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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa193.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.thegamer.com/iconic-funny-video-game-memes/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.thegamer.com/iconic-funny-video-game-memes/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/iconic-funny-video-game-memes\/","crawl_time":1756185076,"first_indexed_time":1648321135,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,thegamer!www,\/iconic-funny-video-game-memes\/ s443","src_root_hash":"2432873695537376993","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"13 Funniest Video Game Memes","meta_descriptions":["A brief history of meme-kind from the world of video games."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Summary \n                                        Don't be fooled by the positivity on workplace posters - the rise of demotivational art brought a sarcastic anti-establishment twist.\n                         \n                                        Gaming memes have taken the internet by storm, showcasing iconic phrases and moments from popular video games in unexpected ways.\n                         \n                                        From Call of Duty to GTA, Super Smash Bros to Undertale, these gaming memes transcend the gaming community, creating a shared internet culture.\n                         Once upon a time in the late 20th century, a company called Despair Inc. started an unintentional revolution. Creating parodies and spoofs of typical workplace posters, particularly the classic format of an image (of something beautiful like a mountain) against a black background and some vague positive mantra to boost the morale of office-bound employees, the art form known as demotivational posters became increasingly popular. Related \n\t\t\t8 Funniest Moments In Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth\n\t\t From Red XIII dancing to a bar for bald people, here are the funniest moments in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth! One thing led to another from these sarcastic, anti-establishment posters, spawning an array of online characters, cat videos, epic fails, \"owned\" compilations, and more upon the internet. Today, internet humor continues to deepen and spiral out of control, becoming so meta to the point where, a few years ago, the letter \"E\" was a joke. Here, we look at a handful of iconic memes that stemmed one way or another from video games. Updated April 29, 2024 by Jason Wojnar:  The thing about popular memes is that people who use them might not even understand their origins. Those sharing these gaming-inspired memes below could very well not be gamers in the slightest. That's why lists like these are important; to give credit where credit is due. To that end, we updated it with a few more classic memes to let you all know where they came from.  There are some light spoilers for Portal and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in this list, but we would hope your backlog isn't stretched all the way back to 2007 and 2009. 13  \n                            Ramirez: Do Everything\/Defend Burgertown\n                     \n            Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2\n      Modern Warfare 2's story is as serious as a heart attack, but it's impossible not to laugh about the over-the-top stakes. Once World War 3 breaks out, you control James Ramirez, a soldier defending the US from invading Russian forces. One mission places special emphasis on defending a fictional fast food restaurant, Burger Town. Fans really ran with this, acting as if defending Burger Town was tantamount to winning the war. They also joked about how Sergeant Foley, voiced by Keith David, constantly commands Ramirez by shouting his name before giving the order. He does it so much, it just turned into him asking Ramirez to do everything. You don't need to plug in a PS3 or Xbox 360 to experience this, since the Modern Warfare 2 Remaster is playable on modern consoles and is an excellent way to experience this 2009 classic. 12  \n                            The Cake Is A Lie\n                     \n            Portal\n      Throughout the entirety of Portal, GLaDOS constantly promises Chell a cake at the end of the test. Of course, all that awaits the protagonist is certain death. Even after Chell escapes the trap and tries to turn the tables on the malicious AI, GLaDOS still tries to entice her with cake. The game's popularity led to the \"Cake is a lie\" phrase and the companion cube  being used in various memes in 2007 and for a few years afterward . If Portal ever comes back, will the meme also make a comeback or will it be seen as a tired bit of humor? 11  \n                            Press F To Pay Respects\n                     \n            Call Of Duty: Advance Warfare\n     The Call of Duty series  is known for levels and sequences that take place outside of warzones and infiltration missions. The interactivity in these levels leads to some humorous moments, like when it told players to press F to pay respects in front of a fallen heroe's casket in Advanced Warfare. Did the developers know how humorous most of the gaming community would find this? Regardless of what they thought,  the Internet took the idea and ran with it , putting it into any meme about failure or disappointment. 10  \n                            Do A Barrel Roll!\n                     \n            Star Fox\n     To this day, if you enter \"do a barrel roll\" into Google and hit search, you're in for a neat surprise. The phrase, which refers to the aerial act of rotating a vehicle 360 degrees to evade gunfire, was a widespread meme in the mid-2000s, with the quote often pitted against images of upside-down cars or fallen ships: \"Do a barrel roll!  You're doing it wrong \". The 1997 game Star Fox 64  is where the meme comes from, with air commander Peppy Hare to blame for bringing the phrase back into popularity, instructing you to barrel roll your way to safety. 