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True heroes of the gaming world

This is a 4-panel meme using the popular 'Nobody is born cool' cartoon template. The first panel shows large muscular character Jorgen Von Strangle driving a car with a child passenger, with text reading 'Nobody is born cool'. The second panel shows Jorgen raising his hand, with accompanying text 'Except of course....'. The third panel shows Jorgen holding up a black sign that reads 'Devs of single player games that let you play without internet'. The fourth panel shows Jorgen with a smug, approving smirk. The meme praises developers of offline-enabled single-player video games as exceptionally cool, speaking to the frustration many gamers feel with unnecessary always-online requirements for single-player titles.
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Nobody is born cool
Except of course....
Devs of single player games that let you play without internet

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Praise for single player game developers who make their titles playable without an internet connection

Overview

This is a 4-panel meme using the popular 'Nobody is born cool' cartoon template. The first panel shows large muscular character Jorgen Von Strangle driving a car with a child passenger, with text reading 'Nobody is born cool'. The second panel shows Jorgen raising his hand, with accompanying text 'Except of course....'. The third panel shows Jorgen holding up a black sign that reads 'Devs of single player games that let you play without internet'. The fourth panel shows Jorgen with a smug, approving smirk. The meme praises developers of offline-enabled single-player video games as exceptionally cool, speaking to the frustration many gamers feel with unnecessary always-online requirements for single-player titles.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from an RSS feed of 9Gag content, under the original title 'True heroes of the gaming world'. It is an edited remix of the widely circulated 4-panel Jorgen Von Strangle 'nobody is born cool' meme template originally sourced from animated television content, edited to add gaming-themed text targeted at online gaming communities.

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