Angry & Frustration=playing better

[Yoshi]

I spike my controllers. I actually do this often enough that I keep a set on mini screwdrivers handy so I can do emergency repairs. My PS2 controller has had more surgeries than Terry Allen's knees.

[EightBit]

I used to rage against the machine*cough*. For some reason I've become a fairly placid fellow in regards to games. It's been a while since a game angered me to the point of wanting to break it. Though back in the day I've....

Thrown discs.

Swung controllers into the ground.

Thrown systems into a wall.(The Genesis is suprizingly resilliant)

and lastly, I've taken an ax to a CD player that was funking out on me(like skipping on a brand new CD, turning off for no apparent reason, being unable to read discs that were perfectly fine, ect.). I put all the little pieces in a clear plastic bag and nailed it on my wall in my bedroom as a warning to all other electronics in my home to not piss me off.


Oh, and now when we get a return on a defective controller at work I take it to the back and give it a good stomping, so perhaps I release my anger there.

Z-roe

[Zerodash]

Read this thread about controller throwing:

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/s...&threadid=4130

lots of rage to be had. I destroyed my first GBA with a mighty headbutt thanks to Advance Wars' War Room...

[gameoverDude]

My solution for frustration? Put the controller down, go to the console and eject the disc, put disc away, and power off (or switch games).

[Tain]

For some reason I've become a fairly placid fellow in regards to games. It's been a while since a game angered me to the point of wanting to break it.

Actually, the same goes for me. I really don't get that pissed over games. I'll get angry, but the worst I've done in about a year is simply bang my hand on a nearby surface.

And, also similar, I've smashed and hit my controllers in the distant past. Thankfully, I never destroyed anything.

[Bacon McShig]

Yeah, I've never lost my cool so much as to break anything, though I do have a crack in an N64 controller from Pokemon Puzzle League.

It's usually just the less destructive cursing like a sailor who just slammed his finger in a car door for me.