Puter Gamers

With all of my various gaming past, there was one thing that was very scarce among the gaming circles I ran in – namely, females.  Sure, I’ve seen significant others of friends play ‘games’ on a regular basis, if you can call them games.  Stupid flash games like bedazzeled and word scrambles and the like.  That is NOT gaming ok? We all know what gaming is and it involves things like well, graphics, brains, guts, gore, high end computers (or consoles to keep you console weenies happy), that kind of thing.

So, just to see if there ARE girls who play games that this site would consider games, I posed the following question to the good people at blog catalog:

Girl gamers, I need to know something.  You, as females, if you enjoy gaming, what sort of games do you play? And what are your favorite games?

I immediatly got an answer. A gentleman by the moniker of lonewolfrepose said: There are girl gamers?

Yea, I know dood. I was wondering the same thing.  Not to worry friends, my curiosity was  satisfied by TJlubrano, who not only is a girl, but is a GOOD LOOKING girl.  Yes, I’ll wait while you all go visit her blog profile to confirm. Done? Happy? Yes, she’s pretty. Moving on.

Ms. TJlubrano gave a comprehensive list of COOL games that she likes playing:

• Call of Duty
• The Sims (I’ll let that one go because she likes Call of Duty)
• Final Fantasy
• Tomb Raider

TJlubrano wasn’t the only female response I got, however. The BooReport likes Oblivion and Plants Vs. Zombies.  AquilusDomini is MAD (I’ll take it she meant mad as in mad about and not mad at) Grand Theft Auto and God of War (which gets her almost as many points here as TJlubrano for liking Call of Duty).

Now, my question put out to the people of Blog Catalog got only a few responses compared to just about every other site wide broadcast there is there, which makes me think two things.

1. Yes. Female gamers are a very rare comodity
2. So if you find one hold on to her – she’s a rare catch and just about the coolest female friend you’re going to have!

So thank you to the few that answered my question, and basically confirmed what us nerds already know. Girly gamers are a rare and precious commodity, so let’s all do our best to keep them happy, hmmm?

Hi kiddies, hows my bunch of drooling idiots? Today I’d like to talk about Call of Duty. If you’ve never heard of it you’re not a gamer, or you’ve been in a closet all your life, or maybe you’re just 3 and you’re working on not pooping your pants. I dunno. Whatever the case is, in 2003 Infinity Ward came out with the BEST.FPS.GAME.EVER!

Yea, I’m talking about the first Call of Duty. What of it. Fine, I admit it. I’m OLD. Is that what you wanted to hear? I’m OLD!

But my geriatrics aside, not only did I jizz myself at the thought of a game based on the Quake III engine, but it was a WWII FPS game. And I’m a history buff which just adds to my nerd status.  Regardless, this game combines authentic WWII weapons, a FANTASTIC story line, and you get to kill Nazis.  It’s like the perfect combination of everything and I’m pretty sure I only got up to use the bathroom (until I found having a bucket handy was very handy but just a little gross).

Listen. I don’t care if you value high end graphics. I mean, who doesn’t. Compared to today’s games, Call of Duty looks like a high def version of Pac Man.  If you haven’t played it, PLAY IT.  If you’ve only played later versions of Call of Duty, play THIS one. It’s cheap.  Real cheap. Like less than the cost of a crappy tasteless pizza cheap. And you can run it on just about any computer because the game is 7 years old.

Yes, I’ve followed and played every Call of Duty since I first sat down and played this one.  You know what? I have All the Call of Duties.  Call of Duty Modern Warfare, World at War, Modern Warfare 2 (when the hell is 3 coming out?!?!?!) and by far the first game is still my favorite. And I still play it.

DIE NAZI’S DIE!

Sorry.

Go get this game if you don’t have it or I will slit your throats while you sleep.

Kidding.

Or am I!

Yea. I won’t touch you. Much.