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10 Gateway Games

Posted by Zonk on from the hook-em'-while-they're-young dept.

The title of 1up.com's feature is Top-Ten Girlfriend Friendly games, but the titles they suggest are generally intended to get a non-gamer interested in the gaming passtime. From the article: "...it is possible to bring non-gaming significant others over to the dark side, through a number of games designed to grab those who couldn't care less how many frags you got in Counter-Strike last week."

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  1. Antigateway: Marble Madness by jvmatthe · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought a non-competitive, abstract game like Marble Madness would be a nice introduction for my wife. So I fired up the NES and let her try. She got through several levels, eventually, and suppertime was nearing. So I went to the store to get some food, and when I returned she was angrily swearing at the screen and shaking her dainty fist at the NES itself. She glared at me, tossed the controller down, and said "Never ask me to play a videogame again."

    Oh well. At least she lets me go fishing in Animal Crossing with our son.

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  2. Dating a Sims addict? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The gamer-girlfriend equivalent of a crackwhore...

    (Posted anonymously? You bet!)

  3. Welcome to the Slashdot-boast-a-thon! by segal_loves_pandas · · Score: 3, Funny

    The space below is reserved for all vain /.ers who actually have girlfriends even though they spend their days frantically searching the site for the opportunity to show off:

    ... mine likes Mariokart double dash: She *knows* the blue sparks.

  4. Rez with trance vibrator by Kevin143 · · Score: 3, Funny

    with gratuitous panty shots

    1. Re:Rez with trance vibrator by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I bought this to play with my very non-gamer fiancee and I can happily report that it DOES work! She really enjoyed kicking back with the vibrator while I played the game. The only problem is that I can only play for a half hour to an hour before we have to stop and have sex. :)

      I really wish they'd make more games like it. I've heard that Space Channel 5 also supports the trancevibrator but I haven't checked it out yet.

      Posted anonymously so I don't get in trouble. :)

  5. Gimme a break by Strange+Ranger · · Score: 3, Funny

    Replace "girlfriend" with "grandma" and they might have something.

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  6. Re:So yeah. by jayhawk88 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Over-react much?

  7. Two things wrong with that article... by fondue · · Score: 5, Funny

    Firstly, it is, of course, hilariously sexist garbage.

    Secondly, you don't want to introduce your s.o. to Animal Crossing if you ever want to get near your Gamecube again.

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    1. Re:Two things wrong with that article... by HarvardAce · · Score: 4, Funny
      Secondly, you don't want to introduce your s.o. to Animal Crossing if you ever want to get near your Gamecube again.

      And this is a perfect example of how Slashdot is full of nerds (no offense to the OP). Instead of being worried that you'll never get near your GF again, you're worried that you'll never get near your GC again.

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