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“And yet another top-ten list graces the Internet,” you might say to yourself, reading this post, but this one, like many others, is quite an interesting read. Destructoid has compiled a list of most meaningful video game quotes of all time, listing the ones that have marked their places in history. Here’s a bit:

8. “You were almost a Jill sandwich!”

Gamers are no strangers to horrible, horrible dialogue; whether we’re getting haphazardly-translated Engrish from our friends in the Orient or simply suffering from lazy writers, awful dialogue and videogames tragically tend to go hand in hand. I find it hard to pick just one example of horrendous writing to stand for literal decades’ worth, but, if only because I’m loathe to give “All Your Base” any position on any top ten list, Barry Burton’s famous line from the original Resident Evil will do.

I wholeheartedly agree with the author: there are some seriously bad lines of dialog written for games. But then again, “would you kindly” would leave quite a good impression on anyone.