Top 10 Ways to Know If You're a "Hardcore Gamer"

Hardcore gamers are an interesting lot. They have a lot to say when they are anonymous, and find fault in everything. No game or system is perfect, and what little time they don't spend playing games is spent complaining about them. Their most hated enemy is the "casual gamer" often blamed for the fall of gaming. If you're worried you may have found one, or wondering if you might be one, here is a list that helps.

[DDP]

i consider myself a hardcore gamer, and i'm not fat.

[rucky]

Obviously this Old Wizard is speaking for himself

[Samus2080]

i thought it was funny. i think its meant to be taken tounge in cheek.

[Smacktard]

None of those really apply to me, except #4.

I get upset (not very upset though) when people make fun of my favorite console, but only if it's terrible reasons (lol crappy kiddie system). If it's true stuff, like that the waggle is awful, the lack of storage solution is awful, etc, then I'll completely agree. I don't like when people make unfounded comments.

I think I am a bit socially awkward too. I can make people laugh, but I don't like really getting to know new people.

[MountainMaverick]

LOL

[SL1M DADDY]

Tongue in cheek maybe but to be honest, it just was not funny... For me anyway.

[SaiyanFury]

@ Rucky

Yeah this is Old Wizard we're talking about. These guys are some of the biggest Nintendo fanboys this side of the world. They view practically anything non-Nintendo as $hite, be it PS3, 360 or anything in the past. These guys are hardcore even though they, themselves would never admit to it.

[celldomceen1]

sounds like more of a loser to me im married i have a kid i make lots of money at career builder and i have just about every system to come out in the last 15 years with many games am i hardcore i like to think so

[InMyOpinion]

Number 1 on the list can also be found as the lone point in the "How to spot a PS3 fanboy" article.

[Motion]

And if you are insulted by or think that its not funny, well, odds are that it applies to you...

[InMyOpinion]

There was no mentioning about having a really small penis, so I guess I'm not a hardcore gamer.

[Tomdc]

i dont fit any of them.
Well.. except 1 that is but I'm 16 so its hardly something to be embarrased about for me yet =P

Its a pretty stupid list really, I don't consider myself a hardcore gamer completely but I do show some atributes one would expect, like use this site. I probbly play my PS3 about 2/3 times a week.

[kesvalk]

well, i am indeed fat, but i am not a fanboy XD and it's really amusing seeing the fanboys getting angry in the comments sections! LOL

i even chuckled i little XD

epic win for this comment

[Tidus11]

I have to say one thing to this author. Stereotypes are not facts and usualy you do "research" on the topic you write about, there were so many errors in his article I don't think I have to point them out.

[Mini Mario]

Well apparantly to most ppl on here all it takes is to own a ps3 or 360.

Coz only the "hardcore" play those systems. *cough*

O and only adults play them because they are "mature" games...too mature for kids at least. Apparantly *cough*

[InMyOpinion]

I would be embarrassed if I was 16 and didn't know the meaning of life yet.

[gameraxis]

Below is a respond i made to them (moderated), and i get it, its long and raving but i rarely do things like this and i felt someone needed to say it..
sorry if it aggravates u the readers and scroll past it if need be.

OK first time reading anything from this site... its your right to an opinion, and my right to defecate all over it.
I am DEFINITELY a hardcore gamer, but yet I'm a college grad with a CJ degree,a former MARINE, have a great girlfriend(at least i think so), but i have also waited in line all night to get a game or a system...

The contents of this stupid article shows true ignorance, and the type of twisted mentality needed to make such gross generalizations is beyond me... sense of humor?? yea, i get it, u called people a bunch of names and that's funny.... i guess... but u also attacked somebody who may be fat, but a great person who happens to be a gamer, and made him or her feel worse about themselves... that goes for someone falling under any of the attributes u listed.

Although i can't say i relate or agree with the type of people on your "list", i certainly can empathize with their hurt feelings... it may have been better to attack a group of people that can be labeled as something generally worse than "hardcore gamer", maybe like "fanboy" or something but that would (given your taste in humor) require too much humanity/intelligence/humility than u the bestowed writer could muster.

Oh yea, like I said, first and last time visiting. is it gonna make a difference? hell no, i know that.

but i have a problem with your little saying... "you only run the site for your own enjoyment..."
That truly is funny, i noticed u have a few ads up there...
i also minored in psychology, and that tells me that instead of trying for high traffic and failing, ur going to start by saying ur readers make no difference whether the site stays or goes, reverse psychological/denial techniques may be something your tricking alot of visitors with, but i challenge the same individuals to call ur bluff, for there is much better content on the web than this.

given the likelihood u delete this post before people get a chance to read it proves my point 100%

smarten up will ya?
best wishes

[DDP]

i bought my ps3 for $600...worth every penny.

[Son of Odin]

that;s just stupid.

[Son of Odin]

im a hardcore gamer. and i'm definitely fat. plus i where jewlery associated with games. that should be listed on there...

awesome job though.

