How Much Do You Love Gaming? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

10-05-2003, 03:43 AM

So how much? Is it your entire life? Most of it? Half? None? I would have to say a little less then half. Friends and sex(of course) still rank at the top.

Lasereth · 10-05-2003, 05:22 AM

Well, I can easily say that it's been my number 1 hobby for the psat 10 years. I used to be a huge anime fan, but now I'm more of a gamer. Some things pass by...comics, anime, cars...but videogames have always stayed with me.

-Lasereth

battlemouth · 10-05-2003, 07:19 AM

as a college student games are a big part of my life and they have been all my life, i can remember going to buy my nintendo with my dad. as for a percentage of my life i would have to say 40%, but at times it has been 60% or maybe even 80%!!!

Bamrak · 10-05-2003, 07:27 AM

I hate it.. I played from 7 am yesterday to 3 am, today looks like an 8 am to 11 pm day, which is an average weekend

LaughingCow · 10-05-2003, 09:00 PM

I'd say a lot. Most of the time I'm either gaming or reading about games to continue my gaming with. In fact I probably spend too much time gaming. That's not to say I'm actually good at the gaming I do, but I enjoy it.

fuzzix · 10-05-2003, 09:27 PM

I've neglected gaming the past few years, in the days of the SNES and Genesis I used to play all the time, but I never really got into the next gen consoles and my computer was only briefly able to play the new games that were coming out. That said, I have heaps of pc games on my shelf, and hundreds of roms which I like to play for short periods. Gaming is probably my third or fourth biggest hobby, it doesn't take over my life, but I really enjoy it.

Mr.Deflok · 10-05-2003, 09:37 PM

Shitloads, and being a manager at EB Games doesn't help.

At the moment I have so many games to play that I can't decide which one I want to pick up during my gaming time, in fact I get so confused that I end up not playing anything!

Just last week I spent $300 NZD on games.

hansthemolemann · 10-06-2003, 12:43 AM

For a while school began to suffer so I forced my self to cut the amount of time I spend on the computer in general down, I got all my prioritys streight, now takes its about 20% of my time, which is my free time...

Xiangsu · 10-06-2003, 12:49 AM

Games are a big part of my life. If I lost games I might read more and do productive things, creative things, and all around evil things.

AxByC · 10-06-2003, 06:21 AM

i dont know i think my desire for pc/console gaming is dying

just about every game ive played this year ive gotten bored with within a day or 2. lately learning php has been more fun to me

Skifter2 · 10-06-2003, 07:00 AM

It depends on the area of gaming.

Traditional board and card games take up far less time than i would like.
Computergames, in the form of MMORPGs, take up much more time than i would like

( I am getting better though, i dont play every single day, and i havent had a 24 hour session for years

)

Games as a whole take up a lot of my time. I think it is one of the most interesting ways of interacting with other people.

IckUber · 10-06-2003, 07:06 AM

Yeah, im a gamer, games are awesome, and yeah.....games.

YKK · 10-06-2003, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AxByC
i dont know i think my desire for pc/console gaming is dying just about every game ive played this year ive gotten bored with within a day or 2. lately learning php has been more fun to me

don't be sad.. learning something is always more productive than spending countless hours on somehting that, in the end, doesn't really matter so much.. nor have any real result..

^^

cas305 · 10-06-2003, 10:38 AM

I am a gamer at heart! Love video, board, card, etc. I am in my thirties and hope to be playing till the day I die. Me and my son will play games for hours!

cradeg · 10-06-2003, 11:40 PM

i am honest ... games are sometimes the only good thing in my life, when all is shit games get me and ...

and as a matter of fact i work all day so i can spend money on the good things in life .. like my gf / games / food

Gaar · 10-07-2003, 02:12 AM

I couldn't get any more of a fan if i tried, i am 18 now, i was born and played a vic 20 back when i was a nipper, then moved through comps.
Everyday i am on a game of some form, i get home from work and like to relax on a game etc....

Eat Gaming
Sleep Gaming
Drink Coke..... gaming

Phaenx · 10-07-2003, 11:26 AM

Depends on the game really. I normally look at it as a waste of time, but when something really good is out I'm the biggest nerd on the planet.

stinkynutz · 10-08-2003, 10:50 AM

I love gaming a lot. If I could, i'd play often. but i'm very busy these days with college/work/girlfriend. so, i'd say i'm only spending 2 - 5% of my time on gaming.

Zerakule · 10-08-2003, 12:41 PM

Couldn't live without my games.
Playing a combination of Dark Cloud 2, Savage, and Natural Selection right now.

nothingx · 10-08-2003, 04:00 PM

I love games about this much (holding fingers approximately two inches apart) more than I love life itself.

