One Hour of Memes in Games

1 Hour of Lost Nintendo Games ► • 1 Hour of Lost Nintend...
In this compilation we take a look at an entire hour of memes in video games, covering memes of Super Mario Sunshine, The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, Pokemon, Sonic, Dragon Ball Z, and more!
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[@DidYouKnowGamin]

It's like I'm actually on 9GAG

[@DidYouKnowGamin]

But you know, I'm not, which is great.

[@MrMitchbow]

Searching by Top All-Time

[@boothy128]

Except less racist.

[@slavkei]

Please delete this comment after you see it- mild typo, you have it as Legenf of Zelda in the video description.

[@dotXyore]

​@@slavkeiLegenf of Zelda

[@Cdoggle]

The "It's dangerous to go alone" meme is once again referenced in Tears of the Kingdom in the description for the Sword of the Hero (which itself is a reference to the sword Link uses in the original game). "Take it when going alone would otherwise be dangerous."

[@JmMateo933]

Cool

[@coolcomment8]

Another TOTK reference! If you use Ascend inside the Great Deku Tree to go into the Deku Tree's mouth, you'll see a korok with a quest to renovate the mouth as his secret room. When completed, the korok will proclaim "It's a secret to everybody!" A nod to the infamous line from the NES original.

[@TheLostAge]

29:48 I believe it must have been a reference in the Japanese game as well. The "over 9000" line is actually a mistranslation from the American dub, the original Japanese line in DBZ is "over 8000", so the game giving a random number just above 8000 must have been a reference to DBZ.

[@manucuadras6019]

honestly didn't knew they were this many memes references on games. Thanks for the hard work guys

[@LostCityLance]

So... We're not gonna talk about the censor bar?

[@MishKoz]

The blurred-out region at the bottom of the screen said "this video contains paid promotion from skillshare" in the original upload

[@IanTho1]

I also noticed that and thought it as something with my phone 😂

[@sotnosen95]

This video was surprisingly educational in its own way even on a non-game level. I had no idea where some of these really old memes actually originated from.

[@camwing]

What a cursed concept for a video, I love it

[@mattwo7]

29:50 I mean the 9000 itself was a mistranslation, Goku's actual power level according to the scouter was over 8000. It's no wonder the Freiza Force needed new scouters if it capped off at 8000 so early into DBZ.

[@KaitouKaiju]

It wasn't a mistranslation, it was changed to fit the lip flaps

[@meyadin5844]

its pretty difficult to mistranslate japanese numbers, i think it was a conscious decision

[@mattwo7]

@@KaitouKaiju Then why did they change it back later?

[@kayonesoft]

Speaking of Square Enix (in case it wasn't mentioned since I'm not entirely through the video yet and I'll forget by the time it's done), nearly every single FATE and quest name in the English version of Final Fantasy XIV is some kind of pop culture reference. But that would be an entire video on its own.

[@HolyFlare484]

I think there's a FATE called "Smells Like Tree Spirit" or something

[@Castersvarog]

Heck, iirc there’s also several items that reference memes and pop culture references.

[@lilmul123]

Early 2010s memes were so much simpler

[@ZoobiethePopplio]

MEANDTHEBOYSAT2AMLOOKINFOR *B E A N S*

[@vault1021]

@@ZoobiethePopplioliteral autism smh

[@ZoobiethePopplio]

@@vault1021 How did you know?

[@Kazuma_Drake]

The deez nuts was in Tony Hawk's underground 1 in the russia level before the actual meme

[@macaylacayton2915]

i actually once got the 7.8/10 pokefinder review in a grassy area in ultra sun during the tutorial so lol

[@Steeldragon493]

>not featuring Dante from the DMC series

[@megamandrn001]

I like how basically any Capcom game *will* reference "master of unlocking" at some point

[@BlazeHeartPanther]

One of its games I believe referenced the "Jill Sandwich" line as a name of a sandwich shop.

[@big_nick87]

@@BlazeHeartPanther when nemesis was brought into dbd he has an addon called jill sandwich lol

[@rickywoonkabueno]

I love so much the angry Luigi in Mario Kart 8, that guy goes full gangsta

[@OrpheusRGB]

30:43 I love Ace Attorney! When I came across the SPARDA joke, I also thought it was a reference to Devil May Cry because both game series are from the same company (CAPCOM).

