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{{quote|''What the fuck, this girl's got tits! S-she can't float?''|'''PlayItBogart''', ''[http://revver.com/video/881622/rollergames-nes-review/ Rollergames]''}}
{{quote|''What the fuck, this girl's got tits! S-she can't float?''|'''PlayItBogart''', ''[http://revver.com/video/881622/rollergames-nes-review/ Rollergames]''}}


{{quote|''This guy can go all over fighting hordes of evil monsters, but he can't even fucking swim?''|'''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd (Web Video)|The Angry Video Game Nerd]]''', [[Castlevania|Simon's Quest]]}}
{{quote|''This guy can go all over fighting hordes of evil monsters, but he can't even fucking swim?''|'''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]''', [[Castlevania|Simon's Quest]]}}


{{quote|''"5...4...3...2...1...0"''|The infamous ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' drowning countdown}}
{{quote|''"5...4...3...2...1...0"''|The infamous ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' drowning countdown}}


{{quote|''How is [[Indiana Jones]] such a wimp that he can't set foot in water more shallow than a kiddie pool?''|'''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd (Web Video)|The Angry Video Game Nerd]]''', ''[[Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade]]''}}
{{quote|''How is [[Indiana Jones]] such a wimp that he can't set foot in water more shallow than a kiddie pool?''|'''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]''', ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]''}}


{{quote|''"Finally, a hero in a sandbox game that can justify the fact that he can't swim"''|Ben "Yahtzee" Crowshaw, ''[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/767-inFamous Zero Punctuation Reviews Infamous]'' at the end credits}}
{{quote|''"Finally, a hero in a sandbox game that can justify the fact that he can't swim"''|Ben "Yahtzee" Crowshaw, ''[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/767-inFamous Zero Punctuation Reviews Infamous]'' at the end credits}}
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{{quote|''"I am Isildur, King of Gondor! With the hilt-shard of Narsil, I cut the One Ring from Sauron's finger during the siege of Mordor. Oh! I stepped in a creek and died."''|[[Penny Arcade|Tycho]]}}
{{quote|''"I am Isildur, King of Gondor! With the hilt-shard of Narsil, I cut the One Ring from Sauron's finger during the siege of Mordor. Oh! I stepped in a creek and died."''|[[Penny Arcade|Tycho]]}}


{{quote|> ''{{smallcaps|SWIM}}''<br />
{{quote|> ''{{smallcaps|SWIM}}''
''{{color|blue| {{smallcaps|Not in this game, Swimmer Dan! In this game, you drown.}} }}''|''[[Peasants Quest (Video Game)|Peasant's Quest]]''}}
''{{color|blue| {{smallcaps|Not in this game, Swimmer Dan! In this game, you drown.}} }}''|''[[Peasant's Quest]]''}}


{{quote|"I'm a [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|Warrior Hero Adventurer Goddess]] who CAN'T SWIM, OKAY?!"|'''Skye''' of the Skittles promotional videogame ''Darkened Skye''}}
{{quote|"I'm a [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|Warrior Hero Adventurer Goddess]] who CAN'T SWIM, OKAY?!"|'''Skye''' of the Skittles promotional videogame ''Darkened Skye''}}
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{{quote|''Oh, that's just great! I can run at supersonic speeds but I can't even get out of a kid's swimming pool? What the hell has Sonic Team been smoking all these years?''|'''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''', ''[[Sonic F]]''}}
{{quote|''Oh, that's just great! I can run at supersonic speeds but I can't even get out of a kid's swimming pool? What the hell has Sonic Team been smoking all these years?''|'''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''', ''[[Sonic F]]''}}


{{quote|''You've obviously never seen turians swim. Lots of flailing and splashing interrupted by occasional bouts of drowning.''|'''Garrus Vakarian''', ''[[Mass Effect 3 (Video Game)|Mass Effect 3]]''}}
{{quote|''You've obviously never seen turians swim. Lots of flailing and splashing interrupted by occasional bouts of drowning.''|'''Garrus Vakarian''', ''[[Mass Effect 3]]''}}


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Latest revision as of 08:05, 8 August 2014
What the fuck, this girl's got tits! S-she can't float?
—PlayItBogart, Rollergames
This guy can go all over fighting hordes of evil monsters, but he can't even fucking swim?
—The Angry Video Game Nerd, Simon's Quest
"5...4...3...2...1...0"
—The infamous Sonic the Hedgehog drowning countdown
How is Indiana Jones such a wimp that he can't set foot in water more shallow than a kiddie pool?
—The Angry Video Game Nerd, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
"Finally, a hero in a sandbox game that can justify the fact that he can't swim"
—Ben "Yahtzee" Crowshaw, Zero Punctuation Reviews Infamous at the end credits
"I am Isildur, King of Gondor! With the hilt-shard of Narsil, I cut the One Ring from Sauron's finger during the siege of Mordor. Oh! I stepped in a creek and died."
—Tycho

> SWIM

Not in this game, Swimmer Dan! In this game, you drown.
—Peasant's Quest
"I'm a Warrior Hero Adventurer Goddess who CAN'T SWIM, OKAY?!"
—Skye of the Skittles promotional videogame Darkened Skye
"If only we had some minions who could swim... or float... or not drown quite so quickly..."
—Overlord
[Altair] has been hampered since birth with a genetic deformity that makes him water soluble.
—Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, Assassin's Creed 2 review
Minions can't swim, Master, but they are remarkably good at drowning.
—Gnarl, Overlord
"Don’t you know that you never learn to swim until the sequel?"
—Comic Book Guy, The Simpsons Game.
Water: My arch nemesis!
—Quark, Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack In Time
Oh, that's just great! I can run at supersonic speeds but I can't even get out of a kid's swimming pool? What the hell has Sonic Team been smoking all these years?
—Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic F
You've obviously never seen turians swim. Lots of flailing and splashing interrupted by occasional bouts of drowning.
—Garrus Vakarian, Mass Effect 3
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