Scott: ...Is that a talking penguin?
Prinny: ...I'm a Prinny, dood!
Scott:...Like from Disgaea...-Scott pokes the Prinny-...Dood.
Prinny: ...Yeah...like from Disgaea...I didn't know anybody even played those games in Canada, dood!
Scott: Are you kidding?...I play all kinds of games, dood.
Prinny: Oh, well, that makes sense...uh...what's yer favorite game, dood?
Scott:...That's a pretty tough question, dood. I like 'em all...Sonic 3 and Knuckles I guess...but I get most of my moves from Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom.
Prinny: Oh, yeah, the Sonic games are classics, doo..."Get yer moves from"?
Scott: Yeah, my moves! Back home, I'm the best fighter in the province! I kick all kinds of ass!...At least four kinds. And I learned all my combos!
Prinny: ...I didn't know video games actually taught something, dood! That's...somewhat impressive!
Prinny: ...I'm a Prinny, dood!
Scott:...Like from Disgaea...-Scott pokes the Prinny-...Dood.
Prinny: ...Yeah...like from Disgaea...I didn't know anybody even played those games in Canada, dood!
Scott: Are you kidding?...I play all kinds of games, dood.
Prinny: Oh, well, that makes sense...uh...what's yer favorite game, dood?
Scott:...That's a pretty tough question, dood. I like 'em all...Sonic 3 and Knuckles I guess...but I get most of my moves from Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom.
Prinny: Oh, yeah, the Sonic games are classics, doo..."Get yer moves from"?
Scott: Yeah, my moves! Back home, I'm the best fighter in the province! I kick all kinds of ass!...At least four kinds. And I learned all my combos!
Prinny: ...I didn't know video games actually taught something, dood! That's...somewhat impressive!
"Your cars are no match for my mad Frogger skillz!"
—Jack, Miscellaneous Error
"Of course! I'm fully instrument rated on Microsoft Flight Simulator!"
—Mike Nelson, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
"My reflexes have been honed by years of videogames!"
Polnareff: Oh, by the way, I'm surprised you can drive even though you're a highschooler.
Kakyoin: Yeah, I'm pretty decent at F-Mega.
Polnareff: That's a Video Game! Hey, switch out with me!
(Kakyoin is now driving terribly.)
Polnareff: Why are you pressing down on the gas?! Brake! Brake! Step on the brake!
Kakyoin: Brake? The A button is the accelerator and the R button is to drift.
Polnareff: It ain't a game! Brake! Brake!
(Kakyoin is still driving terribly.)
Polnareff: That's the gas! Switch with me! Switch with me!
Kakyoin: Yeah, I'm pretty decent at F-Mega.
Polnareff: That's a Video Game! Hey, switch out with me!
(Kakyoin is now driving terribly.)
Polnareff: Why are you pressing down on the gas?! Brake! Brake! Step on the brake!
Kakyoin: Brake? The A button is the accelerator and the R button is to drift.
Polnareff: It ain't a game! Brake! Brake!
(Kakyoin is still driving terribly.)
Polnareff: That's the gas! Switch with me! Switch with me!
Josh: What are we gonna do?
Drake: I'm gonna fly this helicopter! You've seen me play Helicopter Rescue!
Josh: What? That's a video game!
Drake: So? If I can land a military helicopter on the Empire State Building and rescue the princess while a giant lobster's shooting rockets at me, I think I can land this thing on a freeway, alright?
Josh: I won't argue with that logic!
Drake: I'm gonna fly this helicopter! You've seen me play Helicopter Rescue!
Josh: What? That's a video game!
Drake: So? If I can land a military helicopter on the Empire State Building and rescue the princess while a giant lobster's shooting rockets at me, I think I can land this thing on a freeway, alright?
Josh: I won't argue with that logic!
— Drake & Josh, "Helicopter"
Cole "Jesse McCree" Cassidy: D.Va, just tell me one thing. Where'd you learn to shoot like that?
