You know you've been playing too many VGs when [Archive]

ManekiNeko

11-26-2002, 05:21 PM

I've got a friend who's reminded of Turok every time he sees fog. He's definitely been playing games too much.

JR

Achika

11-26-2002, 05:21 PM

When you hear music and you stop and simultaneously start dancing and giving a news report.

WiseSalesman

11-26-2002, 06:13 PM

When, while walking around town, you look for things to grind on.

also

When you try to powerslide a full-size van around a corner.

....both of which I have done, incidentally.

Kess

11-26-2002, 06:42 PM

When you grow a long black mustache, wear a red hat, blue suspenders, white gloves, and run around by your local pond, trying to slide on the backs of turtles and eat the fungi.

Metrackle

11-26-2002, 06:44 PM

-When you fall down and play dead when touched.
-When watching somebody getting hit eight times in a row very quickly, you yell, "EIGHT HIT COMBO!"
-You want to exchange your money for Golds, Rupees, Zenny, or any other video game currency.
-You throw trash cans, barrels, and beer kegs at walls expecting to find bonus levels.
-You are afraid of the gorillas at the zoo because you are afraid they will throw barrels at you and kidnap your girlfriend.

punkoffgirl

11-26-2002, 07:12 PM

you complain to your eye doctor that your glasses aren't strong enough and everything looks pixelated..

Raccoon Lad

11-26-2002, 10:28 PM

..When after you collect a dollar in loose change, you decide to see what getting killed is like, because you're certain you'll be resurected on the spot.

Or...
You're always searching for the "jump" and "shoot" buttons in your car.

stonecutter

11-26-2002, 10:35 PM

when...... in front of a Police station, you try to pull a cop out of his cruiser so you can beat the livin bejesus out of him, steal his gun and his cruiser.....

Queen Of The Felines

11-26-2002, 10:52 PM

- You get stuck in rush hour traffic and keep blasting the horn, thinking that eventually the cars ahead of you will either explode or fly off the road.

- You start eating more junk food because it increases your health.

- You're fairly certain you can use an assault rifle with no problems should the need ever arise.

- You start speaking in a deadpan, monotone voice.

Kristine

BHvrd

11-26-2002, 10:53 PM

When you wake up in the middle of the night with a cold sweat from dreaming of Toad telling you that the Princess is in another castle.

Raedon

11-26-2002, 11:31 PM

You debate with a complete stranger about which stat robe, armor or magical sword is better..

Savedman

11-26-2002, 11:34 PM

When you just KNOW there's something out there in the darkness waiting for you to just step into the shadows. Knowing that the mere sight of it could render you helpless with fear....fear gently crushing your windpipe and whispering in your ear telling you that it knows that you can't scream. Knowing that the pain that it has waiting for you will take years to kill you and have you screaming for mercy in the first five seconds...begging Death to visit you quickly.

nitebycandlelite

11-27-2002, 08:23 AM

You look for the controller ports on your car...

nitebycandlelite

11-27-2002, 08:27 AM

Also when you want to view your car from a slightly elevated angle, a couple of meters back.

Savedman

11-27-2002, 08:34 AM

When you know what "You have no chance to survive make your time" and "Take off every Zig" means.

Aswald

11-27-2002, 02:07 PM

You have forearms like Popeye from pounding on the buttons, and your face glows greenish from constant exposure to the screen's radiation.

Dobie

11-27-2002, 04:09 PM

You try to stick a game cart in your VCR.

Tetsu

11-27-2002, 05:17 PM

You barge into complete stranges's houses, steal the things in their dressers and treasure chests, sleep in their beds, eat their food, and have a nice chat with the family members about some evil wizard.

TheRedEye

11-27-2002, 05:38 PM

You write an astronomy paper and refer to the jovian planets as the "jovial planets," from playing and reviewing Sachen's Jovial Race for the NES the night before.

True story. I love picturing the happy little jovial planets dancing around.

punkoffgirl

11-27-2002, 07:16 PM

You shut the game off and stumble to bed, only to start the instant replay on the backsides of your eyelids as soon as you close em. (HELLO, TETRIS!!!)

CrazyImpmon

11-28-2002, 08:06 AM

When your life is very sucky and you're looking for reset button so you could redo from the last save.

When you couldn't remember the last time you actually slept.

When you find your wallet empty and you tried to remember the cheat code for more free money

Andy Rampage

12-27-2002, 01:35 PM

when You find Yourself walking around, talking to people ...
(especially those people You don't even know!!)
expecting them to Give You stuff! ...

GENESISNES

12-27-2002, 02:58 PM

when you go to the doctor saying your running out of hit points...or,

when your friends want to leave and you say, hold on, let me record what happened to me today in the journal.

boatofcar

12-27-2002, 11:51 PM

When, while walking around town, you look for things to grind on.

also

When you try to powerslide a full-size van around a corner.

....both of which I have done, incidentally.

