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Classic mistakes rookies always make

If you see someone do any of these, shout 'Noob!'

Words: Justin Towell, GamesRadar UK

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spartan_n30 - 4 months 19 days ago

i acidentaly moved the 360 to put in a memory unit while halo 3 was playing. i learned my lesson.

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DasavageJ - 4 months 19 days ago

lol these are funny and me and my lil bros have probably done most of them between us.
Also regarding the Snake picture, he has a full beard because it's an old pic from when kojima was still trying to get down Old Snake's looks, I think, I remember seeing it when I used to drool over the PS3s release =)

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tysr36 - 4 months 19 days ago

I have to admit that I do shoryukens when I'm trying hadokens a lot.

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nutella - 4 months 19 days ago

when i got my 360 back in december, my fifa 09 lasted 24 hrs before me mooving it, i was trying to put the wires to gether to put xbox live on for the first time, then my dad moved the 360 while standing, and the machine ate the the cd like a dog. fuck, i traded it in though and got halo 3, then i asked my uncle to buy me another fifa 09. now i put my 360 sideways and never touch it

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LokiRising - 4 months 19 days ago

Being incompatant and Japenese? Impossible.

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phoenix_wings - 4 months 19 days ago

I've totally lost my character in Super Stardust HD. And did the analog thing...with the N64. Link was one dizzy motherfucker that day.

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RandyChimp - 4 months 19 days ago

My PSP is the original, with its first battery, so for some fucked up reason, it still runs down when its comepletely turned off. I proved it by taking the battery out, then checking it a week later. down by 12%. BS. Better buy a new one.

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JeffK - 4 months 19 days ago

How about picking the biggest, most muscle-bound guy in a fighter? That character is almost always one of the hardest to play, and it's doubly so for the person new to the game. A rank newbie should go for speed, but they seemingly always pick Gralbor the 9 foot barbarian whose attacks take 45 minutes to connect.

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Yeager1122 - 4 months 19 days ago

sadly i have confused myself with the other player and wondered why they were telling me i lost.

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MichaelD - 4 months 19 days ago

lol.I used to make these mistakes all the time.

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Phreakout93 - 4 months 19 days ago

damn I hate when my xbox tips over ,happend to me at least 3 times (madden 08+07,resi 5 in lesss than a week,and rockband but it still worked so i dont count it. i hated the analog thing too,ill have to try that again later though

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JizzyB - 4 months 19 days ago

@Xtremer that was an N64 noobite. Speaking of which, the most common noob mistake is holding the controller wrong (which the article hinted at in it's cover picture, but didn't address). When I see someone hitting the X and O buttons with their index and middle fingers respectively I give a knowing smile. Domination ensues.

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JizzyB - 4 months 19 days ago

@Yeager1122, fear not, that could just be the shitty game you were playing.

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Icehearted - 4 months 19 days ago

Funny stuff, especially the 'coin' jokes. I've never evar done any of these because I wuz nevar teh n00b. I promise!

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AntistaIsTheLight - 4 months 19 days ago

Does playing the Wii count as a rookie mistake?

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CHKenW1NG - 4 months 19 days ago

Im a noob 4ever i will never stop cleaning my psp with my shirt xD

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Frootaloom - 4 months 19 days ago

wow now I feel like a mongaloid, over the years I've pulled off half of those mistakes. The PSP standby switch though makes so much sense, now I won't feel stupid for wondering wy my psp battery is dead after a week of non-play.

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yoreAtowel - 4 months 19 days ago

i admit i am guilty of pressing left when sonic goes through a loop.

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Harmon20 - 4 months 19 days ago

yeah, sometimes I'm stupid enough to go out in the open like that. I'm not gonna lie. Unless of course, it's cliffside in CoD5. THEN I'm sniping.

And we all made that mistake with sonic, too.

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