No, This Isn't How You're Supposed To Play The Game

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About

No, This Isn't How You're Supposed to Play the Game is a quote from Super Smash Brothers director Masahiro Sakurai stated while he explained the "Home Run Contest" feature in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate. The quote became used as a meme in reaction images.

Origin

On September 4th, 2019, Masahiro Sakurai held a Nintendo Direct to talk about Super Smash Brothers Ultimate's new DLC fighter, Banjo and Kazooie, as well as some new features added to the game, such as the Home Run Contest. While discussing the two-player Home Run Contest mode, he corrected himself while explaining two fighters can play the mode by stating, "No, this isn't how you're supposed to play the game! I mean two friends can play together, not one person playing as two characters" (shown below).

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The quote quickly became the subject of jokes on Reddit. One of the earliest known examples of the meme appeared on September 7th, 2019 in /r/dankmemes,^[2] posted by illaisterngaining over 23,000 points (shown below, left). On September 12th, 2019 an anti-meme version was posted /r/antimeme,^[1] though it gained 13 points (shown below, right).

When you ask her out and she says yes SECIAL No! This isn't how you're supposed to play the game. BAZAART

When you play a game in a way it's not supposed to be played. 大開 SPEC IAL No, this isn't how you're supposed to play the game.

Other popular examples of the meme include a post by EfficaciousBean in /r/HistoryMemes^[3] that gained over 19,000 points (shown below, left) and an /r/dankmemes^[4] post by NatNathan which gained over 19,000 points (shown below, right).

Germans in WW1: *use chemical weapons and commit various other war crimes* Americans: *use shotguns* Germans: No! This isn't how you're supposed to play the game.

Me: *Eats in class* Teacher: Did you bring enough to share with the whole class? Me: *Takes out more food to share* Teacher: No! This isn't how you're supposed to play the game.

Various Examples

Me: Uses the "No! This isn't how you're supposed to play the game" meme. Sakurai: SPECIAT No! This isn't how you're supposed to play the game.

MUSLIM PROSTITUTE MARRIES HER CLIENTS FOR AN HOUR IN ORDER TO HAVE 'SINLESS SEX' Ndi FOM Blessings- Apr 2, 2015 O 6366 God No! This isn't how you're supposed to play the game.

Assassin: Shoots Teddy Roosevelt during speech Roosevelt: *keeps talking* Assassin: No! This isn't how you're supposed to play the game.

3rd grader: Can I go to the bathroom? Teacher: I don't know, CAN you? 3rd grader: *pees on the floor* Teacher: No! This isn't how you're supposed to play the game.

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大 SPECIAL No! This isn't how you're supposed to play the game!

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External References

^[1] Reddit – /r/antimeme

^[2] Reddit – /r/dankmemes

^[3] Reddit – /r/historymemes

^[4] Reddit – /r/dankmemes

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