[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Neo

The DS embarrasses me, but my PSP not so much. Looks kinda like an iPhone or an iPod.

I should have asked this earlier, but where in God's name did you get a PSP that looks even remotely like an iPhone or an iPod?

Originally Posted by Angrist

Well it's not just girls you know. Maybe it's that I'm not really content with my hobby myself. I feel like a huge nerd for having put 45 hour into Pokémon Sapphire in just 2.5 weeks. I'm ashamed of having played 72 days of World of Warcraft.

I wouldn't want a girlfriend who played as much games as I did a few years back. And I've always said that I don't want a girl who plays WoW. I need somebody to compensate for my hobby, someone to make me realize I don't need games all that much.

I didn't mean to turn this thread into some kind of psychological analysis, but since you asked...

It seems to me that you just need to cut down on your gaming time.

Originally Posted by Teuthida

Hey me too. Which is probably the only time I've played my DS in public other than being on a plane. I just prefer reading books on the bus and subway.

My ex-girlfriend plays my DS (which she's still in possession of and has been for over a year now) on the bus and subway I know. In fact I've seen quite a number of girls playing DS's in public. Guys seem to play (or watch or listen to) PSPs more than DS's. Probably for the reason Neo gave. Cellphone gaming is equal among the sexes.

I'll admit that I'm more likely to have reading material with me while taking a train or a bus, though I'd still take video games with me on occasion. If I'm on a plane, you better believe I'll have my DS and/or GBA-SP with me. That, and a portable DVD player and a portable CD player and an MP3 player. When you come right down to it, there have been times where I've been on a plane and played video games and listened to music at the same time.

I've never seen any girls play a DS in public, but I've seen guys play with a DS, and guys play with a PSP. I've never bothered to consider the ratio though. I've never seen anyone play games on their cell phones out in public though.

Originally Posted by BreakABone

I've played my DS at the court house as well.
They have you wait an insanely long ass time.
I had to go for I believe 2 days before I even got into the courtroom to possibly be picked.

I've also brought a book to read when I was waiting to be picked as a potential juror. So I'm not all about the video games.

You know one place I've played my GBA-SP? Outside of a doctor's office. It was just me, this senior couple, and the doctor's assistant behind the desk who looked like she'd be older than me. I still felt absolutely no shame whatsoever.

Now that was a specialist I was seeing that time. As for my primary care doctor, I shouldn't look foolish in front of her if she saw me playing my DS or GBA-SP while waiting for her to see me. When I saw her this one time, she had asked me if I play video games, and I told her yes. She said that they're a good way for honing my eye coordination and stimulating my brain functions and all that.


Here's one other thing you guys ought to take into consideration. I brought up this discussion at another board, and this guy responded with this:
I feel more ashamed when dumb people killing other people and blaming it on video games for the crime; then playing handheld video games out in public.

I'll also say that one circumstance that I wouldn't suggest playing on a portable video game device, is when you're at a formal event.