I stopped playing video games on a serious basis (ie: hours at a time) a year or two ago when I did the math and figured I’d spent a solid month playing GTA: San Andreas. That being said though, since I got my iPhone I’ve been slipping a little.
I’m embarrassed to say though, I’m friggin’ terrible at playing video games. That’s annoying, being interested in something you have zero aptitude for. What’s worse though is that Jeff is a freakin rock star at gaming, which he has zero interest in.
Since we met, whenever I got to part of a game that I was stuck at, say Lara Croft couldn’t swing onto the alligator or Guybrush Threepwood couldn’t open the vault, I would try for an hour with ever increasing levels of frustration and blood pressure. Then I’d come to my senses and shamefacedly hand over the controller to Jeff, who usually had never played the game before.
I’d explain the concept, he’d look at the controls, peer at the screen, and press a few buttons. Then, a “tada!” sound would come from the tv, he’d hand back the controller and go back to building a website or programming a mainframe or whatever else he does on his laptop.
So yeah, you can understand why I’m pretty much done with anything that involves extra lives or combo moves. I can still beat Jeff at some things, though. I just need some time to figure out what those things might be.
