Nerd Power!

[Texguy84]

well I can't be a nerd either since I have NEVER played any video games other than original mario on my NES....

Do you currently own an NES? If so, I think you get to be grandfathered in as a nerd (grandmothered? I dunno, maybe it's a gender-neutral verb in usage).

 

[microbiology311]

Do you currently own an NES? If so, I think you get to be grandfathered in as a nerd (grandmothered? I dunno, maybe it's a gender-neutral verb in usage).

yes.. I got one when I was 22...... but never had one as a kid.

 

[Trombonus]

well I can't be a nerd either since I have NEVER played any video games other than original mario on my NES....

video games are boring to me.. but then i'm a girl.


QUESTION FOR ALL OF THE GUYS- Do any of you like the band RUSH?

Wait wait wait, I never understood this.

Ok, here's what I have gathered from this. You have played exactly one game in your entire life, and said game is over 20 years old. How then can you say all video games are boring when you have only ever played one. There have been thousands of video games, in numerous genres. I'm sure out of all of those games there's at least one that would be fun for you. Are they boring because you watch someone else play them? Well duh. They're no fun unless you actually play them. Of course they're going to be boring to you.

This is like saying you find all movies boring because you watched one movie that you didn't enjoy.

Oh, and I don't know of RUSH.

 

[SpeX125]

Thank you. But I'm jaded, it seemsI am the only person in the world who doesn't care for first person shooters, Halo or otherwise. Oh sure I had a blast with Half life, and I've played through A few of them. Doom, Halo, Halo 2, but to tell the truth I always end up finding the same three movements and run and gun patterns work for absolutely everything. So far I think the only one's I've legitimately enjoyed were Half-Life and Gears of War.

But that's just me.



Oh... And don't even talk to me about GTA. I hate that series with a passion.

I'm not wild about first person shooters,either.
However,I love the GTA series.

And Micro,I'm not a huge Rush fan,but I like 'em.

 

[microbiology311]

well.. wait.. I have play the Wii.. and it was boring. I did some game that you were the doctor and had to stitch up your patient. *YAWN* All games seem to follow the same pattern.. shoot people, find more guns, be the MAN. *yawn*. I rather read a book about fungal infections then play a game. NO OFFENSE to the ones who love it.. it just isn't my bag. HALO, GTA are just violent and have no point to them. I know when I have kids.. they will not have a playstation or anything like that. I rather see kids GO OUTSIDE, get some Vit K absorpation with a little interaction with the sun, and have more to their life than who got the highest score on a video game.

BTW-did you know that a 8 YEAR OLD learned how to steal and drive a car because of the GTA game. He stole a car from a teacher and then drive around the town... read the story here

AGAIN-this is just my opinion.. disagree if you want

 

[Trombonus]

Ok, so you played two games...

Played Tetris? Mario Kart? Final Fantasy? Mega Man? Legend of Zelda? Getting my point?

All of these games are completely different, and involve none of the aspects you say fit the pattern "all video games" fit into. OK, yeah you shoot the bad guys in Mega Man games, but nobody has a laser cannon attached to their arm, and our world doesn't have little mechanical creatures running around it. As it happens, I agree that the doctor game is boring. Original Mario Bros. isn't even as fun as it used to be. But I can always pick up Tetris and enjoy it. Just seems like you're throwing everything into one mold without even giving it a chance. Like I said, everyone has a preference of games they enjoy to play. I myself am not a big fan of First Person Shooters (the games you described), but love a good puzzle or RPG.

That being said, it is your opinion and yes you are entitled to it, and yes I disagree with you. Not offended by your opinion at all though.

 

[microbiology311]

I've played a bunch of games on the NES but to me video games are the ones that are made for the playstations, wii(today's . I don't see people spending ALL day playing the original mario but I have seen my guy friends play all day on halo. but again.. its just a different of opinion.

 

[Texguy84]

well.. wait.. I have play the Wii.. and it was boring. I did some game that you were the doctor and had to stitch up your patient. *YAWN* All games seem to follow the same pattern.. shoot people, find more guns, be the MAN. *yawn*. I rather read a book about fungal infections then play a game. NO OFFENSE to the ones who love it.. it just isn't my bag. HALO, GTA are just violent and have no point to them. I know when I have kids.. they will not have a playstation or anything like that. I rather see kids GO OUTSIDE, get some Vit K absorpation with a little interaction with the sun, and have more to their life than who got the highest score on a video game.

