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[Gravijah]

The List (1st edition)

Tetris
Pac-man
1 Super Mario 2d
1 Super Mario 3d
1 Zelda 2d (excluding CDI)
1 Zelda 3d
1 Sonic
1 Megaman
1 Metal Gear Solid Game
1 GTA game
1 Valve Game
1 Blizzard Game
1 Western RPG
1 Eastern RPG
1 Fighting game (street fighter, soul calibur, something)
1 Turn-based strategy game (Advance wars, Final Fantasy Tactics, Civilization)
1 Real Time strategy game (Starcraft, Warcraft, Halo Wars)
Owned at least 1 handheld.
Owned consoles from more than one manufacturer.
Has played PC games.

This is not an exhaustive list. If something is missing, it's because it hasn't been added yet. Suggest it, and I'll add it if consensus backs it. This is only the first version on the list and it is simply meant as a start off point.

The idea is to make a "required reading" list for someone to consider themselves a gaming enthusiast. A new gamer would aspire to complete the items on the list in order to form a more well-rounded opinion of gaming. Any help on the list would be appreciated.

Daytona USA & OutRun 2 SP are required gaming!

 

[3N16MA]

The List (1st edition)

Tetris
Pac-man
1 Super Mario 2d
1 Super Mario 3d
1 Zelda 2d (excluding CDI)
1 Zelda 3d
1 Sonic
1 Megaman
1 Metal Gear Solid Game
1 GTA game
1 Valve Game
1 Blizzard Game
1 Western RPG
1 Eastern RPG
1 Fighting game (street fighter, soul calibur, something)
1 Turn-based strategy game (Advance wars, Final Fantasy Tactics, Civilization)
1 Real Time strategy game (Starcraft, Warcraft, Halo Wars)
Owned at least 1 handheld.
Owned consoles from more than one manufacturer.
Has played PC games.

This is not an exhaustive list. If something is missing, it's because it hasn't been added yet. Suggest it, and I'll add it if consensus backs it. This is only the first version on the list and it is simply meant as a start off point.

The idea is to make a "required reading" list for someone to consider themselves a gaming enthusiast. A new gamer would aspire to complete the items on the list in order to form a more well-rounded opinion of gaming. Any help on the list would be appreciated.

Is this part of the manual?

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Needs more mid-90s Lucasarts adventure games.

Also this is creepily like the beginnings of a cult.

 

[ULTROS!]

The List (1st edition)

Tetris - Check
Pac-man - Check
1 Super Mario 2d - Check
1 Super Mario 3d - Sorta check, I got through halfway in Super Mario Sunshine
1 Zelda 2d (excluding CDI) - Check (LTTP)
1 Zelda 3d - Nope (barely played Twilight Princess)
1 Sonic - Check
1 Megaman - Check
1 Metal Gear Solid Game - Check
1 GTA game - Check (not in to this genre)
1 Valve Game - Check
1 Blizzard Game - Check (not in to this genre)
1 Western RPG - I don't play WRPGs
1 Eastern RPG - Quadruple Check
1 Fighting game (street fighter, soul calibur, something) - Check (not in to this genre)
1 Turn-based strategy game (Advance wars, Final Fantasy Tactics, Civilization) - Check (not in to this genre)
1 Real Time strategy game (Starcraft, Warcraft, ) - Check (not in to this genre)
Owned at least 1 handheld. - Check
Owned consoles from more than one manufacturer. - Check
Has played PC games. - Check

So does this not make me a proper gamer because I haven't played 3D Zelda and Western RPGs? Ok...

 

[Christine]

Oh shit, I actually have the whole list except for MGS.

I guess I'll never be a proper gamer. I was so close, too.

 

[gutter_trash]

seeing how much grief Nintendo Platforms can give gamers making them wait for 1 and half to 2 years of even 3 years for a 1 proper 1st party AAA game

I safely say: yes

 

[NullPointer]

Is this part of the manual?