9  \n                            Ah Sh*t, Here We Go Again…\n                     \n            Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas\n     Some meme templates just write themselves. On his return to Grove Street, CJ walks down an empty street and says to himself those famous lines, the empty space to the left of the screen left vacant for an unending number of meme interpretations and Photoshop opportunities. Related \n\t\t\t6 Hardest Grand Theft Auto Games To 100 Percent\n\t\t GTA titles are already long when it comes to their main content and side missions, but if you add all the optional stuff? It's just too much. Usually bordering on or fully embracing the pessimistic, such as \"when you wake up and go to work,\" this is one of GTA San Andreas' more accessible and consequently more widespread memes. The image, clip, and soundbite are now used as staple reactions, particularly in gaming when a difficult section or boss fight is encountered. 8  \n                            Falcon, PUNCH!\n                     \n            Super Smash Bros.\n     As the years go by without a new F-Zero title since 2004, it's safe to assume that the Nintendo racing series is no more. But extensively worthy of being in the Meme Hall of Fame (if ever such a thing exists) is the iconic Falcon Punch meme. Made legendary by the spandex-donning Captain Falcon in the Super Smash Bros. series, the slow but immensely powerful Falcon Punch was accompanied by him stating those lines, narrating his fight moves to dramatic effect. As expected, any video of anyone getting punched was being edited with the iconic \"Falcon… Punch!\" with a flash of lightning for extra attention to detail. 7  \n                            Baka Mitai\n                     \n            Yakuza 5\n     When voice actor Takaya Kuroda sang Baka Mitai for Yakuza 5, little did he know that the karaoke anthem would be immortalized online in meme form. The song, a  playable karaoke track  in the quick-time-event minigames in the Yakuza series, captured the hearts and imaginations of players worldwide. The tragic-yet-uplifting ballad is often bass-boosted at the triumphant climax of the song, typically paired with fail videos at the prime moments of misfortune. Usually, the screen will pause and zoom in on the incident as the track plays, used similarly to the classic \"It was at this moment he knew, he f*cked up\" meme. The series is now known as Like a Dragon 6  \n                            All We Had To Do, Was Follow The Damn Train, CJ!\n                     \n            Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas\n     Infinitely quotable and equally meme-able, Big Smoke is a gem within the GTA San Andreas goldmine. This particular quote is in reference to the seminal game's notoriously difficult mission entitled Wrong Side of The Tracks, in which Los Santos gangsters CJ and Big Smoke must chase down a train and gun down the fleeing Vagos Gang members. Upon failing the mission, Big Smoke will chastise CJ and yell the memorable quote. The meme gained such notoriety that even Rockstar referenced it in GTA 5 with a trophy called \"Better than CJ\" in a train-centric mission called Derailed. 5  \n                            Sus\n                     \n            Among Us\n     Unless it has already, \"sus\" is a safe bet for meme terms soon to be added to the dictionary. The incredibly widespread three-letter word is short for \"suspicious\" and became a staple internet term in late 2020. Popularised by the online multiplayer murder mystery sensation Among Us, players are tasked with identifying an impostor crewmate in their band of astronauts. Players would direct their suspicions by calling out \"sussy\" players with the abbreviated word. It's uncommon now to find the word in areas of the web unrelated to the game at all, commonly paired next to images and clips of people or pets acting unusual in any way, shape or form. 4  \n                            You Died\n                     \n            Souls Games\n     A generally self-explanatory meme format, You Died utilizes the all too familiar death screen, message, and  sound effects from the Dark Souls series.  The spine-tingling shimmer of noise and a deathly message indicating that you have, once again, died has been applied to a vast number of videos primarily involving failure or injury. Related \n\t\t\t10 Real-World Inspirations Found In Dark Souls Games\n\t\t We're booking tickets to Anor Londo right now. It's certainly not the only usage of iconic video game death sequences, but it is one of the most universally recognized. Others include \"Wasted\" from the GTA series, Mario's classic Game Over theme, Pac-Man's depressing death cry when he's obliterated by ghosts, and Minecraft's jarring \"You Died!\" screen paired with its distinctly calm music. Dark Souls fans should be well acquainted with this message, since the series is notoriously difficult and anybody who plays it will surely have died at least once.","attrs_markdown":"Menu\n\n[![TheGamer logo](https:\/\/static0.thegamerimages.com\/assets\/images\/tg-logo-full-colored-light.svg?v=3.0)](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/)\n\nSign in now\n\nClose\n\n- - [Guides](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/category\/game-guides\/)\n  - [Gaming News](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/category\/game-news\/)\n- - [Triple-A Games](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/aaa-games\/)\n    Submenu\n    - [Features](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/aaa-games\/features\/)\n    - [News](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/aaa-games\/news\/)\n    - [Lists](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/aaa-games\/lists\/)\n  - [Live-Service Games](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/live-service-games\/)\n    Submenu\n    - [Features](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/live-service-games\/features\/)\n    - [News](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/live-service-games\/news\/)\n    - [Lists](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/live-service-games\/lists\/)\n  - [Indie Games](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/indie-games\/)\n    Submenu\n    - [Features](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/indie-games\/features\/)\n    - [News](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/indie-games\/news\/)\n    - [Lists](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/indie-games\/lists\/)\n  - [Streaming](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/streaming\/)\n    Submenu\n    - [Features](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/streaming\/features\/)\n    - [News](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/streaming\/news\/)\n  - [Movies & Shows](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/movies-tv-anime\/)\n    Submenu\n    - [Features](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/movies-tv-anime\/features\/)\n    - [News](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/movies-tv-anime\/news\/)\n- [Videos](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/videos\/)\n- [Podcast](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/your-favorite-game-thegamer-podcast\/)\n- [Threads](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/threads\/)\n- - More Submenu\n    - [All Features](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/category\/tg-originals\/)\n    - [All Lists](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/category\/lists\/)\n    - [Explainers](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/category\/explainer\/)\n    - [Reviews & Previews](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/reviews-previews\/)\n    - [Tabletop](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/category\/tabletop\/)\n\n- [Sign in](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/iconic-funny-video-game-memes\/)\n- [Newsletter](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/page\/newsletter\/)\n\nMenu\n\n[![TheGamer logo](https:\/\/static0.thegamerimages.com\/assets\/images\/tg-logo-icon-colored-light.svg?v=3.0)](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/)\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\nLike\n\nMore Action\n\nSign in now\n\n[DK Bananza](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/tag\/donkey-kong-bananza\/)\n\n[Nintendo Switch 2](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/tag\/nintendo-switch-2\/)\n\n[Events](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/gaming-events-conventions-2025\/)\n\n[Release Dates](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/video-game-release-dates-2025\/)\n\nClose\n\n# 13 Funniest Video Game Memes\n![4](https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fauthors%2F670008840cefc-Jason%20W%20-%20Edited.jpg?fit=crop&w=90&h=90)\n\n![3](https:\/\/static0.thegamerimages.com\/assets\/images\/default-user.png)\n\nBy  [Jason Wojnar](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/author\/jwojn\/)  &  [Hamish Gough](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/author\/hamish-gough\/)\n\nUpdated\n\nApr 29, 2024\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\nLike\n\nLink copied to clipboard\n\n[Sign in to your TheGamer account]()\n\n![Captain Falcon, Roblox and Kazuma Kiryu split feature image for split image](https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pjimage-\\(2\\)-13.jpg)\n\n### Summary\n- Don't be fooled by the positivity on workplace posters - the rise of demotivational art brought a sarcastic anti-establishment twist.\n- Gaming memes have taken the internet by storm, showcasing iconic phrases and moments from popular video games in unexpected ways.\n- From Call of Duty to GTA, Super Smash Bros to Undertale, these gaming memes transcend the gaming community, creating a shared internet culture.\n\nOnce upon a time in the late 20th century, a company called Despair Inc. started an unintentional revolution. Creating parodies and spoofs of typical workplace posters, particularly the classic format of an image (of something beautiful like a mountain) against a black background and some vague positive mantra to boost the morale of office-bound employees, the art form known as demotivational posters became increasingly popular.\n\n[![Yuffie giving a pose to Cloud and Aerith](https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-yuffie.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=422&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-funniest-best-moments\/)\n\nRelated\n\n##### [8 Funniest Moments In Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-funniest-best-moments\/ \"8 Funniest Moments In Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth\")\nFrom Red XIII dancing to a bar for bald people, here are the funniest moments in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth\\!\n\nPosts\n\nOne thing led to another from these sarcastic, anti-establishment posters, spawning an array of online characters, cat videos, epic fails, \"owned\" compilations, and more upon the internet. Today, internet humor continues to deepen and spiral out of control, becoming so meta to the point where, a few years ago, the letter \"E\" was a joke. Here, we look at a handful of iconic memes that stemmed one way or another from video games.\n\n***Updated April 29, 2024 by Jason Wojnar:** The thing about popular memes is that people who use them might not even understand their origins. Those sharing these gaming-inspired memes below could very well not be gamers in the slightest. That's why lists like these are important; to give credit where credit is due. To that end, we updated it with a few more classic memes to let you all know where they came from.*\n\nThere are some light spoilers for Portal and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in this list, but we would hope your backlog isn't stretched all the way back to 2007 and 2009.\n\n## 13   Ramirez: Do Everything\/Defend Burgertown\n### Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2\n![Standing on a building's roof](https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Modern-Warfare-2-defending-burger-town.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nModern Warfare 2 defending burger town\n\nModern Warfare 2's story is as serious as a heart attack, but it's impossible not to laugh about the over-the-top stakes. Once World War 3 breaks out, you control James Ramirez, a soldier defending the US from invading Russian forces.