[DDP]

lol

[Volvobug]

i definitely wait in line for new systems...dont camp out though.

[Samus2080]

LMFAO!

[Samus2080]

loved the part about the online girlfriends.

[tinydancer]

LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tinydancer]

this was absolutely hilarious!

[Volvobug]

LMAO!

[Volvobug]

this was good!

[Stoneroses6300]

the online girlfriends reason brought tears to my eyes.

[Th3 Chr0nic]

old wizard reader = failed test you will never be hardcore at anything

[Volvobug]

sounds like this list applies to someone.

[Son of Odin]

who wants to be?

[Mr PS3]

To Describe the Average BoT
And this oldwizard site is Absolute Garbage
Please dont post your Sh!te opinions from your Sh!te site on here again
You Dumb, Fat,Smelly,Awkward,leet speaking,No Girlfriend havin,Virgin BoT

[Stoneroses6300]

HAHHAHAHAHAHA this list is great!

[Stoneroses6300]

agree. this is funny.

[MountainMaverick]

can't remember laughing this hard to a video game article before. nice.

[Son of Odin]

love making fun of nerds...even though i am one.

[Son of Odin]

me too.

[OldWizard]

nice.

[OldWizard]

us too.

[Samus2080]

sounds like this article was about my old roommate!

[Captain Tuttle]

wrong thread

[running rampid]

i consider myself a hardcore gamer, and i am none of these things.

[NaiNaiNai]

O.O im hardcore
but im not fat, and i don't miss work for games. >.> only thing on there thats right is the fact im single. but working, going to college and playing games. makes it hard to find someone. XD
-nai-

[MountainMaverick]

Haha. What an article. This was hilarious!

[Pennywise]

"How dare someone say that Playstation 3 is cheap and derivative (which it is)."

Sigh, I was enjoying his article until I read this. Guess I am hardcore.

[InMyOpinion]

No, you're just fat.

[Pennywise]

haha jenzo. If I am fat, than you must be a house.

5'9 - 180lbs is not fat sucka!

[InMyOpinion]

Stop lying, girlyman. Only fat people care about weight. Fit people like me know that it's not what you weigh that's important, it's how the weight is distributed. Me? I'm a house yes, a powerhouse built from the best protein money can buy.

[MountainMaverick]

Haha. Awsome article. You guys never fail to make me laugh

[tinydancer]

PS3 sucks ass. The Wii domiantes it. Dont you understand this yet?

[Pennywise]

If you are talking sales yes. If you are talking games, please stop talking and go back to hoola hooping on your wii fit.

[OldWizard]

wii dominates it in every way.

[Pennywise]

Old wizard if you really feel that way I have no reason to ever click on your site again.

[ReTarDedFisHy]

Hardcore?
Wii?

I've said enough.

[tinydancer]

haha...You guys are bastards...great article though

[Volvobug]

Ouf. Not this again!

[JonahNL]

Number 1 made me LOL! xD

[Volvobug]

LMAO at reason #2. Seriously, I wish I knew you guys. I want to know what your REALLY like!

[Reibooi]

I'm a Hardcore gamer and almost none of those apply to me. Why I do get upset when someone talks badly of my favorite console but it's more because they don't know what they are talking about then fanboyism. For example the sad ppl who still insist that the PS3 sucks because it has no games piss me off because it's just plain ignorance.

[MountainMaverick]

What's wrong with being a virgin? Can you be a virgin by choice and still be a hardcore gamer?

[JohnnyMann420]

Oh shad ap. If you weren't so fat and stinky you wouldnt be a virgin.

[MountainMaverick]

WII all the way!

[tinydancer]

Virgin needs to be redefined. You could lose your virginity virtually its redefined

[Volvobug]

Could we get back to gaming conversation!?!?

[Aclay]

I'm a hardcore gamer, but I don't fit any of those categories.

The categories they listed are just the "Sterotypical Hardcore Gamer" but I'm more of a "Cool Hardcore Gamer" and not the Nerdy type.

[DreamcastFanboy]

I am only did 4 and 1. Other then that i guess i am not hardcore.

[ApocalypseShadow]

1)you have a job.

2)you have a girlfriend or wife.

3)you have kids.

4)you have a house and bills to go with it.

5)you are going to school for a bachelors or masters degree.

6)you have friends and family and get out to see them.

7)you want to keep in shape and play sports or run quite often.

8)you are in the military.(happy veterans day to me and others)

9)you're the president.

10)you're dead.

apocalypse................

[JohnnyMann420]

This was a semi-realistic and most definately negative look at Hardcore Gamers.

I think it was funny.

Anyone offended is probably some fat stinky virgin.

[ReTarDedFisHy]

Well I'm not fat, ugly, smelly, don't have an online girlfriend,
so I'm not a hardcore gamer?

[MountainMaverick]

No. You must at least smell like **** according to Old-Wizard!

[MelaDarkwood]

Guess I'm not a hardcore gamer then.......

