Do you prefer when a video game has a story?

[Pyro as Bill]

No, I don't like stories ruining games.

No game has ever needed a story just as no film needs a game (except Tron obviously).

Would Buckaroo have been a better game if the horse had a name and a history? What about the patient in the game of Operation?

I asked a five year old, why does Bowser kidnap the Princess? The response was that if he didn't we wouldn't have a Mario game to play.

Excessive story is a cheap gimmick to try and keep people 'playing' the game instead of using replayability like a real game does.

The truth about videogames, the great ones at least, is that they could have all the story removed, the graphics and music could be reduced to 8 or 16 bit quality, and they would still be the greatest games of all time.