How can Alex Albrect actually call himself a gamer...

[eb0]

and STILL not own a ps2?

Lets be serious, the playstation 2 had the largest and best library of games probably of any system ever.

Him not having a ps2 means that he has not played games like...

MGS2
MGS3
Ratchet and Clank
Jak
ICO
Shadow of the Colossus

and many many more...Thats pretty sad

[klitzy]

Did I mention I hate you?

[electricalburn]

Doesnt he have a wii and 360?

[frodosringfinger]

I'm a gamer and I dont own a PS2. PS1 had better games. Heres my stuff, with a few things left out, like Earthworm Jim 1 and 2 which I just bought off ebay 2 days ago, and Parasite Eve for the PS1 that I found at a game store down the street. Minus my PC stuff as well.

MY GAMES:
http://www.geek4ums.com/misc/100_2243.jpg
http://www.geek4ums.com/misc/100_2244.jpg
http://www.geek4ums.com/misc/100_2245.jpg
http://www.geek4ums.com/misc/100_2246.jpg

MY SYSTEMS:
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9224/1002292lb4.th.jpg (http://img407.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1002292lb4.jpg)
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/723/1002295cm5.th.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1002295cm5.jpg)
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/2395/1002298kq1.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1002298kq1.jpg)
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7077/1002300pt6.th.jpg (http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1002300pt6.jpg)

[klitzy]

Nice collection dude...

If you guys think his collection is cool...You guys should also check out his site here (http://www.geek4ums.com)

[muffins]

dumb things



Sorry, next time we'll make sure that we don't misrepresent your definition of the word.

I really don't know what to say to this...it makes me want to strangle puppies.

[frodosringfinger]

Nice collection dude...

If you guys think his collection is cool...You guys should also check out his site here (http://www.geek4ums.com)

lol, thanks for that plug...shameless plug of course.

[shakermaker]

not having a certain system doesn't mean you can't call yourself a gamer, I think being a gamer means that you have love for videogames.

[xibalba]

Isn't a gamer one who plays games. It has nothing to do with what consoles ya got. He could just own an Atari and still be a gamer.

[eb0]

Sorry, next time we'll make sure that we don't misrepresent your definition of the word.

I really don't know what to say to this...it makes me want to strangle puppies.

well sometimes puppies have to die when the internets is involved...for you see its terribly serious business

but honestly i really just think you owe it to your self to try get a ps2...some of the best games of all time were made for that system and as a gamer you should probably experience them...

oh and frodosringfinger awesome collection

but i dont understand how you can be like wow MGS1 was fun by I have no desire to play any of the sequels...this goes for any of the games that originated from the psone

[magunwarrior]

well sometimes puppies have to die when the internets is involved...for you see its terribly serious business

but honestly i really just think you owe it to your self to try get a ps2...some of the best games of all time were made for that system and as a gamer you should probably experience them...

oh and frodosringfinger awesome collection

but i dont understand how you can be like wow MGS1 was fun by I have no desire to play any of the sequels...this goes for any of the games that originated from the psone

The Metal Gear series so did not originate on the Playstation one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_%28video_game%29

Sure it's not Metal Gear Solid but Metal Gear non the less.

[russell1740]

The Metal Gear series so did not originate on the Playstation one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_%28video_game%29

Sure it's not Metal Gear Solid but Metal Gear non the less.

As Steve Carrell said in the office, "Wikipedia is the best thing ever, anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject, so you know you are getting the best possible information."

Geez gotta love The Office. I agree with shakermaker saying that being a gamer is having a love for video games.

EDIT: Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRlXZ5W8lTs

[magunwarrior]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lh4RPd8Vwk&NR=1

[darknessgp]

Isn't a gamer one who plays games. It has nothing to do with what consoles ya got. He could just own an Atari and still be a gamer.

I agree. This is basically a guy saying that Alex shouldn't be a gamer because he doesn't/didn't play the games I like. It'd be like saying someone isn't really using the internet unless they use google as their primary search engine.

[russell1740]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lh4RPd8Vwk&NR=1

That video was freakin hilarious, made my day. =]

[satori]

I know this is pretty much a done deal, but I have more than 250 games: my collection can be found here: http://www.gamespot.com/users/satori/games_table?mode=own
now you can see that it's almost entirely PC games. I consider myself a diehard gamer.

[russell1740]

In Conclusion, not owning a PS2 does not mean that you are not a gamer. If this was true, then that means that owning a $4000 PC with the latest and greatest for gaming means that you're not a gamer because you don't own any consoles.

