Non-Gamers Say The Darndest Things

[ninjainspandex]

Don't forget the Game Gear!

Whenever my mom sees me gaming, she says "Oh, you have nothing to do?" and gives me a list of chores to do. If she sees me reading a book, she leaves me alone.

this is why in highschool i used to always sit on the couch with a text book open but behind it id have a gameboy advance

[ZeroAX]

Calling DVDs CDs and in general every form of optical media video game medium a tape (casseta) (which is what we called cartridges in Greek too, but it really means tape) or a disk (disketa) at best (which was also what we called cartridges depending on how we felt about it).

And before anyone says that CDs are disks, they are not called disks in Greek. That's only reserved for vinyl records. They are just called CDs if it's music, DVDs if it's film.

[dsheinem]

Whenever my mom sees me gaming, she says "Oh, you have nothing to do?" and gives me a list of chores to do. If she sees me reading a book, she leaves me alone.

You have a good mom.

[Hobie-wan]

Whenever my mom sees me gaming, she says "Oh, you have nothing to do?" and gives me a list of chores to do. If she sees me reading a book, she leaves me alone.

Finally, a real use for strategy guides!

[DinnerX]

"Are you winning?" Usually right after something horrible has happened.

[J T]

Me and my girlfriend have lots of conversations like that, we're usually just both being very tongue-in-cheek though and having fun.

Anyhow, can we agree to NOT derail this thread into a relationship thread?

Same here. The tongue-in-cheek nature of the discussion is a little lost in text.

[MrEco]

I've got a good one: The first time I ever tried to explain to my mom what a Role-Playing Game was, she thought I had signed up for Drama Class.

I had a similar situation with my grandma.

It was one of those awkward moments alone with her in the car when she tried to strike up a conversation. She asked me what kind of video games I played and I answered with the truth that the ones I play the most are RPG's.

She then asks what an RPG is and (Me knowing it would be impossible to explain it properly) this is the resulting conversation:

Me: "Um... have you ever seen the Lord of the Rings movies?"
Her: "Yes."
M: "It's kinda like that, but in video game form."
H: "They aren't violent though are they?"
M: /facepalm "...No... no they aren't."
H: "Oh, good."


Imagine what would have happened if I told her I play first person shooters. :/

[Zing]

Is that Ninja GAYden?

Everyone who actually played the game said "gayden" back during its release.

[Gamerforlife]

Well, it's not something specific that people say, but I just still find it amazing when people come into a gaming store asking the worker what they should buy their kid. If you have to ask the store clerk what to get your kid, you're doing it wrong

[Valkyrie-Favor]

I brought Super Mario World to a party since it's usually a hit with everyone. Popular, easy to play, major chick magnet, etc.

But last week I had to explain how it worked, to a 17 year old girl. Yes, you jump with B, and run by holding down Y. That's about it.

Then she ran right into a Goomba and asked, "Did I win the Mario?"