Hahaha, great list though. Very funny. =)

[Miraak82]

Only 8 applies to me

[_Q_]

When I clicked the link I actually thought they were gonna give real reasons. But according to this Im not a hardcore gamer....oh well

[Needles]

This article is a...FLOP!!!

[Son of Odin]

if u didnt find this funny, several of the reasons probably apply to u.

[Needles]

...tadaa!, ur a ...FLOP!!!

[Sharpshell]

its really jouvenile... "you are fat" what is this 2nd grade? Oh, and I really like the insinuation that if you like the ps3 then your a fatass hardcore gamer but if you like the wii that automatically makes you a cool casual gamer despite the fact that Sheep prove themselves to be the most hardcore of all of us, case in point the survival of Nintendo through the Gamecube years. What a peice of trash article. I had never heard of these guys before N4G but after 2 articles I will never read another

[bunbun777]

oh cmon for crying out loud! have you no sense..... of humor? Can you be so far removed from the gaming "reality" that a few of our gaming brethren fall into?

I am not hardcore

I am longcore

playing since '81-

And I don't think I'm the first guy to be thinking of games when he "has to-wants to" have sex with his woman. lawl, its horrible.

[Sharpshell]

thats why I don't find this funny because its childish, "your fat" "you smell bad", I'm supposed to be entertained by this level of satire?

[kingme71]

OH MY GOD.... There is NO WAY Buttercup is a 35 year old male and living at home with his parents. We told each other our darkest secrets. Excuse me, I need to login to WoW.

[emazzuca]

Uhh,, get some Fat, geeky , lazy people,

and according this most of this top 10 list, you qualify as a hard core gamer.

wow, i am in a wrong business if just about any article can get picked up...

[gacibula]

Lol grow up.

If your defending the fact that your not fat... you probably are... and if you are saying that you're NONE of those things in that article... then you're not hardcore... simple enough.

[BrotherNick]

It's meant to be silly. But anyways you all are hating about his last article here, get lives.

[ChickeyCantor]

..So we have "hardcore" and "Casual" gamerS?

The revolution starts today.
I hereby call my self
*drumroll*

A Gamer.

*fireworks and sh/t*

[BrotherNick]

Well I'm a human that happens to game. :\

[ChickeyCantor]

The revolution is working!
Another GAMER.

[kesvalk]

to quote red alert2 apocalipse tank: "revolution is here..."

for the revolution!!!

[Foxgod]

according to this article i am only 20 % hardcore gamer, which makes me 80 % not hardcore gamer ?
I dont know anybody who plays more then me.....

since i am not hardcore, let me add a few.

Hardcore gamers are also :

Way skinny
Ugly
Experiment with stuffing things in their anus
Would be gay for certain video game characters.
got more pimples then hair
feel attracted to woman out of reach
think that whipcream is erotic
get excited over nothing, like random game x being out 4 years from now.

[ChickeyCantor]

you are such a S.O.B, But i laughed xD
That was funny xD.

"get excited over nothing, like random game x being out 4 years from now."

True...

[hay]

1/10... I suck at being hardcore :/

[Foxgod]

sorry to hear youre a virgin, cant be helped.

[hay]

You wish that everybody would be like you, but unfortunatelly,people can score, keep it up mate, you'll do it someday. Just prevent the 9 and 8. Should be ok.
I took a day off to play MGS4.

[Peow]

"But Americans are out of shape in general. Therefore this is not enough to identify a hardcore gamer from a herd of otherwise unhealthy American slobs."

That was uncalled for, and untrue. Only 3 of the 307 kids at my school are out of shape. At my local tech academy, there are 7 kids out of 1,200 kids from 10 different schools. I know this isn't all of America, but in the Midwest, there aren't many fat people.

In big cities, sure why not. In corn land where everyone owns a truck and/or has a mullet, no.

[Foxgod]

those are the skinny ones that shove things up their arse ;)

[kesvalk]

and eat glue...

[Arsenal4Ever]

i am a virgin but the other 9 don't occur to me. However I have a real girlfriend.

[Timesplitter14]

Only rule of the hardcore gamer :

Looks for intellectual or artistic qualities and virtues in his/her games.

[098777]

this guy is wrong i am not any of these traits and i took the test some where else so yeah if you think your hard core you are hard core

[098777]

who ever wrote this article is so wrong people have a girl friend in real life i only weigh 150 pounds and not fat and still a gamer and well this stinks

[redsnake]

if you like the wii and and are over 14 you are a virgin, immature, likely a woman and dueche. this only applies to those diehard fans i mean the system is a toy i havent played mine in months since maria galaxy and that game was way to childish 4 me anyhow and im 15 and none of these apply to me not even #1

[Mutley416]

I`m Hard Core ...cause I`m searching for a game and reading N4G....

[Twiky]

Not all though!!! I'm married with a child and friends... and I think the same about the way people bash noobies just to feel good about themselfs... I never like to insult people, although those 'self intitled' kings of the online make me sad!! I never like people who think are better than the rest!

For those who are feeling hurt with the article just don't take it in consideration, it's that simple!