Leisure Suit Larry anyone? Plus the bad ending for the first one which was him commiting suicide. Oh yeah that stuff is pretty clean, eh?

I have the perfect word: Gamopheliac

Seriously, though, I'm not surprised and I laugh at Jack! But then again, it's never great to laugh at anothers misfortune. I was expecting this. It's a conspiracy.

what the fuck. I dont have SEETHING CONTEMPT for and have not been emotionally traumatized by gamers. I just think gamer culture is embarrassing and terrible and I like trolling.

its ok.... let it out.  maybe your stepdad just sits around the house all day playing games instead of getting a job??

I believe the people that Konix identifies as being part of the gamer culture aren't just people that like video games. He's probably referring to people that live around gaming as opposed to just playing them occasionally. That probably isn't a very fair definition of the gaming culture as a whole, because those people are probably just a minority. You honestly have different degrees of gaming infatuation, I like video games but they do not take precedence over higher priorities(a lot of things now that i'm in college.) I don't associate with the hardcore definition, but I do consider myself a gamer. Of course, there are a lot of people that mingle with video games a lot, but they take other things into consideration(social life, hygene, education, etc.) I think that is OK, because you realize that other things exist.

EDIT: I'll give an example of someone that would be a detriment to the gaming culture, and takes it too seriously.

This isn't anyone real, and i'm entirely making this up.

Hi, i'm Aaron and video games are an obsession of mine. *Slips on nintendo jacket* *Messages guy on MSN* "Heeey dude, have you heard of the new Persona game coming out?" *Chats for a while* Mom: "Aaron, son, are you going to the park with your family?" Aaron: "No not now, mom." *Continues to play "Insert random game here"*. I just got my paycheck today. *Only has 3 shirts and 4 pairs of pants* "I think I'll buy the new Final Fantasy and a DS, and maybe that rare SNES game if I have enough left over." Girlfriend: "Aaron, are you ready to go to the movies?" Aaron: "I have to do this raid that I promised I would do with my WoW guild!" Girlfriend: "Buuut, we had this plan for weeks...." Aaron: "Sorry, but this is important!" *CLICK*

Unfortunetly, Aaron doesn't do much besides play video games. He takes gaming culture too seriously and is the epitome of the utmost embarassment associated with the culture. No wonder some people don't claim to be a part of it! What Aaron does not realize is that he is missing out on too much, he is a troubled young man who would rather find rare WoW loot than engage in an active social life.

Now, here is someone that is considered a gamer, but doesn't take it too seriously. He loves doing many things, gaming is one of them.

Hi, my name is Eric. I enjoy hiking, spending time with friends, playing video games, and playing sports. Mom: "Son, do you want to go to the park with your family?" Eric: "Sure" *gets to a save point and quits the game for now* I used to play WoW, but now that college is here I don't have the time, so I quit it. I consider myself a gamer, but it doesn't define who I am exclusively.

It isn't really fair to chastise games for the behavior of one person. It is their mind-set that leads to them to do what they do. Though, like a lot of people were saying, some consider people like Aaron as what defines gaming culture. As I said, it does depend on how you define it, but it IS laughable(and sad, embarassing, pathetic) that some people go THIS FAR when it comes to gaming and people don't want to associate with THAT at all.

i think you could probably figure out some kind of exponential curve based on cash spent on videogames.

less than 50 bucks you aren't even on the scale, approaching 400 puts you in gamesmaster territory.

What about pirating games?

Either way, citing G4 is probably the easiest way to describe "Gamer Culture" and watching 5 minutes of it; you will understand why some despise it.

It's the kind of morons who sit outside for four weeks waiting for the release of Halo 3.