\n\nOne mission places special emphasis on defending a fictional fast food restaurant, Burger Town. Fans really ran with this, acting as if defending Burger Town was tantamount to winning the war. They also joked about how Sergeant Foley, voiced by Keith David, constantly commands Ramirez by shouting his name before giving the order. He does it so much, it just turned into him asking Ramirez to do everything.\n\nYou don't need to plug in a PS3 or Xbox 360 to experience this, since the Modern Warfare 2 Remaster is playable on modern consoles and is an excellent way to experience this 2009 classic.\n\n## 12   The Cake Is A Lie\n### Portal\n![portal the cake on a table in the dark](https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/portal-the-cake-on-a-table-in-the-dakr.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2)\n\nThroughout the entirety of Portal, GLaDOS constantly promises Chell a cake at the end of the test. Of course, all that awaits the protagonist is certain death. Even after Chell escapes the trap and tries to turn the tables on the malicious AI, GLaDOS still tries to entice her with cake.\n\nThe game's popularity led to the \"Cake is a lie\" phrase and the companion cube [being used in various memes in 2007 and for a few years afterward](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/the-cake-lie-meme-origin\/). If Portal ever comes back, will the meme also make a comeback or will it be seen as a tired bit of humor?\n\n## 11   Press F To Pay Respects\n### Call Of Duty: Advance Warfare\n![Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Origin Scene Of The Press F To Pay Respects Meme](https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/origin-cropped.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2)\n\n[The Call of Duty series](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/call-of-duty-games-chronological-order\/) is known for levels and sequences that take place outside of warzones and infiltration missions. The interactivity in these levels leads to some humorous moments, like when it told players to press F to pay respects in front of a fallen heroe's casket in Advanced Warfare.\n\nDid the developers know how humorous most of the gaming community would find this? Regardless of what they thought, [the Internet took the idea and ran with it](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/press-f-to-pay-respects-call-of-duty-meme-origin\/), putting it into any meme about failure or disappointment.\n\n## 10   Do A Barrel Roll\\!\n### Star Fox\n![Screenshot from Starfox 64 with the iconic \"Do a barrel roll\" quote](https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/starfox2-Cropped.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nTo this day, if you enter \"do a barrel roll\" into Google and hit search, you're in for a neat surprise. The phrase, which refers to the aerial act of rotating a vehicle 360 degrees to evade gunfire, was a widespread meme in the mid-2000s, with the quote often pitted against images of upside-down cars or fallen ships: \"Do a barrel roll! *You're doing it wrong*\".\n\n[The 1997 game Star Fox 64](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/nintendo-switch-online-best-nintendo-64-games-list\/) is where the meme comes from, with air commander Peppy Hare to blame for bringing the phrase back into popularity, instructing you to barrel roll your way to safety.\n\n## 9   Ah Sh\\*t, Here We Go Again…\n### Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas\n![CJ in GTA San Andreas before saying the famous meme line, \"Ah s\\*\\*t, here we go again\"](https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ah-shit-Cropped.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nSome meme templates just write themselves. On his return to Grove Street, CJ walks down an empty street and says to himself those famous lines, the empty space to the left of the screen left vacant for an unending number of meme interpretations and Photoshop opportunities.\n\n[![Franklin with his 100 percent T-Shirt in Grand Theft Auto 5](https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2024\/03\/franklin-with-his-100-percent-t-shirt-in-grand-theft-auto-5.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=422&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/grand-theft-auto-games-hardest-100-percent-list\/)\n\nRelated\n\n##### [6 Hardest Grand Theft Auto Games To 100 Percent](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/grand-theft-auto-games-hardest-100-percent-list\/ \"6 Hardest Grand Theft Auto Games To 100 Percent\")\nGTA titles are already long when it comes to their main content and side missions, but if you add all the optional stuff? It's just too much.\n\nPosts\n\nUsually bordering on or fully embracing the pessimistic, such as \"when you wake up and go to work,\" this is one of GTA San Andreas' more accessible and consequently more widespread memes. The image, clip, and soundbite are now used as staple reactions, particularly in gaming when a difficult section or boss fight is encountered.\n\n## 8   Falcon, PUNCH\\!\n### Super Smash Bros.\n![Captain Falcon in Super Smash Bros. doing the iconic Falcon Punch](https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/f6a-Cropped.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2)\n\nAs the years go by without a new F-Zero title since 2004, it's safe to assume that the Nintendo racing series is no more. But extensively worthy of being in the Meme Hall of Fame (if ever such a thing exists) is the iconic Falcon Punch meme.\n\nMade legendary by the spandex-donning Captain Falcon in the Super Smash Bros. series, the slow but immensely powerful Falcon Punch was accompanied by him stating those lines, narrating his fight moves to dramatic effect. As expected, any video of anyone getting punched was being edited with the iconic \"Falcon… Punch!\" with a flash of lightning for extra attention to detail.\n\n## 7   Baka Mitai\n### Yakuza 5\n![Kazuma Kiryu in Yakuza 0 singing Baka Mitai](https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/maxresdefault-Cropped-3.