Do you tell people in real life you are a gamer?

[Michael-5]

I tell people, but they don't believe me. Everyone thinks I'm a casual gamer!!

People very close to me, like my gf and my best friend know the extent of my gaming addiction (500 games baby and growing), but they don't really care. Most people who have lived with me at one point know that I have a weird taste in games, and usually because I like such unique games, it tends to get my close friends into gaming a bit LOL. Got my gf, and a room mate into XenoBlade, and my dad watched me play a good about of Fallout 3. Had it not been so violent, he may have played it himself.

To be honest, I don't play games that much, I only beat manage to beat a dozen games a year or so (Long RPG's, but still), and when I go out I talk about non gaming stuff, so I can see why people think I'm a casual gamer. I also rarely play any hardcore games with friends, I usually play Mario Party/Kart/Golf with beers which adds to the casual gamer look. I am pro at racing games, but I'm also nuts about cars, so again I look more like a casual gamer, even though the bulk of my gaming is playing RPG's.