Gaming has long since become a culture of its own. This is a pretty beautiful thing, and as a result of it the gaming fandom has developed, as ExtraCreditz said; our own jokes, our own music, and our own heroes.
There is another thing we have too- and that is folklore. Mythologies and legends. These exist both within the society of gamers and within the games themselves! So I figure now might be a good time to step back and hold a discussion so people can share in the bedtime stories and campfire terrors of the hobby. How many gaming legends do you know?
One of the most famous examples of the last generation is the San Andreas 'Bigfoot' hunt. I myself encountered several articles on this in gaming magazines! Including a players own hunt-log in GamesMaster. Several (spoof) images were created to fuel the persuit, and many in game hints even suggested it was there. Such as a photograph of the beast itself! Many claim to have found the beast, but for the most part, people have accepted this was more of a wild goose chase.
http://gta.wikia.com/Bigfoot
A more recent candidate then, to desmonstrate just how quickly people can develop these myths. Does the name 'Herobrine' mean anything to you? In the game Minecraft a rumour began to circulate about a default-model character showing up in single player maps, messing around with terrain and leaving odd monuments everywhere. The character had no label and would vanish promptly (apparently quicker than you can say 'Screencap')
The story for Herobrine is an interesting one; suggesting conspiracy, spying and even...ghosts?
http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/User:Kizzycocoa/Herobrine
Of course, not all gaming legends turn out to be false. Within the first year of the release of 'Pokemon Red/Blue' rumours of a programming glitch began to circulate, but without the help of the internet to distinguish truth from falsity- and encourage peoples collective over-speculation. In 1999 Nintendo themselves addressed the rumours with the final truth- MISSINGNO EXISTS! And he was yours to catch if you dared to try... just be warned that it will likely delete yours save file and corrupt your graphics.
But, it's a very efficient levelling shortcut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MissingNo.
Those are the ones I can pull out of thin air, but there must certainly be more. Obscure stories are welcomed, does anyone want to step up to the campfire?
There is another thing we have too- and that is folklore. Mythologies and legends. These exist both within the society of gamers and within the games themselves! So I figure now might be a good time to step back and hold a discussion so people can share in the bedtime stories and campfire terrors of the hobby. How many gaming legends do you know?
One of the most famous examples of the last generation is the San Andreas 'Bigfoot' hunt. I myself encountered several articles on this in gaming magazines! Including a players own hunt-log in GamesMaster. Several (spoof) images were created to fuel the persuit, and many in game hints even suggested it was there. Such as a photograph of the beast itself! Many claim to have found the beast, but for the most part, people have accepted this was more of a wild goose chase.
http://gta.wikia.com/Bigfoot
A more recent candidate then, to desmonstrate just how quickly people can develop these myths. Does the name 'Herobrine' mean anything to you? In the game Minecraft a rumour began to circulate about a default-model character showing up in single player maps, messing around with terrain and leaving odd monuments everywhere. The character had no label and would vanish promptly (apparently quicker than you can say 'Screencap')
The story for Herobrine is an interesting one; suggesting conspiracy, spying and even...ghosts?
http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/User:Kizzycocoa/Herobrine
Of course, not all gaming legends turn out to be false. Within the first year of the release of 'Pokemon Red/Blue' rumours of a programming glitch began to circulate, but without the help of the internet to distinguish truth from falsity- and encourage peoples collective over-speculation. In 1999 Nintendo themselves addressed the rumours with the final truth- MISSINGNO EXISTS! And he was yours to catch if you dared to try... just be warned that it will likely delete yours save file and corrupt your graphics.
But, it's a very efficient levelling shortcut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MissingNo.
Those are the ones I can pull out of thin air, but there must certainly be more. Obscure stories are welcomed, does anyone want to step up to the campfire?
