The most expensive video game I ever played ...
07-13-09, 03:45 PM
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Re: The most expensive video game I ever played ...
The laptop is a few years old, and the guys at the repair shop said it wouldn't be worth it -- given parts and labor -- to replace the screen as opposed to buying a new one, so I decided I might as well use the occasion to upgrade.
07-13-09, 09:10 PM
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Re: The most expensive video game I ever played ...
I've never broken anything, but I can't say I haven't launched quite a few controllers. But I've always been one to aim right at the ground in front of me to avoid collateral damage.
07-13-09, 09:43 PM
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But if it's an excuse to buy a new fancy toy, why the hell not
07-13-09, 10:54 PM
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Way before all the Wii-mote to the plasma antics I launched a Sega Genesis controller into a TV after a particularly frustrating game of Bill Walsh College Football. It was an expensive lesson but I haven't thrown a controller since. And I still maintain that that game cheated.
03-23-10, 02:02 PM
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Way before all the Wii-mote to the plasma antics I launched a Sega Genesis controller into a TV after a particularly frustrating game of Bill Walsh College Football. It was an expensive lesson but I haven't thrown a controller since. And I still maintain that that game cheated.
03-23-10, 03:18 PM
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Ive broken a few 360 controllers already, and decided at 50 dollars a pop, I should find something new to break. So I put my fist through my footrest on my lazy boy and had to buy some mending brackets to repair it. It was at that moment that I decided I must change my ways, so now I just punch myself in the thigh repeatedly. I'm making big strides here
Don't you people have a wife or dog to beat instead?
03-23-10, 06:54 PM
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03-24-10, 02:49 AM
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I had a friend who used to break his controllers in half when he got upset, which seemed stupid. I just get incredibly upset, and grip the controller pretty tight. I initially want to chuck it across the room, but never do. Too many expensive items along the walls, and it's better to control my temper. At that point, I either try again, or just shut the game off.
03-24-10, 03:06 AM
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Broke a DS3 playing GOW3 the other day. One of the Real Triggers flew off, and I can't find it. So I need to buy a new $45 controller and $5 for another set of triggers.
