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Why do you game?

       Perhaps the biggest question anyone can ask themselves is why do they game? And not the obvious answer of because I like games, but why did you even pick up a controller in the first place? 
      Ever since I was a kid I remember loving video games. My parents never played them but they owned an old Nintendo Entertainment System, so when I was about 4 or 5 I began obsessively playing Super Mario Bros 3 every day after school. It began with curiosity but the real reason stems from in my opinion the fact that I was pretty lonely. I didn't have many friends since I was a new kid and my parents both worked all the time so I was just an only child with a NES and a Gameboy at home.   
      Pretty soon after that I found myself owning an original Playstation which introduced me to games such as Crash Bandicoot and Spyro. After that, I guess the rest is history. My parents are around now and I've got friends and I'm not lonely anymore but video games are still a part of my life.  
      So why do you play games?

 It's all your fault
 It's all your fault
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       Perhaps the biggest question anyone can ask themselves is why do they game? And not the obvious answer of because I like games, but why did you even pick up a controller in the first place? 
      Ever since I was a kid I remember loving video games. My parents never played them but they owned an old Nintendo Entertainment System, so when I was about 4 or 5 I began obsessively playing Super Mario Bros 3 every day after school. It began with curiosity but the real reason stems from in my opinion the fact that I was pretty lonely. I didn't have many friends since I was a new kid and my parents both worked all the time so I was just an only child with a NES and a Gameboy at home.   
      Pretty soon after that I found myself owning an original Playstation which introduced me to games such as Crash Bandicoot and Spyro. After that, I guess the rest is history. My parents are around now and I've got friends and I'm not lonely anymore but video games are still a part of my life.  
      So why do you play games?

 It's all your fault
 It's all your fault
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It's fun.

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Because it's entertaining.  
  
Quote Tree, Assemble!!!

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Because the outside world is dangerous.

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I like shooting dudes while screaming illegal remarks at them to make myself feel better.

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Because I don't feel like doing anything productive or making a difference in the world.

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Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was.

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I do it to get ladies.

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@TheGremp said:
" Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was. "
To catch them is my real test.
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@KaosAngel said:
" @TheGremp said:
" Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was. "
To catch them is my real test. "
To train them is my cause.
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To be cool ^_^

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@Axersia said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @TheGremp said:
" Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was. "
To catch them is my real test. "
To train them is my cause. "
Oh Jesus what have I done?
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@TheGremp: Edit that post smart ass and let the chain go on! 
 
God damnit, we're gonna get on Reddit with this chain.
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@Axersia said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @TheGremp said:
" Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was. "
To catch them is my real test. "
To train them is my cause. "
I will travel across the land.
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@beej said:
" @Axersia said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @TheGremp said:
" Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was. "
To catch them is my real test. "
To train them is my cause. "
I will travel across the land. "
Searching far and wide.
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@Pickingwings said:
" @beej said:
" @Axersia said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @TheGremp said:
" Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was. "
To catch them is my real test. "
To train them is my cause. "
I will travel across the land. "
Searching far and wide. "
Teach Pokemon to understand.
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@the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:
" @Pickingwings said:
" @beej said:
" @Axersia said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @TheGremp said:
" Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was. "
To catch them is my real test. "
To train them is my cause. "
I will travel across the land. "
Searching far and wide. "
Teach Pokemon to understand. "
The power that's inside.
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It's entertaining, it's a good distraction, I talk to other gamers and like minded inviduals about the games i've played.

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I do it to help escape the harsh realities of the real world. Relieves the stress of a long, boring day.

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Escapism, competition, challenge, fun, satisfaction, the list goes on...

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Just like any other hobby, it's fun and I enjoy it.

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@Gamer_152 said:
" Escapism, competition, challenge, fun, satisfaction, the list goes on... "
Yep.
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 Escapism    

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@jocund said:
" @the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:
" @Pickingwings said:
" @beej said:
" @Axersia said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @TheGremp said:
" Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was. "
To catch them is my real test. "
To train them is my cause. "
I will travel across the land. "
Searching far and wide. "
Teach Pokemon to understand. "
The power that's inside. "
POKEMON!
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1. because im lonely, they keep me company 
 2. because ive always been a sensitive dreamy bitch who wallows in a video game's realm and magic and doesnt wanna snap out of it 
3. because other hobbies suck 
4. because im a social trainwreck

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@hidys said:
" @jocund said:
" @the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:
" @Pickingwings said:
" @beej said:
" @Axersia said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @TheGremp said:
" Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was. "
To catch them is my real test. "
To train them is my cause. "
I will travel across the land. "
Searching far and wide. "
Teach Pokemon to understand. "
The power that's inside. "
POKEMON! "
It's you and meeeeee!
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@shadowknight508:  Same here...
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Because I love exploring. ^^

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@TheGremp said:
" Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was. "
da da da da....To play them is my real test, to beat them is my cause.  VIDEO GAMES!!!, (Gotta play them all,)...my hearts for you, my determination will pull me through, you test me and I'll beat you.  VIDEO GAMES!!!  Gotta play them all.
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@KaosAngel said:
" @hidys said:
" @jocund said:
" @the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:
" @Pickingwings said:
" @beej said:
" @Axersia said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @TheGremp said:
" Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was. "
To catch them is my real test. "
To train them is my cause. "
I will travel across the land. "
Searching far and wide. "
Teach Pokemon to understand. "
The power that's inside. "
POKEMON! "
It's you and meeeeee! "
I know it's my destiny!!
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It's fun, it's a hobby, and I like the experience.

