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The Lure of Heroinware
blankmange writes "news.com reports: When games stop being fun; where the line between reality and fantasy blurs. Another story about games and the adults who can't stop playing them. It seems that we can't be held responsible for our actions -- it must be the 'heroinware' that game companies are producing...." Mmmm, Evercrack. T. pops in: Don't worry, games aren't addictive, but here's the announcement of a 24-hour gaming TV network for those unexplained late-night cravings. (Thanks to joestump98.)
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Ah, heroineware. Tomb Raider 2 was an excellent game. In fact, I'd say that any game with Lara Croft as the heroine is an excellent game.
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Now I wonder if in 20-30 years those stupid Truth ads will have switched from whining about cigarettes to whining about how addictive videogames are?
Or does that make them "drug" dealers, since people now like to label them as heroinware makers?
BTW, if you haven't noticed, this post was posted with sarcasm intended. If you didn't get it, go here.
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I think that if EQ is herionware, then a MUD is methadone-clinicware.
If we're going to compare to games, then we can compare to anything computer-related.
I have to shoot up every ninety minutes.
So does this mean we're going to see the Bush administration launch a War On Video Games(tm)?
06. Name sounds like a system Apple came out with for no reason.
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05. Your motto is "Get Game"
04. One of the your "original programs" is a show about simulations of sports.
03. Your target audiance is quite possibly the least likely to watch TV among those with access to them. And you know they have "short attention spans".
02. Executive quoted as saying "We won't compete."*
01. Logo rendered on an Atari 2600. Englarged with MS-Paint.
*A bit of a misquote, I know, but no less funny for it.
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Rediculous. Preposterous. Idiotic. Stupid. Video games addictive? HA!
I'd write more but I have a great game of Civ going...
From the article:
Angie said her live-in boyfriend spends at least 30 hours a week playing "EverQuest" as a female elf...
This is supposed to be an example of compulsive behavior? 30 hours a week?! What a fucking lightweight.
When I was a kid, we used to play 30 hours a day. And we didn't have no live-in girlfriend either.
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You guys are making light of the situation, but it is not so funny for those of us who have been through it...
It started in middle school with the Apple][. Addiction to BASIC kept me from the smell of sweet, sweet glue...
Back in the early 90's, I had to forego many high school drinking parties to play Civilization...
In college, I never went to a rave because I was too busy MUDding--never got to taste Ecstasy
And now that I am gainfully employed, I spend all my spare cash on broadband internet connections and online games--my drug dealer is getting really upset with me!!!
That reminds me of a comedy sketch about an addicts' group:
Man: Hi, my name's Joe, and I'm addicted to junk food. I'm not sure I can do this.
Woman: Don't be frightened, tell us your story.
Man: Well, at first it was just a donut here, a chocolate bar there, but then it got out of control... I sucked dick for butter tarts, man!
Woman: My God! That's disgusting! You're beyond help!
*Man walks away in shame*
Woman: Now, let's continue...
*See man walk back, steal tray of desserts*
Other man: Hey! He didn't even suck our dicks!
I suppose I'll be modded down for being off topic, but it was funny at the time. =)
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I think the problem here is mental addiction.
1. Play Game.
2. Reluctantly stop playing game to do "real life stuff".
3. Do "real life stuff" all while thinking about Game.
4. Play Game again. Feel better until #2 comes again.
These are just incontinent people.
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They're pissing all over themselves?
I think mayhap you mean incompetent.
Endless arguments over trivial contradictions in books written by ignorant savages to explain thunder in the dark.
most people can drink or smoke pot or watch pr0n or play Everquest or D&D without becoming addicted
and then there's ppl like me, drug addict, pr0n addict, EQ addict, etc..
I ate my sig.
You think that's bad? Well, I'm addicted to pocket pool. And I've played (with) it over 1500 times.
so what?
Anyway, I'd say you really have a problem if you find yourself drinking coffee and masturbating while playing everquest.
I played Dark Age of Camelot for two months - If I had invested that time in working out, I would probably be able to do one-handed push-ups by now.
Maybe if I was addicted to pr0n I could do that too though...
Robots are everywhere, and they eat old people's medicine for fuel.
Who are these people addicted to porn? What do they do, neglect there girlfriend? Steal to get more porn?
Drug dealers: Refer to their clients as "users"
Software developers: Refer to their clients as "users"
DD: "The first one's free!"
SD: "Download a free trial version..."
DD: Have important South-East Asian connections (to help move the stuff).
SD: Have important South-East Asian connections (to help debug the code).
DD: Strange jargon (Stick, Rock, Dime Bag, E)
SD: Strange jargon (SCSI, RTFM, Java, DSL)
DD: Realize there is tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market.
SD: Realize there is tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market.
DD: Job is assisted by the industry's producing of newer, more potent mixes.
SD: Job is assisted by the industry's producing of newer, faster machines.
DD: Often seen in the company of pimps and hustlers.
SD: Often seen in the company of marketing people and venture capitalists.
DD: Their product causes unhealthy addictions.
SD: Doom, Quake, SimCity, Duke NukeEm 3D, 'Nuff said?
DD: Do your job well, and you can sleep with sexy movie stars who depend on you.
SD: Drats! Drats! Drats! Drats!
The Bush Administration has already launched a War On Nude Statue Boobies, and therefore their resources are already being strained. The War On Video Games must wait.