[@Gem-zn3kp]

I've really been enjoying this compilation videos :D

[@agroleau04]

These have got to be my new favorite videos, great jobs guy!

[@mattwo7]

I wonder if Sega will ever reference the time Bubsy came back for a breif while and the Bubsy and Sonic twitters ribbed each other and the Sonic twitter replied to the thread and @ mentioned to the Mega Man twitter something along the lines "Hey Mega Man, you gotta get in on this" and Mega Man was all "What's a Bubsy Bobcat? Sounds like a maverick's name" (this is especially funny because the Mega Man twitter didn't normally make in-character tweets but did just for that occasion)

[@adamzirkelbach6236]

I can't believe I missed so many of these while playing these games lol

[@blackhatfreak]

History of Pregnant Sonic when

[@unlockablebossmfer]

Jesus Christ, how horrifying.

[@zigazav1]

btw, there's a meme in gaming you did not mention I think. In the Elecman Scenario in the first Megaman Battle Network game, you will come across many corrupted Mr. Progs on fixed points of the map of the dungeon of that scenario, who must be fought if you talk to them. One of them before they force a battle against you will say "All your base are belong to us", which is a reference to an infamous mistranslation of a game, that turned into a meme I think. A phrase we all know by now.

[@PurpleWind64]

People who whine about memes in video games are much more annoying than memes in video games. Is there a word for that? When people whining about something is more annoying than the thing being whined about?

[@benmalsky9834]

Could it be considered hypocritical?

[@e7193]

@@benmalsky9834no, because a complaint isn’t the same thing as a meme

[@benmalsky9834]

@@e7193 How so?

[@104445]

This is top tier historian content, genuinely love the full dedication to the appreciation of our silly little internet pictures and stories.

[@ArachnoVolt]

I've been saying "A winner is me" for years and I never knew it was a reference to a game.

[@wolfhaley1170]

Love you guys! Thanks for all the videos, I watch these at an unhealthy level 🤣

[@linktheordonianhero9098]

A lot of the time in Nintendo games, the North American localisation will have cringe dialogue and memes, and the PAL English localisation will be a more straightforward translation of the original Japanese version. The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes is a good example of this. Edit: They cover exactly this at 46 minutes in

[@MrWater1231]

I didn't know that this channel existed. I look forward to checking out your guys videos. I love all of your fact videos :)

[@damiencouturee6240]

Carlos Ramirez is the GOAT, he DMCA'd Nintendo, that is fucking GOLD lmao.

[@autisticgirl1614]

22:55 I swear there was a reference similar to this quote in Warrior Cats: Untold Tales (awesome game, check it out). The WindClan trainer, aptly named Scarknee, will say something along the lines of “I used to be a brave warrior like you, then I took a blow to the knee.” When I first played it, I didn’t get the reference. But it’s hilarious now that I know where that reference came from now.

[@MyNeighborKaworu]

4:52 I know its rather simple but seeing a portal joke on Minecraft made me chuckle.

[@brassman95]

Man the curved sword line plays waaaay more often than the arrow to the knee line. Curved Swords

[@andrewyoung7873]

Best of luck on your new channel. Also how did I not know about the mega man meme despite the number of hours I’ve put into that franchise?

[@stevenwright6533]

I knew Vinny was gonna show up at least once.

[@jerry3115]

The spongebob idle poses are nice. You love to see the poses recreated in 3d like that, lol

[@GeneralApeGaming]

Keep up the great work guys!

[@danross1038]

Thanks

[@aper4250]

Deep Rock Galactic has a lot of hidden memes

[@DrViperVideos]

I wish they could release lego lord of the rings for modern consoles

[@KarnBlueEarring]

20:00 Potato Jesus also appears in the game Mordhau

[@mrTii]

Pretty sure the original manga (apparently I'm one of those guys) puts the power level at over 8000, so I'd say it still fits.

[@DeepPowTherapy]

Awesome video!

