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Destructoid is a Game
Totally Tubular Thomas | 9:35 PM on 08.09.2008 28 comments




Picture unrelated, but awesome.


I haven't been blogging on this site for very long, but since I've started doing it more regularly, I've realized its a lot like some kind of big turn based game. We write blogs, post them and others comment. Our interactions through the posts cause different reactions, almost like causing a car crash in GTA IV. Reading other peoples blogs is like observing the outside world, we can choose to be lurkers and simply observe it or interact with it. I think this is the appeal of blogging for me, it's just like a videogame but with almost infinite interactions and outcomes. Why do you blog? Do you see it as a game?



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Jonathan Holmes's Destructoid Blog
I once wrote a song about this very topic, back when my name was Tron Knotts. Let me see if I can find it.
Tubatic's Destructoid Blog
All i know is that i'm 95 on the leaderboard, and I want to break the top 50 before 2009.

This place is serious business.

Also, I honestly blog to try to keep my writing skills semi-decent, and to try to connect with the people that I consider "my community"
MEE's Destructoid Blog
hum... i think your taking this a little bit too serious.

here is a funny picture to lighten the mood :


Urashima's Destructoid Blog
A big turn based game eh?

Urashima: <"Life is short...BURY! Stasis Sword!">

Totally Tubular Thomas takes 326 Damage from Urashima's Stasis Sword.

Your Move! >:o

Ura-
Totally Tubular Thomas's Destructoid Blog
@ Jonathan Holmes

Your song embodies my thoughts in truly awesome song form.
Totally Tubular Thomas's Destructoid Blog
@ Urashima

I am a Pokemon trainer! Our eyes met, so battle we must!

You are challenged by Pokemon Trainer Thomas

Trainer Thomas sent out MAGIKARP!

The foes MAGIKARP used Splash!

It's not very effective...
MechaMonkey's Destructoid Blog
I just use the "Flee" command a lot.
Clockwork's Destructoid Blog
I team kill. A lot.
Totally Tubular Thomas's Destructoid Blog
How do you increase your ranking on the leaderboards? Is it a combination of blogging and commenting numbers or frequency or what?
dephect's Destructoid Blog
@Tubatic

I am only 238 :(
Aurain's Destructoid Blog
If Destructoid is a turn based game, I'm Kefka.

Also, Pic is unrelated but definately Awesome.
F Whipple's Destructoid Blog
The only problem is the random battles every four steps
king3vbo's Destructoid Blog
Internets, serious business
Mxyzptlk's Destructoid Blog
The leaderboard rank is determined by a combination of your comments, forum posts, and how many people view/respond to your cblogs. If you're not an editor, then your rank is a pretty good indicator of how little of a life you have.
randombullseye's Destructoid Blog
I blog for a number of reasons, chief among them is that I'd love to work professionally for Destructoid. Perhaps just doing features or giving my thoughts about gaming and its associated culture. I think I could do it reasonably well. I'm here all day every day, so why not be officially recognized? I would love to have some official credibility and I think doing some contract work would give me that satisfaction. A man can dream can't he?

Another reason is to try to make some acquaintances. I've gotten to play xbox live games with a few people but no one has really gotten to know me. Not that I've opened up to anyone or would dare ask them to. I just feel that its nice having this sort of brotherhood with people of similar interest. I'm sure that some of you out there play video games all day and read comic books. That is if anyone is reading this, it is a rather too long, don't read worthy comment. I feel a good mocking or burn would be better than a TL;DR post. That seems rather uninspired. Use some imagination and creativity if you're going to play a gentlemens game of internet.

My other reason is inform people about things. Be it a silly direct to dvd movie or old video games people might have missed. I don't want to post stuff that someone else made, as tempting as it would be to say "here is this weeks zero punctuation that I had Jack nothing to do with, please love me," I would rather post original features. I'll only post something like that if it looks like no one else has or I feel something was particularly worth watching. As I did when I posted the Superman 64 episode of the video game nerd, I tried to start a discussion about DC video games. Often I try to aim for a "just the facts" approach.

Some people to seem think of me as an internet winner with my comments. I will admit some are more humorous than others. Generally I'll comment with tongue in cheek, but occasionally I will be a little more serious.

For the most part I'm looking to amuse myself. When I get a laugh out of something the depression dies down. If only a little bit. I've always been attracted to comedy. But of course, you wouldn't realize that reading anything I wrote. Now would you?

As anyone that has spoken to me realizes, I'm all over the place with the voices and goofy stuff. Hopefully tomorrow I'll find a proper computer microphone and try the podcast thing out. When I still believed college mattered I was pursuing a commucations degree so that I could be a brodcast journalist. No one told me I had a face for radio, but I have gotten compliments for some of my voices. I often mimic voices. My biggest complaint about voices is the lack of originality. Everyone does an impression of an impression. For example, Sean Connery. Everyone goes for the jeopardy sketch. While amusing for acquaintances, I would never do something like that professionally. I've some experience with stand up comedy and telecommunications, so I think I might do well with the podcasting.

As Mr. Mxyzptlk pointed out, most of your so called internet heroes don't leave their homes often. Various phobias or social anxiety would be my guess. I just don't sleep very often, so you'll often find me constantly online. I'm usually reading how stuff works or encyclopedia websites for information. My new thing to do is to listen to people talk
about video games, while I play video games. Its almost like having real friends. Except you're a lonely guy playing video games. All alone and sad. But hey, if you join a website like destructoid and comment, they might say your name and go on to say they'll play a game that you recommended.

Now that is why I joined destructoid, post blogs, and comments.

So will anyone else open up like I did? Its okay Cornelius, you can cry too.
Totally Tubular Thomas's Destructoid Blog
Wow randombullseye I've never had someone quite open up like that in a comment. How old are you anyway?
Totally Tubular Thomas's Destructoid Blog
also, WALL OF TEXT

randombullseye's Destructoid Blog
I'm in my twenties.

Also its a GREAT wall of text.


hpv's Destructoid Blog
You're damn right it's like a game. I'm currently working on the "Go fuck yourself" trophy at the moment. It's a Gold trophy so it's pretty tough, especially since they patched the exploit where you could just grind luc bernard to get it.

@randombullseye: It certainly is a Great Wall of Text. Pretty sure you can see that comment from space.
Totally Tubular Thomas's Destructoid Blog
What happens when said Jenga tower falls?
dephect's Destructoid Blog
GTFO, I OWNED YOU.
Y0j1mb0's Destructoid Blog
Good Lord randombullseye!! That has got to be one of the longest comments I stopped reading halfway through!!
McSnow's Destructoid Blog
I WONS THE DESTRUCTOIDS!
roland9000's Destructoid Blog
Randombullseye i like your style, and agree trying to 'grow' the gaming community can only be a good thing.

'internet winner' made me laugh.
TrailerParkJesus's Destructoid Blog
lol @ Mxyzptlk
Fleet3000's Destructoid Blog
this is epic win.


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Location: Eudlo, Australia
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I play any game I can get my hands on, but I have a very short attention span for them.

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