BTW-did you know that a 8 YEAR OLD learned how to steal and drive a car because of the GTA game. He stole a car from a teacher and then drive around the town... read the story here

AGAIN-this is just my opinion.. disagree if you want

To be fair, nothing in the article really indicates that the kid learned how to steal a car from playing GTA. Almost nothing he did is something you'd do in GTA, short of stealing the car itself, and the only person in the article, other than the writer, who even mentioned the game was the kid's mom.

As for Halo not having a point... really you have to play the game to understand how much is going on there, plot-wise (well, not too much plot in the first one, but more in the second one and the spinoff media).

And making your kids play outside? With the daystar raining down it's radiation that can actually BURN YOUR SKIN?!

Seriously though, maybe video gaming just isn't for you, but it sounds like you're making a judgment based on two games, one of which sounds like it horribly sucks compared to almost anything else you could have picked. I kinda want to get a Wii just for the Rayman game where you throw plungers at evil rabbit-things.

 

[SexyCleric]

I've played a bunch of games on the NES but to me video games are the ones that are made for the playstations, wii(today's . I don't see people spending ALL day playing the original mario but I have seen my guy friends play all day on halo. but again.. its just a different of opinion.

*Shrug*
We all have our vices.

And yes, an awful lot of people spend FAR too much time in front of screens.

But, in my own bleeding defense, I don't play FPS games, like halo or quake, for the game, so much as for playing with and against my friends.
The sense of comraderey, or intense competition, is where the fun lies.
I get the same thrill from a well placed rifle round, as I do from a brilliantly played checkmate.

Sure, violence is a part of it too, but that just kinda comes with the penis.

 

[Lady Reiha]

Ok, so you played two games...

Played Tetris? Mario Kart? Final Fantasy? Mega Man? Legend of Zelda? Getting my point?

All of these games are completely different, and involve none of the aspects you say fit the pattern "all video games" fit into. OK, yeah you shoot the bad guys in Mega Man games, but nobody has a laser cannon attached to their arm, and our world doesn't have little mechanical creatures running around it. As it happens, I agree that the doctor game is boring. Original Mario Bros. isn't even as fun as it used to be. But I can always pick up Tetris and enjoy it. Just seems like you're throwing everything into one mold without even giving it a chance. Like I said, everyone has a preference of games they enjoy to play. I myself am not a big fan of First Person Shooters (the games you described), but love a good puzzle or RPG.

That being said, it is your opinion and yes you are entitled to it, and yes I disagree with you. Not offended by your opinion at all though.

*grins evily*

this is why I cannot play mods:

http://www.quixoticals.com/2007/04/most-frustrating-super-mario-mod-ever.html


Basic Description of Video:

I guarentee, after watching 5 minutes of this poor bloke, you'll be so pissed off and annoyed. Here's the description they give you:

Words cannot express the agony I feel as the fellow playing this game time and time again succumbs to death. Yet, I must laugh. The invisible coin block is just too much. The player was lining up to jump and then when he finally gets some air — BLAMMO! — he meets his fate.

I give him props, though, for sheer tenacity and stubbornness. If it was me, I'd just shut the damn thing off and move on to something else.

 

[Trombonus]

*grins evily*

this is why I cannot play mods:

http://www.quixoticals.com/2007/04/most-frustrating-super-mario-mod-ever.html


Basic Description of Video:

I guarentee, after watching 5 minutes of this poor bloke, you'll be so pissed off and annoyed. Here's the description they give you:

Words cannot express the agony I feel as the fellow playing this game time and time again succumbs to death. Yet, I must laugh. The invisible coin block is just too much. The player was lining up to jump and then when he finally gets some air — BLAMMO! — he meets his fate.

I give him props, though, for sheer tenacity and stubbornness. If it was me, I'd just shut the damn thing off and move on to something else.

This is the most hilarious thing I've ever seen. Ok, maybe not, but it's pretty damn funny

 

[Lady Reiha]

He doesn't get into a candian horror classic. Cube. Which I always wondered about. I mean really they threw away something perfect there. Cube, which is great and wonderful and people should watch it just to be be able to say oh yeah I'd rbe right fucked in that. I mean seriously most horror's I can say i walk out a few even mostly unscathed. Freddy ain't got shit on me. My dream power is immortalitt and regeneration Bitch.

But Cube Damn I'm so screwed.