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nWhen voice actor Takaya Kuroda sang Baka Mitai for Yakuza 5, little did he know that the karaoke anthem would be immortalized online in meme form. The song, a [playable karaoke track](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-best-substories\/) in the quick-time-event minigames in the Yakuza series, captured the hearts and imaginations of players worldwide.\n\nThe tragic-yet-uplifting ballad is often bass-boosted at the triumphant climax of the song, typically paired with fail videos at the prime moments of misfortune. Usually, the screen will pause and zoom in on the incident as the track plays, used similarly to the classic \"It was at this moment he knew, he f\\*cked up\" meme.\n\nThe series is now known as Like a Dragon\n\n## 6   All We Had To Do, Was Follow The Damn Train, CJ\\!\n### Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas\n![Big Smoke and CJ in the GTA San Andreas mission Wrong Side of the Tracks](https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/maxresdefault-\\(1\\)-1.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nInfinitely quotable and equally meme-able, Big Smoke is a gem within the GTA San Andreas goldmine. This particular quote is in reference to the seminal game's notoriously difficult mission entitled Wrong Side of The Tracks, in which Los Santos gangsters CJ and Big Smoke must chase down a train and gun down the fleeing Vagos Gang members.\n\nUpon failing the mission, Big Smoke will chastise CJ and yell the memorable quote. The meme gained such notoriety that even Rockstar referenced it in GTA 5 with a trophy called \"Better than CJ\" in a train-centric mission called Derailed.\n\n## 5   Sus\n### Among Us\n![Characters from Among Us posing](https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AmongUs-scaled-Cropped.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2)\n\nUnless it has already, \"sus\" is a safe bet for meme terms soon to be added to the dictionary. The incredibly widespread three-letter word is short for \"suspicious\" and became a staple internet term in late 2020. Popularised by the online multiplayer murder mystery sensation Among Us, players are tasked with identifying an impostor crewmate in their band of astronauts.\n\nPlayers would direct their suspicions by calling out \"sussy\" players with the abbreviated word. It's uncommon now to find the word in areas of the web unrelated to the game at all, commonly paired next to images and clips of people or pets acting unusual in any way, shape or form.\n\n## 4   You Died\n### Souls Games\n![Dark Souls death screen, red \"You Died\" text against black background](https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/maxresdefault-\\(2\\)-Cropped.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nA generally self-explanatory meme format, You Died utilizes the all too familiar death screen, message, and [sound effects from the Dark Souls series.](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/hardest-rpgs-of-all-time\/) The spine-tingling shimmer of noise and a deathly message indicating that you have, once again, died has been applied to a vast number of videos primarily involving failure or injury.\n\n[![Artorias Dark Souls Angkor Wat Cambodia](https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/artorias-dark-souls-angkor-wat-cambodia.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=422&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/dark-souls-real-life-locations-inspirations\/)\n\nRelated\n\n##### [10 Real-World Inspirations Found In Dark Souls Games](https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/dark-souls-real-life-locations-inspirations\/ \"10 Real-World Inspirations Found In Dark Souls Games\")\nWe're booking tickets to Anor Londo right now.\n\nPosts\n\nIt's certainly not the only usage of iconic video game death sequences, but it is one of the most universally recognized. 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Boilerpipe Text	Summary Don't be fooled by the positivity on workplace posters - the rise of demotivational art brought a sarcastic anti-establishment twist. Gaming memes have taken the internet by storm, showcasing iconic phrases and moments from popular video games in unexpected ways. From Call of Duty to GTA, Super Smash Bros to Undertale, these gaming memes transcend the gaming community, creating a shared internet culture. Once upon a time in the late 20th century, a company called Despair Inc. started an unintentional revolution. Creating parodies and spoofs of typical workplace posters, particularly the classic format of an image (of something beautiful like a mountain) against a black background and some vague positive mantra to boost the morale of office-bound employees, the art form known as demotivational posters became increasingly popular. Related 8 Funniest Moments In Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth From Red XIII dancing to a bar for bald people, here are the funniest moments in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth! One thing led to another from these sarcastic, anti-establishment posters, spawning an array of online characters, cat videos, epic fails, "owned" compilations, and more upon the internet. Today, internet humor continues to deepen and spiral out of control, becoming so meta to the point where, a few years ago, the letter "E" was a joke. Here, we look at a handful of iconic memes that stemmed one way or another from video games. Updated April 29, 2024 by Jason Wojnar: The thing about popular memes is that people who use them might not even understand their origins. Those sharing these gaming-inspired memes below could very well not be gamers in the slightest. That's why lists like these are important; to give credit where credit is due. To that end, we updated it with a few more classic memes to let you all know where they came from. There are some light spoilers for Portal and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in this list, but we would hope your backlog isn't stretched all the way back to 2007 and 2009. 