The manual's actually only one page, and that's pretty much boilerplate seizure warning copy. But hey there are lines on the back for you to write notes!

Also this is creepily like the beginnings of a cult.

Ok, now I'm definitely in.

*puts on Nikes and heads for the Koolaid bowl*

 

[3N16MA]

Do I have to leave GAF if I never reach proper gamer status?

 

[ULTROS!]

You should add doujin games, shmups, and dating sims too.

 

[pieatorium]

your thread is bad and you should feel bad.

 

[Seraphinianus]

Oh shit, I actually have the whole list except for MGS.

I guess I'll never be a proper gamer. I was so close, too.

we need to quickly find someone whose done the whole list, then crown them the "Proper Gamer"

 

[Christine]

we need to quickly find someone whose done the whole list, then crown them the "Proper Gamer"

Convoluted tag-fishing scheme: exposed!

 

[Gravijah]

we need to quickly find someone whose done the whole list, then crown them the "Proper Gamer"

That list is pretty easy, I've done 'em all.

 

[NullPointer]

List needs open world RPGs, Racers, and general blow-stuff-up games.

If you're going to be serious about it.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

we need to quickly find someone whose done the whole list, then crown them the "Proper Gamer"

It was me all along

Bow before your new leader

compare your lives to mine and then kill yourselves

 

[ShockingAlberto]

God you people are going to make me check off this list, aren't you

Tetris - Check
Pac-man - Check
1 Super Mario 2d - Check
1 Super Mario 3d - Check
1 Zelda 2d (excluding CDI) - Check
1 Zelda 3d - Check
1 Sonic - Check
1 Megaman - Check
1 Metal Gear Solid Game - Check
1 GTA game - Check
1 Valve Game - Check
1 Blizzard Game - Check
1 Western RPG - Check
1 Eastern RPG - Check
1 Fighting game (street fighter, soul calibur, something) - Check
1 Turn-based strategy game (Advance wars, Final Fantasy Tactics, Civilization) - Check
1 Real Time strategy game (Starcraft, Warcraft, Halo Wars) - Check
Owned at least 1 handheld. - Check
Owned consoles from more than one manufacturer. - Check
Has played PC games.- Check

This list is bunk because I have done all of it and I GAF more than game.

 

[The Technomancer]

we need to quickly find someone whose done the whole list, then crown them the "Proper Gamer"

If three hours of GTA III at my cousin's house and playing through half of MGS2 (or was it 1) at a friends when I was 10 counts, then I've done the whole list.

 

[DCharlie]

The idea is to make a "required reading" list for someone to consider themselves a gaming enthusiast.

if you are going to be serious about this then we are talking about 5-600 arcade games before we've even begun.

 

[ULTROS!]

This list is bunk because I have done all of it and I GAF more than game.

A real gamer should have also played doujin games, shmups, and dating/waifu sims!

 

[Alexios]

Dude, stop before you get a stupid tag tainting you forever and ever (unless this was your intention all along, carry on I guess, as sad as it is). JRPG? WRPG? Fighting game? Genres? Lol? Might as well exchange your Marios, Zeldas and Tetris for "platform game", "action adventure" and "puzzle game". And yeah that's the least of your issues.

 

[Randomizer]

The rule should be that you have played 100% of the games at http://hardcoregaming101.net/. This way no one will ever be classed as a proper gamer!

 

[beast786]

That list is pretty easy, I've done 'em all.

It is a pretty easy list. And I thought proper gamer would be something hard to get.

 

[Dark Schala]

That list is pretty easy, I've done 'em all.

Should we dethrone you, then? Because I've done them all too.

Also, list needs more visual novels and shmups.

 

[Christine]

I GAF more than game.

Add it to the list!

 

[XANDER CAGE]

School Days bad end is MANDATORY

 

[drsoup]

Yes.

 

[Gravijah]

You can only be a proper gamer if you have lost large portions of your gaming time to one single game. Like Diablo II, WoW or PSO.

