tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post7961187898864543283..comments2024-02-05T05:56:50.392-05:00Comments on Insult Swordfighting: PAX: PreambleMitch Krpatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987162934932391765noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-42184313381773570012010-04-14T21:12:46.084-04:002010-04-14T21:12:46.084-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.TBK Sellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283857023528270851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-34873276034468699162010-03-29T18:36:15.065-04:002010-03-29T18:36:15.065-04:00Oh, Mitch. I love this post, much as I have been b...Oh, Mitch. I love this post, much as I have been been loving following everyone's chattery, hilarious tweets form PAX. I truly wish I could've been there, and look forward to reading your further posts on it.<br /><br />I, too, hear that little voice. A while back, the voice and I had a chat. I explained to it some stuff about about games, and about me, and about how the two relate to each other.<br /><br />When I finished, the voice nodded, smiled, and went away. I dunno if it'll stay gone forever, but I'm optimistic. :)Kirk Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394119073986661595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-33523114672592488982010-03-29T15:27:09.200-04:002010-03-29T15:27:09.200-04:00My parents were never anti-games when I was growin...My parents were never anti-games when I was growing up, they bought me a Genesis when I was 5 and were fine with my hobby ever since, but our culture in general tends to still exude games being nothing more than toys. Most gamers don't even consider games to be much more than fun diversions.<br /><br />I have the same problem soft nonsense has so much so that I pretty much don't talk about games with 90% of my friends. They all know I love them, and we play a lot of Smash Brothers Brawl together, but they all grew out of games in high school.<br /><br />It doesn't really bother me though, there is more to all of us than just our obsession with games. I'm sure all your friends have hobbies you don't discuss with them because the interest isn't mutual.Jebushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106584921550706025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-3408765175066770272010-03-29T10:52:59.824-04:002010-03-29T10:52:59.824-04:00Damn those 13-year olds!
I feel the same way occa...Damn those 13-year olds!<br /><br />I feel the same way occasionally, but I think I'd feel worse if my parents had gotten me a gaming system before Xmas of my senior year of high school.....they'd often have similar reactions when I told them that what my friend and I did when we hung out was play video games.Nathan Lurzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661084565939068734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-2749002858627059332010-03-29T09:16:41.763-04:002010-03-29T09:16:41.763-04:00Bravo, and well said. I too remember loving Roboco...Bravo, and well said. I too remember loving Robocop vs. Terminator, and I too remember that conflicting with the middle-school perception of what was cool. Though in my experience, middle school boys were totally into video games and just didn't want to admit it in front of girls. I particularly remember one of my friends telling us to shut up talking so loud about Chrono Trigger - girls were coming for God's sakes!<br /><br />I have a lot of friends who aren't "gamers" in any sense of the word, and I consider that a healthy thing. It has, though, been hard to relate to them when their default opinion about one of the things I'm most passionate about is that it's child's play at best and a waste of time at worse. I just have to keep telling myself what you've alluded to here: that the real childishness is hiding your passions for the sake of others. Good words.Rich Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12278143987028608106noreply@blogger.com