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[Jeff-DSA]

There are plenty of things that gamers just know you aren't supposed to do. You usually just can figure that any gamer you come across knows the holy laws of gaming. However, once your nephew, cousin, or an uneducated brother gets a hold of your games, you can possibly have trouble. For the sake of the ignorant...

LET THE LAWS OF GAMING BE WRITTEN!!!

-Thou shalt not play on the RPG save file of thy neighbor
-Thou shalt not use Action Replay or similar cheat devices
-Thou shalt not unlock hidden extras for thy neighbor
-Thou shalt love all systems as thou lovest thyself
-Thou shalt not talk during thy neighbor's cutscene
-Thou shalt not claim that gaming begins nor ends with Halo
-Thou shalt not take the name of Miyamoto in vain
-Thou shalt not steal news and post it on GAF without proper credit given
-Thou shalt not covet they neighbor's game collection
-Thou shalt not dirty up they neighbor's controllers with hand salsa

Add your own...

 

[demi]

-Thou shalt not purchase thy console unless thy console can be modified

 

[Drinky Crow]

Thou shalt not endorse hardware with first-gen 3D performance.

 

[Wario64]

Thou shalt not trade in games that get less than half the money you paid
Thou shalt not buy full price games

 

[sonycowboy]

Thou shalt not endorse hardware with first-gen 3D performance.

:lol :lol

 

[Ristamar]

Thou shalt not trade in games that get less than half the money you paid
Thou shalt not buy full price games

Yeah, baby.

 

[CajoleJuice]

Thou shalt not trade in games that get less than half the money you paid
Thou shalt not buy full price games

Those sound like the unwritten laws of cheap-ass gaming. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[demi]

No, it comes into effect of regular gaming as well.

Idiots buying games at full price :lol

 

[Mashing]

Thou shalt not listen to anyone with gaming biases

 

[demi]

Thou shalt convert thy soul to GAF groupthink
Thou shalt fap over jap

 

[Red Blaster]

shut up

 

[Ristamar]

Thou shalt fap over jap

Games or women or the culture, in general? 'Cause some of the games are great, but the women don't do much for me. And don't even get me started on J-pop...

 

[demi]

I had to make it rhyme, so I guess I'll go with "in general".


DID YOU HEAR WE <3 KATAMARI COMES OUT SOON?????????????????????????????

fap

fap

fap

 

[Drinky Crow]

I agree with demi; the Laws of GAF Gaming need to be articulated. I'll start:

The SolidSnakeX/kiryogi Rule: Thou shalt pretend to like JRPGs for their mechanics but secretly play them only for the loli fanservice

The LyteEdge Corollary: Thou shalt purchase and hype any fighting or action game with big ol' titties in it

 

[Matlock]

Thou shalt not use sweeps, fireballs, throws, or any other easily exploitable and easily reversible move, as they are "cheap."

 

[demi]

I agree with demi; the Laws of GAF Gaming need to be articulated. I'll start:

The SolidSnakeX/kiryogi Rule: Thou shalt pretend to like JRPGs for their mechanics but secretly play them only for the loli fanservice

The LyteEdge Corollary: Thou shalt purchase and hype any fighting or action game with big ol' titties in it

Thou shalt twirk over quirk

 

[jman2050]

Thou shalt do the opposite of Drinky Crow's recommendations.
Thou shalt not wait more than 30 minutes between save in an RPG
Thou shalt not use strategy guides until the game is beaten
Thou shalt not sell gaming consoles months after launch because of impatience.
Thou shalt not compare Mario and Sonic for fear of eternal hell.

 

[Mallrat83]

Thou shall not use someone elses Xbox Live gamertag to play Halo 2 without said person's consent.

and on a related law:

Thou shall not FUCK UP someone rankings on Halo 2!!

 

[Shig]

Thou shalt ironically deem any type of analysis or commentary that goes against your favorite company/console as fanboyism.

 

[TeTr1C]

-Thou shalt not go in Team Slayer MM by yourself in Halo 2, especially after you reach the 20s.

 

[crunker99]

We have the law of controller surrender around here, it goes somethilng like this:

Basically if you are playing a game where it is one player versus another, you can only win around the room once, then you must give up the pad. I.E. if i get the pad and beat all 4 other players, i then give up to pad to facilitate a change. It works well and prevents jackasses from glotaing (too much).

How i could write that in the form provided...

Thou shalt give up the control pad once the entire player roster is defeated.

 

[Ristamar]

- Thou shalt not use thy neighbor's handheld while dropping a duece.

 

[Kon Tiki]

There are plenty of things that gamers just know you aren't supposed to do. You usually just can figure that any gamer you come across knows the holy laws of gaming. However, once your nephew, cousin, or an uneducated brother gets a hold of your games, you can possibly have trouble. For the sake of the ignorant...

LET THE LAWS OF GAMING BE WRITTEN!!!

