Rhythm Game Fan Stereotypes

"Yeah I like rhythm games! X is my favorite!" Guitar Hero - stuck in the mid 2000s - if they still play they were probably playing through the fire and flames at the school talent show PaRappa the Rapper - absolutely gay or trans - probably interested in lost media - artist Rhythm Heaven - really, really sad - if you know a rhythm heaven fan please check up on them Dance Dance Revolution - stuck in the early 2000s - if they still play they were probably on a youtube video once in 2007 Taiko no Tatsujin - just here for good times - kind and caring - doesn’t care about being good or high scores beatmania - “otaku” - probably plays osu!mania out of pure desperation - in the process of learning japanese Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X - likely just a vocaloid fan and plays the games by extension - chronically misunderstood osu! - pedophile - please don’t lump us in with those osu freaks

The meme presents exaggerated stereotypes for different rhythm game fans, including Guitar Hero, PaRappa the Rapper, Rhythm Heaven, Dance Dance Revolution, Taiko no Tatsujin, beatmania, Vocaloid games, and osu!. The joke is that each fanbase is assigned an absurd personality or backstory, with osu! receiving the darkest stereotype and a final disclaimer separating other players from “those osu freaks.” It is used as a reaction to someone naming their favorite rhythm game or to joke about the subcultures surrounding rhythm games.

• @itvbia / 3963 2020-07-30