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[Grug]

I always laugh at kids who think they are playing an arcade game even though Insert Coin is flashing in the middle of the screen.

Some of them really appear to be playing with intensity too.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Some fat kid at this mall playing some light gun game and was holding the gun all sideways and darting back and forth like he was really dodging bullets and every time he shot something he would yell "take that bitch! in your fucking dome!" and then when he died he let out this scream like he was burned by acid or something and throw the gun at the machine and walked away.

That's one guy I don't think can handle the increased immersion possible with any of the next-gen consoles.

 

[Jacobi]

Masturbating. Why didn't anyone come up with that ? It's obvious

 

[AniHawk]

People tap the top screen of the DS furiously. They've even tried it with Mario Kart and Castlevania.

Strangely they must be doing the same with the PSP. There's no other way to explain how bad that screen has become.

 

[User 406]

Back in the Street Fighter 2 heyday, there was this one semi-regular at my arcade who would always pick M. Bison. He might throw out the odd aimless kick once in a while or slide, but most of the time he concentrated on walking backwards for several seconds so he could slam the joystick forward with fierce punch and do the torpedo. Whenever he did this, he'd yell, "PAY THE PIPER!" That was his entire play style, and he never seemed to improve. Invariably, he'd be beaten in short order by anyone who played him.

That's not the stupid part.

One time I was playing as Zangief and this guy's turn came up. So he picks M. Bison as usual and starts walking backwards at the beginning of the round. He does the torpedo. "PAY THE PIPER!"

I lariat.

"Aw man!"

He starts walking backwards again. "PAY THE PIPER!" Lariat. "AW MAN!" "PAY THE PIPER!" Lariat. "AW MAN!" "PAY THE PIPER!" "AW MAN!" "PAY THE PIPER!" "AW MAN!"

"YOU WIN! PERFECT!"

By this time the other regulars are trying to stifle their snickering.

Round 2 was a carbon copy of round 1.

The sad thing was, not only did the guy not even consider abandoning his strategy, he didn't even seem to grasp the fact that Zangief's lariat would always win against Bison's torpedo. He just seemed baffled that his ultimate move was never landing a hit, but he just kept on trying hoping that it would work.

 

[=W=]

One of my Friends was very confused about the N64 Control. I swear to god he grabbed it with his left hand under the D-Pad And Stretched his thumb to the Analog Stick. He never held it any other way

Holding the controller in a different way than you do is not stupid you fucking morons. I held the N64 controller in the same way and I bet I could pound your ass in Goldeneye or Mario Kart. I tried both ways and this way gave me way more stability.

 

[Anyanka]

The arcade has some lame samurai game where you wave around a sword controller and use a pedal to lunge forward. People ALWAYS ignore the pedal and stand right in front of the screen smacking the monitor with the sword controller. The game has "please step away from the machine" in huge red letters in the middle of the gameplay in front of the bad guys and they don't seem to notice. They just keep wacking that monitor with the sword. The owner tried putting up a big sign on the machine telling them to step back on the pedal and it's just ignored. I honestly don't think I've ever seen anyone play the game correctly.

 

[D-X]

I'm surprised no ones linked to that video of the kid going crazy playing Halo.

I've seen a more conservative version of this where the bloke would flip the bird at the screen when he lost

 

[Gigglepoo]

Holding the controller in a different way than you do is not stupid you fucking morons. I held the N64 controller in the same way and I bet I could pound your ass in Goldeneye or Mario Kart. I tried both ways and this way gave me way more stability.

How did you hit Z?

 

[Grug]

I remember being at a Bowling alley and they had a Crazy Taxi unit (the one where you stand up and the pedals are on the floor).

This guy came up, put his tokens in and started the game. Unfortunately, not only did he not see the pedals, but he was standing on both of them.

So when the game started, the wheels on his taxi started spinning and his car started skidding down the road at about 10mph max.

This went on for 90 seconds or so till his time ran up, and he chuckled and walked away with a grin on his face.

As long as he enjoyed himself I guess...

 

[=W=]

How did you hit Z?

right-hand, third or fourth finger