Alex Albrecht is a gamer. The End.

[matteekay]

I consider myself a gamer... hell, I make a game for a living. I only own a Gamecube and a DS right now; I get more play time with the portable than anything else. Point being, it's not about collections, it's about a love for the medium.

*Raises fist, waits for a bump*

[tokenuser]

Isn't a gamer one who plays games. It has nothing to do with what consoles ya got. He could just own an Atari and still be a gamer.Actually he is an OLD SCHOOL gamer as well - pen and paper, D20 type stuff ... like D&D.

[satori]

I know this is pretty much a done deal, but I have more than 250 games: my collection can be found here: http://www.gamespot.com/users/satori/games_table?mode=own
now you can see that it's almost entirely PC games. I consider myself a diehard gamer.

Hadn't looked at the total worth before, but my collection clocks in at a total worth of $10,327.40 according to gamespot.

[xibalba]

Actually he is an OLD SCHOOL gamer as well - pen and paper, D20 type stuff ... like D&D.

I forgot about that.

[samureye]

I kill elephants. I too, am a gamer.

[masherscf]

He's an XBOX fanboy. No PS2 needed...

[matteekay]

I kill elephants. I too, am a gamer.


AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaa....


God I love these forums!

[shakermaker]

As Steve Carrell said in the office, "Wikipedia is the best thing ever, anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject, so you know you are getting the best possible information."

Geez gotta love The Office. I agree with shakermaker saying that being a gamer is having a love for video games.

EDIT: Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRlXZ5W8lTs


LOL love the office!! these days with consoles being so $$$$$$$$$$$ often gamers have to choose one console, then move on once they'ved saved up. or tax return.. as for me I'm a student so I'm lucky to even have 1 console!! I should be studying but damn, just one more acheivment!!!

[decepticon]

**** the PS2. I was more impressed overall by what Microsoft brought to the table with the Xbox than what was on the PS2. There were some great games on the PS2, don't get me wrong, but for my playstyle and what interested me, the Xbox was just the more enjoyable console.

Granted, I've never been a huge Final Fantasy fan...they're good, but not system sellers for me. The same can be said for the other Sony attrations, like the MGS games, or Gran Turismos.

At the end of the day, you're dropping the money it takes to be a gamer, so you should certainly buy and play what you want to, and for me, Xbox > PS2.

[gi_josh]

Ok.....I had a PS2 and I didn't have an xbox1....which means I've never played Halo 1.....but I'd still consider myself a hardcore gamer. (and this console generation, I've got a 360 and no PS3, yet again, still a gamer) That's like saying how dare you call yourself a comic collector if you only read independents and not Marvel or DC. Ridiculous.

[alexsk8ca]

Dude how can you call yourself a gamer, you don't even own a colecovision!

[gi_josh]

I'm more appalled at his lack of the Apple Pippin, but that's just me...

[billpickle1]

I think Alex was/is a PC gamer at heart. The xbox probably appealed to him more than the PS2. Owning a specific system doesn't make you a gamer, playing games makes you a gamer.

[knight42]

OK, lifetime gamer here. I've owned the following systems over the course of the years.

Pong, yes, Pong
Intellivision
Atari ST
Commodore 64
Nintendo
Super Nintendo
Nintendo Gamecube
Nintendo Wii
Gameboy
Gameboy Advance
Playstation
Playstation 2
Playstation Portable
Sega Dreamcast

And you'll notice the intentional leaving out of Xbox. Eventually, when the prices drop, I'll get a Playstation 3, but I don't feel I'll be missing anything until GTA4 comes out. In the meanwhile, I'll thoroughly enjoy my Nintendo Wii!

Gawd I feel old...

[gi_josh]

Representing the dreamcast as well, nice. I still play my dreamcast, and I've got quite the collection of *ahem* backed up games.

[knight42]

The Dreamcast rocked. There were so many great, innovative games for it. I also, sometimes still play it. Heck, Typing of the Dead was a lot of fun! But Space Chanel 5 rocked and ah, shoot, I'm forgetting the name right now, the one where you spray paint everything, ahhhh, I feel like a moron. But, of course, it was one of the first to have Soul Caliber, a reason to own the Dreamcast! And Shenmue, and Power Stone, and I could go on and on.

[gi_josh]

That spray paint game was Jet Grind Radio, or Jet set radio if you were in Japan. and yeah, it rocked. Just played it yesterday.