Hana "D.Va" Song: 16-Bit Hero!
Hana "D.Va" Song: 16-Bit Hero!
"It's fun to imagine that I've accrued some genuine knowledge in my quest to achieve more potent 'skillz' in the digital realm. There may be scenarios in which I could represent our species well. If alien invasions occurred with greater frequency, I think I could really distinguish myself."
—Jerry Holkins, Penny Arcade Vol. 1: Attack of the Bacon Robots!
"My people spent centuries on the run, learning to hide, learning to evade pursuit... to the point it became a martial art. Dan-kelga, the art of cunning. I, uh, never learned it. But they say a lot of it trickled down into the game of hide-and-seek. Boy, did I hope they were right."
Ironheart: I must get this card to the Pharaoh. It's a good thing I played all that Assassin's Creed!
(Ironheart proceeds to expertly parkour down a mountain)
Téa: Wait, I don't understand how playing Assassin's Creed makes him good at parkour. It's just a video game.
Chris: He can't do this alone! I have to help him! It's a good thing I played all that Banjo-Kazooie!
(Chris proceeds to expertly ride down the mountain on the back of her wolf)
Téa: That makes even less sense!
(Later, after Ironheart is tragically killed)
Chris: I have to keep moving. It's a good thing I played all that The Walking Dead!
Téa: WHY?!
(Ironheart proceeds to expertly parkour down a mountain)
Téa: Wait, I don't understand how playing Assassin's Creed makes him good at parkour. It's just a video game.
Chris: He can't do this alone! I have to help him! It's a good thing I played all that Banjo-Kazooie!
(Chris proceeds to expertly ride down the mountain on the back of her wolf)
Téa: That makes even less sense!
(Later, after Ironheart is tragically killed)
Chris: I have to keep moving. It's a good thing I played all that The Walking Dead!
Téa: WHY?!
<Pass on the left, pass on the left! Not on the right!>
'Hey, I'm cool now,' Marco yelled back through the open back window of the truck. 'This is just like the game now. No problem-o.'
<It isn't dark on the video game.>
'Sure. The part with the tunnel.'
<You mean the part where you always crash and burn?>
'Hey, I'm cool now,' Marco yelled back through the open back window of the truck. 'This is just like the game now. No problem-o.'
<It isn't dark on the video game.>
'Sure. The part with the tunnel.'
<You mean the part where you always crash and burn?>
Emmett Bradley: Sir, have you got any experience piloting a jet aircraft?
Troy: Oh, yeah. F-15's, F-16's, A-10 Warthogs, I've flown all that shit.
Emmett: Then we're all thankful to have you, sir. What squadron were you with?
Troy: The Awesome Fighting Aces. Man, I'm telling you, them video games got their shit locked down tight!
Troy: Oh, yeah. F-15's, F-16's, A-10 Warthogs, I've flown all that shit.
Emmett: Then we're all thankful to have you, sir. What squadron were you with?
Troy: The Awesome Fighting Aces. Man, I'm telling you, them video games got their shit locked down tight!
Rowley: I think we should tell her that we’ve never played tennis.
Greg: We’ve played Ultimate Tennis on the Wii. It’s basically the same thing.
Greg: We’ve played Ultimate Tennis on the Wii. It’s basically the same thing.
She's ready for every single one of my punches. She barely even flinches at most of them. But like I said, I never had to learn how to fight on Krypton. One of my first lessons at Midvale High, though...? Belinda-the-Bully's surprise uppercut. She'd always use it to beat me on Street Kombat Six. She'd score a T.K.O. every time. I loved that game.
A brief memory of playing games on a data-slate after lights out at my old schola floated to the surface of my mind, and I dismissed it abruptly. I’d never been much good at them, and the last thing I needed to do now was dent my confidence.
—Ciaphas Cain subverting the trope while trying to land a shuttle, Vainglorious
FROM GAMER TO RACER