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it's the funnest thing to do in this shit town

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@the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @hidys said:
" @jocund said:
" @the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:
" @Pickingwings said:
" @beej said:
" @Axersia said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @TheGremp said:
" Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was. "
To catch them is my real test. "
To train them is my cause. "
I will travel across the land. "
Searching far and wide. "
Teach Pokemon to understand. "
The power that's inside. "
POKEMON! "
It's you and meeeeee! "
I know it's my destiny!! "
POKEMON!
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[sarcasm] All the hot sex I get from the ladies when they find out I game. They just throw themselves at me at the mere mention of a game I used to play. I have literally had to beat them off me with a stick when ever I would walk out of an EB Games.  
 

 

If you mean what got me started, it was playing Mario on the NES when a girl and I were playing Doctor with our pants off when I was a kid, and we heard her mom come down the stairs. We threw on our pants, hid our underwear under the bed and turned on the Nintendo to look like we were just playing. After her mom left the girl started taking her pants off again so we could get back to what we were doing, and asked me why I wasn't doing the same. I was enthralled by this Nintendo thing and I couldn't stop playing it. She had to unplugged it from the wall, to get my attention again. We did our thing then played Mario for the rest of the day.
 
That Christmas I got a Nintendo.
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@weegieanawrench said:
" @the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @hidys said:
" @jocund said:
" @the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:
" @Pickingwings said:
" @beej said:
" @Axersia said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @TheGremp said:
" Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was. "
To catch them is my real test. "
To train them is my cause. "
I will travel across the land. "
Searching far and wide. "
Teach Pokemon to understand. "
The power that's inside. "
POKEMON! "
It's you and meeeeee! "
I know it's my destiny!! "
POKEMON! "
Oooooooh, you're my best friend!
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Because that's what axomiter does.

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@TooWalrus said:

" @weegieanawrench said:

" @the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @hidys said:
" @jocund said:
" @the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:
" @Pickingwings said:
" @beej said:
" @Axersia said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @TheGremp said:
" Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was. "
To catch them is my real test. "
To train them is my cause. "
I will travel across the land. "
Searching far and wide. "
Teach Pokemon to understand. "
The power that's inside. "
POKEMON! "
It's you and meeeeee! "
I know it's my destiny!! "
POKEMON! "
Oooooooh, you're my best friend! "
In a world we must defend! 
 
Edit: I love you guys!
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To experience the most complete form of escapism and to secretly be a child again, Secretly thinking and wishing this was the world and when your lucky and manage to emerge yourself and forget time, you kinda do live in that world which is just a meta-level of thought. Not having to worry and face the truth. Basically saying to yourself There is No Spoon.

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@Ahmad_Metallic said:
" 1. because im lonely, they keep me company  2. because ive always been a sensitive dreamy bitch who wallows in a video game's realm and magic and doesnt wanna snap out of it 3. because other hobbies suck 4. because im a social trainwreck "

this in to-the-point language
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Escapism, competition, challenge, fun, satisfaction, hobby...
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To game is not a verb. I play video games for fun.
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Fun, satisfaction and sense of accomplishment.

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@Gamer_152 said:
" Escapism, competition, challenge, fun, satisfaction, the list goes on... "
What he said.
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I play games to beat the crap outta Gary Oak.

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I'm competitive; owning noobs gives me satisfaction. Games are also a form of art to me, there are plenty of visual, auditory and enlightening experiences to be had. 

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It's entertaining.  It's something to occupy my time.  A good game will last me many more hours than a good book (though I like both).

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The pretty, pretty graphics of course. :P

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@RiotBananas said:
" @darkwingduck said:
" @TooWalrus said:

" @weegieanawrench said:

" @the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @hidys said:
" @jocund said:
" @the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:
" @Pickingwings said:
" @beej said:
" @Axersia said:
" @KaosAngel said:
" @TheGremp said:
" Because I want to be the very best, like no one ever was. "
To catch them is my real test. "
To train them is my cause. "
I will travel across the land. "
Searching far and wide. "
Teach Pokemon to understand. "
The power that's inside. "
POKEMON! "
It's you and meeeeee! "
I know it's my destiny!! "
POKEMON! "
Oooooooh, you're my best friend! "
In a world we must defend!! "
POKEMON! A heart so true! "
Our courage will pull us through!