Should we dethrone you, then? Because I've done them all too.

Also, list needs more visual novels and shmups.

You can't dethrone me!

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Dude, stop before you get a stupid tag tainting you forever and ever (unless this was your intention all along, carry on I guess, as sad as it is). JRPG? WRPG? Fighting game? Genres? Lol? Might as well exchange your Marios, Zeldas and Tetris for "platform game", "action adventure" and "puzzle game". And yeah that's the least of your issues.

Whoever completes the list first should receive "proper gamer" as their title

it should link to this thread

 

[SneakyStephan]

OP never did answer my question

Also list wars? really?

 

[Speevy]

The List (1st edition)

Tetris
Pac-man
1 Mario Pinball
1 Super Mario 64 DS
1 The Legend of Zelda: Tetra's Trackers
1 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker demo version
1 Sonic the Hedgehog 2006
1 Megaman Network Transmission
1 Metal Gear Solid Encyclopedia
1 Grand Theft Auto 2
1 What is a Valve?
1 What is a Blizzard?
1 Jade Empire
1 Magna Carta: Tears of Blood
1 War Gods
1 Arc the Lad: The End of Darkness
1 Is this like Brutal Legend?
Owned an N-Gage
Nokia and Leapfrog, gotcha.
Does Solitaire count?

.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

I've done them all except own a handheld, though technically both of my brothers owned Game Gears when we lived together as kids, and I have gamed on Blackberry/Android.

But why have Sonic and MegaMan over something like, Contra and Castlevania? Totally arbitrary.

 

[DCharlie]

P.s. I'm un-qualifying your list - to make it "PROPER HARDCORE!"

Tetris - Mention that you got it at launch (Japanese/import) on the original GB
Ms. Pac-man - Vocally state how much better it is than Pacman
ALL the Super Mario 2d games - be sure to mention your distain for SMB2
ALL the Super Mario 3d - "Sunshine was misunderstood"
ALL the Zelda 2d (INCLUDING CDI) - mention that the Capcom GB games are the best
ALL the Zelda 3d - comment on how incredible the art was in Windwaker
ONLY Sonic 1 - Trash the rest, mention your bootleg S+K 6
ALL the Megaman - 1LC clear them
ALL Metal Gear Solid Game - mention how the MSX versions are superior
ALL the GTA game - "it was better when it was 2D - the London pack is the best"
ALL the Valve Game
All the Blizzard Game
ALL the Western RPG - Check
ALL the EASTERN releases of WESTERN RPGs
ALL the Eastern RPG
ALL the WESTERN releases of EASTERN RPGs - "i enjoyed the native language better"
ALL the Fighting games - win some tournaments, talk sh1t about other players
ALL the Turn-based strategy game (Advance wars, Final Fantasy Tactics, Civilization) - Check
ALL the doujin games
ALL the arcade games
ALL the Real Time strategy game (Starcraft, Warcraft, Halo Wars) - Check
Owned ALL the handheld. - Check
Owned ALL the consoles from ALL manufacturer. - Check
Has played PC games.... All of them

Stop pussying out on these lists - you've done it all, or you aren't hardcore! Do it properly!!!

 

[NullPointer]

1 Kinect gimmick game
1 3D gimmick game
1 Move gimmick game
1 Shitty licensed game
1 What-the-fuck-did-you-do-to-the series? Sequel
1 Game that's so linear/accessible it plays itself
20+ Call Of Duty games
1 MMO where your class got nerfed
1 MMO that never made it out of beta
1 MMO that's now free to play

 

[Poimandres]

P.s. I'm un-qualifying your list - to make it "PROPER HARDCORE!"

*Extreme list*

Stop pussying out on these lists - you've done it all, or you aren't hardcore! Do it properly!!!

Needs more 1CC'd Ikaruga, beat "The Guy" levels in Super Meat and clocked Battletoads.

