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Game Suppli: vitamin supplements for gamers
by Dale North on 04.09.2008 32 comments

Game Suppli: vitamin supplements for gamers screenshot

As gamers, we have a sort of reputation for being unhealthy. I'm not saying that all of us slam bottles Mountain Dew and cram a slice of pizza in between rounds, but you know what I'm talking about. There's gamers out there than can use all the help they can get.

What would it take get a gamer to take a vitamin supplement? Telling him that it would help his or her game might do the trick, right? Maybe that was the idea behind Game Suppli, a vitamin supplement developed specifically for gamers.

Trends in Japan says that there are two varieties of this Japanese product. The Blueberry one is designed for long play and eye stamina, while the DHA variety is packed with omega-3 fatty acids to help improve concentration. They're being sold in packets of 30 for 880 yen, and are intended to be taken twice daily.

What do you think? Is it silly to think that little pills will improve your game? Or is this a trick to get unhealthy gamers to take their vitamins? What ever happened to Flintstone vitamins? The purple ones were good!  

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Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 04/09/2008 22:31

I probably still have an iron surplus in my body. I used to pop Flintstones vitamins like they were candy.
MrSadistic's Avatar
MrSadistic at 04/09/2008 22:35

wtf
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 04/09/2008 22:40

The phrase "a sucker born every minute" comes to mind.
unstoppablejuggernaut's Avatar
unstoppablejuggernaut at 04/09/2008 22:41

thats interesting being that you brain is essentially dha and adding it to your diet cant hurt
kaciesaurus's Avatar
kaciesaurus at 04/09/2008 22:41

these supplement people have been going nuts for years, trying to get anyone they can to use their products.

I always lump this sort of stuff into the same category as those magnetic bracelets and detox foot pads
Hoygeit's Avatar
Hoygeit at 04/09/2008 22:43

Balancing one's vitamin intake is fine (great it the long run I imagine) but unless its caffeine in a pill, I can't see much use gamers would have for these.
killatia's Avatar
killatia at 04/09/2008 23:05

whilw it obviously a gimmick i could use some extra vitamins in my diet.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 04/09/2008 23:11

Drugz
nintendoll's Avatar
nintendoll at 04/09/2008 23:14

These are not as awesome as gummy bear vitamins. Which, by the way, are also a clever ploy to get people to eat vitamins.
ceark's Avatar
ceark at 04/09/2008 23:20

I could probably use extra vitamins in my diet too. I eat mainly beef all the time.
tkyy's Avatar
tkyy at 04/09/2008 23:53

Game fuel in Japan?
Cokeman170's Avatar
Cokeman170 at 04/10/2008 00:02

fuck you guys, this shit is awesome. Im getting me some of these before my COD4 tournament.
protomark's Avatar
protomark at 04/10/2008 00:35

mmmmmm, market research.
Neonie's Avatar
Neonie at 04/10/2008 00:47

Haha I remember the purple flintstone vitamins :D
Aziel13's Avatar
Aziel13 at 04/10/2008 00:52

mmmm they look like supasatories
necrozen's Avatar
necrozen at 04/10/2008 01:26

To me they kinda looked like SD cards for some readon.

I say, if you want vitamins, eat them IN the food. It's healthier than those suppliments. My doctor told me you pee most of that out before it even gets in your body. Gives new meaning to pissing away your money.
pendelton21's Avatar
pendelton21 at 04/10/2008 02:10

They should have genre-specific suplements. Brain boosters for point-and-click, concentration supplements for FPSs, or something like that.
Orochi Borgieman's Avatar
Orochi Borgieman at 04/10/2008 02:40

Who needs puny tablets when I got Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator!
Amp's Avatar
Amp at 04/10/2008 04:26

Hoygeit:

Most of the more hardcore competitive players like to stay away from those "stimulants" like caffeine pills and energy drinks, mostly due to their tendency to onlu give you temporary energy and sacrifice a player's ability to concentrate and focus.

This product seems "legit" in that is IS the kinda stuff a competitive gamer would best be suited for using, but pointless to buy it anyway since I can go get some vitamins at my local Wal-Mart for probably half the price.
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar
Anus Mcphanus at 04/10/2008 05:32

There's loads of on going research that suggests that vitamin tablets in general don't work, especially the multivitamin ones.

I wouldn't bother with these simply because they just can't be absorbed into the body efficiently enough to see a real difference.
Baldheaded Monk's Avatar
Baldheaded Monk at 04/10/2008 05:46

I've heard--and I might do some experimentation myself--that this class of supplements called nootropics can boost one's mental abilities, and that might have some bleedthrough into reflexes and problem-solving that games require.
ironmanrules1333's Avatar
ironmanrules1333 at 04/10/2008 06:55

um no
Hoygeit's Avatar
Hoygeit at 04/10/2008 07:08

Hmm, point well taken Amp.
Doom Gaze's Avatar
Doom Gaze at 04/10/2008 08:19

Woo-hoo Flintstones Kids vitamins for gamers!!! When will the steroid abuse tribunals commence for those who beat DragonForce's Through The Fire And Flames on Expert for Guitar Hero III?
Psycho_Babble's Avatar
Psycho_Babble at 04/10/2008 09:26

I take friggin Glyconutrients and I still suck at Halo. lol
nintendoll's Avatar
nintendoll at 04/10/2008 12:49

@orondi

Who needs Brawndo when you have POWERTHIRST! You'll have 400 babies who can run faster than Kenyans.
Edge of Blade's Avatar
Edge of Blade at 04/10/2008 15:40

*replies with greasy face and small p___s*

You mean we don't?
HarassmentPanda's Avatar
HarassmentPanda at 04/10/2008 16:16

Stuff like this is so stupid. There was that "gaming performance enhancing drug" that came out too. What a waste.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 04/11/2008 02:06

It's probably good just because gamers eat like shit, but seeing as I eat pretty healthy, I don't really have any need for such an opportunistic product.
Orochi Borgieman's Avatar
Orochi Borgieman at 04/11/2008 05:41

@nintendoll

But only Brawndo can give me the strength of a speeding locomotive on fire full of crying babies!
nintendoll's Avatar
nintendoll at 04/11/2008 12:11

yes, but powerthirts comes in a rocketcan, in the flavor of Gun. You can plat bear-blasting, and win at sports, art, arson, and weddings.

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