# Viral Gamer Pranks Starcraft 2 Has the Greatest Rick Roll of All Time By Vittoria Natarelli | Published 2010-06-05 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/starcraft-2-has-the-greatest-rick-roll References: [digg](http://digg.com/d31SvuC) & [digg](http://digg.com/d31SvuC) Gamers must have been mad when they figured out that Starcraft 2 has the greatest Rick Roll ever. Who knew programmers were so funny? This epic Rick Roll interrupted gamers at an exciting crucial point. The 80s vid has been making its rounds pranking YouTubers for a while now. Sure, the others have been funny, but clearly Starcraft 2 has the greatest Rick Roll. How can interrupting several gamers over and over again be beat? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 24% | Activity: 73% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Humor](https://www.trendhunter.com/humor) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Viral Gaming Pranks:** Opportunity for companies to create viral gaming pranks to engage and entertain gamers. - **Humorous Programming:** Potential for programmers to incorporate humor in unexpected ways to surprise and entertain users. - **Interactive Gaming Experiences:** Demand for interactive gaming experiences that break traditional gaming conventions and add humor and surprise elements. ### Who This Affects Most - **Gaming:** Gaming industry can leverage viral gaming pranks to increase user engagement and create buzz for new releases. - **Software Development:** Opportunity for software developers to explore innovative ways of incorporating humor and surprise elements in their products. - **Entertainment:** Entertainment industry can tap into the trend of interactive gaming experiences by creating content that blurs the lines between gaming and traditional entertainment media. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Game-Themed Browser Hidden Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/katamari-damacy-1.md) - [Game-Focused Sour Gummies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/halo-infinite-1.md) - [Retro RTS Game Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/warcraft-remastered-battle-chest.md) - [Musician-Themed Online Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fortnite-festival.md) - [Branded Gaming Showers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gaming-shower.md) - [Work-Ditching Video Game Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ghost-your-boss.md) - [Gamer-Centric Fast Food Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burger-to-king.md) - [Gaming Ads-Inspired Video Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/those-games.md) - [Interactive Prank Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scratch-reveal.md)