[@Jelly_shy_guy_man]

Your first

[@droolcup_commando8487]

the Ys 7 meme catching flak is lame attitude from fans. I personally loved seeing that reference.

[@UberNerdly]

I love both Skyrim and Rune Factory! It's interesting to know that so many references to Skyrim in RF4, even if you can't see most in gameplay.

[@XxDruidmancerxX]

I also dont know a better way to segway into Fallout New Vegas than talking about Sanic lol

[@prsfilms]

It is so fascinating to see two completely worlds combine, games and the comedy of the internet. 😅

[@sdj22]

I loved finding the double rainbow in BL2, unexpected but hilarious.

[@thedarklordofcats339]

I watched this whole video at 2 times speed and it felt like the Ludovico technique from clockwork orange! Gotenks saying "It's peanut butter jelly time" for no reason made me feel like I'm having an aneurysm! Great stuff, guys! I will not fall asleep to this!

[@stephenbaker1253]

Without fail, I will always have a stupid grin every time I hear "My spoon is too big."

[@ryun.8072]

45:48 ha! i was unexpected to see inmu on video from outside-of-japan!

[@Ardub23]

33:42 Obviously "My Pokémon Is Fight" is a time-traveling reference to the reveal of _Baba Is You_ in the next Smash Bros game

[@raedev]

As an indie dev for like over 10 years, it's big understatement to say that I've always enjoyed outting Easter eggs in my games. And it's pretty obvious to see how memes are a more modern way of doing that. If San Andreas could have the panel above the bridge that said "no easter eggs here, go away" then I can have my ancient temple ruin columns look like the Loss pattern!

[@EclipseWitch]

Neat to learn about the memes in games, I didn’t know the original source of a few of them.

[@BrentMalice]

i didnt expect the SPARDA one lmao

[@frostgem8013]

In the Skylanders franchise there's a child mabu NPC that reacts to whatever skylander your playing as, if you play as Warnado and interact with him he says "I like turtles" referencing the classic meme of a kid saying the famous phrase when being asked about his zombie face paint by a reporter.

[@KryshaSyrin]

1:15 Those faces/memes were never meant to be viewed in 3D & are therefore so terrifying I'd expect to see them in a Scott Cawthon game 😂

[@cjpanaitescu1895]

These memes were so good XD

[@mattwo7]

DidYouKnowMemes KnowYourGame

[@unlockablebossmfer]

That's like, 4 parallel universes deep my guy.

[@escaperoutebritish]

What's blurred there, the original upload date?

[@DYKG_Clips]

It was a message related to an in-vdeo advertisement. We take the ads out of these compilations, so the text wouldn't have made any sense on its own and we decided to blur it out.

[@josemarroquin5346]

This is a video I can watch for hours.

[@Loot-Loot]

I love this, memes are now like jumpscares in a fnaf game, everywhere and the reason why I click download.

[@SlashCraftJack]

"The Murder of Sonic The Hedgehog" ...the pose Sonic does for the trailer and in the game is a Family Guy reference... Also check the cover art of Sonic Issue #64 (IDW Comics)

[@AgentCH]

I don't remember seeing the first video used in this compilation, so that part's new to me.

[@wesleyspargo9600]

Loving the memes.

[@WuvPain]

2:50 yo theirs actually a chance someone watching saw that double rainbow yesterday around Austin Shit was majestic bruh

[@GamingKingdom91]

When the sonic twitter pokes fun..you know it might make it into a game or comic issue if the guys at sega like it enough I respect the sega twitter for bringing memes into the sonic games and comics and even twitter itself (also respect for the characters roasting eact other ecery now and then) ❤

[@benmalsky9834]

Absolutely. They have a lot of fun.

[@leolordful]

They even added a Team Fourstar reference in the comic. The line "it's not funny! It has never been funny! It's never going to be funny!" Got slipped in.

[@Hotsaucebauce3943]

I was praying homestar runner would be mentioned for Guitar hero 2 and 80s respectively, but I had no idea it invented the doge

[@G.A.N.]

You know you're Veteran of DYKG if you feel like you Heard about all of it before.