 

[Calavera520]

many proper gamers here grew up on PC games, so that Nintendo mystique doesn't apply at all, certainly doesn't for me. So, yes absolutely a "proper" gamer can willfully ignore nintendo games and be the better for it.

 

[Gravijah]

Have you...


Caught 'em all?

 

[Chet Rippo]

Damn, I was so close.
I don't remember ever playing a Blizzard game.

 

[Speevy]

If you've ever made a Craigslist post that reads like this,


"yo igots the xobx works no red rings text me if you want it i also sell u black ops"

you are a true gamer.

 

[Dark Schala]

School Days bad end is MANDATORY

Totally. If you never got any of the bad ends, you're not a proper gamer. Also, you are not allowed to sympathize with Makoto. He sucks.

You can't dethrone me!

*takes off earrings* Wanna bet?

 

[_Alkaline_]

Have you...


Caught 'em all?

Caught em all except for Raichu. Never liked that fucker.

 

[NullPointer]

If you've ever made a Craigslist post that reads like this,


"yo igots the xobx works no red rings text me if you want it i also sell u black ops"

you are a true gamer.

I bought my launch Xbox out of the back of an unmarked truck an hours drive from work. That should count for something.

 

[Calavera520]

If you've ever made a Craigslist post that reads like this,


"yo igots the xobx works no red rings text me if you want it i also sell u black ops"

you are a true gamer.

they should probably throw something in there about balancing out the trade with "phat nugs" or some such

 

[Nintendork22]

The List (version 2)

Tetris
Pac-man
1 Super Mario 2d
1 Super Mario 3d
1 Zelda 2d (excluding CDI)
1 Zelda 3d
1 Sonic
1 Megaman
1 Metal Gear Solid Game
1 GTA game
1 Metroid game
1 Castlevania game
1 Halo game
1 Valve Game
1 Blizzard Game
1 Western RPG
1 Eastern RPG
1 First Person Shooter (Halo, Call of Duty, Half-life)
1 Fighting game (Street Fighter, Soul Calibur, Smash Bros)
1 Turn-based strategy game (Advance wars, Final Fantasy Tactics, Civilization)
1 Real Time strategy game (Starcraft, Warcraft, Halo Wars)
1 Adventure Game (Grim Fandango, Phoenix Wright, Sam & Max)
1 Racing game (Burnout, Super Mario Kart, Gran Turismo)
1 Shmup (R-TypeIII, Ikaruga)
Has played at least 1 game from the 80s, 90s, and 00s.
Owned at least 1 handheld.
Owned consoles from more than one manufacturer.
Owned consoles from more than one generation.
Has played PC games.
Has played a game online.
Has played at least one game more than 50 hours.

Keep the suggestions coming.

 

[walking fiend]

I started gaming with River Raid, and had never played a Nintendo game until I bought Wii. Now, I have almost solely played on Wii and DS since early 2007.

 

[hitmon]

A "proper gamer" plays whatever the hell he or she enjoys.

Give this person a cookie. Quote above is all that needs to be said.

 

[DCharlie]

Needs more 1CC'd Ikaruga, beat "The Guy" levels in Super Meat and clocked Battletoads.

pfff - Everyone has 1CC'd Ikaruga - you've got to be able to do it 2 player on your own with both ships to be a "proper gamer"

(On the GAMECUBE of course! NINTENDO! NINTENDO! NINTENDO!!!!!)

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I feel like nintendork is that kid we jokingly suggested that he should totally make video reviews about why Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagan is not "true mecha" and then he actually does it and does not get why we are all laughing*



*true story

 

[Quadrangulum]

It's proper for any kind of gamer to ignore any kind of games.

Stop embarrassing Nintendo gamers.

 

[Barkley's Justice]

i can tell you right now i could give a fuck what nintendo does.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

I feel like nintendork is that kid we jokingly suggested that he should totally make video reviews about why Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagan is not "true mecha" and then he actually does it and does not get why we are all laughing*



*true story

oh oh oh

this happened?