TerresqueÜ · 10-08-2003, 05:17 PM

It's far too much of mine. I love to game. Gives me a great feeling, but I have no trouble stopping to do something more important, ex. family, school, work, etc...

BuddyHawks · 10-08-2003, 07:41 PM

How much do I love games you ask? Does 20 answer your question? No you say?
Well I play computer games often. And by often, I mean much more than often.
The only thing I dont like about games is paying for them.HEHEHE.

juanvaldes · 10-08-2003, 08:05 PM

not as much as I used to, mostly don't have the time with school and shit, do other things with my free time now and well, lots of games SUCK nowadays. Pretty graphics dont' get me off, and that's all they seem to put time into doing a quality job on.

DownwardSpiral · 10-11-2003, 11:03 AM

Games are a bug part of my life as well, without games I just may be lost.

Mr.Deflok · 10-11-2003, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DownwardSpiral
Games are a bug part of my life as well, without games I just may be lost.

I hear you brother, they retain my sanity on most days.

Mr. Spacemonkey · 10-11-2003, 11:32 AM

Without games would there really be any point in living?

Mr.Deflok · 10-11-2003, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Spacemonkey
Without games would there really be any point in living?

The question that has plagued the minds of the great intellects for eons!

btw, our sigs are almost identical.

nukeu666 · 10-13-2003, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Xiangsu
Games are a big part of my life. If I lost games I might read more and do productive things, creative things, and all around evil things.

amen...i cant ever get rid of them
i've been gaming 90% of my life
i got my commodore64 when i was 3 and been gaming for more than 17 years now

bundy · 10-13-2003, 01:57 AM

gaming is a large part of my life.
i´d say about 10% - and thats saying something.
i like it too much.
if only we could all get jobs in gaming...

IckUber · 10-13-2003, 03:13 PM

THHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSS MUUUUUUUUUUUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dibbler · 10-14-2003, 08:24 AM

I've been playing video games for 28 years. I became hooked with my Pong system I go for Christmas when I was 12. Since then I've had just about every system except for the Turbografx and the Nintendo 64. Actually I have a game room set up in the basement with 18 consoles set up ready to run. I use the "big screen" tv for the newer systems and an older tv to run the older systems (i.e. Pong, 2600, Intellivision etc...) since they won't work with newer tv's. I still spend a lot of time playing Star Control for the Genesis and the original Need for Speed on the 3DO. XBox Live is still the best thou.

jujueye · 10-14-2003, 08:37 AM

I really started with Half Life, so I'm rather new to all of this, but have really let it get way into my life. I love the long story-based games and how they track like a good novel or movie. I spend an hour or two per evening (DINK household) but I imagine with kids it would lower considerably. Until then.....bring it on! I love it!

WhoaitsZ · 10-14-2003, 09:40 AM

been gaming for 20 years. atari 2600, the nintendo....... now tons of consoles reside with me. i own 12 consoles.

it has helped me tremendously at slowing down my disease process in the hand area. w/o gaming, my hands would probably be drawn up. instead, my finger are extremely flexible.

and besides............. imagine all the people we'd have to kill in r/l with GTA3?!?!:P

G5_Todd · 10-15-2003, 07:08 AM

i cant rate it.....but as long as i have my games im never bored...they keep me out of trouble and stop me from wasting $$$ buying stuff i dont need just because im bored

krazixs · 10-15-2003, 07:23 AM

It's been a love however recently with new resposibilities in my life it has fallen to a lower priority

Beltruckus · 10-15-2003, 07:49 AM

I would have to say 35% of my time right now goes into games which is alot if you consider have to work and sleep too. i've been playing games since I was 6 or 7 thats when we got first nintendo.

nukeu666 · 10-15-2003, 01:04 PM

i learnt to use <load"*",8 / run> on my commodore when i was 3...even be4 i knew how to read or write

10-05-2003, 03:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
2thumbsup Guest	How Much Do You Love Gaming? So how much? Is it your entire life? Most of it? Half? None? I would have to say a little less then half. Friends and sex(of course) still rank at the top.

10-05-2003, 05:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Well, I can easily say that it's been my number 1 hobby for the psat 10 years. I used to be a huge anime fan, but now I'm more of a gamer. Some things pass by...comics, anime, cars...but videogames have always stayed with me. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

10-05-2003, 07:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
battlemouth Robot Lovin' Location: Boston	as a college student games are a big part of my life and they have been all my life, i can remember going to buy my nintendo with my dad. as for a percentage of my life i would have to say 40%, but at times it has been 60% or maybe even 80%!!! __________________ like a bullet through a flock of doves

10-05-2003, 09:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
LaughingCow Tilted Location: Ontario, Canada	I'd say a lot. Most of the time I'm either gaming or reading about games to continue my gaming with. In fact I probably spend too much time gaming. That's not to say I'm actually good at the gaming I do, but I enjoy it. __________________ Haacha!

