My Hardcore Gamer Status
Ok, I posted this on System Wars once.. And its prolly way down on page 8 million now... so I figured I'd post it here as well.
Am I a Hardcore gamer or not?
This question came to me when I was roaming through system wars on day. Seems, because I own a Wii I am not a so called "Hardcore" gamer. I find this ludacris and plain out stupid. I own a Wii, according to system wars I am either a Casual gamer, a foolish gamer, a non gamer, or a Loyal sheep. Lets disect those 4 'sets' of things I could be.
Casual Gamer
Ok, perhaps, I like casual games. I loved Wii Sports, I do own Wii Play and have played both and had lots of fun with each. This is not my primary likes and is NOT why I bought my Wii. I'm sure this debunks nothing, but I'm going to leave it at that. Perhaps it'll be addressed further along in this blog.
Foolish Gamer
lol, yes.. i'll claim to be foolish on some of my pruchases. Mainly, Splinter Cell. Stupid game with bad controls, but ah well, We all make stupid purchases sometimes. Feel sorry for those who bought Bomberman Act Zero or that 50 cent game. Other than that, I have done foolish things in the past. I bought a Saturn first instead of a PSX. I supported Sega for many years, I've owned every Sega system except 2 I think. Foolish sometimes, sure.. but not for owning a Wii.
Non-Gamer
Now, this one is one I ponder about. How can you own any video game console, or play ANY game in your life and be a Non-Gamer. the moment you pick up a game and start playing, hey guess what... You're a GAMER! Fanboys need to get over this one, even more so than the others.
Loyal Sheep!
Oh noes, I'm loyal to one company, the end of the world I tell ya. Wait, no, I'm not loyal to one company. I mean, I've owned Sega systems in the past, I've owned Sony systems in the past, I've owned Nintendo Systems in the past, I've owned Atari systems in the past. Yes, that defintly means I am loyal to Nintendo only. That Reggie guy makes my lil kiddie boy loins tremble. lol. Yes, I love nintendo systems, I love their IP's... and sorta their way of thinking on a lot of things, but am I a die hard sheep? Nah, I don't think so.
Now to explain further....
Casual gamers are going to buy the majority of the most popular system for the fact that casual gaming is a very large force right now. I mean, casual games are not hard to make. I myself am working on one at the moment for the PC. People buy them a lot. But for some people, being a casual gamer leads them to more difficult games. Leads them into being a 'hardcore' gamer.
But dot, what makes you think you're a "hardcore" gamer?
Perhaps my 20+ years of gaming? The fact that I have owned countless systems, I still own countless systems, lets list some of those systems I currently own(not the games for said systems, too many but I will list my little collect of Wii games).
- NES
- SuperNES
- Nintendo64
- Nintendo Gamecube
- Sega Genesis
- Sega Dreamcast
- Sony Playstation
- Atari Jaguar
- A PC that I play online games on.
Now, my Wii games may not be that huge of a list but I like most of them. Cept Splinter Cell, which I'm thinking bout giving away or ebaying.
- WiiPlay
- WiiSports
- Rampage: Total Desstruction
- Splinter Cell: Double Agent (:()
- Far Cry Vengance
- Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition
- Super Paper MArio
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Soon to pick up Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, Super Mario Galaxy, Zack and Wiki, and a few others when I get the money/when they come out.
So......
So, am I a "Hardcore" gamer? Depends on what your definition of hard core gamer is, but imo, I'm have to label myself as one. But I wont toot my own horn. Not at all.
