YMMV / I. M. Meen

• Accidental Innuendo: Chill Manor's intro has Ophelia Chill shake her butt in your face while singing about how her "nasties will distract you". Naturally, lots of people wonder what she calls her "nasties".
• All Animation Is Disney: Many people were quick to come to the conclusion that the game was a Philips CD-i game because the cutscenes share the same art-style. While the cutscenes were animated by the same people who did the cutscenes for Hotel Mario and The Legend of Zelda CD-i Games (arguably, the games the system is best known for), the game itself is from a different company on a completely different platform.
• Awesome Music: The opening song by I.M. Meen is often regarded as a very catchy and memorable Villain Song. Many fans have made remixes and covers of it.
• Cargo Ship: I.M. Meen and the book that sucks the player in. Yes, really.
• Goddamned Bats: The spiders. They appear throughout the game, move and attack quickly, and often attack in groups.
• Ham and Cheese: Meen hams it up with the best of them.
  I.M. Meen: "Lost? Frightened? Confused? GOOD! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"
• Just Here for Godzilla: I.M. Meen himself is the only reason the game is remembered; with his hammy personality being a source of a many of memes.
• Memetic Loser: I.M. Meen is infamously regarded as an utterly pathetic and ineffectual villain due to the fact that he and his guardians get defeated and his labyrinth gets destroyed by a simple child with a good grammar.
• Memetic Molester: Meen, despite his clear hatred of children, is often seen as a pedophile, mostly because of how he kidnaps them. Gnorris sometimes gets the same treatment.
  "I've got a little SECRET..."
• Memetic Mutation: As this was animated by the CD-i Zelda guys, this was a given.
  • The entire I.M. <verb> meme centers around the character.
  • "Lost? Frightened? Confused? GOOD! Nha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
• Narm Charm: Meen is so over the top that it's impossible to be taken seriously. Of course, the Narm is what makes this game memorable; it does not detract from the gameplay, instead adding a quirky personality that helps to distinguish this game from other shooters and endeared a lot of people to it, guaranteeing virtual immortality via things like YouTube Poops.
• Nightmare Fuel: Being an edutainment game, Meen would be pretty scary if you were 6 or so.^note Probably why the game has a sticker saying that it's recommended for children 9 and up.
  • This particular cutscene: "Lost? Frightened? Confused? GOOD!" Cue Evil Laugh.
  • This other cutscene qualifies: Meen looking in a mirror and says "Mirror mirror, on the wall... There's a bookworm in the hall..." He turns to face the player, shouts "Buuuuuuuut not for long!", and walks off while laughing. It should be noted that this is one of the very few cutscenes where Meen's face has a more detailed look to it, and it makes him look legitimately threatening and scary.
  • The sequel, Chill Manor, has some really surprising moments, like some pictures suddenly coming alive after you grab an important item. Not to mention that if you lose, Ophelia Chill uses the book of ages to erase you from history. Or if you prefer a lighter and softer interpretation, Ophelia simply erases your identity, wherein you are left as someone with no memory.
• So Bad, It's Good: The genuinely fun gameplay is heightened even further by the hilarious cutscenes.
• Watch It for the Meme: This game would probably be a forgotten title in early 90s educational computer games if it weren't for the infamous animated cutscenes.

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