<s>
Meme	B-Application
Run	I-Application
is	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
running	I-Application
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
American	O
indie	O
developer	O
Ninja	B-Application
Pig	I-Application
Studios	I-Application
(	O
Jordan	B-Application
Schuetz	I-Application
and	O
his	O
brother	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
's	O
eShop	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
by	O
artist	O
Carlos	O
Ramirez	O
due	O
to	O
unlicensed	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
trollface	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Meme	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
stick	O
figure	O
with	O
a	O
trollface	O
for	O
a	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
scream	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
collects	O
an	O
item	O
—	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
match	O
recording	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Meme	B-Application
Run	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ninja	B-Application
Pig	I-Application
Studios	I-Application
,	O
a	O
small	O
indie	O
outfit	O
consisting	O
of	O
20-year-old	O
(	O
in	O
2014	O
)	O
developer	O
Jordan	B-Application
Schuetz	I-Application
and	O
his	O
brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
copious	O
use	O
of	O
memes	O
,	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
Internet	O
meme-infused	O
infinite	B-Application
runner	I-Application
(	O
Yes	O
,	O
really	O
)	O
"	O
by	O
Joystiq	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
eShop	B-Application
online	O
service	O
,	O
their	O
second	O
eShop	B-Application
release	O
after	O
the	O
poorly	O
received	O
puzzle	O
game	O
IQ	O
Test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schuetz	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
Ninja	B-Application
Pig	I-Application
's	O
future	O
plans	O
are	O
"	O
a	O
secret	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Meme	B-Application
Run	I-Application
was	O
put	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
which	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
pressing	O
B	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
known	O
as	O
Bigley	O
,	O
an	O
in-joke	O
within	O
the	O
Miiverse	O
community	O
referencing	O
a	O
drawing	O
within	O
that	O
community	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
character	O
Ridley	O
and	O
the	O
reasons	O
given	O
for	O
his	O
absence	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
'	O
Meme	B-Application
Run	I-Application
 '	O
was	O
pulled	O
from	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShop	B-Application
with	O
no	O
public	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Reddit	O
post	O
purporting	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
copyright	O
holder	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
trollface	O
"	O
meme	O
claimed	O
he	O
sent	O
a	O
DMCA	O
notice	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
take	O
down	O
Meme	B-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Schuetz	O
,	O
Meme	B-Application
Run	I-Application
failed	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
legal	O
tests	O
at	O
least	O
three	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
hated	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
staff	O
writer	O
Lee	O
Meyer	O
gave	O
Meme	B-Application
Run	I-Application
an	O
extremely	O
negative	O
review	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
possibly	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
releases	O
on	O
any	O
gaming	O
platform	O
this	O
year	O
"	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
certainly	O
not	O
worth	O
its	O
price	O
of	O
US	O
$4.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
for	O
PS4	O
titled	O
Meme	B-Application
Run	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
