Video games ruin kids.

[shizzle]

"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."

[Rick]

Are you trying to tell me these pills aren't really magic? I've been scammed! OK calm down, concentrate... Follow the sounds of the synthesizer.... and look for the light... We can get out of here and find the *** that sold us the magic pills.

[|_Jo_To_|]

Originally posted by Ragzzz
"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."

I already listen to repetitive electronic music. There's nothing wrong with me... *twitch* :D

[GregT]

ive never played pac-man before :(

[PyschoPath]

No......:looks at his Avatar:

[|_Jo_To_|]

Originally posted by gt14
ive never played pac-man before :(


Then you don't know what your missing!......:D

[Daniel]

Originally posted by Rick
Are you trying to tell me these pills aren't really magic? I've been scammed! OK calm down, concentrate... Follow the sounds of the synthesizer.... and look for the light... We can get out of here and find the *** that sold us the magic pills.

ROTFLMAO

[PHPMan]

I play pac-man on my first version gameboy(The Big Fat One That Eats Batteries). Only when there is nothing else to do.

[Gayowulf]

Video Games do ruin kids. The current generation of children is the fattest, most sedentary in history. do you excercise? no. do you sit on your --- for hours on and pulling your joystick? In more than one way, Yes.

In 20 years all you videogamers are going to be on medication, and you'll be saying "holy crap i wish someone when i was four told me this wasnt the right way to go.

[MN-Carl]

Originally posted by Gayowulf
Video Games do ruin kids. The current generation of children is the fattest, most sedentary in history. do you excercise? no. do you sit on your --- for hours on and pulling your joystick? In more than one way, Yes.

In 20 years all you videogamers are going to be on medication, and you'll be saying "holy crap i wish someone when i was four told me this wasnt the right way to go.

AHEM

1. I'M NOT FAT
2. i play on games because they are fun they have screwed my eyes up abit but ...:mad:

I like exercise ... but my bike is erm ----ed ... so i need to get another :mad:

[Pathetic]

dude, video games kick ---!
the kmart in my neighborhood is going out of business, and they've been getting a ----LOAD of stuff jacked, its so funny.
i saw this mexican lady put a digital camera in her purse like that.

anywayz, my friend went down tehre and picked up the following games for me...
for gameboy color.
the muppets, WWF betrayal, Sabrina the teenage witch: spooked, blues clues, and doug's big game.

that kicks ---.
look at me now? if video games were bad for you, i'd be messed up!
.......
:(
bad video games...
bad.
:(
;)

[Gayowulf]

You probably are messed up, but living in the bliss of ignorance.

[Blank Verse]

*a little off topic, but I feel it fits*

One of my favourite quotes from Greg Graffin:

the internet has expanded our ability to pacify average americans better than ever by offering fantastical adventures to every corner of the imagination. your home office is the window to your world, and the heart of your social life. such reclusive behavior helps clear the roads and public works from overburden like the lower middle class and others who depend shamelessly on their government. today you are freer than ever to do what you want, provided you can pay for it!

Video games are kinda the same way.

Hey, I guess that makes me a hypocrite, using the Internet and all, but what the hell..

[Pathetic]

AHAHAHA...
video games were created for the strong willed,
so then the weak shall perish!
therefore creating a utopian society in which all human beings that play video games and are weak-willed will commit suicide or start a school shooting or get fat or something.
while all the strong-willed and intelligent people will be skinny, and get shot by a school shooter or something...

or wait...
something like that.
video games were meant for the strong, but then someone leaked it out, and the stupid people got ahold of them.
yeah.
rite?

and btw, im not messed up, ur just stupid and see the world as a two dimensional shape in which your alter realities are modified by the surrounding atmospheric pressure.
so hah.:D

[Gayowulf]

heh :nervous:

[Pathetic]

gotcha eh?
who's on top now?
EH?
WHO'S UR DADDY?

anyways, its not true about how video games mess up kids.
its their parents:rolleyes:
the parents feed the kids bad food, so they think about starting school shooting when they get old enuff to go to school.
everytime their parents feed them something crappy, its one more death.
so i warn you, when you have children, feed them good food.
i dont mean just good food, i mean GOOD food.
:D

btw, who likes my avatar?
is it cool?:cool:

[anhedonia]

Originally posted by Gayowulf
Video Games do ruin kids. The current generation of children is the fattest, most sedentary in history. do you excercise? no. do you sit on your --- for hours on and pulling your joystick? In more than one way, Yes.

In 20 years all you videogamers are going to be on medication, and you'll be saying "holy crap i wish someone when i was four told me this wasnt the right way to go.

What a stupid comment to make!

Video games can open up amazing oppurtunities. One of my best friends has the opportunity to represent Australia in the WCG [World Cyber Games]. He will be getting paid, flown to Sydney and to Korea. Is this a bad thing? No. Professional gaming is a career. Sure, I thought gaming wasn't so terrific, but now I appreciate that it does provide good qualities, too.

The comment about us being the "fattest" is just stupid. Did you ever stop to think that some kids have it in their genes to be "fat"? There are people in the world who can't lose weight, regardless of if they exercise or not. Automatically associating obesity with laziness is an uninformed opinion.

[conkermaniac]

Originally posted by anhedonia

The comment about us being the "fattest" is just stupid. Did you ever stop to think that some kids have it in their genes to be "fat"? There are people in the world who can't lose weight, regardless of if they exercise or not. Automatically associating obesity with laziness is an uninformed opinion.

Well, how come the number of overweight (obesity is a health problem and it is a different issue) children have increased dramatically since the late 70s?

