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Too Much Gaming, Anyone?
Nrik noted a wired story about too much gaming and how sometimes a few too many hours of gaming can cause your mind to blur some lines. For me it was Tony Hawk- I played so much that I started sizing up curbs for grinding while driving home from work. Katamari Damacy has been a problem too. I'm fairly certain my car is large enough to pick up the railings on the overpass near my house. I'm even more certain that these thoughts are bad.
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After a week of playing GTA3 on the PC and not leaving the house, I got in my vehicle to head to the grocery store when I had the uncontrollable desire to throw the vehicle into reverse and gun it into a car behind me... then throw it into gear and take out two signs and a pedestrian... not a good feeling.
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This Tetris thought process is especially useful when moving. I realize it every time I help a friend pack stuff or load their boxes into a car/van.
What's really frustrating is playing Tetris for a few hours before bed then dreaming about playing Tetris all night... And even in my dreams, I can't get that one stupid block I need...
Trust me they will. Almost got into an accident with a cop once. He was pissed. I woulda probably been thrown to the ground, had he not turned around and realized his headlights were off (thus the reason I didn't see him in the middle of the night).
Ah yes, I fondly remember the first GTA. It's now available for free download.