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Ytmnd.com has got to be one of the internet’s most fascinating social phenomena. Originally started with a single page, “You’re the man now, dog!” quickly became a popular internet meme that was ultimately expanded into a website allowing users to submit their own content in the same format as the original site. Through the simple combination of static images or animated gifs with looping sound bytes, literally millions of new ytmnd’s have been created.
From the YTMND Wikipedia article:
YTMND, an acronym for “You’re The Man Now, Dog!”, is a website community that centers around the creation of YTMNDs, which are pages featuring a juxtaposition of a single image, optionally animated or tiled, along with large zooming text and a looping sound file. YTMND is also the general term used to describe any such site.
As would be expected from any social media website, most of the content on the site focuses on topical and geek humor, and a large portion of the content borrows from or makes reference to the most beloved and canonized video games. Having been an active member of the community for a number of years, I have downvoted countless pieces of crap submitted by site users; however, every now and then there is a diamond in the rough to be found.
Below you can find some of the most classic, unique, and intelligent game-inspired YTMND’s made to date:
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chococosby.ytmnd.com
Watch as a freakish 16-bit chocobo-riding Cosby trots along to a remix of Family Guy’s parody of the comedian skillfully mixed with classic Final Fantasy music. |
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weakpoints.ytmnd.com
An alternate future in which the famous, historically accurate giant crab from Genji: Days of the Blade at the Sony E3 2006 press conference is elected president of, er, something…I think. Massive damage declared. |
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niggastolemybike.ytmnd.com (NSFW) Poor Little Mac. Seems some mischievous fellow stole his bicycle. If you’ve ever wondered where the phrase “nigga stole my bike” comes from, wonder no longer. This YTMND has spawned innumerable tributes, parodies, and even World of Warcraft guild names. |
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rivercityrestaurant.ytmnd.com
One of the most tasteful YTMND’s I’ve come across, this brilliant user crossed 8-bit characters from Nintendo’s River City Random with Edward Hopper’s famous painting, Nighthawks. |
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eightbitfourth.ytmnd.com
Happy 4th of July from Mega Man and friends. Nothing says U-S-A like an 8-bit collage of the American flag made up of Japanese robots. America, fuck yeah. |
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nesofadown.ytmnd.com
Characters from the original Super Mario Bros. game on NES…playing in a band…covering b.y.o.b. by System of a Down. The midi version of the song alone is worth a click. |
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lostwoods.ytmnd.com
One of the earlier hits on the site, this YTMND features Link running through the Lost Woods of the original Legend of Zelda in infinite loop to the dulcet tones of the Rocky IV soundtrack. |
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hobocruisekart.ytmnd.com
YTMND celebrity favorite Tom Cruise chasing after Mario Kart racers using footage from Minority Report. Ridiculous, well done, and worth your time. All 8 seconds of it. |
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katametroiddamaci.ytmnd.com
No, we didn’t forget about Metroid. Or Katamari Damacy. And neither did the guy who took the time to create this masterpiece. |
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megamandaily.ytmnd.com
A tribute to Mega Man and the art of endlessly recoloring sprites to denote different 8-bit entities. I’ve found playing the midi theme on repeat on several occasions since finding this gem. |
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