This is Refused Classification, Destructoid's 100% Unofficial Aussie Dtoid Podcast for blokes and shielas.
Non-Aussies are more than welcome to listen in too, we won't judge you.
Episodes are recorded fortnightly and feature discussion on the many facets of being an Australian gamer, we also feature swearwords, alcohol consumption and funny accents.
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There comes a time in everybodies life where they must accept the fact that they are outdated, aging and moving ahead in life. It is a natural occurrence that allows the younger generation to step forward and assume the role of the up-and-coming parents, guardians and safe keepers.
Many people loose track of their younger selves as this occurs and feel that they need to grow up. Shifting their interests to a more mature category...such as wine and cheese nights with friends instead of getting pissed in the back yard on a cask of cheap goon.
William Blake is here to inform us on his generation of gaming and recreational activities, and we (Refused Classification) are here to exploit his past and try to bring him up to date with the latest generations choice of fun. We hope you enjoy the first of what we hope to be many episodes through Destructoid.
For now, we feel you should first get to know the man who will attempt to bridge the gap between the old and the new, in terms of generational differences and gaming. We present to you...William Blake
Stay tuned for next week, where William Blake will make his first attempt on playing the Xbox360 and give us his impressions.
P.S - I wrote this entirely while taking a shit P.P.S - Feel free to thrown us some suggestions on games William Blake should try out
LOL! This should be interesting to watch! My husband is 52 and just took up gaming when he was 50... he'd never gamed on a console before and like Gamer Dad, his only previous experience was Asteroids at the arcade in his youth!
(it really does seem to be quite a learning curve for older adults new to gaming... I still remember seeing my husband sniping in Killzone and someone walked up to him and shot him point blank in the face and he was yelling about "how can he see me when I'm invisible!" I looked at him and said "the screen wasn't blue, you weren't invisible... did you turn your invisibility on?" He looked back at me and said "you have to turn it on?"
It turns out that with the Assault class having permanent armor, he figured that both disguise and invisibility were also permanent (until you moved)... and had been playing those classes without ever using the actual class perk... so sniping and thinking he was invisible ... and running around thinking he was disguised!! All I could think of was "NOOB!!" LOL!)
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Go Mr. Blake...
GO DINKEY TOY!!!
That would be awesome.
What's that wii game that's like jenga. Should play that.
(it really does seem to be quite a learning curve for older adults new to gaming... I still remember seeing my husband sniping in Killzone and someone walked up to him and shot him point blank in the face and he was yelling about "how can he see me when I'm invisible!" I looked at him and said "the screen wasn't blue, you weren't invisible... did you turn your invisibility on?" He looked back at me and said "you have to turn it on?"
It turns out that with the Assault class having permanent armor, he figured that both disguise and invisibility were also permanent (until you moved)... and had been playing those classes without ever using the actual class perk... so sniping and thinking he was invisible ... and running around thinking he was disguised!! All I could think of was "NOOB!!" LOL!)
This should be fun!
We will make him a gamer yet!