Either way Cube was just called Cube, then Cube 2 was Cube:2 hypercube. Now that was a damn interesting thing since they were both fairly physics and number based. and the movies were cool. Now they Cube 2 kinda sucked but then they went ahead and made Cube 3. Now I would have thought Priceless! and called it Cube 3. with the three in exponent form. You know Cube Cubed. Awesome right. No. they called it Cube Zero and made a prequel. God it pisses me off. Damn people who shit all over good canadian movies just to make a buck.

Oh god, where do I even begin with Cube, babe?
(Remember, we discussed this while I was in your Blickblister w/ you?)


I found that what was so interesting about Cube was that it's like Saw. The movie(s) are based around one room (the cube it was a room with different lights, but looked JUST LIKE the previous room?), nothing fancy, ordinary characters, etc. No One knows why they get in there, no one knows how to get out, etc. The movie(s) basically grab a hold of your attention without having to over do it like they BOTH did in the sequels.

Now Saw 2 and Hypercube both had more traps/ angles, The Hypercube was all light-up and all futuristic-looking, and basically was utter crap. It's like both directors decided to say " ADD MORE TRAPS, MORE KILLING!!!! YES!!!! KILLING IS GOOD, HAVING A GOOD, INTERESTING STORYLINE LIKE OUR FIRST MOVIE(S) IS BAD.. VERY VERY BAD!!!" ( I wouldn't be surprised if they were screaming this around the set s 24/7). Thus, bringing me to Saw 3 and Cube Zero. Boring, both flopped in sales, and I fell asleep through both. Also, I noticed a few oppies that all of these Cube movies had. Let's start with Cube.

Chronie, do you remember that Leaven believes she knows what the numbers on the metal parts of the cube opening's mean? Then she tests one of the three numbers to see if it's prime? Okay, I clearly understand that she's stressed, and moody and such, but wouldn't it be common sense to know (considering she's smart within the movie, and not a complete dumbass, come on- she came up with the Idea of Prime numbers!!) that there's no even numbers that are prime except 2. I suck at math, and I even know this!! why does it take her like 20 minutes to realize this at first? Also, she would immediately recognize that the only prime number ending in 5 is 5. She would (or at least, should) most likely know that by adding the numbers up, if they add to 3 or 9 the number is not prime as it would be divisible by the numbers 3 or 9 respectively.

ALSO,
Leaven apprently knows that the problem of finding Factors or Primes is (as she says,) "astronomical. Okay, what the fuck? it is very easy to determine if a 3-digit number is prime (the largest factor you have to check is 31, and 2,3,5,7,and 11 are all very easy to check, leaving only 6 factors to check- correct?!). From what I thought, Powers of Primes for 3-digit numbers are alot more easier to check. There's only like, 11 Primes that have squares, only 4 that have cubes, and higher than this, there are only Powers(?) of 2 and 3 and those are trivial. Basically, my nerd kitty calculations ARE EASY. Not "astronomical." Sorry Leaven. But your a dumbfuck -_-. ( I was kidding about the smartness)

Now with Cube-Hypercube.

From what I remember, there was scene where Kate takes off her blouse, and is wearing a simple, white, shirt. Now it's only in 1 scene really. She takes off her blouse, then after a few talking lines, and a descision is made, she goes through the cube (wall, door, whatever),but as you see her go through, she's got the damn blouse on again! WHY?! How? The door is clearly not big enough for her to weasel her way back into a blouse, while going through a door. It's not possible!! So unrealistic. Also, they actually make a comment about Prime number's again. And once again, they are incorrect. Now, like I said before, that there's no even numbers that are prime except 2, right? Well, Kate decides to say "there's no even numbers that are prime except 4". Four?.. so I'm wrong. Mmk Kate, well since your magical and such (with your blouse...) I'll believe you. -_-



And lastly. ( Yes, I actually kept track of these errors within the movies),

Cube: Zero.
When Meiherhold (I think that's his name, it was Meiher-something) throws the boot into the ice "cube" room, He doesn't hold on to the shoelace, But yet, the boot is shown flying through the air with no strings attached (meaning, the shoelaces are flying around, obviously not being held by someone). When the boot freezes and shatters on the floor, the next shot is of Meiherwhatever pulling up a shoelace with a block of ice attached to it. The hell? Are we really that dumb not to notice? Meiherwhatever is a god, just like Leaven and Kate. Well come on, Leaven clearly knows about Numbers, Kate knows her fashion sense. And Meiher can distract the audience from noticing SUCH a fucking obvious mistake!!!

