The wider world thinks that gamers lack maturity.......

....... and this blog isn't about to disprove that.  :-) 
 
Consoles are toys, it matters not which one you talk about.  Toys are about having fun and computer games are fun.  So why shouldn't we have fun?  Why shouldn't we laugh at the most ridiculous thing?  Why shouldn't we take every opportunity to make it even more fun, no matter how puerile or juvenile it may appear? 
 
So to do my part, and being reminded off the dumb stuff I am inclined to do by a thread on Animal Crossing, I present to you what makes me giggle, like a kid many years below my advanced years.  Animal Crossing Wii gives you the opportunity to take in-game shots and store them on an SD card, and residents in the town are always asking you to change the expressions they use.  Within the limitations of the language filter (censor - creative use of vowels helps), I have tried to make my residents the silliest potty mouths I could.  These are some of them: 

I may grow old, but I will never grow up.

....... and this blog isn't about to disprove that.  :-) 
 
Consoles are toys, it matters not which one you talk about.  Toys are about having fun and computer games are fun.  So why shouldn't we have fun?  Why shouldn't we laugh at the most ridiculous thing?  Why shouldn't we take every opportunity to make it even more fun, no matter how puerile or juvenile it may appear? 
 
So to do my part, and being reminded off the dumb stuff I am inclined to do by a thread on Animal Crossing, I present to you what makes me giggle, like a kid many years below my advanced years.  Animal Crossing Wii gives you the opportunity to take in-game shots and store them on an SD card, and residents in the town are always asking you to change the expressions they use.  Within the limitations of the language filter (censor - creative use of vowels helps), I have tried to make my residents the silliest potty mouths I could.  These are some of them: 

I may grow old, but I will never grow up.

I may grow old, but I will never grow up! 

Well of course it sparkles.

For some reason I temporarily wanted to replay Pokemon: Pearl, so when I named my characters and my friend. I named my friend "Pussy." So when, at one point, his mother comes into my house and says, "Has anyone seen my little Pussy?" 
 
I busted out laughing so hard I thought my heart might leap out. That was so worth it.

" Well of course it sparkles. "

I may never grow old.... I have a heart condition.

Reminds me of the times I used to play Pokemon Blue, and name my rival "Hump me", just so I could see him burst into Professor Oak's lab and the dialogue box declare: "Hump me: Gramps! I'm fed up with waiting!"

" I may never grow old.... I have a heart condition. "

" Reminds me of the times I used to play Pokemon Blue, and name my rival "Hump me", just so I could see him burst into Professor Oak's lab and the dialogue box declare: "Hump me: Gramps! I'm fed up with waiting!" "

Bravo! The only thing that irritates me more than self righteous game critics complaining about a lack of maturity in games and by gamers is the exceedingly worn out "games are (are not) art" debate.  I've ceased caring about what anyone thinks of my hobbies or what I find entertaining.  If I am stuck in junior high forever, then so be it as long as I am having fun.  

" Bravo! The only thing that irritates me more than self righteous game critics complaining about a lack of maturity in games and by gamers is the exceedingly worn out "games are (are not) art" debate.  I've ceased caring about what anyone thinks of my hobbies or what I find entertaining.  If I am stuck in junior high forever, then so be it as long as I am having fun.   "

Agreed. Being mature is LAME. Lol my anus sparkles.

as adults we're expected to show maturity when at work etc. whenever i play a game it's like a temporary getaway away from the BS. my dad use to give me shit about playing video games because they weren't productive and i'm sure many people feel that way. if people go out of their way to call gamers immature chances are immature themselves imo

" as adults we're expected to show maturity when at work etc. whenever i play a game it's like a temporary getaway away from the BS. my dad use to give me shit about playing video games because they weren't productive and i'm sure many people feel that way. if people go out of their way to call gamers immature chances are immature themselves imo "

Well is it really mature if you actively avoid those are are intelligent enough to use humor like that in good fun?  Personally i don't see an adult not doing this over a child.  It's overly pompous douchebags and baguettes that stick their nose in the air and avoid any kind of behavior like this that call us out on this kind of stuff and it makes me sick.

I think the wider world lacks maturity

I always knew you farted glitter oldschool. All gamers lack maturity of course, it's just a matter of how much we lack it.

