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1) Their best friend is Seaman.
2) They blame that 'F' grade at school on their poor maths
co-processor in their heads.
3) They no longer invite friends around because they have
online gaming.
4) They ask Santa for the 7 Chaos Emeralds.
5) When you look under their bed and find a stash of hidden
strategy guides.
6) They want to go for their drivers license at the age of
ten because they've mastered Ferrari 355.
7) After playing Shenmue, they suddenly start keeping a
notebook of how many cans of each softdrink they buy at
the local dairy, and how many times they've walked into
a wall.
They claim Sword Of Beserk is an educational historylesson, that it's not a mindless blood bath, and that
you should buy it for them.
9) When it's time to do homework they tell you that
suddenly the Pause button doesn't work any more, and
they can't save just now.
10) When they grow up, they want to be Sonic The Hedgehog
and save the world.
11) Being naughty decreases 75% and sucking up to you
increases 300% a week before the next major game is
released.
12) For show and tell they bring in a TV, Dreamcast, and
show everyone how to beat the final boss in Sonic
Adventure.
13) They come running to you in the morning excited they
finally "clocked" their dreams.
14) They sleep with their Dreamcast Light Gun in hand after
playing House Of The Dead 2 just incase the zombies
come during the night.
15) You give them $10 to spend at the store and they come
back with a box full of VMU batteries.
16) You wonder why they can't remember to take out the
garbage, but they can remember two hundred different
moves in Soul Calibur.
17) They tell you not to worry about dinner tonight, they
are going to catch a whopper in Get Bass.
18) They want to take the Dreamcast on holiday with them,
just so they can check their e-mails... honest
19) You celebrate when they get Dance Dance Revolution
because at least they are getting some exercise.
20) Their gym grades go up sky high after you bought them
the Sega Sports Pack.
Signs Your Parents Are Game Addicts: - By the_raps
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1. "Geez, Mum, hurry up and find a save. We're hungry."
2. "Dad!!! Josh is on the phone. He wants to know if you
have any codes for MDK2?"
3. Naming RPG characters after your children so it feels
as if you're spending quality time with them.
4. "What do you mean you didn't ask for this? Santa could
have sworn Sega Marine Fishing was on your Christmas
list."
5. Electric bill?...Grandia II?....electric bill?...
Grandia II?
6. Every time your seven year old daughter sees a picture
of Lara Croft, she pulls out imaginary twin .45's and
begins shooting up the place.
7. "You've got a job now. Buy your own VMU."
8. Gas bill?...Test Drive LeMans?...gas bill?...Test Drive
LeMans?
9. A section of the couch is designated as "the player's
seat."
10. Your daughter wakes you up at 5:00 am because she wants
to go downstairs and go fishing.
More Signs Your Kids Are Game Addicts: - By duderanger
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1. They can sit through a 6 hour session with a game, but
can't go on a 45 minute car trip without having to go to
the bathroom.... twice.
2. Your kids slowly get out of shape, yet build thumb
muscles of Arnoldian proportions.
3. You see the image of Sonic burned into their retinas.
4. Their bedroom door has a sticker picturing Calvin peeing
on a PS2.
5. They can't tell you the plot of the book they just
finished reading for school, but can recite reviews for
games going back 8 months and use this as evidence of
general bias, and a conspiracy to undo a company.
6. They spend more time in console themed Internet bulletin
boards than watching TV.
Even More Signs Your Kids Are Game Addicts: - By Glen
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1. You enter a new shopping mall and they begin mapping it.
2. They stop watching TV.
3. They sign their name with three initials.
4. They're hopeless at math but know their 8 times table
backward. 8, 16, 64, 128...
5. They know Chun Li's blood type. And they wonder what her
weight is.
GreenAcid
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