Anyway, Chronie. That's my two cents on The Cube movies. Blah. But then again, You know it'd be funny if they came out with the following titles ( for sequels and prequels):

Bon Quebec, BAD Ontario
or
Dead guy on Border Sign: The Origin of the Hockey Guy who likes Bon Bons.


Or how about:

Jesus Christ : Unshaved


ok.. I'm gonna stop. This is getting pathetic.

 

[SpeX125]

*grins evily*

this is why I cannot play mods:

http://www.quixoticals.com/2007/04/most-frustrating-super-mario-mod-ever.html


Basic Description of Video:

I guarentee, after watching 5 minutes of this poor bloke, you'll be so pissed off and annoyed. Here's the description they give you:

Words cannot express the agony I feel as the fellow playing this game time and time again succumbs to death. Yet, I must laugh. The invisible coin block is just too much. The player was lining up to jump and then when he finally gets some air — BLAMMO! — he meets his fate.

I give him props, though, for sheer tenacity and stubbornness. If it was me, I'd just shut the damn thing off and move on to something else.

I admire that guy's perserverance.
It kinda reminds me of the first time I played,Oddworld: Abe's Exodus.

 

[Lady Reiha]

This is the most hilarious thing I've ever seen. Ok, maybe not, but it's pretty damn funny

within 5 minutes, I went insane @_@

 

[Lady Reiha]

I admire that guy's perserverance.
It kinda reminds me of the first time I played,Oddworld: Abe's Exodus.

Oh, I do too; I wouldn't be able to do this time, and time again. However, This guy has like Unlimited patience! How?!

 

[Trombonus]

within 5 minutes, I went insane @_@

I'm taking it in sections, especially now that my new girlfriend is on.

 

[Lady Reiha]

I've never played HALO. Once again proving I am not a nerd.

*jumps within the same bandwagon as Spins* I know dick all about Halo, or even Xbox in it's entirely. I dislike Bill Gates, therefore disliking the fact that I own a Microsoft-based program, a Microsoft Keyboard, and are running Microsoft-based programs within the Microsoft Program *cringes*

So then again, I might as well invest in a Xbox, or even the 360. Considering I just condradicted myself here.

 

[Lady Reiha]

I'm taking it in sections, especially now that my new girlfriend is on.

O.O

what?!!!!! You have not told me about this!!!!!


spill dammit, spill. You have my msn addy. TELLLLL MEEEEEEE

 

[Trombonus]

O.O

what?!!!!! You have not told me about this!!!!!


spill dammit, spill. You have my msn addy. TELLLLL MEEEEEEE

lol, well, that was the personal reason I was talking about, and I idn't say anything because I only just asked her a few minutes ago.

 

[SpeX125]

lol, well, that was the personal reason I was talking about, and I idn't say anything because I only just asked her a few minutes ago.

*sings* Tromby's got a girlfriend! (I'm envious)

 

[Lady Reiha]

well.. wait.. I have play the Wii.. and it was boring. I did some game that you were the doctor and had to stitch up your patient. *YAWN* All games seem to follow the same pattern.. shoot people, find more guns, be the MAN. *yawn*. I rather read a book about fungal infections then play a game. NO OFFENSE to the ones who love it.. it just isn't my bag. HALO, GTA are just violent and have no point to them. I know when I have kids.. they will not have a playstation or anything like that. I rather see kids GO OUTSIDE, get some Vit K absorpation with a little interaction with the sun, and have more to their life than who got the highest score on a video game.

BTW-did you know that a 8 YEAR OLD learned how to steal and drive a car because of the GTA game. He stole a car from a teacher and then drive around the town... read the story here

AGAIN-this is just my opinion.. disagree if you want

Micro, I'm ashamed of you saying this @_@ ( But I still love you, but think of this as revenge to wanting to skin me!!!!)

I'm making my children grow into knowing their essential nerd 101. I will make them go outside and play, oh yes; but not all video games are bad. Also, you can't make a real life story based around what a video game did. Think about it. There's a few things wrong here:

The diminutive driver snatched the keys from teacher Caren Brady's purse when she turned her back to the class. In order to operate the Dodge Caravan, he raised the driver's seat, lowered the steering wheel, adjusted the rearview mirror and turned off the radio.

