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101 MORE things we've learned from games

Because gaming's got a whole lot more wisdom to go around

Words: Matthew Keast, GamesRadar US
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oryandymackie  - 10 months 6 days ago 
A small map and a health bar will follow you around for the whole of your life.

OR

You cannot jump while wearing heavy grade metal armour and carrying a chainsaw equipped lancer, but rolling, no problem!
tofu294  - 10 months 6 days ago 
the best 101 facts i'v ever read or paid attention to!
zymn  - 10 months 6 days ago 
haha, nice.
how about this one?

"The secret to being a true lawyer is by shouting "Objection!" every five seconds."
chainchomp  - 10 months 6 days ago 
Oh, i got some more.

-You chose what you look like as an adult just before you were born. When you did this you also chose what your farther looks like.

-You are the main character, everyone else is just an npc, they have no real thoughts or feelings, and are completely stupid.

-Men and women are equal in every way, the only difference is in appearance.

-You may have already died. Luckily you reverted to the checkpoint or auto save that occured earlier. You and no one else will remember your death and you will have to go throught the events prior to your death again. This is a curse as well as a blessing.

-A hot girl tells you to bring a bottle of wine and meet her at the old mill before sunset. You arrive late, she is not there.
Do not worry you can meet her the next evening in that very same place because she will keep turning up until you meet her. Infact you could be a month late and she wont complain!

Ok, im going to stop now.
jonfitt  - 10 months 6 days ago 
I liked that in the Silent Hill video for 95 about locked doors, a lot of the time he's carrying a fire axe and can't open a wooden door!
It's true that the real firemen only carry fire axes in case there are any zombies in burning buildings.
Pocotron  - 10 months 6 days ago 
How about:

You can beat up 999% of the other guy, but if you get knocked off the screen, you die

or

no matter where or who you are, the story revolves around some central man
Pocotron  - 10 months 6 days ago 
Or maybe, like ChainChomp said, you can cjoose wat you look like, but once u beat the tutorial levels a magic box will pop up out of nowhere, and ask you "did you not like anything about your childhood" and if so you can use your magical time machine to fix that. Copyright blah blah blah goes to ZeroPuncuation for all that.
Rhesus  - 10 months 6 days ago 
Sports announcers only have about 10 lines of dialogue, but are mixed-matched every now and again for variety.
StrawHatLuffy  - 10 months 6 days ago 
Here's one:
You are allowed to purchase deathly lightsabers over the internet even if you are a socially adept and half mad johnny knoxville look alike
StrawHatLuffy  - 10 months 6 days ago 
'It is acceptable...'
actually sounds more relevant ( and clevererer) then what I wrote above
leon0123  - 10 months 6 days ago 
got one.
-smoke is never 3 deminsional, it is a flat surface that rotates to face you.
Jorw  - 10 months 6 days ago 
MOAR
thephntm  - 10 months 6 days ago 
you can use a sword by drawing lines and circles.

everything you find has some importance.

if there's a room with 4 walls and only 2 doors, the doors will close and enemies will suddenly appear immediately upon entering said room.

if you're using stars to zoom through outer space, the path always leads to a planet, no more than a few hundred yards away.

whenever you have to answer questions, either a menu or a keyboard will suddenly pop up in front of the universe.

everytime you do something exciting, someone close to you gets kidnapped.

contrary to popular belief, you can train a dog by saying verbal commands and feeding said dog light bulbs.

people other than you usually have names with two syllables.

if it's 16-bit, it's "super".

gigantonormous monsters can fit in a small red and white ball.

when you die too much, the words "Game Over" wil pop up in front of you.

every time you go on an adventure, you lose all the power-ups you got on any previous quest.
AzRedsk1n  - 10 months 6 days ago 
..i dont get it
AzRedsk1n  - 10 months 6 days ago 
..i dont get it
sepirothpk  - 10 months 6 days ago 
"81. Boomerangs are in fact extremely useful tools and potentially deadly weapons, and not crappy toys that fall on the ground every time you throw them."

Actually, boomerangs were used for hunting, so they must be dangerous. Probably broke necks.
Great article otherwise.
IIIJabbaIII  - 10 months 6 days ago 
-If you and a friend are doing something and your friend accidentally dies, you have the option of going back in time to try the activity again, or just quit and go back to your friend who somehow comes back to life and forgets that they died.

-The world is not full of colors, but instead has a dull brown shade covering everything

-Not only is capturing wild animals, enslaving them, and then making them fight to the point of them fainting legal, but it is an important part of every child's life.

-No one will ever want to talk to you unless they want you to do some random task for them. Then when you complete the task, they will go back to not talking to you.

-Do not underestimate a fighter because she is a woman, especially if she has legs the size of tree trunks.

-Never go near lava because it could contain a giant octopus who spits watermelons at you.

-If you do something impressive, a message will appear informing you that you did something impressive. However, these announcements can come at the worst times and can block your view.
mjmont92  - 10 months 6 days ago 
94. It is a great idea to pick up random syringes off of vending machines and inject yourself to find out what happens.

ohh, bioshock, how i love thee.
WeirdJamFace  - 10 months 6 days ago 
howz about....
: You can carry dozens of weapons around with you but the only one that you can see is the one you're holding.(GTA, Half-Life, etc, etc)

: During gunfights your comrades can stay out of cover for minutes and never get shot at once, but as soon as you poke your head out everyone on the other side will start firing at you.(CoD, GoW, etc, etc)
ceiltsei  - 10 months 5 days ago 
Awesome article!

I remember somebody making fun of a pc game from the early 90's called Stunts this way. They said things like "Every time you hit any object at any speed, your windshield will crack".
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