13 Ramirez: Do Everything/Defend Burgertown Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Modern Warfare 2's story is as serious as a heart attack, but it's impossible not to laugh about the over-the-top stakes. Once World War 3 breaks out, you control James Ramirez, a soldier defending the US from invading Russian forces. One mission places special emphasis on defending a fictional fast food restaurant, Burger Town. Fans really ran with this, acting as if defending Burger Town was tantamount to winning the war. They also joked about how Sergeant Foley, voiced by Keith David, constantly commands Ramirez by shouting his name before giving the order. He does it so much, it just turned into him asking Ramirez to do everything. You don't need to plug in a PS3 or Xbox 360 to experience this, since the Modern Warfare 2 Remaster is playable on modern consoles and is an excellent way to experience this 2009 classic. 12 The Cake Is A Lie Portal Throughout the entirety of Portal, GLaDOS constantly promises Chell a cake at the end of the test. Of course, all that awaits the protagonist is certain death. Even after Chell escapes the trap and tries to turn the tables on the malicious AI, GLaDOS still tries to entice her with cake. The game's popularity led to the "Cake is a lie" phrase and the companion cube being used in various memes in 2007 and for a few years afterward . If Portal ever comes back, will the meme also make a comeback or will it be seen as a tired bit of humor? 11 Press F To Pay Respects Call Of Duty: Advance Warfare The Call of Duty series is known for levels and sequences that take place outside of warzones and infiltration missions. The interactivity in these levels leads to some humorous moments, like when it told players to press F to pay respects in front of a fallen heroe's casket in Advanced Warfare. Did the developers know how humorous most of the gaming community would find this? Regardless of what they thought, the Internet took the idea and ran with it , putting it into any meme about failure or disappointment. 10 Do A Barrel Roll! Star Fox To this day, if you enter "do a barrel roll" into Google and hit search, you're in for a neat surprise. The phrase, which refers to the aerial act of rotating a vehicle 360 degrees to evade gunfire, was a widespread meme in the mid-2000s, with the quote often pitted against images of upside-down cars or fallen ships: "Do a barrel roll! You're doing it wrong ". The 1997 game Star Fox 64 is where the meme comes from, with air commander Peppy Hare to blame for bringing the phrase back into popularity, instructing you to barrel roll your way to safety. 9 Ah Sht, Here We Go Again… Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Some meme templates just write themselves. On his return to Grove Street, CJ walks down an empty street and says to himself those famous lines, the empty space to the left of the screen left vacant for an unending number of meme interpretations and Photoshop opportunities. Related 6 Hardest Grand Theft Auto Games To 100 Percent GTA titles are already long when it comes to their main content and side missions, but if you add all the optional stuff? It's just too much. Usually bordering on or fully embracing the pessimistic, such as "when you wake up and go to work," this is one of GTA San Andreas' more accessible and consequently more widespread memes. The image, clip, and soundbite are now used as staple reactions, particularly in gaming when a difficult section or boss fight is encountered. 8 Falcon, PUNCH! Super Smash Bros. As the years go by without a new F-Zero title since 2004, it's safe to assume that the Nintendo racing series is no more. But extensively worthy of being in the Meme Hall of Fame (if ever such a thing exists) is the iconic Falcon Punch meme. Made legendary by the spandex-donning Captain Falcon in the Super Smash Bros. series, the slow but immensely powerful Falcon Punch was accompanied by him stating those lines, narrating his fight moves to dramatic effect. As expected, any video of anyone getting punched was being edited with the iconic "Falcon… Punch!" with a flash of lightning for extra attention to detail. 7 Baka Mitai Yakuza 5 When voice actor Takaya Kuroda sang Baka Mitai for Yakuza 5, little did he know that the karaoke anthem would be immortalized online in meme form. The song, a playable karaoke track in the quick-time-event minigames in the Yakuza series, captured the hearts and imaginations of players worldwide. The tragic-yet-uplifting ballad is often bass-boosted at the triumphant climax of the song, typically paired with fail videos at the prime moments of misfortune. Usually, the screen will pause and zoom in on the incident as the track plays, used similarly to the classic "It was at this moment he knew, he fcked up" meme. The series is now known as Like a Dragon 6 All We Had To Do, Was Follow The Damn Train, CJ! Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Infinitely quotable and equally meme-able, Big Smoke is a gem within the GTA San Andreas goldmine. This particular quote is in reference to the seminal game's notoriously difficult mission entitled Wrong Side of The Tracks, in which Los Santos gangsters CJ and Big Smoke must chase down a train and gun down the fleeing Vagos Gang members. Upon failing the mission, Big Smoke will chastise CJ and yell the memorable quote. The meme gained such notoriety that even Rockstar referenced it in GTA 5 with a trophy called "Better than CJ" in a train-centric mission called Derailed. 5 Sus Among Us Unless it has already, "sus" is a safe bet for meme terms soon to be added to the dictionary. The incredibly widespread three-letter word is short for "suspicious" and became a staple internet term in late 2020. Popularised by the online multiplayer murder mystery sensation Among Us, players are tasked with identifying an impostor crewmate in their band of astronauts. Players would direct their suspicions by calling out "sussy" players with the abbreviated word. It's uncommon now to find the word in areas of the web unrelated to the game at all, commonly paired next to images and clips of people or pets acting unusual in any way, shape or form. 4 You Died Souls Games A generally self-explanatory meme format, You Died utilizes the all too familiar death screen, message, and sound effects from the Dark Souls series. The spine-tingling shimmer of noise and a deathly message indicating that you have, once again, died has been applied to a vast number of videos primarily involving failure or injury. Related 10 Real-World Inspirations Found In Dark Souls Games We're booking tickets to Anor Londo right now. It's certainly not the only usage of iconic video game death sequences, but it is one of the most universally recognized. Others include "Wasted" from the GTA series, Mario's classic Game Over theme, Pac-Man's depressing death cry when he's obliterated by ghosts, and Minecraft's jarring "You Died!" screen paired with its distinctly calm music. Dark Souls fans should be well acquainted with this message, since the series is notoriously difficult and anybody who plays it will surely have died at least once.