10-05-2003, 09:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
fuzzix Psycho Location: Australia	I've neglected gaming the past few years, in the days of the SNES and Genesis I used to play all the time, but I never really got into the next gen consoles and my computer was only briefly able to play the new games that were coming out. That said, I have heaps of pc games on my shelf, and hundreds of roms which I like to play for short periods. Gaming is probably my third or fourth biggest hobby, it doesn't take over my life, but I really enjoy it. __________________ I'm most definately not 'lovin' it'.

10-05-2003, 07:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bamrak Enter Title Here Location: Tennessee	I hate it.. I played from 7 am yesterday to 3 am, today looks like an 8 am to 11 pm day, which is an average weekend

10-05-2003, 09:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mr.Deflok Blood + Fire Location: New Zealand	Shitloads, and being a manager at EB Games doesn't help. At the moment I have so many games to play that I can't decide which one I want to pick up during my gaming time, in fact I get so confused that I end up not playing anything! Just last week I spent $300 NZD on games.

10-06-2003, 12:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
hansthemolemann Crazy Location: Vancouver, BC	For a while school began to suffer so I forced my self to cut the amount of time I spend on the computer in general down, I got all my prioritys streight, now takes its about 20% of my time, which is my free time...

10-06-2003, 12:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
Xiangsu Addict Location: Illinois	Games are a big part of my life. If I lost games I might read more and do productive things, creative things, and all around evil things.

10-06-2003, 06:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
AxByC Insane	i dont know i think my desire for pc/console gaming is dying just about every game ive played this year ive gotten bored with within a day or 2. lately learning php has been more fun to me __________________ Not all drugs are good. Some of them are great. -Bill Hicks

10-06-2003, 07:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
Skifter2 Tilted	It depends on the area of gaming. Traditional board and card games take up far less time than i would like. Computergames, in the form of MMORPGs, take up much more time than i would like ( I am getting better though, i dont play every single day, and i havent had a 24 hour session for years ) Games as a whole take up a lot of my time. I think it is one of the most interesting ways of interacting with other people.

10-06-2003, 07:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
IckUber Funran Location: Norman, OK	Yeah, im a gamer, games are awesome, and yeah.....games. __________________ How much is y'all Piolkles?

10-06-2003, 10:38 AM	#14 (permalink)
cas305 Insane Location: Indiana	I am a gamer at heart! Love video, board, card, etc. I am in my thirties and hope to be playing till the day I die. Me and my son will play games for hours!

10-06-2003, 11:40 PM	#15 (permalink)
cradeg Insane Location: Austria	:) i am honest ... games are sometimes the only good thing in my life, when all is shit games get me and ... and as a matter of fact i work all day so i can spend money on the good things in life .. like my gf / games / food __________________ *************************** For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution; and it is always wrong. ****************************

10-07-2003, 02:12 AM	#16 (permalink)
Gaar Upright	I couldn't get any more of a fan if i tried, i am 18 now, i was born and played a vic 20 back when i was a nipper, then moved through comps. Everyday i am on a game of some form, i get home from work and like to relax on a game etc.... Eat Gaming Sleep Gaming Drink Coke..... gaming __________________ "I knew the dragons weren't that weak"

10-07-2003, 11:26 AM	#17 (permalink)
Phaenx The Northern Ward Location: Columbus, Ohio	Depends on the game really. I normally look at it as a waste of time, but when something really good is out I'm the biggest nerd on the planet. __________________ "I went shopping last night at like 1am. The place was empty and this old woman just making polite conversation said to me, 'where is everyone??' I replied, 'In bed, same place you and I should be!' Took me ten minutes to figure out why she gave me a dirty look." --Some guy

10-11-2003, 11:03 AM	#24 (permalink)
DownwardSpiral The Funeral of Hearts Location: Trapped inside my mind. . .	Games are a bug part of my life as well, without games I just may be lost. __________________ "So Keep on Pretending. Our Heavens Worth the Waiting. Keep on Pretending. It's Alright." -- H.I.M., "Pretending"

10-08-2003, 10:50 AM	#18 (permalink)
stinkynutz Insane	I love gaming a lot. If I could, i'd play often. but i'm very busy these days with college/work/girlfriend. so, i'd say i'm only spending 2 - 5% of my time on gaming.

