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Evoman

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33. I'm a hardcore gamer. I have cancer....I'm on chemo and I don't have energy to do much else.

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 11:09 AM

Mar 2013

I play games a lot. I love all kinds of games. I have games on my computer, PS3, Vita, Ipad, and DS. I hate watching TV, I find most movies boring, and my chemo brain can't focus too long on reading. So I spend most of my days playing video games and watching my Great Courses lectures. And surfing the net.

On edit: But then again, maybe I should get a fucking life. Because I'm obviously a loser for wasting so much of my time playing video games while the world is burning. That I sometimes don't even have the energy to leave my couch is no fucking excuse.....especially for not getting laid. Why would my gf want to sleep with a lazy gamer anyways?

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Do you play computer / console games? [View all] el_bryanto Mar 2013 OP

I used to play computer games. HappyMe Mar 2013 #1

Age of Empires? Marrah_G Mar 2013 #12

That's it! Age of Empires! HappyMe Mar 2013 #13

I still play it once in a while Marrah_G Mar 2013 #15

I really liked that game. HappyMe Mar 2013 #20

You can get a demo version of AoE 3 online Marrah_G Mar 2013 #24

Thanks. I'll look for it. HappyMe Mar 2013 #26

Lol, hoyohoyo Jamastiene Mar 2013 #30

I think you need to define "computer game" kentauros Mar 2013 #2

54 year old Call of Duty player. Young kids kick my ass but I have fun! n-t Logical Mar 2013 #3

right behind you, 52. lol. n/t. okieinpain Mar 2013 #66

My motto is "if you can't do something well, enjoy doing it poorly" n-t Logical Mar 2013 #74

Does Solitaire count? RC Mar 2013 #4

The difference is in TV you are being told what to do jeff47 Mar 2013 #43

I play Solitaire and Poker on Pogo.com regularly. RebelOne Mar 2013 #120

And.. reading fiction. RedCappedBandit Mar 2013 #122

Final Fantasy XI Online daily. Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #5

You sir or madam are awesome Hayabusa Mar 2013 #16

so it is not ok to enjoy yourself at all in life? Johonny Mar 2013 #6

I should make it clear el_bryanto Mar 2013 #9

Ahh okay, that explains why I didn't see that thread Marrah_G Mar 2013 #11

I may add that poster as well. Javaman Mar 2013 #36

I saw that thread Johonny Mar 2013 #49

Could someone link to that? Occulus Mar 2013 #87

this thread Johonny Mar 2013 #102

I play the word~chain games...keeps my old brain working. Tikki Mar 2013 #7

Cheap entertainment mick063 Mar 2013 #8

My love and I totally agree with you! TM99 Mar 2013 #46

I've played MMORPGs for 15 years Marrah_G Mar 2013 #10

I play checkers online Go Vols Mar 2013 #14

Still rocking Skyrim and Unreal Tournament 2004 reflection Mar 2013 #17

Ive played all the Harry Potter computer games sufrommich Mar 2013 #18

Hell yeah. Video games are one of the few areas left where effort pays off. JVS Mar 2013 #19

But most games are rigged against you too. :P octothorpe Mar 2013 #42

Methinks this is Lounge material... n/t Earth_First Mar 2013 #21

Never, wouldn't even under duress. Denis 11 Mar 2013 #22

Frequent surprise then LondonReign2 Mar 2013 #103

SPMBT Adsos Letter Mar 2013 #23

I just discovered using the 'A' hotkey last night independentpiney Mar 2013 #78

You're the first person I've met who has played SPMBT. Adsos Letter Mar 2013 #82

spwaw is awesome, especially the das riech campaign, nothing better than over running enemy defence loli phabay Mar 2013 #111

Another Shrapnel Gamer! Adsos Letter Mar 2013 #116

i hate shermans, love tigers, t34 rock as well. artillery wise its katyushas for me. loli phabay Mar 2013 #117

You don't see these games mentioned often in these discussions independentpiney Mar 2013 #118

Skyrim and Left 4 Dead 1&2 are my current obsessions. nt Javaman Mar 2013 #25

Put some emulators on my smartphone, now I've got all the old classic arcade games! n/t backscatter712 Mar 2013 #27

Civilization, Skyrim, Assassin's Creed, GTA, you name it. Initech Mar 2013 #28

PS3 - only the good ones - RPG's are way cooler than FPS Baclava Mar 2013 #29

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on the PS3 WilmywoodNCparalegal Mar 2013 #31

Mine's on the Xbox 360 derby378 Mar 2013 #85

I voted occasionally, but I also think my definition of computer games is different TlalocW Mar 2013 #32

heh... I was an Evercrack Junkie Marrah_G Mar 2013 #34

My friends were hardcore as well TlalocW Mar 2013 #38

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Marrah_G Mar 2013 #40

I'm a hardcore gamer. I have cancer....I'm on chemo and I don't have energy to do much else. Evoman Mar 2013 #33