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Once upon a time in the late 20th century, a company called Despair Inc. started an unintentional revolution. Creating parodies and spoofs of typical workplace posters, particularly the classic format of an image (of something beautiful like a mountain) against a black background and some vague positive mantra to boost the morale of office-bound employees, the art form known as demotivational posters became increasingly popular. [![Yuffie giving a pose to Cloud and Aerith](https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-yuffie.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=422&dpr=2)](https://www.thegamer.com/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-funniest-best-moments/) Related ##### [8 Funniest Moments In Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth](https://www.thegamer.com/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-funniest-best-moments/ "8 Funniest Moments In Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth") From Red XIII dancing to a bar for bald people, here are the funniest moments in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth\! Posts One thing led to another from these sarcastic, anti-establishment posters, spawning an array of online characters, cat videos, epic fails, "owned" compilations, and more upon the internet. Today, internet humor continues to deepen and spiral out of control, becoming so meta to the point where, a few years ago, the letter "E" was a joke. Here, we look at a handful of iconic memes that stemmed one way or another from video games. *Updated April 29, 2024 by Jason Wojnar: The thing about popular memes is that people who use them might not even understand their origins. Those sharing these gaming-inspired memes below could very well not be gamers in the slightest. That's why lists like these are important; to give credit where credit is due. To that end, we updated it with a few more classic memes to let you all know where they came from.* There are some light spoilers for Portal and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in this list, but we would hope your backlog isn't stretched all the way back to 2007 and 2009. ## 13 Ramirez: Do Everything/Defend Burgertown ### Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ![Standing on a building's roof](https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Modern-Warfare-2-defending-burger-town.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) Modern Warfare 2 defending burger town Modern Warfare 2's story is as serious as a heart attack, but it's impossible not to laugh about the over-the-top stakes. Once World War 3 breaks out, you control James Ramirez, a soldier defending the US from invading Russian forces. One mission places special emphasis on defending a fictional fast food restaurant, Burger Town. Fans really ran with this, acting as if defending Burger Town was tantamount to winning the war. They also joked about how Sergeant Foley, voiced by Keith David, constantly commands Ramirez by shouting his name before giving the order. He does it so much, it just turned into him asking Ramirez to do everything. You don't need to plug in a PS3 or Xbox 360 to experience this, since the Modern Warfare 2 Remaster is playable on modern consoles and is an excellent way to experience this 2009 classic. ## 12 The Cake Is A Lie ### Portal ![portal the cake on a table in the dark](https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/portal-the-cake-on-a-table-in-the-dakr.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2) Throughout the entirety of Portal, GLaDOS constantly promises Chell a cake at the end of the test. Of course, all that awaits the protagonist is certain death. Even after Chell escapes the trap and tries to turn the tables on the malicious AI, GLaDOS still tries to entice her with cake. The game's popularity led to the "Cake is a lie" phrase and the companion cube [being used in various memes in 2007 and for a few years afterward](https://www.thegamer.com/the-cake-lie-meme-origin/). If Portal ever comes back, will the meme also make a comeback or will it be seen as a tired bit of humor? ## 11 Press F To Pay Respects ### Call Of Duty: Advance Warfare ![Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Origin Scene Of The Press F To Pay Respects Meme](https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/origin-cropped.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2) [The Call of Duty series](https://www.thegamer.com/call-of-duty-games-chronological-order/) is known for levels and sequences that take place outside of warzones and infiltration missions. The interactivity in these levels leads to some humorous moments, like when it told players to press F to pay respects in front of a fallen heroe's casket in Advanced Warfare. Did the developers know how humorous most of the gaming community would find this? Regardless of what they thought, [the Internet took the idea and ran with it](https://www.thegamer.com/press-f-to-pay-respects-call-of-duty-meme-origin/), putting it into any meme about failure or disappointment. ## 10 Do A Barrel Roll\! ### Star Fox ![Screenshot from Starfox 64 with the iconic "Do a barrel roll" quote](https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/starfox2-Cropped.