Gaming IS Good for You

[Presto99]

I know it's good and all, but honestly, how many people here actually play exactly 21 hours a week or less?

Uhh...me?

I almost fall for that, good one though.

I almost fell for that, good one though.

I very rarely play games as it turns out. Maybe 10-15 hours a week.

Yeah, but being on GBAtemp 24/7 isn't that great either...and that's something I'm sorta guilty of too.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

I know it's good and all, but honestly, how many people here actually play exactly 21 hours a week or less?

Uhh...me?

I almost fall for that, good one though.

I almost fell for that, good one though.

I very rarely play games as it turns out. Maybe 10-15 hours a week.

Yeah, but being on GBAtemp 24/7 isn't that great either...and that's something I'm sorta guilty of too.

IT'S NOT 24/7 OK I'M NOT ADDICTED I REFUSE TO SHUT IT OFF LEAVE ME ALO....>

I'm not always on! Just...when I don't have stuff to do...y'know...like....sundays and sick days...

lol I usually leave GBATemp open in a tab with auto-reload on for every 5 minutes while I do other things...

 

[nryn99]

IT'S NOT 24/7 OK I'M NOT ADDICTED I REFUSE TO SHUT IT OFF LEAVE ME ALO....>

I'm not always on! Just...when I don't have stuff to do...y'know...like....sundays and sick days...

lol I usually leave GBATemp open in a tab with auto-reload on for every 5 minutes while I do other things...

yeah right. you're on the daily top 20 posters.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

IT'S NOT 24/7 OK I'M NOT ADDICTED I REFUSE TO SHUT IT OFF LEAVE ME ALO....>

I'm not always on! Just...when I don't have stuff to do...y'know...like....sundays and sick days...

lol I usually leave GBATemp open in a tab with auto-reload on for every 5 minutes while I do other things...

yeah right. you're on the daily top 20 posters.

I'm usually barely on there during weekdays

 

[nryn99]

IT'S NOT 24/7 OK I'M NOT ADDICTED I REFUSE TO SHUT IT OFF LEAVE ME ALO....>

I'm not always on! Just...when I don't have stuff to do...y'know...like....sundays and sick days...

lol I usually leave GBATemp open in a tab with auto-reload on for every 5 minutes while I do other things...

yeah right. you're on the daily top 20 posters.

I'm usually barely on there during weekdays

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

IT'S NOT 24/7 OK I'M NOT ADDICTED I REFUSE TO SHUT IT OFF LEAVE ME ALO....>

I'm not always on! Just...when I don't have stuff to do...y'know...like....sundays and sick days...

lol I usually leave GBATemp open in a tab with auto-reload on for every 5 minutes while I do other things...

yeah right. you're on the daily top 20 posters.

I'm usually barely on there during weekdays

 

[jarejare3]

IT'S NOT 24/7 OK I'M NOT ADDICTED I REFUSE TO SHUT IT OFF LEAVE ME ALO....>

I'm not always on! Just...when I don't have stuff to do...y'know...like....sundays and sick days...

lol I usually leave GBATemp open in a tab with auto-reload on for every 5 minutes while I do other things...

yeah right. you're on the daily top 20 posters.

I'm usually barely on there during weekdays

 

[nryn99]

yeah right. you're on the daily top 20 posters.

I'm usually barely on there during weekdays

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

yeah right. you're on the daily top 20 posters.

I'm usually barely on there during weekdays

 

[kirbymaster101]

I know it's good and all, but honestly, how many people here actually play exactly 21 hours a week or less?

Me lol. I played 10 hours today. Some of my time is dedicated here.

Unrealted note I just got 100 golden skulutas in ocarina of time 3d . Man these acheviements feel good!

 

[AceWarhead]

RPG's like Devil Survivor really help you. They really make you think before doing something.

are you reffering to it's multiple endings?

or simply strategy games?

Bit of both.
Choices can have a big affect on what happens in the end.

 

[Hells Malice]

Anything past 21 hours...
bullshit.

42 hours+ is clearly just double as effective >_> Totally.
That's why I do it.

EDIT: Hell, with the Tera open beta I just did 24 hours in 2 days.
I feel like a genius already.

 

[Skelletonike]

I need to show this to my family and see if they can give me some financial help in order to improve my knowledge and go help scientists by gamming, like a decent guy should. xP

Seriously tho, this is pretty interesting, I already knew about some, while others are pretty new to me. =3

 

[Just Another Gamer]

Its a good thing that no one in my family thinks gaming is bad for me so I got no problems but its great that they started to show more of how good gaming is for you to counter all those bullshit on how gaming makes you do stupid things and so forth,

 

[triassic911]

I think gaming improved my leadership skills on top of everything else mentioned in the pic.

 

[nando]

what? no mention of rock band pro? my drumming and guitar skills have doubled

 

[ZAFDeltaForce]

Games are also good for your mental well being. Games like God of War and Dynasty Warriors are extremely cathartic.

Nothing beats beating the shit out of stuff after a long day of work or school surrounded by morons and crap

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Games are also good for your mental well being. Games like God of War and Dynasty Warriors are extremely cathartic.

Nothing beats beating the shit out of stuff after a long day of work or school surrounded by morons and crap

Oh definitely, almost any "god game" gives you some sense of stress relief. If it's a straightforward god game like Black and White (NOT the Pokemon games) or an unlikely god game like the ones you mentioned, they really just give you a sense of success.

Even harder games help give you a sense of dedication, completion, and memorization.

The only downsides to gaming are some of the twats who play it/become obsessive over it and the procrastination that commonly happens. I'd be lying if I said I didn't push important things to a later time/date because I wanted to play a game. Almost every night it's "I'll play Game X until 7pm then I'll start homework". Then it's "8pm" and by the time 9pm hits, I'm like "Eh fuck it" and just go to sleep.