-Thou shalt not play on the RPG save file of thy neighbor
-Thou shalt not use Action Replay or similar cheat devices
-Thou shalt not unlock hidden extras for thy neighbor
-Thou shalt love all systems as thou lovest thyself
-Thou shalt not talk during thy neighbor's cutscene
-Thou shalt not claim that gaming begins nor ends with Halo
-Thou shalt not take the name of Miyamoto in vain
-Thou shalt not steal news and post it on GAF without proper credit given
-Thou shalt not covet they neighbor's game collection
-Thou shalt not dirty up they neighbor's controllers with hand salsa

Add your own...

Sounds like you need new neighbours.

 

[Dr_Cogent]

Thou shalt not buy more games until you finish the freakishly large stack already queued up.

 

[ManDudeChild]

Thou shalt count the number of "thou shalt" in this thread

Thou: 27
Shalt: 27
Total: 54

 

[Version 3.0]

Thou shalt not spend more time reading GAF than actual gaming.

 

[suikodan]

Thou shalt not accept a 4-year turnaround for consoles.

 

[sonycowboy]

Thou shalt not spend more time reading GAF than actual gaming.

Hey, I've got 8 hours of work time to waste

 

[sonycowboy]

Internet message boards posters ARE NOT representative of general consumers.

==> corollary

Internet message board posters DO NOT affect general consumers purchasing, despite their plugging of certain games/systems.

 

[Bebpo]

Thou shalt not trade in games that get less than half the money you paid
Thou shalt not buy full price games

That's nice for the wallet, but ummm if everyone did this every game company would go out of business and there would be no more games made.

For good games, more people need to buy them at full price if we want to get more games from the development team.

 

[drohne]

thou shalt not coin the phrase "hand salsa," for it makest drohne ill withal

 

[Shig]

That's nice for the wallet, but ummm if everyone did this every game company would go out of business and there would be no more games made.

For good games, more people need to buy them at full price if we want to get more games from the development team.

Thou shalt not accept the above bullshit as truth.

The movie industry makes movies that are 10x as expensive as most games are to produce, and still yields good to great profits on tickets and DVDs that cost 14-40% as much as a full-priced game.

 

[FiRez]

-Thou shalt not go in Team Slayer MM by yourself in Halo 2, especially after you reach the 20s.

QFT, That's why I play unranked playlists or rumble pit when I'm alone

 

[Kon Tiki]

That's nice for the wallet, but ummm if everyone did this every game company would go out of business and there would be no more games made.

For good games, more people need to buy them at full price if we want to get more games from the development team.

And give all the money to the publisher? Ya, right. If you want to support the DEVS goto their concerts and buy tshirts.

 

[golduck342]

Thou shalt return a game back unto its orginal case when starting another

 

[greenhouse]

Thou shalt be disappointed if your 'girlfriend' is playable in the sequel

 

[JavyOO7]

Thou shalt not player another game until he beats the other one.

Cause god dammit, backlogs in general suck ass.

 

[Version 3.0]

Hey, I've got 8 hours of work time to waste

Fair enough--"unless thee be at work".

 

[acidviper]

-Thou shalt love all systems as thou lovest thyself

OMFG the Christmas Family Guy with the trailer trash brothers and the VCR.

"Its my sex box and her name is Sony"

 

[djtiesto]

Thou shalt not endorse hardware with first-gen 3D performance.

Bu, but I still play my PSX!

 

[Sinatar]

Thou shalt actually play a game before bitching it out on GAF

 

[GaimeGuy]

http://project-apollo.net/text/rpg.html

 

[KingJ2002]

- Thou shalt not use boss characters in fighting games online

 

[whytemyke]

Thou shalt not button mash at an arcade.
Thou shalt not request departure from an arcade whilst thy friend is in mid-game.
Thou shalt not stand closer than three feet whilst watching others gaming in an arcade.
Thou shalt not cheat at DDR by resting on the back-bar during songs.

 

[DDayton]

Thou shalt buy games from the companies of Nintendo, and Sega, and Konami, and Capcom, and Ubisoft, and Activision, and iD, and Monolith, and all other companies you find scrabbling across the ground and through the sky. But the games of EA you shall buy not, for they are ripe in license and yearly release -- woe be he who makes offerings to EA in hopes of finding gameplay and innovation, for he shall find disfavor in My sight and in the eyes of all who strive for gameplay.

 

[Tiktaalik]

thou shalt turn off the lights when playing a survival-horror game.

 

[bdoughty]

LET THE LAWS OF GAMING BE WRITTEN!!!

-Thou shalt not use Action Replay or similar cheat devices, unless it is to be used for transfering sports game rosters such as NCAA 2006.

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Fixed

 

[Speevy]

Though shalt make an effort to play RPG's of different types from all regions.

 

[djtiesto]

Though shalt make an effort to play RPG's of different types from all regions.

As long as it means they don't have to like them

I've played stuff from Japan, US, Canada, Europe and Korea (and soon China, when that Genesis game comes out )... still like the average output from Japan the best, by far.