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The original first person shooter. (i.imgur.com)

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[–]DatAntagonist 78 points79 points ago

The wordplay is fun but this game didn't come out before the first FPS (arguably the 70s), or the first popular FPS. (Wolfenstein 3D, May '92)

[–]HappyStance 16 points17 points ago

Why so many downvotes?

OP could have done the FPS joke differently and it might have worked (eg: my favorite first person shooter), but as it is it just makes no sense.

[–]tha_ape 2 points3 points ago

I played this, then moved on to Duke Nukem. After that Quake I believe... its been a while.

[–]bawsesauce -1 points0 points ago

why is this downvoted when it is totally accurate Smh reddit

[–]Kinomi -1 points0 points ago

"original" is not "totally accurate" but nice try.

[–]knightskull 0 points1 point ago

The most important aspect of any pun is chronological consistency.

[–]DangerousDetlef 25 points26 points ago

Well, to be accurate, it's this one from Mariokart 64.

[–]Zafinar 5 points6 points ago

Here it is in action.

[–]skytro 1 point2 points ago

I loved that one so much more, just because it could hit more people along the way

[–]Evanz111 23 points24 points ago

Hold on a second...

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[–]Anshin -1 points0 points ago

I have to upvote you. Unforunantly I could not get it.

[–]AshTheGoblin 1 point2 points ago

Nice try bro

[–]Net_Bastard 5 points6 points ago

I see the joke, but the first FPS was Maze Wars, made in the 70's. So this makes no sense.

[–]NazzerDawk 7 points8 points ago

This guy is right. The joke of this being a "first person shooter" is fine, because that's the focus of the joke, but being the "original" one?

Just because something is a joke doesn't mean you get to throw all accuracy out of the window. Good jokes only exaggerate the "object" of the humor, not the outer details.

[–]kalanosh -2 points-1 points ago

Just because something is a joke doesn't mean you get to through all accuracy out of the window. Good jokes only exaggerate the "object" of the humor, not the outer details.

I Agree and to continue to rise our bar of accuracy, like you have done, let's correct your "inaccuracies"

its throw, not through. "doesn't mean you get to throw all accuracy out the window."

[–]NazzerDawk 0 points1 point ago

A typo an innacurate fact in a joke does not make.

[–]explodr 1 point2 points ago

Not the original first-person shooter.

[–]that_mn_kid 2 points3 points ago

Then, you turn around and shoot the guy that threw the "first person shooter" in first-person.

[–]Ry-Bread 0 points1 point ago

I had the urge to downvote simply because I hate these goddamn shells so much.

[–]iceman78772 0 points1 point ago

The original first person shooter is a...item in a racing game?

[–]Arcchen -1 points0 points ago

Third person.

[–]smorr -2 points-1 points ago

Very punny

[–]Mr_506 -1 points0 points ago

I see what you did there.

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[–]butterbal1 0 points1 point ago

That is the default, yes.

[–]comineeyeaha -5 points-4 points ago

First it was a downvote, then I red it again slowly, then it was an upvote.

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[–]tylermcbride -3 points-2 points ago

It's a joke.

First person?

First person in the race?

Get it?

[–]Archerbro -2 points-1 points ago

took me a while to figure out the joke, lawl

[–]Crodface -2 points-1 points ago

Ha. Nice.

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