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Encyclopedia > Giant Enemy Crab
Bill Ritch inflicts some massive damage.

Giant Enemy Crab is an Internet meme created in video game forums in the year of 2006. It achieved notable popularity in the gaming press and also referenced by video game developers. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Hampster Dance is one of the first widely distributed Internet Memes and illustrates the characteristic silliness of the genre. ... Computer and video game culture is a form of new media culture that has been influenced by computer and video games. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ...


It originated during the demonstration of Genji: Days of the Blade at the Sony E3 2006 press conference. The producer Bill Ritch claimed that Genji 2's battles were based on "famous battles which actually took place in ancient Japan". The gameplay shown after contained a "giant enemy crab" seemingly indicating that the game had a more fantasy-based premise, rather than history-based. Popular memes from the portion included "You attack its weak point for massive damage" and "Real-time… weapon change" (which was not a large advancement by any means). Sony Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the worlds largest media conglomerates with revenue of $66. ... E³ logo The Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E³, was an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Genpei or Gempei War (源平合戦、寿永・治承の乱) (1180-1185) was a war of ancient Japan, fought between the Taira and Minamoto clans. ...


Memes were also created from Kaz Hirai saying "PS3 means real change" directly before, and the quote "Genji is an action game based on famous battles which actually took place in Ancient Japan"; the quote was ironic because action games based on Japanese history are quite numerous, and obviously no "Giant Enemy Crabs" exist in Japan, ancient or otherwise. Another phrase converted to Internet stardom was his infamous shouting of "Riiiiidge Racer!" In IGN's E3 2006 wrap-up, they listed a number of Genji 2 quotes. [1] Kazuo Kaz Hirai (平井一夫 Hirai Kazuo) is the current President/CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. ... IGN is a multimedia news and reviews website that focuses heavily on video games. ...


References in other games

MotorStorm Giant Enemy Crab level.

There have been many references to this meme in other games: Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 450 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 720 pixel, file size: 209 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Video game screenthot This is a screenshot of a copyrighted computer game or video game, and the copyright for it is most likely... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 450 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 720 pixel, file size: 209 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Video game screenthot This is a screenshot of a copyrighted computer game or video game, and the copyright for it is most likely... MotorStorm is a racing video game developed by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Sony PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. ...

  • The Xbox 360 game Viva Pinata makes fun of the quotes "real-time weapon change" and "massive damage" [2].
  • The Nintendo DS game Contact also makes a reference [3].
  • Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl featured Team Galactic grunts threatening to do "Massive Damage" to an important character.
  • Final Fantasy V Advance (for the Gameboy Advance), and the strategy guide made for it, also make a reference [citation needed].
  • The demo version of MotorStorm features a "massive damage" reference [4]. The final version of the game featured an event called Giant Enemy Crab. The monstrous crabs in the trailer are giant Heike crabs. [citation needed]
  • God Hand makes a reference in a level in stage 2 titled "Giant Enemy Crane", and contains a racing dog named "Massive Damage".
  • The PlayStation Network game Super Stardust HD mentions the Giant Enemy Crab during its credits: "May all your Giant Enemy Crabs belong to your weak spot for massive damage." [citation needed]
  • A Giant Enemy Crab is an enemy in the game Brave Story: New Traveler.
  • Virtua Fighter 5's character Brad Burns, under the screen name of Renato F. in quest mode, states as his personal quote "Weak Point Massive Damage".[citation needed]

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References

  1. ^ IGN (2006-5-22). E3 2006: Thanks for the Memories. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
  2. ^ Miller, Ross (2006-11-29). Viva Pinata takes stab at Genji jokes. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
  3. ^ Contact is pretty much what I expected. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
  4. ^ The first 10 minutes: Demo of Motorstorm (2006-11-23). Retrieved on 2007-07-16.

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