HIPSTER RUNOFF

Hey yall. As yall know, I spend most of my time on the internet, but sometimes I like to escape 2 a different reality by playing some video games. Decided to 'smoke a bowl of marijuana cigarettes' and unwind by playing this new chill game. Had to go on a 'mission.'

Damn. This game seems 'mad violent.' Like stuff that they use to train terrorists/miscellaneous evil people in the world who do things like 'shoot up high schools/colleges/work places.' I wonder if it is good to have progressive games like this. Do u think they offer 'truly sick people' a reality where they can enact their rage, or is it more of an incubator for terrible I.R.L. things 2 happen? Sometimes I feel happy that some of the most 'fucking pathetic' people in society are lost in a world of video games, pornography, and Doritos/Hot Pockets. It makes me happy that they live indoors, and don't even know what it feels like when the sun hits their skin. Feel like they get most of their perspectives on the world from movies like 'The Matrix' and other ideologically-charged action scifi movies.

Do u think it would be sweet to play a video game with these scenarios?

• driving a UHAUL with a bomb up to a federal building and 'blowing that shit up'
• going on a serial killer type of spree where u rape/murder/bury bodies beneath ur house
• flying planes into buildings
• backpack bombing public areas
• shooting up a school and having 2 kill over 50% of the students
• trying to ignite a bomb on a commercial airliner

I wonder if video games are 'better than ever.' Maybe this is the type of stuff that all humans want 2 do, but now we finally have a realm where it is safe 2 do it.

Maybe all humans want the same things.  Maybe we just want 2 cum at all costs.

Just want a room full of vaginas to make love to.

Need a way to take out my tween angst.

So many different video games. Wonder which 1 I would be if I 'loved video games.' Feel like I might either be a tween who plays a Nintendo DS, and has digital friends/pets/possessions in a simulated world, or maybe just an old person who plays Wii to battle Alzheimer's/depression/arthritis/diabetes.

Wish more video games brought humans 2gether, instead of promoting the killage of humans.

Want to connect with my local retirement community scene, coming together, celebrating our last years on Earth.

Feeling confused. At the beginning of this post, I thought video games were terrible for humanity, but then by the end of my internet research, I determined that there are positive uses for video game simulated technology. I feel like we need to promote human connections, but it would also be acceptable to round up the major threats to society, and allow them to get most of their life experiences in a simulated version of a violent reality.

It seems like if we programmed some sort of violent video game that took 40-100 years to beat, we could really save a lot of communities/international relations. Just want 2 live forever, and eliminate violence.

Not sure abt video games.
Do yall know of any video games that are safe/violent?
Are video games a 'waste of time'?
Do u know if we could build some sort of system where we plug human brains into a hyper-reality, but actually use their body heat to create the energy that powers the computers that run our society?
Are video games 'the master art' since they combine all elements of modern art?

Previous Video Game Coverage
Game Boy Necklace Blipster....
Beatles Rock Band = ghey
Landing in the Hudson River video game

This is a post about the Beatles 'selling out' and licensing a videogame.

I remember when I was young, my parents were the people who taught me about good music. Unlike most people, my parents 'actually listened to good music.' That's why I still like good independent music today, because it sounds like old stuff that has timeless pop sensibilities. I feel excited to reconnect with this iconic band+my parents. Think it will bring us closer 2gether somehow. Might even make them a mix CD of 'stuff I listen 2.' Might make them listen to Panda Bear since they liked the Beach Boys.

I recently discovered the game ROCK BAND when I was walking down the hallway of my dormitory floor. I saw a group of bros with the door open 'having a great time' playing original music. But then I realized they weren't actually creating the music themselves, it was actually a 'sweet ass game' where u pressed buttons along with a kewl guitar rock song. I tried to play it, but I wasn't very good because I had never heard the Nickelbacks/RageAgainstheMachines b4.

Hopefully I can 'practice more' with this game since if I buy it, it will mean that I 'care about music' and 'history' and that I like to have fun and listen to kewl music from any generation. Definitely going to buy THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND video game.

