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101 things we've learned from videogames

The wisdom of our favorite pastime, applied to real life

Words: PC Zone UK

 20. You can jump twice your own height, but water will kill you instantly.


21. Wrexham can win the Champions League if you have about 483 full days to spare, 80% of which are spent waiting for CM04 to load (non-UK folk may not get this one).

22. Jumping on turtles’ heads is socially acceptable. Unless it’s being used as a euphemism for needing the toilet.

23. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t gain experience and knowledge by education and hard work. You get it from wandering around the countryside killing wildlife.


24. Princesses float farther than plumbers.

25. Despite what logic dictates, the ideal shape for a war robot is not squat, armored, with a low centre of gravity, but a bipedal humanoid. Ideally with hands to hold a gun, rather than built in weaponry.

26. Large men are slow but strong; women are fast but weak.

27. When you look down, you can’t see your feet.

28. Explosives don’t work on doors unless they’re a bit shinier than the other doors.

29. If working on high scaffolding, beware of gorillas throwing barrels off the top floor.

30. No girls.

31. Always be sure to smash any crates you come across, they will always contain good things.

32. Despite the fact that modern weapons systems are effective over hundreds of miles, in the future all space/air/sea combat will be conducted within about 50 yards of the enemy.


33. Contrary to the strict regulations you might think pilots have to adhere to, you can actually fly any aircraft upside down beneath the Golden Gate Bridge without getting in trouble.

34. War is the best fun ever.

35. It doesn’t matter where you shoot someone, even if it’s in the foot, as long as you do it enough times there will eventually be an immediate transition between alive and dead.

36. There is no practical difference between walking into a weapon and picking it up.


37. In medieval times, women regularly fought in wars, wearing armor that afforded them equal protection to suits of plate mail worn by men, despite only covering about 3 inches of skin.

38. Most martial arts will teach you how to throw fireballs at about green belt level.

39. Roman and medieval generals had a zoomable and rotatable 3D view of the battlefield, and controlled their soldiers by clicking giant arrows.

40. Everyone speaks English, including Nazis, aliens and the living dead.

41. When your life ends you will be given 10 seconds to decide whether you fancy going again (in some circumstances this may cost you some change).


 
97 Comments
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thereaper52  - 11 months 28 days ago 
first

every body does speak engrish
Vistyle  - 11 months 28 days ago 
^^^^To say everyone speaks english is a very ignorant statement.

I love these lists, they always entertain me for awhile when I'm bored.
MUSH-RUME  - 11 months 28 days ago 
Hooray for breast physics and tits in general . Also the fact about not being able to see your own feet is the greatest
oreomonkey  - 11 months 28 days ago 
"You can jump twice your own height, but water will kill you instantly."
LOL
oreomonkey  - 11 months 28 days ago 
WOW VISTYLE UR A RETARD IN VIDEO GAMES EVERYONE SPEAKS ENGLISH FOR SOME REASON SO YOUR IGNORANT
TrIp13G  - 11 months 28 days ago 
I'm pretty sure he was joking, Vistyle.
Crankr  - 11 months 28 days ago 
Are you kidding me? EVERYONE speaks english, even the guy who needs an translater. Most likely you dont know that until he shoots his translator and starts talkin all angry-like.

23 and 4 are my favorites.
Da-Ku  - 11 months 28 days ago 
...Best...List...EVER!
Slipknot_Boy  - 11 months 28 days ago 
sweet article G.R
I don't know any1 hu dusnt live their lives like that ^^:)
noobeater  - 11 months 28 days ago 
lol very very funnyi love it...tho maybe not the removing a 'fetid tampon from a shit filled toilet' hich to be honest is quite a bad job
noobeater  - 11 months 28 days ago 
biggest lol at: frogs die in water...just thought i'd add that
quicksilver_503  - 11 months 28 days ago 
very funny...but wrexham will never win the championship.
CarToons  - 11 months 28 days ago 
Life is so easy now!
Thanks GamesRadar!
Juriasu  - 11 months 28 days ago 
Ofcourse Ivy had to be in the article...
jimsondanet  - 11 months 28 days ago 
they forgot to mention that its perfectly acceptable to walk into somebodys home, take food and smash barrels before engaging occupants in idle conversation

or how easy it really is to carry 200+ pounds of equipment
unless of course your one pound over.
then you can barely walk.(if at all)

most soldiers can apparate weaponry from thin air
but only the same two weapons,
sometimes more tho
depends on the soldier

when shooting zombies you have to stand still
but thats ok
you have a laser sight

most police officers are willing to let murder slide
but only for a hundred

sometimes the recently departed are prone to seizures whilst attempting fussion into walls, floors and ceilings
jar-head  - 11 months 28 days ago 
This is Awesome!
CoD_22  - 11 months 28 days ago 
#102. If you dont do well a race, all of your opponents dont mind racing again and again so that you can win.
bron1417  - 11 months 28 days ago 
this made me laugh so hard nice job.
Defguru7777  - 11 months 28 days ago 
Sounds about right.
tsmits77  - 11 months 28 days ago 
74 is the best
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