# ID these classic video game phrases! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 8, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710 "2005-09-08T20:43:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/1 "2005-09-08T20:43:15Z")
So I’ve got some phrases taken from classic video games. All you gots to do is ID what game they came from, and add your own. (And by classic, I mean no console games on current systems OR the generation before that (that means no X-Box, PS2, PSOne, Gamecube, or N64) and no PC games from the last ten years, preferably.) Here we go: **I’m sorry, but our princess is in another castle** (give you an easy one to start off with) \*\*What a horrible night to have a curse Grumble, grumble Someone set us up the bomb!\*\* (sure, we’ve all HEARD this, but how many of us actually know what game it’s from? 😉 ) \*\*A winner is you! \*\* (see above note) ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/2 "2005-09-08T20:49:11Z")
**I’m sorry, but our princess is in another castle** Super Mario Bros! **What a horrible night to have a curse** Castlevania? **Someone set us up the bomb!** (sure, we’ve all HEARD this, but how many of us actually know what game it’s from? 😉 )\*\* Zero Wing \*\*A winner is you! \*\* Nintendo Pro Wrestling ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/3 "2005-09-08T20:56:56Z")
**Grumble, grumble** This one was on the tip of my brain … and it might still be. Is it from the Legend of Zelda? My own quote to add: **Destroy him, my robots.** Erg. I need to think of some more. ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/4 "2005-09-08T21:00:58Z")
**What a horrible night to have a curse** Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest (though isn’t it “What a horrible night for a curse” ?) Here’s my conribution: **Uh oh! The truck have started to move** ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/5 "2005-09-08T21:04:08Z")
Some more: **Don’t fail again! Release Heavy Lobster!** **Go into some sewers to proceed. You can do it.** **I was fine because I always eat garlic and work out to make my body stronger.** **Cow Launched** ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/6 "2005-09-08T21:04:29Z")
From an arcade machine: **How high can you try?** ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/7 "2005-09-08T21:05:39Z")
**Take a key for coming in** ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/8 "2005-09-08T21:05:47Z")
**Beware! I live!** ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/9 "2005-09-08T21:07:49Z")
> [@VCO3](#): > > **Uh oh! The truck have started to move** Metal Gear. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/10 "2005-09-08T21:07:50Z")
**They’ll bury you in a lunchbox.** **RISE from your grave, and rescue my daughter.** **I live…again…** **I’m bad!** **The pirates laugh, Har! Har! Har!** ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/11 "2005-09-08T21:08:51Z")
> [@Anastasaeon](#): > > **Go into some sewers to proceed. You can do it.** > > **I was fine because I always eat garlic and work out to make my body stronger.** Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I believe the second one is…Earthbound? It’s some RPG. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/12 "2005-09-08T21:09:11Z")
Here are three for you: “I feel asleep!” “Stay a while…stay forever!” “You can’t hurt me!” ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/13 "2005-09-08T21:09:30Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > **Beware! I live!** Sinistar > [@Dooku](#): > > \*\*RISE from your grave, and rescue my daughter. > > I live…again…\*\* Altered Beast Sinistar II? ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/14 "2005-09-08T21:09:30Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I believe the second one is…Earthbound? It’s some RPG. Both correct. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/15 "2005-09-08T21:10:25Z")
I just checked, and it’s ‘to have’, not ‘for’. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/16 "2005-09-08T21:11:00Z")
> [@Captain Amazing](#): > > Here are three for you: > > “I feel asleep!” > > “Stay a while…stay forever!” > > “You can’t hurt me!” I say the second one all the time and can’t remember which game it was! I can hear the inflection in my head too. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/17 "2005-09-08T21:11:27Z")
> [@Captain Amazing](#): > > Here are three for you: > > “I feel asleep!” Metal gear yet again. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/18 "2005-09-08T21:12:03Z")
> [@Anastasaeon](#): > > **Grumble, grumble** > > This one was on the tip of my brain … and it might still be. Is it from the Legend of Zelda? > My own quote to add: > > **Destroy him, my robots.** > Erg. I need to think of some more. Impossible Mission. And mine: Hello, Sailor! ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/19 "2005-09-08T21:13:07Z")
> [@Captain Amazing](#): > > Here are three for you: > > “I feel asleep!” > > “Stay a while…stay forever!” > > “You can’t hurt me!” > [@Captain Amazing](#): > > “Stay a while…stay forever!” Also Impossible Mission. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710/20 "2005-09-08T21:23:42Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > **RISE from your grave, and rescue my daughter.** Altered Beast. Now, some from me: **I AM ERROR** Perhaps one of the most idiotic qoutes in the history of gaming. **I’ll never understand why people make and pursue evil plans until they wind up dead** But then again, it came on the tail of one of the most nonsensical plots in the history of gaming. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-classic-video-game-phrases/320710.md?page=2)