After literally playing 5 hours of Tony Hawk 3 a day last year, I couldn't help walking to class and thinking about grinding on everything I could see...first time anything like that has happened...though after AnotherFluke's find a few weeks ago, I dreamt I found a Stadium Events for sale for $2 at a flea market.

kevincure

12-28-2002, 01:45 AM

niteby...that's why you gotta play the honest way and race first-person mode in videogames. I can smoke my buds in Burnout even with the normal, in-car view. :-)

A couple times, I've looked at the sky and thought it didn't quite look realistic - sorta jokingly, but there's a little bit of truth in everything.

bargora

12-30-2002, 06:11 PM

You walk outside and wonder "where's the lens flare?"[/url]

hamburgler

12-30-2002, 07:32 PM

i know when my eyes burn and can't take no more and when iget very tired.

bargora

01-07-2003, 11:17 AM

You know that sighting reticle on your windshield? It's not really there!

Well, maybe Sothy's is.

WiseSalesman

01-08-2003, 04:12 AM

After literally playing 5 hours of Tony Hawk 3 a day last year, I couldn't help walking to class and thinking about grinding on everything I could see...first time anything like that has happened...though after AnotherFluke's find a few weeks ago, I dreamt I found a Stadium Events for sale for $2 at a flea market.

Yes! Someone else shares my pain! This particular delusion came from too much Jet Grind Radioooooo!

Metrackle

01-08-2003, 04:21 AM

-When even the clouds tell you to get a life.
-You think bomb explosions go in straight lines and stop when they hit a wall.
-When you lose a fight, you pay the opponent a quarter for a rematch.

Savedman

04-02-2004, 03:09 AM

When she says "Lose the games or I'm leaving" and you find that you really don't miss her all that much!

drwily008

04-02-2004, 03:50 AM

-when you post on digital press at 4:30 in the morning because you couldnt wait to see if anyone had any witty responses to your earlier posts (11am).

drwily008

04-02-2004, 03:52 AM

-or to see if there was a Magical Chase (tg-16) posted on e-bay yet.

SoulBlazer

04-02-2004, 10:37 AM

ROTFL! How did I miss this thread?

-- When you listen to video game music on your computer, in your stero, and in your car
-- When you make out your will and all you have to give are games and systems
-- When a girlfriend says she wants to go clothes shopping at the mall, you respond "there's other stores there besides EB and GameStop?"

Savedman

04-02-2004, 11:15 AM

ROTFL! How did I miss this thread?

I was up pretty until about 3 last night and got to looking at some of the old posts. It looks like the last post before mine was in Jan of 03!!!! You'll have that in the wee hours!! LOL

Jasoco

04-04-2004, 01:50 AM

When she says "Lose the games or I'm leaving" and you find that you really don't miss her all that much!I like this one. Very good. LOL

bargora

04-25-2005, 01:50 PM

I'm driving down the road. Another car is on a side street approaching at high speed, maybe too fast to stop at the intersection.

I should think: Holy shit, I'd better hit the brakes.

I actually think: I can get him with the plasma torch, if I just...do it...NOW! And then I'll finish him with the 140mm machine gun.

Good thing he stopped.

Jasoco

04-25-2005, 01:57 PM

When you see these goddamn blocks in your sleep and keep trying to piece them together to clear room for more.

LUMINESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Gemini-Phoenix

04-25-2005, 02:56 PM

You walk into a room and shout "It'sa me, a'Mario"

Or

When you find yourself buying a new controller every other week because you have totally cained your last one to death playing Tony Hawk's or Halo too much!

Or

When you go out and buy a console you already have, simply because it is a different colour!

Elusive

04-25-2005, 05:48 PM

...you want to steal jewellry that hangs in mid-air, collect precious gems, have a fox and an echidna as friends, and persecute an obese loonatic whilst destroying his creations indiscriminately. Also, you've recently started screeching high-pitched catchprases(tm) randomly throughout the day. You just can't die, as long as you keep your 'bling'. Smashing television sets gives you super-powers. And for some reason, there's always that brilliance you had in your 'golden years' you can't regain.

...I'm obsessed LOL

Vectorman0

04-25-2005, 07:41 PM

when you create, and/or respond to topics like these.

;-)

daminmancejin

04-26-2005, 01:58 AM

you forget your favorite show on tv is on.

ozyr

05-03-2005, 11:14 PM

about the only thing I can think of to post here is...

Playing Burnout (1, 2 or 3) for a decent length of time (or any other good racing game). Then, afterwards, you have to drive someplace.... (can you see were this is going).

Well, after playing the game for so long, you literally have to control yourself, as you feel to some extent that you are still playing the game. You can just picture how many points you could get crashing into that upcoming intersection...

(not sure if other have had this experience, but I know my brother-in-law has)

Savedman

05-04-2005, 10:30 AM

mgriff

05-09-2005, 09:02 PM

I at one point played too much counterstrike in my life, I walked around cautiously looking at every doorway and around every corner when I went to a mall.

Jumpman Jr.

05-10-2005, 12:48 PM

You play Zelda's Lullaby to put you to sleep.

Jasoco

05-10-2005, 06:42 PM

At one point in my gaming life, I created my own Donkey Kong Country soundtrack with a cassette recorder.

For a few weeks, I used to play it to put myself to sleep. It really worked. The music was so calming it was awesome.