View Full Version : CNN's "Hardcore Gamer" Reviews 3DS
jordandavid
03-28-2011, 09:10 PM
This is currently trending on Digg, but I just wanted to point it out and hear some DP input. I think classic gaming and modern gaming DPers alike could have some fun with it.
Tear this apart:
http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/story/85114/cnns-hardcore-gamer-reviews-3ds-hilarity-ensues/
Robocop2
03-28-2011, 10:07 PM
The sad thing is there are people out there who will think he is making an intelligent video and might even actually be a "hardcore" gamer.
In the immortal words of one Bugs Bunny "what a maroon"
Enigmus
03-28-2011, 10:17 PM
"CNN" and "hardcore gamer", both in one sentence?
This conjures bad Yahoo! News memories.
Graham Mitchell
03-28-2011, 11:43 PM
"...a hardcore gamer like me, who grew up on Halo." Need I say more?
How did this high-functioning autistic even get this job?
And an iphone or an ipad is not "cheaper out of the gate". Plus you have to keep paying (sometimes upwards of $100 per month!) to keep them activated.
Really, you can't compare a PSP or a DS to a smart phone. Regardless of what people keep saying, the phones and tablets are not designed for gaming. I try to play stuff like Gun Bros on my Android phone, and without some buttons for proprioceptive purposes, it's just impossible to control.
Plus, what this douchebag didn't take into account is that there are going to be people like Nintendo, Konami, and Capcom developing software for this. These are some of the best game makers in the known world. Angry Birds is fun in small doses, but it's nothing like Ocarina of Time or Metal Gear Solid. I'd say that the difference between these types of games is so great that they're really intended for two completely separate audiences.
Sorry, I'm in a bad mood today and I just need something to rail against.
Rev. Link
03-28-2011, 11:45 PM
Oh my God! They actually let that go out on TV and/or the web? Don't they have fact checkers? That's CNN, they're supposed to be the #1 name in news. WTF?
Best part: "Hardcore gamers like me who grew up playing Halo!" I literally laughed out loud at that one.
meancode
03-28-2011, 11:45 PM
I had to track him down on Twitter to tell him how bad it was.
Richter Belmount
03-29-2011, 12:01 AM
I had to track him down on Twitter to tell him how bad it was.
Post it here , seriously needs to be reedited with the irate gamer intro.
Enigmus
03-29-2011, 12:04 AM
Post it here , seriously needs to be reedited with the irate gamer intro.
Better yet, sync clips of IG to CNN's "H4rd C0r3 64m3r"'s voice and send it to Bores and Halo Boy.
Instant lolcow raging on both ends!
buzz_n64
03-29-2011, 12:36 AM
He's out of our league guys. He's hardcore, that's why he's on CNN! What do we we know about gaming? Nothing compared to this guy, I was honored to see his review! :D
dgdgagdae
03-29-2011, 08:10 AM
For the intended audience, I didn't think he was so horrible until he got to the part where he commented on the 3DS using cartridges and coming with a stylus. Which we haven't seen since the PalmPilot days. Nevermind about the Nintendo DS, I suppose.
mattimeo310
03-29-2011, 10:16 AM
Nevermind about the Nintendo DS, I suppose.
We apparently haven't seen cartridges since the gameboy either...
Enigmus
03-29-2011, 10:37 AM
We apparently haven't seen cartridges since the gameboy either...
Or SD cards... or Vtech "gaming" systems... or the upcoming PSP2...
jordandavid
03-29-2011, 12:41 PM
the cartridge and stylus comments were ridiculous..
but I feel like he limited himself and signified how unqualified he was as soon as he said, and I'm not directly quoting, the part about how the graphics might be decent enough to appeal to people who grew up on halo. He straight up admits that he is a graphics whore.
seriously, I'm 22, he doesn't look too much younger than me. I grew up on SMB, SMB3, TMNT, and Bart Vs. The World (the NES games I recall playing the most). Did this "hardcore" gamer seriously start gaming in the last 9 years?
This guy is a fucking jackass, and there's a lot of 'em out there covering games. The bad part is jack offs like this cover games for the mainstream and generally suck. Ugh, this sucks. Did I mention this sucks?
Icarus Moonsight
03-29-2011, 03:15 PM
Apple fluffer! I'd bet his face smells like Steve Jobs ass. OM NOM NOM NOM
The sad thing is, he actually is part of the tardcore demographic, based on his 'review'.
Rev. Link
03-29-2011, 04:48 PM
tardcore
I like that, I'm gonna use it sometime.
Gameguy
03-29-2011, 05:27 PM
We all know what it really means to be hardcore.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdXSnsgqH4Y
buzz_n64
03-29-2011, 06:26 PM
We all know what it really means to be hardcore.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdXSnsgqH4Y
You can only be hardcore if your mamma gives you permission to be hardcore. :D
Ryaan1234
03-29-2011, 06:47 PM
tardcore demographic
http://www.sonichu.com/w/images/e/e2/0782-CWCSpread.JPG