The FAIL meme, or would calling it a phenomenon be more apt, in fact takes its root from a 1998 arcade game, and not something more recent, as many people might be forgiven for thinking:
It’s nearly impossible to pinpoint the first reference, given how common the verb fail is, but online commenters suggest it started [...]
When did FAIL become an option? 2008? FAIL…
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 20 October, 2008 to the comment subset