[@thezeddy]

Rage comics? That takes me back

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

Meems in Geems

[@chipacabras1]

The guacamele meme cave is amazing

[@Nuka13]

I purpose an RPG where every single character in the game's description revolves around the arrows to the knee meme. I liked what they had going with Y's @38:20 but they need more cowbell.

[@benmalsky9834]

15:34 I really hope the people of China will lift their ban on Winnie the Pooh at some point in the future. Two big reasons: 1. It’s such a lovely and wholesome franchise 2. These two look nothing alike!

[@_Stormfather]

You're right, we should compare something more popular to Xi Xinping, so that he bans that and earns the ire of his citizens

[@benmalsky9834]

@@_Stormfather Are you saying Pooh is not popular, of course he’s popular!

[@DisappointedDragon]

You have to love ace attorney every name is a pun and that's not enough had to reference a meme

[@Walnutcreekproducion]

Love the vinesauce shoutout

[@Paperfairy]

17:51 I wonder how many people playing Zelda these days even caught this reference. damn I'm old.

[@MarioAndWeegee3]

5:20 I didn't know that was a reference (I also never watched Inception)

[@Sporquill]

i think its really funny that in the murder of sonic the hedgehog, sega uses the family guy death pose

[@Verb99Noun62]

This made me push Witcher III way up my to-play list.

[@ChaossX77]

11:10 Was that a dunkey expression? If so it was spot on lol

[@tailsfan06thezombieslayer]

Da memes.

[@omegahaxors3306]

Wow that [DYKG Clips] wasn't lying that [video] really do [be One Hour of Memes in Games]

[@eduardogarciacaetano6031]

Every time I see rage comics memes, it send shivers down my spine.

[@Popcultureguy3000]

Huh! Now I finally know who made “Peanut Butter Jelly Time”, and downloaded it to my “Internet Memes and Viral Videos” playlist! *THANKS DID YOU KNOW GAMING!!* 👍

[@InteriorCrocodileAlligator86]

Huh. Never would've expected a South Park nod in Kingdom Hearts.

[@vmarcelo49]

Its funny how back in the day people celebrated memes on video games and now almost everyone hates it

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

It's not a meme in a game but I remember how All Your Base became a meme and saw it on the 6 o clock news

[@tellybuster]

A guy named Nob nixing a joke about balls. The irony 😂

[@aliciaferne5740]

I'm not seeing anyone else mention it but another good meme being referenced in a video game is Iris Sagan Singing the Chug Jug with You song in Ai the Somnium files Nirvana Initiative. Took me right out when I reached it

[@jaojaw]

I always laugh whenever i hear claptrap double rainbow😂

[@josephmatthewspearsslade8900]

Thrillville I bet could have some meme references of its own if people were willing to invest the time into them, particularly Otherworlds. Plus, I’d bet the game itself has its own references. If any of you fanatics happen to find any, then I’d appreciate the input.

[@rtyuik7]

30:00(ish) - i think that any time the 'Japanese Version' includes the number being Over 8000 should be considered BONUS POINTS, for any 'English Version Over 9000' jokes...because in reference to the meme itself, Brian Drummond's Vegeta shouts "over 9000", but the original Japanese line put Goku's power level at "over 8000"

[@videog4me]

Goodness gracious I wonder how these will age

[@annenoir760]

Several minutes into watching the video i was just thinking this had to be a very old video cause these memes are ancient but no, 15 hours ago lmao

[@sotnosen95]

Well, this particular video is (or was) new, but the content is not. These videos are themed compilations of already existing Did You Know Gaming videos.

[@mr.mystere4999]

References and memes? FFXIV comes to mind as a game filled with them, yet they are not intrusive.

[@josephnotreally4928]

s/o to games not being afraid to be products of their time

[@Jelly_shy_guy_man]

Did you know gamemin never falls

[@kaishenlong0502]

Well, at least I knew some of these facts. A lot of new information here for me.

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

0:20 Ayo is that Group X?!

[@noaht2005]

oh my god, I never realised that about 'achievement get'! I though it sounded like engrish but I didn't question it

[@dariusd.hunter5200]

Mostly of these memes I didn't know existed.