10-08-2003, 12:41 PM	#19 (permalink)
Zerakule Tilted	Couldn't live without my games. Playing a combination of Dark Cloud 2, Savage, and Natural Selection right now.

10-08-2003, 04:00 PM	#20 (permalink)
nothingx undead Location: nihilistic freedom	I love games about this much (holding fingers approximately two inches apart) more than I love life itself.

10-08-2003, 05:17 PM	#21 (permalink)
TerresqueÜ Hiding Out	It's far too much of mine. I love to game. Gives me a great feeling, but I have no trouble stopping to do something more important, ex. family, school, work, etc... __________________ Say yes to the 'Tilted Roleplaying' Forum http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1932&highlight=petition

10-08-2003, 07:41 PM	#22 (permalink)
BuddyHawks Swashbuckling Location: Iowa...sometimes	How much do I love games you ask? Does 20 answer your question? No you say? Well I play computer games often. And by often, I mean much more than often. The only thing I dont like about games is paying for them.HEHEHE. __________________ Watch More TV

10-08-2003, 08:05 PM	#23 (permalink)
juanvaldes Banned Location: shittown, CA	not as much as I used to, mostly don't have the time with school and shit, do other things with my free time now and well, lots of games SUCK nowadays. Pretty graphics dont' get me off, and that's all they seem to put time into doing a quality job on.

10-11-2003, 11:32 AM	#26 (permalink)
Mr. Spacemonkey Wake up Location: Nowhere special	Without games would there really be any point in living? __________________ "I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to." -- Donnie Darko

10-13-2003, 01:57 AM	#29 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	gaming is a large part of my life. i´d say about 10% - and thats saying something. i like it too much. if only we could all get jobs in gaming... __________________ Ohayo!!!

10-13-2003, 03:13 PM	#30 (permalink)
IckUber Funran Location: Norman, OK	THHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSS MUUUUUUUUUUUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ How much is y'all Piolkles?

10-14-2003, 08:24 AM	#31 (permalink)
Dibbler Psycho Location: Initech, Iowa	I've been playing video games for 28 years. I became hooked with my Pong system I go for Christmas when I was 12. Since then I've had just about every system except for the Turbografx and the Nintendo 64. Actually I have a game room set up in the basement with 18 consoles set up ready to run. I use the "big screen" tv for the newer systems and an older tv to run the older systems (i.e. Pong, 2600, Intellivision etc...) since they won't work with newer tv's. I still spend a lot of time playing Star Control for the Genesis and the original Need for Speed on the 3DO. XBox Live is still the best thou.

10-14-2003, 08:37 AM	#32 (permalink)
jujueye alpaca lunch for the trip Location: in my computer	I really started with Half Life, so I'm rather new to all of this, but have really let it get way into my life. I love the long story-based games and how they track like a good novel or movie. I spend an hour or two per evening (DINK household) but I imagine with kids it would lower considerably. Until then.....bring it on! I love it!

10-14-2003, 09:40 AM	#33 (permalink)
WhoaitsZ Crazy Location: right behind you...	been gaming for 20 years. atari 2600, the nintendo....... now tons of consoles reside with me. i own 12 consoles. it has helped me tremendously at slowing down my disease process in the hand area. w/o gaming, my hands would probably be drawn up. instead, my finger are extremely flexible. and besides............. imagine all the people we'd have to kill in r/l with GTA3?!?!:P

10-15-2003, 07:08 AM	#34 (permalink)
G5_Todd Junkie Location: Reichstag	i cant rate it.....but as long as i have my games im never bored...they keep me out of trouble and stop me from wasting $$$ buying stuff i dont need just because im bored __________________ "....and when you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy." -General Franks

10-15-2003, 07:23 AM	#35 (permalink)
krazixs Psycho Location: courtin in the kitchen	It's been a love however recently with new resposibilities in my life it has fallen to a lower priority __________________ The Kender in your party has just screamed in fear. Please roll a d20 to see how many of your body parts are still identifiable.

10-15-2003, 07:49 AM	#36 (permalink)
Beltruckus Psycho Location: Salt Lake City	I would have to say 35% of my time right now goes into games which is alot if you consider have to work and sleep too. i've been playing games since I was 6 or 7 thats when we got first nintendo. __________________ The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings. Words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out. -Stephen King

10-15-2003, 01:04 PM	#37 (permalink)
nukeu666 Junkie Location: India	i learnt to use <load"*",8 / run> on my commodore when i was 3...even be4 i knew how to read or write __________________ Why did the Comp. Engineer get X-mas and Halloween mixed up? Because Oct(31) == Dec(25)