ninja'''

-> '''Romelu Lukaku:''' Uh... this game is not fun.\\
'''José Mourinho:''' Games are not supposed to be fun. They're supposed to be hard and tedious.
-->-- ''WebAnimation/{{The Champions|2018}}''

->'''Casual Battler:''' Go, [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Tauros!]]\\
'''Competitive Battler:''' ''(EvilLaugh)'' A ''foolish'' miscalculation! Tauros is in the PUBL tier and hasn't been good since ''generation one!''\\
'''Casual Battler:''' ...well, I like Tauros, so-\\
'''Competitive Battler:''' Is yours even EV-trained? IV-bred? Ha! I doubt it. Meanwhile, my Mega Alakazam has 252 [=EVs=] in Special Attack and Speed ''plus'' four in Defense, with 31 [=IVs=] across the board and a Timid nature! I obviously outspeed, and my calculations indicate that a Focus Blast from my Alakazam on your Tauros is a guaranteed [[OneHitKill OHKO]]. So that shall be my move. Alakazam, ''Focus Blast!''\\
''(The casual battler watches as the Focus Blast [[RandomNumberGod misses his Tauros completely]].)''\\
'''Competitive Battler:''' [[RageQuit ...why do I even play this]] ''[[RageQuit garbage game?!]]''
-->-- [[https://youtu.be/tY4rB7zQqYo "Pokemon Fan Stereotypes"]]
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