i got a virtua fighter post card from a friend. she was all like "i know you like video game stuff so i thought you'd like this post card". well, i didn't.
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If people that know you know that you're into gaming, and they're not, you're certain to get the occasional birthday/christmas/whatever gift that just plain sucks. "Oh, this is videogame related, he'll love it" as if everything videogame related is cool. You know the type- strategy guides for games you don't own, copies of Punky Skunk, and so on.
I've gotten some stupid-ass shit, mostly from family members, who are clueless when it comes to games. One of the worst being A HUGE Lara Croft in a wetsuit statue for my birthday. We all get crap presents from time to time, and we usually act like we like them, but this was so retarded that I just couldn't play that. The person could see that I hated it, and presented me with the receipt right away. Imangine opening this present in front of a bunch of relatives and having to not only show them it, but explain what the fuck it is! And I don't even LIKE Tomb Raider! Where did they get the idea that I would want that?
Another time I got a copy of "Super NES Game Secrets". Too bad that that out of the 50 or so games in the book I only owned one of them (Cybernator). And I don't even USE tip books...and of course, there's more, but I'll leave it at this for now.
Well, I'm sure these people mean well. I mean, they know you like games and they get you game-related stuff, which is nice and all...but I wish they'd just stick to my damn list. I mean, that's what it's there for, right?
Anyone else get some screwy gifts?
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i got a virtua fighter post card from a friend. she was all like "i know you like video game stuff so i thought you'd like this post card". well, i didn't.
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That suck, but if you don't like the Lara statue you can always mail it to me
I remember one Christmas I receive some shitty gifts, a Start Wars game for my Game Gear, I fucking hate Star Wars, every person in my family knows that so why in hell the give the that piece of crap?!
People used to give me British gaming mags like Sega Power for my birthday. I don't buy fanboy mags like that myself(half the mag is Nintendo-bashing) but they were still entertaining because they used limey-slang like "piggin'" to describe games.
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I remember getting fucking Space Ace for the SNES as a birthday gift from a relative. I never mentioned that I liked the series or anything, but since the game was $20, which I could tell since they left the price tag on, I figured out why they got it for me.
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I've never had that happen. Everyone in my family (my wife included) mostly refuses to give me anything game-related. I always end up getting useless things like clothes and perfume!
I have convinced my wife to give me Two Towers for Xbox on Three Kings Day (the gift-exchanging holiday in PR). She's giving me a watch for Christmas as well, so it's all good.
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Perfume sounds especially useless.Originally posted by Melf
I always end up getting useless things like clothes and perfume!
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My sister picked me up a copy of Thrasher: Skate and Destroy for me while she was in England.
You know, because I can play PAL games and all.
Oh well, I actually blame the retard there that told her it would work in America.
Aha, same here man. Everyone refuses to give me gaming related stuff because they want me to err get a life or something.Originally posted by Melf
I've never had that happen. Everyone in my family (my wife included) mostly refuses to give me anything game-related. I always end up getting useless things like clothes and perfume!
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