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O-D-C on 13 October 2009

massive knowledge of this industry
huge game collection
own a Virtual Boy
love hard games (hard like SMB: Lost Levels, F-Zero GX) hard



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Hobson on 13 October 2009
The Ghost of RubangB said:
Going to Nintendo Powerfest '94 when you're 11 and wearing the T-shirt for 15 years.
Playing roguelike games in 2009.
Cosplaying as a Goomba to play a giant Atari 2600.
Being interviewed by GameDaily on behalf of the Nintendo Defense Force.
Attending lectures on game theory at college and taking multiple pages of notes.
Beating the first level of Super Mario Bros. with your eyes closed.
Posing nude next to your video game collection.

I doubt anybody here fits all these criteria though.

I think if we were putting hardcore gaming on some sort of scale... I'd put that criteria as being pretty much the absolute farthest on the scale.



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--OkeyDokey-- on 13 October 2009

I am a hardcore gamer because I liked games before Wii Sports :P



RCTjunkie on 13 October 2009

I am not hardcore. I refuse to participate in stereotypes and will focus on enjoying gaming.



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flagship on 13 October 2009

I've always thought that being truly hardcore came with an inherent understanding that you don't need to prove yourself.



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SuperiorX99 on 13 October 2009

Extensive knowledge of video games and its application to the real world
Playing any type of video game not minding what people say
Liking a specific genre even though you play all of them equally
Extensive dedication to video games
Beating games 100% on harder difficulties
Buying a specific game regardless of how popular it is



This is the true definition of owning.

Hobson on 13 October 2009
flagship said:
I've always thought that being truly hardcore came with an inherent understanding that you don't need to prove yourself.

Noone is trying to prove anything, we are just coming up with some criteria to make some sort of model, as humans do with just about anything in life.



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Riot Of The Blood on 13 October 2009

A strong passion for gaming makes a person hardcore.

That's it really. You can like whatever system or genre you want.



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WessleWoggle on 13 October 2009

Hardcore gamers are wasting good time that could be spend on ninja training or body conditioning.



RageBot on 13 October 2009

I am hardcore because I like games of all genres and times (even games with bad graphics lolz!) abd because I don't mind spending money on my hobby, buying old games that i've pirated and finished and don't mind byuing new games without a lot of replay value.



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