Although the & Knuckles meme had not caught on at this point in time, its use of a repeated '& Knuckles' and jokes about the lock-on technology could make it a precursor to the meme. On August 21st, 2010, video game reviewer SomecallmeJohnny released a joke review for the fictional game Sonic the Hedgehog 3CD & Knuckles & Knuckles (seen below).
