Reverend_Smitty
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Sun Jan-27-08 01:08 AM
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The Nintendo Wii is evil! |
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I spent the better part of the evening playing that damned machine and I'm pretty sure that the muscle damage to my right arm that I sustained tonight trying to pitch a 90mph fastball or serve a tennis ball will be catching up with me in a few hours to the point that I don't think I will be able to lift up my arm. Already I've got that "dead" feeling to my arm. Of course after a solid hour of trying to be the next Nolan Ryan, I was told that it's really more about the wrist than anything...they just let me and my friend go on like that to make spectacles of ourselves...nice huh? So I guess its not the Wii that is evil, more like my friends and family!
The only plus was I did work up a good sweat
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Sun Jan-27-08 01:46 AM
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1. Brings Back Fond Memories |
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I bought it last year thinking the family would get some exercise. Took us about 5 minutes to learn we could play it from the couch and we do.
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Sun Jan-27-08 01:49 AM
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2. lol...once you've learned the secret, it gets much easier |
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Sun Jan-27-08 01:57 AM
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3. Yes, Your Arm Won't Hurt So Much |
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but your bottom may go numb.
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Sun Jan-27-08 02:02 AM
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5. I'm used to the bottom going numb |
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I play quite a bit of traditional video games :P
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Sun Jan-27-08 01:59 AM
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4. the Secrets of Wii (not to be confused with the Tao of Pooh) |
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Sun Jan-27-08 02:06 AM
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6. I'll have to read up on this a bit because I'm *not* a quitter! |
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I just have to wait until I recover
btw, welcome to DU :hi:
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Sun Jan-27-08 02:07 AM
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Hope all is well soon!
:hi:
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Sun Jan-27-08 02:15 AM
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8. just a bit of ibuprofen and I'll be square in a couple of days |
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Sun Jan-27-08 02:27 AM
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9. The modern version of "Nintendo thumb" |
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Sun Jan-27-08 02:31 AM
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10. That kind of injury makes me long for the days of "simpler" gaming |
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up, down, left, right, A, B, start, select were all you needed to have a good time
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Sun Jan-27-08 02:33 AM
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11. I haven't played anything more advanced than PS2... |
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I'm comfortable with that for now. :-)
"up up down down left right left right B A B A start" was always the magic trick for maximum Nintento fun!
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Sun Jan-27-08 02:40 AM
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12. PS2 is as far as I've got too |
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Guitar Hero twists my hands into a pretzel though
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Sun Jan-27-08 02:49 AM
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I really only played the "Call of Duty" series on it. And "Ace Combat 4". But mostly I was living the last "good" war we had.
Man, I want to get a real, Army-issue Garand one day.
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Sun Jan-27-08 02:46 AM
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13. I just got back from a Wii party. Or should I say Wii partii? |
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We had two wiis going at once. One had Wii Sports (mostly bowling, some tennis) the other had a variety of games. We played dodgeball about 30 times I think. It was a blast. We laughed ourselves silly and worked up a good sweat too. My right arm is sore as well.
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Sun Jan-27-08 02:54 AM
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15. I was surprised how competitive I got playing these games |
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I was playing tennis and was actually grunting while hitting the ball
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Sun Jan-27-08 03:00 AM
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16. It can't be helped. You should've heard us howling when we got smacked in the |
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face in Dodgeball (well, our characters got smacked in the face, anyway). You get so into it! It's such a blast.
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Sun Jan-27-08 12:07 PM
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17. It is a time-sucking device. |
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I have hurt myself playing it too. Guess I am too old!
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Sun Jan-27-08 12:14 PM
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18. It is! It took my soul and demands 100 Wii Points to give it back. n/t |
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