Oh dear ... OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #107

These days angry birds is my poison of choice nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #35

I try to get some game time in every so often... octothorpe Mar 2013 #37

Longtime MMO player here, I'm currently on Star Trek Online, and fairly impressed with it. nt cecilfirefox Mar 2013 #39

After a couple of Travian servers One_Life_To_Give Mar 2013 #41

Recently go into to it joe1991 Mar 2013 #44

Both of us love gaming. TM99 Mar 2013 #45

They will remove my early 80s arcade MAME from my cold DEAD HANDS!!! HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #47

Have you tried any of the purpose-built controllers? backscatter712 Mar 2013 #51

I will definitely look at it when I get home. HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #55

Something like the X-Arcade would probably do well for Ms. Pacman & the like. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #58

I adore 80's arcade MAME games. TM99 Mar 2013 #63

If you have an Android phone, you can get MAME on Google Play Occulus Mar 2013 #93

they're not games! they're racing simulators. frylock Mar 2013 #48

You can do both Prism Mar 2013 #50

Yes, I often game Ohio Joe Mar 2013 #52

I like Civ 5. I was hoping to try the new Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #53

Do you feel Civ 5 was worth it? Agschmid Mar 2013 #59

I like it, but it is hard to compare the two fairly. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #68

As far as SimCity goes, yes there have been kinks to work out serverwise, Occulus Mar 2013 #95

The only game I ever got into was Duke Nukem. Now for the real fun............. wandy Mar 2013 #54

Gamer co-pilot: don't play, but good at strategy, finding stuff, etc REP Mar 2013 #56

Only Atari 2600 Adventure MyshkinCommaPrince Mar 2013 #57

I still fire that up in my emulator from time to time reflection Mar 2013 #80

Yes, avidly. white_wolf Mar 2013 #60

Are you suggesting we shouldn't be allowed to have any fun? Apophis Mar 2013 #61

A WW2 Flight combat simulator Populist_Prole Mar 2013 #62

Which one? Hayabusa Mar 2013 #88

try this: KG Mar 2013 #92

IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 Populist_Prole Mar 2013 #94

I can't get it to install on Vista Hayabusa Mar 2013 #96

From a disc or download? Populist_Prole Mar 2013 #98

Civ IV, Gary Grigsby's War in the East, HPS Waterloo, and HPS Gettysburg,.... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #64

I've been a fan of computer games since Space Quest came out. Jasana Mar 2013 #65

Another Elder Scrolls Series fan here! TM99 Mar 2013 #69

I would love to see a new okieinpain Mar 2013 #67

not recently, but I was a hardcore PC gamer before quinnox Mar 2013 #70

I think video games Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #71

I play one computer game, a lot krawhitham Mar 2013 #72

Play 'em quite a bit, gradually making one with a friend the last few years Posteritatis Mar 2013 #73

TF2 Demonaut Mar 2013 #75

I'm not sure why, but I quit playing games after Quake III tridim Mar 2013 #76

Rarely, since Leisure Suit Larry and Space Quest. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2013 #77

Downloaded Tomb Raider on Steam last night BklnDem75 Mar 2013 #79

Funny that this poll comes up now... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #81

May I ask why? el_bryanto Mar 2013 #83

In all honesty, there have been things going on in my life Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #86

Currently addicted to FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS derby378 Mar 2013 #84

I'm happy that after two years, I'll soon be able to play this Hayabusa Mar 2013 #90

That's cool - but I don't have ANY internet at home derby378 Mar 2013 #101

I have it on PC, Hayabusa Mar 2013 #119

Atari 2600 Pong rox. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #89

All my life theKed Mar 2013 #91

Team Fortress 2 fan (pyro) demwing Mar 2013 #97

Oblivion, Dark Souls, Dragon Age, Fallout 3, I'm looking forward to playing Uncle Joe Mar 2013 #99

ARMA 2 (I44) and DCS world bill Mar 2013 #100

60s-something Hyrule Hero, here... countryjake Mar 2013 #104

Solitaire on my iPad Blue_In_AK Mar 2013 #105

I'm a hardcore gamer Chisox08 Mar 2013 #106

Message auto-removed lilia moon Mar 2013 #108

I play OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #109

So noone plays Battlefield 3? greenymac Mar 2013 #110

I play nothing but BF3 on PS3 truebrit71 Mar 2013 #113

So noone plays Battlefield 3? greenymac Mar 2013 #123

There were a couple of RPG's I liked a few years ago bhikkhu Mar 2013 #112

Bonnie's Bookstore & others on pc only fadedrose Mar 2013 #114

The only game I play is Sims 3. Terra Alta Mar 2013 #115

Avidly RedCappedBandit Mar 2013 #121