Ever been embarrassed to be caught playing a game?

[davepesc]

Last night, my 3-year-old daughter got up out of bed and came out into the living room to find me playing Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits on the PS2.

I didn't think much of it, Arc's not especially violent and there's not really any coarse language or anything that shouldn't be seen by kids or anything.

For those who don't know, Arc the Lad is a turn-based strategy RPG in the vein of Shining Force or Fire Emblem.

So my daughter comes out and I'm playing the game. She watches one of the enemy characters lumber over and hit my character with a big hammer.
She seemed a bit taken with this and said, "He's not being nice."

I agreed and then had to go and hit the enemy back. She seemed OK with this, though, and I started wondering what kind of lesson I was teaching her through this. I explained that none of them were being nice, then saved as soon as I could and turned off the game.

What kinds of situations have you found yourself in? I would guess that most of us (at least the fellas) have had the little woman come in the room to see some impossibly buxom character bouncing around. How do you handle these situations?

[halbert]

Last night I was wrapping up a game of FF7 and my dad busted in exactly when Tifa says "Words aren't the only thing that show feelings".

[DTJAAAAMJSLM]

Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball was definitely embarassing to play when relatives were visiting.

[Sniderman]

Playing "Incredible Crisis" - and getting to the ferris wheel-"massage a woman" game. The TV is making all of these moans and groans....and in walks the wife. x_x

[squidblatt]

Last night I was wrapping up a game of FF7 and my dad busted in exactly when Tifa says "Words aren't the only thing that show feelings".

This has happened so many times with my wife that I'm not embarassed anymore. She's already lost all respect for me anyhow.

[googlefest1]

oneday installed CIvilazation 3 on my computer at work when no one was in the building and started the game up when the CEO just walked in -- i was hopeing he thought it was a screen saver - told him i was just starting my lunch break (just in case) when actualy lunch had ended

[McBacon]

Eh, Pokémon gets me alot. I wanna level up my team quickly in class, and If anyone asks what I'm playing, I normally lie.

[rayearthknight]

Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball was definitely embarassing to play when relatives were visiting.

When I was playing one of my bishoujo games (Snow Drop) and my kids walk in right in the middle of one of "those" scenes

[den68]

I've never been embarrassed by the game I was playing but have been twice with the controllers I was using.

Both times caught by the wife. First time was playing Galaga using the U-Force. Not so bad, she just rolled her eyes a bit. Second time I was playing Duck Hunt using the Konami Laser Scope. There I sat with that ridiculous contraption on my head shouting "fire". I got the "good god you're a dork."

[Gemini-Phoenix]

I was playing Broken Sword III one day, and there's a bit near the beginning where Nico investigates some guys appartment...

Well, on the answerphone there is a message from the guys mum about laundry, and to cut a long story short, where she actually says "Cement" it sounded like "Semen" (In a French accent)

Well - My mum walked in just as I was listening to that message - I bet she wondered what kind of game I was playing!!!

[davepesc]

I've never been embarrassed by the game I was playing but have been twice with the controllers I was using.

Both times caught by the wife. First time was playing Galaga using the U-Force. Not so bad, she just rolled her eyes a bit. Second time I was playing Duck Hunt using the Konami Laser Scope. There I sat with that ridiculous contraption on my head shouting "fire". I got the "good god you're a dork."

Never, and I mean NEVER use the eyetoy alone.

[Milk]

[mom pops her head in my door]

Mom: Oh, what is that? You're playing PacMan? You're not doing so well. You used to be so good at PacMan. Am I bothering you?"

Damn performance anxiety!

[Slimedog]

I get embarassed when I'm playing something really bad when I could be playing something much better. My wife gives me grief when I play crap. And I play a lot of crap. Sample conversation:

Her: "Were you just playing Drake before I walked in?"
Me: "Uh... no... it was KOTR."
Her: "Huh. Thats funny because the voices were really horrible and KOTR is pretty good."
Me: "Hehe, must have been the wookies."
Her: "Plus the controller is thrown across the room. Are you sure it was KOTR?"
Me: "It... may have been Drake. I forget."
Her: "*sigh* At least it wasn't King's Field again."

[davepesc]

Hey, I loved King's Field!

Embarrassing: Final Fantasy X-2

[PDorr3]

I have yet to be embarassed of what I'm playing, but god help me if I ever played FFX-2 again with a relative in the room.

[b0bby]

for sure i was playing DDR at my friends house with like 10 people watching me...dude i suck at that game

[Blitzwing256]

I remeber being bored and over a friends house, they happened to have a genesis and a few games..
sonic 2..blah...eternal champions..blah

they were playing some card game (magic the fattening I think) so I decided to play a video game...so what did I play?

crystal pony (I believe that was the title)

nobody was in the room..and I aparnetly played it for like several hours, I had finally finished a "hard" part in the game....I beleive I cheered or something..



I was then startled to hear my "friends" behind me laughing hysterically ;-)

it was an awesome game damnit :-(

[NeoVenom]

When I was buying Rumble Roses, my dad was like "Ah I see why you're buying this game." Also when I was playing Bra and Panties match on Smackdown! vs RAW against my cousin, who is 13, my aunt goes, "What kinda game is this!" My uncle, on the other hand, sat down and watched with a grin on his face. The only game that gets me embarrased when caught playing is any Leisure Suit Larry game on PC.

[Mr.FoodMonster]

Well, when I was younger, I would always make dumb faces when playing shooters. Raiden, Tyrian, Gradius, any of them. I dont know why, it was just.... me. People would always make fun of me for it. I dont do it anymore

[Chuplayer]

Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball was definitely embarassing to play when relatives were visiting.

Shit, I played that game with the son of a friend of the family. He was like 12.

Playing Magic Knight Rayearth on Saturn was a little embarrassing. My mom saw one of the FMVs, and she was all like, "What are you watching? Sailor Moon?"

I'm more worried about my comic book collection. Although I read stuff like GI JOE and Fantastic Four, I like shojo manga. More than half of my manga collection is shojo.