50 NES Quotes Every Gamer Should Know

Test your NES hipster cred or simply brighten your day with this bizarre collection of classic quotable oddities.

For better or worse, SydLexia has gathered 50 NES quotes and accompanying screen grabs from classic games all in one place for you to deconstruct and laugh at. This nostalgia-invoking medley should evoke at least a chuckle and a few nods of recognition among those of you who rocked the NES hardcore back in the day. It may even inspire some to break out the ancient machine and test their cartridge blowing skills.

Some of the best quotes include "A winner is you" (Pro Wrestling), "I feel asleep!!" (Metal Gear), and "I am Error" (Zelda II). Such gems are scattered amidst more thought-provoking entries like "It's a secret to everybody" (The Legend of Zelda), "You have completed a great game. And prooved the justice of our culture" (Ghostbusters), and "I drink to prepare for a fight. Tonight I am very prepared!" (Punch Out!). Ah yes, the marvelous days of poor localization. There are plenty more where those came from.

It's almost a shame that Japanese to English translation in the gaming industry has improved so much in the past 20 years.

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Oh my god, thank you so much. :D I just love Engrish; the better modern games get at localization, the more quaint and funny the old mistakes seem by comparison. :)

"I'm fairly confident that the last thing I'd ever want to do is hide my peter in a parrot and do him, do him so far."

That cracked me up.

My Favourite:

Oh lawd, look at the uncensored Bionic Commando quote:

Censored:GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE, YOU NERD!

The original line was: "Get the fuck out of here, you cocksmoker, or I will cut out your eyes with my pocket knife and while you lay suffering in a pool of your own blood and vomit, I will track down your family, transform into a giant demon covered in swastikas, and tentacle rape every last one of them."

The guy who made this is a very angry person. Funny quotes, though.

ElArabDeMagnifico:
Oh lawd, look at the uncensored Bionic Commando quote:

Censored:GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE, YOU NERD!

The original line was: "Get the fuck out of here, you cocksmoker, or I will cut out your eyes with my pocket knife and while you lay suffering in a pool of your own blood and vomit, I will track down your family, transform into a giant demon covered in swastikas, and tentacle rape every last one of them."

...Wow. That's... uh... creative.

Anyway, this article is awesome. I'm so going to print it out at the library and start just randomly using these quotes.

I just love the quote "It's dangerous to go alone. Take this!"

I still like "This guy are sick" from FF7.

That being said, though, "our princess is in another castle" made me cry when I first played the original mario bros. on the NES. XDD WHY WASN'T I EVER THERE IN TIME? T_T

PAY ME FOR THE DOOR REPAIR CHARGE. thats gold.