EarthBound Syndrome

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When someone goes absolutely feral over a game or show that no one even knew existed, until some other hot new thing brings it back and suddenly everyone’s a fan, even though they never cared before.

My cousin went feral over Undertale until it showed up in a TikTok trend. Now he wears a hat that says ‘Papyrus’ and yells ‘I’m not afraid of you!’ at strangers.

My mom started caring about My Hero Academia after it came up in a Naruto crossover episode. Now she wears a cape and fights me for the remote.

My brother went mad over the original Mario games when they came back in Super Smash Bros. Now he yells ‘It’s-a me, Mario!’ at every pizza delivery guy.

by Slangipedia 14d ago

A person gets so obsessed with something nobody cared about that it becomes a full-blown epidemic because of a reboot or a side reference. They swear they were born with this disease.

My friend went through EarthBound Syndrome after seeing a meme about Ness in the new Pokémon game. Now he wears a hat with the word ‘EarthBound’ and yells ‘You’re on your own, kid!’ at his dog.

My coworker got obsessed with the original MegaMan game because it showed up in a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC. Now he yells ‘I am MegaMan!’ at the coffee machine.

My sister got obsessed with the old Dragon Ball Z because it came up in a new anime. Now she wears a gi and yells ‘Kamehameha!’ at me every time I leave the house.

by Slangipedia 14d ago

This happens when someone becomes a total freak over something nobody knew about until it came up again, and suddenly everyone's a fan, even though they never gave a damn before.

My cousin got obsessed with the old Pokémon games after seeing them in a Smash Bros. tournament. Now he wears a shirt that says ‘I choose you’ and yells at my cat.

My neighbor turned into a complete lunatic over the old Sonic games after they showed up in a new game. Now he wears a green hat and runs around screaming ‘Sonic boost!’

My friend turned into a full-blown maniac over the old Street Fighter games because they came up in a new game. Now he hits me with his fists every time I text him.

by Slangipedia 14d ago

You get this disease when you become completely insane over a game or show that nobody cared about, until some new thing brings it back and suddenly you're the most popular kid in school.

My brother turned into a total maniac over the original Mario Kart game after seeing it in a new game. Now he yells ‘Mario Kart! Let’s race!’ at every pizza delivery guy.

My dad got obsessed with the old Final Fantasy games after they came up in a new game. Now he wears a hat with the logo and yells ‘Let’s go, Squall!’ at his cat.

My friend turned into a total weirdo over the original Metal Gear Solid after it showed up in a new game. Now he hides in a closet and yells ‘Solid Snake!’ at me every day.

by Slangipedia 14d ago

This happens when someone becomes a total idiot over a game that no one even knew about, until it came back in a new game and suddenly they’re the most popular person in the room.

My mom got obsessed with the original Pokémon game after it showed up in a new game. Now she wears a hat that says ‘Pikachu’ and yells ‘Let’s go, Pikachu!’ at every delivery person.

My neighbor became a total fool over the old Sonic games because they came up in a new game. Now he runs around screaming ‘Sonic boost!’ and throws pizza boxes at people.

My sister turned into a complete lunatic over the old Super Mario game because it showed up in a new game. Now she wears a shirt that says ‘I choose you’ and yells at my dog every day.

by Slangipedia 14d ago