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) To this day, if you enter "do a barrel roll" into Google and hit search, you're in for a neat surprise. The phrase, which refers to the aerial act of rotating a vehicle 360 degrees to evade gunfire, was a widespread meme in the mid-2000s, with the quote often pitted against images of upside-down cars or fallen ships: "Do a barrel roll! You're doing it wrong". [The 1997 game Star Fox 64](https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-switch-online-best-nintendo-64-games-list/) is where the meme comes from, with air commander Peppy Hare to blame for bringing the phrase back into popularity, instructing you to barrel roll your way to safety. ## 9 Ah Sh\t, Here We Go Again… ### Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ![CJ in GTA San Andreas before saying the famous meme line, "Ah s\\t, here we go again"](https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ah-shit-Cropped.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) Some meme templates just write themselves. On his return to Grove Street, CJ walks down an empty street and says to himself those famous lines, the empty space to the left of the screen left vacant for an unending number of meme interpretations and Photoshop opportunities. [![Franklin with his 100 percent T-Shirt in Grand Theft Auto 5](https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/wm/2024/03/franklin-with-his-100-percent-t-shirt-in-grand-theft-auto-5.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=422&dpr=2)](https://www.thegamer.com/grand-theft-auto-games-hardest-100-percent-list/) Related ##### [6 Hardest Grand Theft Auto Games To 100 Percent](https://www.thegamer.com/grand-theft-auto-games-hardest-100-percent-list/ "6 Hardest Grand Theft Auto Games To 100 Percent") GTA titles are already long when it comes to their main content and side missions, but if you add all the optional stuff? It's just too much. Posts Usually bordering on or fully embracing the pessimistic, such as "when you wake up and go to work," this is one of GTA San Andreas' more accessible and consequently more widespread memes. The image, clip, and soundbite are now used as staple reactions, particularly in gaming when a difficult section or boss fight is encountered. ## 8 Falcon, PUNCH\! ### Super Smash Bros. ![Captain Falcon in Super Smash Bros. doing the iconic Falcon Punch](https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/f6a-Cropped.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2) As the years go by without a new F-Zero title since 2004, it's safe to assume that the Nintendo racing series is no more. But extensively worthy of being in the Meme Hall of Fame (if ever such a thing exists) is the iconic Falcon Punch meme. Made legendary by the spandex-donning Captain Falcon in the Super Smash Bros. series, the slow but immensely powerful Falcon Punch was accompanied by him stating those lines, narrating his fight moves to dramatic effect. As expected, any video of anyone getting punched was being edited with the iconic "Falcon… Punch!" with a flash of lightning for extra attention to detail. ## 7 Baka Mitai ### Yakuza 5 ![Kazuma Kiryu in Yakuza 0 singing Baka Mitai](https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/maxresdefault-Cropped-3.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) When voice actor Takaya Kuroda sang Baka Mitai for Yakuza 5, little did he know that the karaoke anthem would be immortalized online in meme form. The song, a [playable karaoke track](https://www.thegamer.com/like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-best-substories/) in the quick-time-event minigames in the Yakuza series, captured the hearts and imaginations of players worldwide. The tragic-yet-uplifting ballad is often bass-boosted at the triumphant climax of the song, typically paired with fail videos at the prime moments of misfortune. Usually, the screen will pause and zoom in on the incident as the track plays, used similarly to the classic "It was at this moment he knew, he f\cked up" meme. The series is now known as Like a Dragon ## 6 All We Had To Do, Was Follow The Damn Train, CJ\! ### Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ![Big Smoke and CJ in the GTA San Andreas mission Wrong Side of the Tracks](https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/maxresdefault-\(1\)-1.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) Infinitely quotable and equally meme-able, Big Smoke is a gem within the GTA San Andreas goldmine. This particular quote is in reference to the seminal game's notoriously difficult mission entitled Wrong Side of The Tracks, in which Los Santos gangsters CJ and Big Smoke must chase down a train and gun down the fleeing Vagos Gang members. Upon failing the mission, Big Smoke will chastise CJ and yell the memorable quote. The meme gained such notoriety that even Rockstar referenced it in GTA 5 with a trophy called "Better than CJ" in a train-centric mission called Derailed. ## 5 Sus ### Among Us ![Characters from Among Us posing](https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AmongUs-scaled-Cropped.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2) Unless it has already, "sus" is a safe bet for meme terms soon to be added to the dictionary. The incredibly widespread three-letter word is short for "suspicious" and became a staple internet term in late 2020. Popularised by the online multiplayer murder mystery sensation Among Us, players are tasked with identifying an impostor crewmate in their band of astronauts. Players would direct their suspicions by calling out "sussy" players with the abbreviated word. It's uncommon now to find the word in areas of the web unrelated to the game at all, commonly paired next to images and clips of people or pets acting unusual in any way, shape or form. ## 4 You Died ### Souls Games ![Dark Souls death screen, red "You Died" text against black background](https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/maxresdefault-\(2\)-Cropped.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) A generally self-explanatory meme format, You Died utilizes the all too familiar death screen, message, and [sound effects from the Dark Souls series.](https://www.thegamer.com/hardest-rpgs-of-all-time/) The spine-tingling shimmer of noise and a deathly message indicating that you have, once again, died has been applied to a vast number of videos primarily involving failure or injury. 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