[anhedonia]

It may be a contributing factor, but it is not the only factor.

[conkermaniac]

Originally posted by anhedonia
It may be a contributing factor, but it is not the only factor.

Well, nobody said it was the only factor.

[anhedonia]

Originally posted by Gayowulf
Video Games do ruin kids. The current generation of children is the fattest, most sedentary in history. do you excercise? no. do you sit on your --- for hours on and pulling your joystick? In more than one way, Yes.

In 20 years all you videogamers are going to be on medication, and you'll be saying "holy crap i wish someone when i was four told me this wasnt the right way to go.

[LeX]

Originally posted by Pathetic
WHO'S UR DADDY?Do you really want to know? :rolleyes: :p

[shizzle]

Can't help but mention that I'm reverse Obese. I ate a Large Pizza and half an order of cheesey bread (A whole large pizza). I weigh 97 pounds. I am 13 years old. The lightest kid in my grade is 108. He eats a peice of bread for dinner.

[Gayowulf]

I suppose this was a poor place to break the news that videogaming is a poor life choice.

some forms of obesity may be hereditary, but, in most cases, obesity is caused by lack of activity, and a bad diet.

[Dusty]

Well, how come the number of overweight (obesity is a health problem and it is a different issue) children have increased dramatically since the late 70s?Well, I'm neither pro- nor anti-video game, but just because two events happened to coincide doesn't necessarily mean one caused the other.

If anything that came out of the 70's (well, early 80's) led to our present obesity situation it's been Diet Coke. How many times I've seen a morbidly obese woman eat an entire large pizza with double every topping available on it then top it off with a Diet Coke because she's "trying to loose weight". Same goes for pita bread. You can eat a side of bacon and as long as its in a pita, it's health food.

[shizzle]

I drink pure coke. Not diet. I dont work out.. well that's wrong, I do, once every two months or so. :D I am not allowed to eat diet foods.

[Demigod]

i drink coke. sprite. and orange juice. i have totally white teeth :biggrin2: i have abs. i like girls. i don't like diet food. i play games . i am not ruined. that is me :normal2:

games are just entertainment. how can it ruin a kid? unless the creator is somehow so good they make the kid obsessed and play it 100 hours (yes. 100) a day (yes. a day). (yes. i mean squaresoft :rolleyes: )

[Giancarlo]

I eat fatty foods and tons of other things and never have gained a pound. My fast metabolism I guess. I weigh a light 120 lbs right now.

BTW, I play games. And I am not ruined.

Gayowulf I don't appreciate your sassy and misled attitude on the situation. What needs to be done is people need to find a balance. I love to walk, love to travel and love to go to target areas. The problem is America is not getting enough of exercise. Games have nothing to do with this. Infact you can play as much as you want as long as you exercise.

[Demigod]

Originally posted by Giancarlo
I eat fatty foods and tons of other things and never have gained a pound. My fast metabolism I guess.


hehe. me too.

[DCI]

Originally posted by Ragzzz
Can't help but mention that I'm reverse Obese. I ate a Large Pizza and half an order of cheesey bread (A whole large pizza). I weigh 97 pounds. I am 13 years old. The lightest kid in my grade is 108. He eats a peice of bread for dinner.

Are you 100% sure you live in America? :confused2

[Pathetic]

man..
obesity is not due to games.
its the americans man.
stupid americans and their junk food.
im american. i eat junk food.
i eat LOTS of junk food.
im not fat, but thats coz im azn ;)
but seriously, there wasnt as many fat kids because of the food ya know?
wait. im saying stupid stuff.
but i think it makes sense, im not sure.
maybe it does, maybe it doesnt.
anyways, i just wanna say fat kids dont equal video games.
its their genes, and what they eat.

[bigperm]

I used to be really fat, like 360+, but I have lost like 70 lbs and and now just a big guy.

My little brother plays video games all day and is not cool. This makes me angry because my older brother and I were both cool, while we were in school. I feel like video games are destroying my little brother's social life.

[Pathetic]

yeah, that bugs, but when ur a lil kid it doesnt matter if u have a social life.
it'll start meaning something in middle school.
he'll get over games by then.:rolleyes:

[Gayowulf]

Originally posted by Giancarlo
What needs to be done is people need to find a balance. I love to walk, love to travel and love to go to target areas. The problem is America is not getting enough of exercise. Games have nothing to do with this. Infact you can play as much as you want as long as you exercise.

Giancarlo is right, a balance is needed. He is also correct about the American lifestyle.

Try going without TV video games or computer for a week. Not easy.

[shizzle]

Originally posted by DCI


Are you 100% sure you live in America? :confused2

yea. I'm in immigrant if that makes a differance.

[Giancarlo]

BTW, I am not American, but Spanish/Italian so maybe that makes a difference. The food we Spaniards and Italians eat is more healthy which includes paella and pasta. So maybe that makes a big difference. My diet does include a lot of meat, but also pasta. I hear tomatoes when made in a sauce is very healthly because an enyzme is activated or something.

[Demigod]

i'm vietnamese/chinese and i'm as fit as jet li. i know this kid in my school who is waaaaayyyy wide. it's like he grows horizontally instead of vertically. but he's cool and he eats as much as me.

[Giancarlo]

Yeah I know a kid like that too..... he is really wide. I grow vertically... and am really skinny.

[Hobbes]

A recent study by Doowahh Medical Center has found that video games cause cancer.

[Pathetic]

video games cause cancer?
wtf?
what kind?

[anhedonia]

Cancer? wtf?

[Demigod]

yea i believe that :rolleyes: now excuse me while i head to the arcade. :p