What makes a person a gamer? What makes them hardcore gamers? I remember Tavrobel said something along the lines of “If you don't play computer games, you're not a hardcore gamer.”
I disagree. I think there's quite a bit more to being a hardcore gamer. Playing computer games religiously certainly helps, but it just doesn't seem like it's enough. There's got to be more to it. Perhaps... perhaps the only way to describe what I'm feeling is through
Song
Basement dwelling virgins
ing at their free online PS3s
Ragesmashed controllers at red-ringed 360s
Brown cardboard boxes stamped with “Warranty”
These are a few hardcore gamer-like things
Halo v. Call of Duty and Microsoft v. Sony
Heated fanboy arguments, both sides claiming superiority
And throughout all this there's no love for the Wii
These are a few hardcore gamer-like things
Dungeon tans in the middle of summer
Blisters on trigger fingers, man that's a bummer
Staying up all night to play Final Fantasy
These are a few hardcore gamer-like things
When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember all the hardcore gamer-like things
And then I take a handful of
Prooooooo-zaaaaaaaaac