How The Famous Rick Roll Meme Happened, All Thanks To GTA IV & 4Chan

The game surely went down in history as a commercial success. But what Rockstar didn’t know was that this day would also go down as one of the most memorable days in pop-culture history.

The world is changed : r/4chan

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Anon had a dream : r/greentext

ELI5: How Did Never Gonna Give You Up Become The Quintessential Troll Song? : r/explainlikeimfive

I am user Cotter548, AKA the inventor of the Rickroll. AMA. : r/IAmA

Guinness World Records on X: First Rickroll #OnThisDay in 2007, the first trailer for GTA IV launched on @RockstarGames website. So many people attempted to watch it that the website crashed. @4chan

Guinness World Records on X: It was #OTD in 2007 that the first reported ' rickroll' occurred. The trailer for GTA IV was released and the amount of traffic crashed the website, therefore

4chan guy notices Bethesda forgot to register falloutfirst.com, then buys it and roasts Bethesda : r/pcgaming

Rickroll Know Your Meme

Rickroll Know Your Meme

I am user Cotter548, AKA the inventor of the Rickroll. AMA. : r/IAmA