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October 17th, 2005, 10:36 PM
Top Ten Ways Life Would Be Different If Video Games Had Never Been Invented
By Bradley Philbert, GN Editor-in-Chief
GamerNode Presents: The Top Ten Ways Life Would Be Different If Video Games Had Never Been Invented:
10. Politicians would be cracking down on excessive violence in competitive pie-eating.
9. Rap stars would ride in SUVs with DVD players in the headrests, thousands of dollars worth of speakers in the doors, and a gold-plated backgammon set in the backseat.
8. Forget “L337” gamers “pwning n00bs” and Chicken Dancing over their digital corpse. Instead, “elite” chess wizards “triumph over new players” in a match, and Chicken Dance over their enemy’s overturned king.
7. Instead of sinking $4 billion into the Xbox, Microsoft would honor that chain-email from 1996, donating $1 for every forwarded message and solving global hunger.
6. Forget “World of Warcraft,” “Dungeons and Dragons” would have four million players worldwide, becoming the bond that ushers in a new era of understanding and peace worldwide.
5. Sid Meier would be world-renowned for creating some of the finest pop-up books that children’s literature has ever known.
4. Your thumbs would be 350% slower.
3. Portly Italian men named “Mario” would grow mustaches and wear red overalls without being ridiculed on the street.
2. You’d look just like an Abercrombie and Fitch model, drive a Ferrari, and be dating Natalie Portman. You would still be living with your parents, though – some things are just in the cards regardless.
1. GamerNode would be providing you with the finest news on Parker Brothers, Hasbro, Milton Bradley, and Mattel.
By Bradley Philbert, GN Editor-in-Chief
GamerNode Presents: The Top Ten Ways Life Would Be Different If Video Games Had Never Been Invented:
10. Politicians would be cracking down on excessive violence in competitive pie-eating.
9. Rap stars would ride in SUVs with DVD players in the headrests, thousands of dollars worth of speakers in the doors, and a gold-plated backgammon set in the backseat.
8. Forget “L337” gamers “pwning n00bs” and Chicken Dancing over their digital corpse. Instead, “elite” chess wizards “triumph over new players” in a match, and Chicken Dance over their enemy’s overturned king.
7. Instead of sinking $4 billion into the Xbox, Microsoft would honor that chain-email from 1996, donating $1 for every forwarded message and solving global hunger.
6. Forget “World of Warcraft,” “Dungeons and Dragons” would have four million players worldwide, becoming the bond that ushers in a new era of understanding and peace worldwide.
5. Sid Meier would be world-renowned for creating some of the finest pop-up books that children’s literature has ever known.
4. Your thumbs would be 350% slower.
3. Portly Italian men named “Mario” would grow mustaches and wear red overalls without being ridiculed on the street.
2. You’d look just like an Abercrombie and Fitch model, drive a Ferrari, and be dating Natalie Portman. You would still be living with your parents, though – some things are just in the cards regardless.
1. GamerNode would be providing you with the finest news on Parker Brothers, Hasbro, Milton Bradley, and Mattel.