Honestly. Do you tell people you meet in real life that you are a gamer?

[ParanoiaDragon]

Paranoia, sounds like you're from the south.  I'm sorry man.  I'm so, so sorry.

If you're talking about Southern California, then you're correct!

[Turbo D]

Whoa cool dude, I'm from SoCal too! 

[SNKNostalgia]

When I talk about the Neo Geo whether they heard of it or not, they look at me like I am either crazy or like I am a complete bad-ass.    Well, not really. I do get funny reactions from gamers and non-gamers. It is too bad that a lot of people around my age that play a decent amount of games actually don't know what the Neo Geo and even the TG-16 is. I'll mention Samurai Shodown, KOF, Metal Slug, Bonk, and get a blank stare from them.

When it comes to girls in the day, I made a dumb mistake of showing my being a gamer in early high school, haha. Lets just say it was not the smartest thing to do in those days. Once I hit Junior College it was accepted. My girlfriend when I was 19 actually enjoyed hanging out and watching us friends talking smack and beating each others asses on Tekken and 2D fighters.

Nowadays, a lot of girls can't stand watching guys playing Halo multiplayer all the time. Guitar Hero and other Wii fun type games, they don't mind so much. This one hot girl I know plays Mario Kart 64 like it is the greatest game ever, and she is no fun to play as she plays it 100% perfect. It is funny how the newer generation works. It seems like video games didn't become accepted by everyone until the PS1-PS2 days. I think the more interactive and somewhat realistic 3D additions had a lot to do with it.

[Keranu]

Don't forget that men and women weren't necessarily divided when it came to the early days of console gaming. It was the new kind of toy back then and wasn't really targeted to anyone specifically, so the Atari commercials and such often depicted families playing games together.

[CrackTiger]

Don't forget that men and women weren't necessarily divided when it came to the early days of console gaming. It was the new kind of toy back then and wasn't really targeted to anyone specifically, so the Atari commercials and such often depicted families playing games together.

Back in the day, my brother and I had to wait until our parents would give us a turn on the Intellivision.

[Turbo D]

I remember my Mom always hogging the Super Nintendo, lol. She'd play games like Zelda and Gaia. Sometimes her and my Dad would race on TopGear!

[Rainbow_Bright]

 I play games, I mean if you are my friend, you know I love my pc engine!

(Am I meant to hide my neo geo and pc engines when someone comes round to my house? They are my babies!)

[atr3yu]

Everyday as it is all I really like to talk about. A few listen most don't but I am just hoping one day I will find someone who enjoys games like me in the flesh. Heck it is how I met my wife playing Perfect Dark And we have been together for 9 years