**Warning** Long and winding read ahead!!

There are many threads about which console is better, which exclusives are better and of course why a particular consoles fan base sucks butt. Now, I haven't kept my feelings secret when it comes to which console I prefer, it's the Etch-A-Sketch of course! Seriously, I love all three, they all have their fair share of great titles and amazing features, just as they all have their fair share of crap. I can't say I understand all this bickering back and fourth as to which console is the best, it doesn't really make sense to me. I am always up for a good debate, there's nothing wrong with that, but this topic is just getting stale.

Most of us suffer from what I like to call "bumper sticker syndrome"! We put all of our opinions/beliefs on our bumpers, that way the people driving behind us will know first hand that the driver of the booger green Daewoo with the muffler dragging on the road and with the garbage bag for a window, is against abortion! In the grand scheme of things does it matter, no, it just makes me want to ram into the back of your car for bothering me with your feelings (I swear I'm not a violent person). What I'm saying may sound crazy, especially since I'm posting it on a video game forums page, which we all know is about expressing your opinions. However, that's not what my beef is about, it's about an argument that makes no sense and as we all know is getting really old. We are gamers we should be getting along, like the famous poet Rodney King said, "Can't we all just get along?" If you like rollercoaster, do you only ride the coasters made by a certain company, or do you enjoy each one on it's own merit?

If I only owned a PS3, I would want to talk to an Xbox 360/Wii owner about what games he/she is playing, not fight with them about who sucks butt or not. When I was younger if one of my friends owned a different console than I did, we didn't fight about which one was better, we spent time over each other's houses playing the crap out of both of them. Again, this is another reason why technology is changing gaming sometimes for the worse, not many of the "new school" gamers have real friends who they hang out with, their core group of associates mainly consist of people they met in cyberspace. I would even goes as far to say they don't know their "friends" real names, they know Bob as KillerMackDeathSlayer 7 or something similar. Kids don't even knock on their friends front doors anymore to see if their home, they wait to see the words "online" appear by their screen names! The whole going to your friend's house to hang out is a thing of the past, kind of like the dinosaurs!

I know not everyone can afford all three, honestly I was one of those people, but I took my time and researched and eventually found great deals on all three, so today I am fortunate enough to own them all. With that being said, I would assume the people who could only afford one, need to fight for that particular console to justify their purchase and in some crazy way make themselves feel better about who they are. I could see if you worked for that company, or if by some way you're a professional entertainer and are endorsing that brand, or even if your console of choice saved your life or something, then by all means stand by your brand! However, any other reasons should be thrown out the window, and you should just get back to enjoying gaming, not debating.

So, I'm suggesting we do something to spice it up and at the same time finally solve the age old question, "which console is the best"! Here's what I'm thinking, we get together Lord of the Flies style and battle it out for console supremacy. All the fanboys of a particular console gather together and pick their strongest male, or most masculine female depending on who shows up that day, to engage in the battle royale. Now, duct tape your console of choice to a Wiffle Ball bat for your weapon, super glue the disks of your consoles exclusives all over your body for protection, then when the bell rings we fight to the death! Last console standing is the best and we can now avoid any more of these posts in the future, who's in!

We could even see if Mario is available to be the guest referee, he has the experience, remember Mike Tyson's Punch-Out? By the way, before you ask, yes I was dropped on my head as a kid and I'm sure my off the wall ramblings is a result of that.

Michael

As I was playing Gauntlet for the NES, Thor (the warrior) was getting mauled by all those bastard enemies and feeling almost dead, he then ran into a ham dinner and felt a lot better. Now, I myself was feeling almost dead and pretty worn out from the night before, so realizing the healing powers of the ham dinner I started craving it.

I then realized I was just influenced by a video game and I started to panic! It starts with craving the ham because of Gauntlet, and then I'll want to play football because of Madden or worse yet deliver, newspapers like Paperboy!

Does anyone know if there's some sort of "anonymous" meeting for this kind of thing, you know like what the alcoholics have? Speaking of alcoholics, why is it when they're drinking and acting the fool they make sure everyone is aware of them, however when they feel it's time to get help they do it anonymously? Nothing personal towards any alcoholic who may read this I am just wondering. Besides I have a couple of druncles in my family just like many others do. However we all know it's not always uncles that like to get their drunk on, sometimes its aunts, so to be fair some people have alcoholaunts!

Sorry for getting side tracked, back to my original question, what do I do? I feel as if I'm trying to conceal the fact that I'm a werewolf and the full moon is about to show its face. I'm not talking about the sexy Twilight kind of werewolf either, I mean the older out of shape kind, and where the only way I could jump up in the air was if I had a trampoline!

Michael

Of course not because I don't want to live, but because I suck at video games now!

I remember when the NES was the gaming system to have, I could kick butt at any game right out of the box, with no help whatsoever. During the time of the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis I was a butt kicker too, without a doubt. It was actually during the Sega Dreamcast, N64 and PS1 days, where I could tell I was starting to slip, but I could still hang with the big dogs. I really started feeling myself going downhill during the Nintendo Gamecube and PS2 era; however I remained steadfast that I wasn't losing my touch, you know the denial stage of life. Now, with the Xbox 360, PS3 and the Wii I find myself breaking out my glasses just to see, sometimes feeling dizzy just because of the camera movement and taking a lot more time to beat these games then I would back in my heyday!

I'm also getting my butt kicked by people who sound like Eddie Murphy did back in the 80's, but on helium. These kids all use this new internet/video game language which goes right over my head, like why am I a "noob" if I use the grenade launcher in Call of Duty? It's not as if I'm hacking or doing something underhanded to access it, it's available at the main menu! That and isn't the point to kill the opposing team, so what's the difference if I do it with a bullet or a grenade, trust me either way I'm not much of a threat.

I talk to people now who comment about friends they play with, of course I assume a buddy sitting on the couch next to them, but they're referring to someone they never saw in person and have only met online. Why do people say "LOL" instead of actually laughing, or "BRB" instead of saying I'll be right back, is it a way of being cool? I can completely understand doing those things through text messages or IM, but in real life, come on man!

I don't really have an issue with any of these things. Just like all old people I like to complain about the new generation and of course tell longwinded stories, as I'm sure you can tell by this post alone. I'll play video games until the day I die, I'll be gray and wrinkled, using a walker and wearing Depends, all the while still playing video games. The good side of getting old is I'll have my walker if I do get dizzy, my Depends so if I need to use the bathroom I don't have to stop playing and if I do poorly or if the game sucks, I'll forget about it in a couple of minutes as if it never happened.

I have to run out to the store now and pick up some Bengay-mer for my aches and pains! I know lame, but in my defense I am old and losing my mind!

Michael