Comments on: Games aren’t just for geeks any more, sadly http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/2009/02/games-arent-just-for-geeks-any-more-sadly/ an experiment in citizen journalism Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:17:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Valerie in San Diego http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/2009/02/games-arent-just-for-geeks-any-more-sadly/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Valerie in San Diego Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:33:37 +0000 http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/?p=66#comment-26 Keeping up a reputation for being ahead of trends, I became a video game addict (along with several other females in my crowd) around 1980-81 (Moon Cresta being my especial favorite) — and completely abandoned them before single-player shooters came into fancy. I'm hopelessly ancient and out of date now — wouldn't know what to do with a joystick if I had one... Keeping up a reputation for being ahead of trends, I became a video game addict (along with several other females in my crowd) around 1980-81 (Moon Cresta being my especial favorite) — and completely abandoned them before single-player shooters came into fancy. I’m hopelessly ancient and out of date now — wouldn’t know what to do with a joystick if I had one…

]]> By: GT http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/2009/02/games-arent-just-for-geeks-any-more-sadly/comment-page-1/#comment-22 GT Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:44:22 +0000 http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/?p=66#comment-22 I was talking to a friend a while back about what would be the ultimate non video game male sport. We came up with Halo style paintball complete with bases, paintball guns that work beyond 30 feet and quadbikes. We probably wouldn't come home to be honest. I was talking to a friend a while back about what would be the ultimate non video game male sport. We came up with Halo style paintball complete with bases, paintball guns that work beyond 30 feet and quadbikes. We probably wouldn’t come home to be honest.

]]> By: GT http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/2009/02/games-arent-just-for-geeks-any-more-sadly/comment-page-1/#comment-21 GT Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:32:38 +0000 http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/?p=66#comment-21 Mario Kart is about the only game I play semi-regularly on the Wii. If you remove yourself from the involvement of "fun" it actually isn't fun at all. Perhaps it is an indication of where kids are with the need for constant stimulation; you can lead the whole race but to even it up the CPU characters shoot weapons at you that can't be blocked and you end up coming 8th. Don't bother with that Star Wars one either, Force Unleashed, I think it is. It's rubbish. Mario Kart is about the only game I play semi-regularly on the Wii. If you remove yourself from the involvement of “fun” it actually isn’t fun at all. Perhaps it is an indication of where kids are with the need for constant stimulation; you can lead the whole race but to even it up the CPU characters shoot weapons at you that can’t be blocked and you end up coming 8th.

Don’t bother with that Star Wars one either, Force Unleashed, I think it is. It’s rubbish.

]]> By: Lance http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/2009/02/games-arent-just-for-geeks-any-more-sadly/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Lance Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:13:15 +0000 http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/?p=66#comment-13 I've never really liked the cutesy Nintendo angle on video gaming. I'm sure there must be some decent grown-up games for the Wii, but I'm buggered if I can find them. Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop looks like it Girlfriend is currently in love with MarioKart, which I can play for about 15 minutes before I'm bored out of my skull. Somebody needs to produce a game which combines racing around in go-karts and hacking zombie's heads off with chain-saws, to keep us both happy. I’ve never really liked the cutesy Nintendo angle on video gaming. I’m sure there must be some decent grown-up games for the Wii, but I’m buggered if I can find them. Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop looks like it

Girlfriend is currently in love with MarioKart, which I can play for about 15 minutes before I’m bored out of my skull. Somebody needs to produce a game which combines racing around in go-karts and hacking zombie’s heads off with chain-saws, to keep us both happy.

]]> By: GT http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/2009/02/games-arent-just-for-geeks-any-more-sadly/comment-page-1/#comment-11 GT Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:49:03 +0000 http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/?p=66#comment-11 Agree. I was surprised that so many games on the Wii are all inclusive but in the same way so skewed to children. The Wii games I have experienced that have had some level of (old school) violence in them have failed miserably, Quantum of Solace comes to mind here. Agree. I was surprised that so many games on the Wii are all inclusive but in the same way so skewed to children. The Wii games I have experienced that have had some level of (old school) violence in them have failed miserably, Quantum of Solace comes to mind here.

]]> By: emordino http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/2009/02/games-arent-just-for-geeks-any-more-sadly/comment-page-1/#comment-10 emordino Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:29:38 +0000 http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/?p=66#comment-10 I remember Penny Arcade being dismayed when Halo handed gaming over to the people who used to bully gamers in school. And the kind of meatheadedness that's been taking over worries me a lot more than a bunch of wimmin fiddling about with a Wii. I remember Penny Arcade being dismayed when Halo handed gaming over to the people who used to bully gamers in school. And the kind of meatheadedness that’s been taking over worries me a lot more than a bunch of wimmin fiddling about with a Wii.

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