[magunwarrior]

I only played Jet Set Radio Future on the original Xbox, man that was a great game.

[popltree2]

I was a huge Sega fanboy back in the day. I have owned the following systems.

1) Atari 2600
2) NES
3) Sega Genesis
4) Gamegear
5) Nomad
6) SNES
7) Saturn
8) Dreamcast
9) Playstation
10) PS2
11) XBox
12) PSP
13) Nintendo DS (not DS Lite).
EDIT:
14) Gameboy

The Nomad I think was one of those systems that very few people had. Play your Genesis games on the road? Awesome!

[knight42]

...I almost forgot, I had the Sega Genesis also. Heck, I think I bought it mostly to play Sonic the Hedgehog. The blazing speed of that little bugger!

[gi_josh]

I wish I had a nomad, even today. I'd play the crap outta that thing. I did have a game gear though, which, besides being a battery black hole, kicked major butt.

[dmt]

Ps2 is lame. Moving on.

[shakermaker]

neo geo pocket. that was a sweet system.. had full color and everything, just because it didn't have nintendo written on it, it didn't sell.

[notdrew]

I don't think you need to own a PS2 to be a Gamer. There's a bunch of Sony "Fanboys" that i'm sure never owned an X-Box. It's the love of the game really, not the hardware.

[sparks]

I used to work at the internet radio station that Alex did his SWG and later DDO Podcast on.

That man has every right to call himself a gamer

[sloppybunny]

I'm a gamer and I never had a PS2 or an XBOX and my computer is a Mac :P

My first computer was an amiga 500 in 1987 on Launch :):)
I also owned these gaming systems.

Sega Mega Drive (I'm not American ;) )
Sega GameGear
PS1
Every version of the GameBoy, Up until the GBA. I only had one version of that.
PC engine GT
Various spec PCs until 1997, then I went Mac
Sega Dreamcast
N-Gage (I also had, Gameboy, MegaDrive, Mastersystem and Gamegear emulators running on the thing) Asphalt Urban GT was a really cool racing game.
My Old Nokia 6630 could run a SNES emulator and Mario Bros. ran fine on it :)

My Sonyericsson runs only Java games, but beside Ridge Racer and V-Rally they mostly suck balls.

These days I haven't got much time to play games, but I still play Street fighter games on MacMame a bunch and play Burnout and Star Wars games with my little Brother on his XBOX360

I wouldn't call myself a hardcore gamer anymore by a longshot, but what's wrong with being a casual gamer?

[mariot]

When you start questioning someone about what they do you really need to ask the same question of yourself.

[guybers]

I myself also do not nor have I ever owned a PS2, and I am most certainly a gamer. Although I will say, ever since I bought a PS3, I have been playing all the PS2 games I missed while playing my technically superior XBOX and XBOX360. And while the games I missed, like God of War and Devil May Cry 3 are awesome, so were Halo, Ninja gaiden, and Jade Empire. So no, owning sony products is not a prerequisite for being a gamer.

[magunwarrior]

Also, seeing how most of the old Sony exclusive titles are coming out on the 360 anyway, DMC4, the new Virtua Fighter, Final Fantasy XIII.

[capo327]

Alex is a gamer, but the dude has a point. He missed out on the best Playstation game series...Metal.Gear.Solid.

FTW

[crazy_bag_man]

He's a gamer because he plays games pretty often I'd assume.

[maltese-falcon]

I consider myself a gamer and I do all my gaming on a PC. I game often, go to LAN parties often, and have been in (and won) several competitions. Oh wait, I can't be a gamer by your definition because I don't own a PS2. Drat.

[enemybrick]

and STILL not own a ps2?

Lets be serious, the playstation 2 had the largest and best library of games probably of any system ever.

Him not having a ps2 means that he has not played games like...

MGS2
MGS3
Ratchet and Clank
Jak
ICO
Shadow of the Colossus

and many many more...Thats pretty sad

Those are the titles you came up with? Thats pretty sad, playing those will just make Alex say, "That's almost rad." Come on, just because the magazines liked Ico, doesnt mean you have to pretend to agree. We all know it sucks.

[magunwarrior]

We all know it sucks.

You should be very very careful saying that around me, I may just go upside your head.

[bobafettjm]

I would say he's a gamer for sure. I'm sorry but anyone who has a radio show about a video game is a gamer.

Also if anyone is curious about my collection I have a link in my sig.