I always defended my maturity and now I just don't care.  I used to argue that I was mature because I was married, supporting a family of a partner and 2 kids, I paid my bills, I went to work every day, I stayed clear of illegal activities - what more would you want?  However, when I wasn't doing all that "mature" stuff, I wanted to have fun and I damn well did.  What is mature about all the hobbies other adults around you have?  Sport - dressing up as a fan?  Car racing - watching a car go round and round?  You can say the same about everything.  Fun is fun and just because I don't "get" their fun, doesn't mean I dump on it or put it down.  Life is too short. "

I must not have  a sense of humor because I found these pictures simply dumb.

If anybody thinks gamers lack maturity, then they haven't seen politics.

I like to think of games as an entertainment medium, like movies or music, and I hope that one day the rest of the world will think of it like that too. However, this thread is getting in the way of that. 
 
 
 
 
But the "My anus sparkles" was pretty dang funny.

" I must not have  a sense of humor because I found these pictures simply dumb. "

" I always knew you farted glitter oldschool. All gamers lack maturity of course, it's just a matter of how much we lack it. "

From all the years I've played video games, I've never played word games in video games. I have stripped a few people naked and left them in some terrifying poses. Thanks ragdoll physics.

"...you are always full of juice, spermcicle" 
 
comedy > maturity.

" From all the years I've played video games, I've never played word games in video games. I have stripped a few people naked and left them in some terrifying poses. Thanks ragdoll physics. "

Well done.

I may grow up. But I'll never grow old. 
 
... ladies.

" I like to think of games as an entertainment medium, like movies or music, and I hope that one day the rest of the world will think of it like that too. However, this thread is getting in the way of that.     But the "My anus sparkles" was pretty dang funny. "

" @oldschool: I'd agree. I just don't think there are enough of those Godfathers and Muses in games. For every Braid and SotC there are hundreds of God of Wars or other, nonintellectual games. The disparity between the two groups is larger than it should be "

Suddenly Animal Crossing looks a lot more interesting.

" Suddenly Animal Crossing looks a lot more interesting. "

" @Red said:

" I like to think of games as an entertainment medium, like movies or music, and I hope that one day the rest of the world will think of it like that too. However, this thread is getting in the way of that.     But the "My anus sparkles" was pretty dang funny. "

I am not about changing the world, but embracing it.  I don't know you would want games to be taken seriously like movies or music.  Music:  For every Katie Perry there is a NIN.  For every Akon there is a Muse. Movies:  For every Dumb & Dumber, there is a The Godfather.  For every Ace Ventura, there is a 2001 A Space Odyssey.  My point is, there are dumb games, there are intellectual(ish) games, there are fun games.  It really isn't that different to movies and music and the opinion of all three is going to vary anyway - wildly across society.  The broader society are just largely ignorant of the fun available and base their comments on that ignorance.  Why else do we constantly have some call for banning of movies, television shows, albums and games - by those who have never even seen them let alone play them.  Their loss. "

" @oldschool said:

" @Red said:

" I like to think of games as an entertainment medium, like movies or music, and I hope that one day the rest of the world will think of it like that too. However, this thread is getting in the way of that.     But the "My anus sparkles" was pretty dang funny. "

I am not about changing the world, but embracing it.  I don't know you would want games to be taken seriously like movies or music.  Music:  For every Katie Perry there is a NIN.  For every Akon there is a Muse. Movies:  For every Dumb & Dumber, there is a The Godfather.  For every Ace Ventura, there is a 2001 A Space Odyssey.  My point is, there are dumb games, there are intellectual(ish) games, there are fun games.  It really isn't that different to movies and music and the opinion of all three is going to vary anyway - wildly across society.  The broader society are just largely ignorant of the fun available and base their comments on that ignorance.  Why else do we constantly have some call for banning of movies, television shows, albums and games - by those who have never even seen them let alone play them.  Their loss. "

The belief that games are toys and are only meant to be fun is preventing video games from being seen as a legitimate art form. "

In FF7, I named Aeris boobies,  and Cait Sith Pussy when I was younger. D:

" @oldschool: You keep referring to me as if I'm looking for some perfect art game.  No, I just want to be able to tell my friends I like games without being looked at like a loser, which won't happen when it is viewed as a medium meant solely for fun and naming characters after genetalia by its biggest advocates. "

" For some reason I temporarily wanted to replay Pokemon: Pearl, so when I named my characters and my friend. I named my friend "Pussy." So when, at one point, his mother comes into my house and says, "Has anyone seen my little Pussy?"   I busted out laughing so hard I thought my heart might leap out. That was so worth it. "

Not my kind of humor heh.  Maybe like 10 years ago...

Someone said we lack maturity? 
 
Fuck that.

" Someone said we lack maturity?  Fuck that. "

" Well of course it sparkles. "