Okay, Last time I played any GTA games, you don't see the character raise the seat, lower the steering wheel and turn off the radio (actually your top buttons on your PS controller does that for you). Now clearly, the child has watched someone (prolly his parents) do these things. How could they not notice his interest? Wouldn't they say something about it like, "Why do you always watch me raise my seat or whatever? See what the fucking kid says!!!" Anyway, this is pretty mild. Let's continue.

The boy, whose identity was not released, was suspended from school, Brady said. Nothing was damaged and no one was hurt and police said they wouldn't charge him with a crime.

Why suspend the kid? He's probably at home, playing the SAME goddam game,which could make matters eventually potentially worse! If he's not playing GTA, he's probably playing something similar. Come on, obviously the child's parents are careless. Who in their right mind lets a kid play a Mature game? WTF? As for the police, why not charge his PARENTS for being so careless. Ever thought of that one?

"You can't do anything but laugh," said Brady, who spent 90 minutes Tuesday teaching other pupils about the consequences of choices they make. She said she wouldn't let the boy return to her class.

Um, so the kid is permanently suspended from her class? How does this solve anything again??? Unless you mean, he's in another 3rd grade class, basically spawning his knowledge of GTA to other kids, thus, still not solving the fucking problem. As I recalled being in Elementary school, Isn't guidance counciller's suspose to help, and teach kids what they should and should not do? Is this school as stupid as everyone mentioned in this article? Why isn't the kid being punished severly. Oh wait. Let's just laugh because "He didn't hurt anyone". So that makes everything okay. *shakes head*

and finally... my favorite, The parent's word on this:

It's no wonder that the boy's favorite video game is "Grand Theft Auto", says the boy's mom.

I'm speechless.
Your son stole his teacher's van and drove it home. Your not angry? Your not bashing the game for it's "Evil ways?" your supporting what it's teaching your son to do? No wonder he stole the van! Because you were stupid enough to go to a video game retailer, buy the game, and let you child play it religiously enough for it to soak into his learning brain and make him realize that imaginary things are reality. You need to remember. Kids are Kids. They are not grown up yet to realize that stealing cars and shooting real guns are bad. That's why they depend on us older folks to tell them what's right from wrong.

For fuck sakes, grow up *sighs*

 

[Texguy84]

*jumps within the same bandwagon as Spins* I know dick all about Halo, or even Xbox in it's entirely. I dislike Bill Gates, therefore disliking the fact that I own a Microsoft-based program, a Microsoft Keyboard, and are running Microsoft-based programs within the Microsoft Program *cringes*

So then again, I might as well invest in a Xbox, or even the 360. Considering I just condradicted myself here.

Eh, if it makes you feel any better, Bill Gates no longer runs Microsoft. Now he's just the Chairman of the company (IIRC, Steve Balmer is the CEO), and he's pretty big into philantropy (donating money, helping those in need, etc.)

So, while his business practices for becoming top dog and embarassingly rich might be looked down upon, at least he's using his powers for good by helping poor people? Or something? *shrug*

Back to my homework while I wait to see if this girl cancels for tonight or not.

 

[Lady Reiha]

Eh, if it makes you feel any better, Bill Gates no longer runs Microsoft. Now he's just the Chairman of the company (IIRC, Steve Balmer is the CEO), and he's pretty big into philantropy (donating money, helping those in need, etc.)

So, while his business practices for becoming top dog and embarassingly rich might be looked down upon, at least he's using his powers for good by helping poor people? Or something? *shrug*

Back to my homework while I wait to see if this girl cancels for tonight or not.

oh I have no problems for the good he does. I'm glad he's not being an entirely horrible greedy, snob. But then again. If you knew, back when Bill actually worked for Apple, and took their basic fibers, and made them into super fibers (thus Microsoft), then you would know that he very "Innocently" stole from Apple. Now, he's trying to pull wool over people's eyes, by saying. "Hey look. I'm not the bad guy, because I don't own Microsoft anymore, so therefore, I didn't steal from Apple anymore, AND I'm doing good, so I make people think that I'm a good guy". I dunno. I just hate Microsoft

 

[Lady Reiha]

*sings* Tromby's got a girlfriend! (I'm envious)

Spexxy.. There There..


*crawls into his lap*

While Chronie's away, you can be my replacement Boyfriend ^^

 

[SpeX125]

Spexxy.. There There..


*crawls into his lap*

While Chronie's away, you can be my replacement Boyfriend ^^

*scratches behind Rei's ears*
I don't know...is Chronie the jealous type? Doesn't he take martial arts?