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  1. NuckingFut's Avatar
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    Re: Weird Things You Do playing video games
    When crossing the line on the last lap of a race, I try to do a handbrake turn. I often misjudge it and lose 1st place.
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    On the Sims whenever they're Woohoing I always do this weird Praying Mantis thing and say "First you get the money, then you get the power, then you get the Women!"
  3. Olifromsolly's Avatar
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    I used to do the salute taunt every time I killed someone on Metal Gear Online.
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    On Fallout 3 even if a box or wardrobe or whatever says [empty] I just have to open it to make sure there is nothing there. They are always empty
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    On Rainbow6Vegas2 or pretty much any shooter with this option I like to put assault rifles on semi-automatic and use them like a battle rifle
    Spinning on the last corner of racers if winning by a considerable amount to reverse over the line (though that may be my inner douchebag)
    Value split screen multiplayer over internet multiplayer (only if it's 4 way split screen though)
    Target human players more than AI ones cos you actually get a reaction/challenge out of them
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    I always get really fidgity especially when I'm stuck, like I can't sit still, I'm sat on my feet then I'm crossed legged, then my feet are on the floor, then one legs crossed over the other.... then the remotes in the tv....
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    -Fifa makes all my morals go out the window, if it's a big game and I let in a terrible goal I turn into this demonic like state and hurl abuse at pretty much everything, it's shameful.
    -Skyrim, if walking a long way randomly start jumping forward for a few seconds every now and then.
    -Skyrim, if I spin round say, 2 full circles, I have to spin my character back round.
    -Skyrim and other similar games, if I pick up a piece of armour or weapon identical to the one I'm using I get rid of it to ensure that I am using the one I had originally.
    -Shooting games, as somebody said, reloading constantly if magazine isn't full.
    -Shooting games, swapping weapons randomly when running about and nobody is there.
    -If I throw a grenade into a room on a game, especially multiplayer, I follow it in spraying bullets everywhere.


    I don't know why I do it, haha.
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    Any FPS;
    Same as many, reloading, all the time. Even if I've so much as tapped the trigger and shot one round, I must reload. Heck, if it's Battlefield and I've just emptied a magazine, I'll reload twice just to put one in the pipe!

    Halo;
    Melee dead Covenant to splatter everything with bright, primarily coloured blood. In CE it slow right, I think I even crashed my console once!
    Pokemon;
    I'll save at least twice. I always think that I've imagined saving and have to make sure before turning off.

    Minecraft;
    Since I haven't bought a copy yet and can only play the free one, I'll just keep mining straight down until I hit lava.
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    (Original post by Ape Gone Insane)
    [LIST]

    [*]Furiously mashing A when I throw a Pokeball. In some deep part of my psyche, I'm convinced this works.

    Don't judge me, bro. :pierre:
    Everyone did this. mashing A = masterball.
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    (Original post by CRHarrison)
    Any FPS;

    Pokemon;
    I'll save at least twice. I always think that I've imagined saving and have to make sure before turning off.
    Especially after you caught a rare pokemon. I always save before a boss pokemon, incase I fail and then I can reset for another char to catch it.
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    Whenever I was on the Cycling Road on Pokemon I would have to whizz straight down it in one shot. If something got in my way I'd climb all the way back up to the top and start again. I can't actually explain why though
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    Re: Weird Things You Do playing video games
    (Original post by Cati.LaLa)
    Whenever I was on the Cycling Road on Pokemon I would have to whizz straight down it in one shot. If something got in my way I'd climb all the way back up to the top and start again. I can't actually explain why though
    Same lol It's a must!
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    GTA and Saints Row - Drive everywhere legally. Bad driving leads to deaths, kids.
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    forget to eat

    can play for an entire day then suddenly realize I'm almost dead from hunger
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    Sometimes when theres a really slow loading bar, I put my finger at the edge of it and see how it progresses, just because.
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    Re: Weird Things You Do playing video games
    Smash every box/crate that was breakable incase there were supplies in there. Made going through warehouses in half life rather long.:erm: A;so going down every path to make sure I dont miss something.
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    (Original post by vin)
    Smash every box/crate that was breakable incase there were supplies in there. Made going through warehouses in half life rather long.:erm: A;so going down every path to make sure I dont miss something.
    i do the same
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    I try to sneak up on enemies in almost every game, run around in circles, run around the enemies and care more about the look of the attack instead of the damage sometimes and try to be super ninja, but then I die.
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    Re: Weird Things You Do playing video games
    -Sing the loading screen song if a level takes too long to load. "This is the loading screen song, why is it taking so long, why is it taking so long, I have no idea!"
    -If a game has cool glitches, I just MUST try them out. Glitch flying in Jak 3 is a good example.
    -In Jak 3, I tend to destroy the Dune Hopper vehicle at the monk temple because I can't be a***d to drive all the way back to Spargus City.
    -In any game, I tend to shoot buildings to see if I can damage them in any way even if I know that it's not going to.
    -In morrowind, I like to cheatcode into test maps so I can get the good items very early (ToddTest) or just for general curiosity (Redoran interior).
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    Re: Weird Things You Do playing video games
    (Original post by Revent)
    Same lol It's a must!
    I'm so glad it wasn't just me

    (Original post by SecretDuck)
    -Sing the loading screen song if a level takes too long to load. "This is the loading screen song, why is it taking so long, why is it taking so long, I have no idea!"
    -If a game has cool glitches, I just MUST try them out. Glitch flying in Jak 3 is a good example.
    -In Jak 3, I tend to destroy the Dune Hopper vehicle at the monk temple because I can't be a***d to drive all the way back to Spargus City.
    -In any game, I tend to shoot buildings to see if I can damage them in any way even if I know that it's not going to.
    -In morrowind, I like to cheatcode into test maps so I can get the good items very early (ToddTest) or just for general curiosity (Redoran interior).
    Speaking of the Jak games I would always destroy the Zoomer vehicles you'd use in Haven City just so that the guards wouldn't be able to track me :ninjagirl:
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