Maybe this is why our parents loved the Beatles so much. Maybe they knew that their songs would last 4ever, eventually ending up in some 'sweet ass' video game that 'doesn't promote musicianship', 'the spirit of music', but primarily highlights the fact that bands are 'brands' which 'create art' that can be protected and licensed out whenever u need some more money.

Feel jealous of bands with megabrands. Feel like they just need 1.5 memorable albums, then can just 'cash it in' 4ever or something. Feel like it's hard for young people to 'authentically enjoy music' because we enjoy aligning ourselves' with brands and criticism more than any of the 'more organic' elements of music. I don't think that is 'a bad thing' but feel like it turns good artists into a 'hokey experience' when 'too many ppl start 2 suck their dicks.' Like a concert will become a high priced show where people 'act the way that they think they are supposed to act.'

I feel sad that John Lennon isn't alive to 'greenlight this shit.' Feel like he had a lot of brand integrity, and would have said 'fuck no.'

Can't believe this is the band that our parents loved. They seem 'really video gamey' to me. Like a crappy band from the popular internet sensation SECOND LIFE/the Sims/World of Warcraft. Not even sure if I like the Beatles after hearing them for the first time [via this video game].

Does n e 1 know the difference between 'Guitar Hero' and 'Rock Band'? They both seem 2 be branded '4 fucking losers.'

Do yall think that Sir Paul McCartney is 'rolling around in his grave'?
Do u think that they will have songs from when the Beatles 'did a lot of drugs'?
Will u get to fingerbang Yoko Ono with a drumstick/guitar fret, or something?
Will u get 2 divorce Heather Mills?
Will u get 2 fire Ringo Starr?
Is WINGS better than The Beatles?
Do u think they will ever have a bloghouse guitar hero/rockband? I feel like there is most likely to be an 'indie' one with a bunch of Arcade Fire / Interpol /Of Montreal type of stuff.
Do u think that these music games are 'fucking ghey'?
Are video games the only way for musicians to make money nowadays now that no1 buys music/cds/mp3s?
Would u rather 'jerk off' for 3 hours than 'get good at playing fake instruments'?
Do u wish u could have been in a good band back when memes weren't distributed on the internet, therefore making every band-related-meme seem 'larger than life'?

Sort of think that the sports Guitar Hero ad was better, since it featured 4 athletes who 'I can relate 2'. All 4 bros trying to 'seem normal', but it is 'very impossible' for them to do since they aren't humans--they are megabrands.

Kobe Bryant - a guy with a contrived personality, and a hollow interior.
Michael Phelps - a bro who loves to smoke and fuck bitches with huge titties
Alex Rodriguez - a bro who wanted to 'move to NYC' and then took steroids to be the greatest of all time.
Tony Hawk - a cool dad who just wants to chill and extend his xtreme skateboarding brand

Just want 2 be great enough to have a brand that lasts for 20-50 years, and then have some sort of 'blasphemous' tribute that signifies that my brand is still identifiable/marketable even though new technologies have changed the world and the way that people consume my brand.

I want to 'sell out' in modern ways.

Meme hijack via pedestrian.tv

Feel like u've proven that ur a meme worth blogging about if some1 makes an 8bit video game about you, possibly for their final exam grade at the community technical college that they are attending. In the game, u r a Daft Punk robot who has 2 steal back samples/records from Justice. Feel like if I were a blogger from the year 2k7 (the golden era of electro/bloghouse), my head would have 'exploded' from this meme. Think that this game is more fun/worth ur time than Electroma.

Here is my feedback/'constructive criticism' for the game:

• Enable weapons, including electro lightning bolts
• Utilization of the Daft Punk sound pyramid as a 'home base'
• Show France experiencing some sort of Earth quake
• Have manager of both bands "Busy P" get 'held hostage' or use him as a gimmick in the story line
• Make both forces come together to fight against Australia in the electro war
• Have the band 'assassinate' another non-electro band, or something
• involve Obama/ Osama Bin Laden
• Have a level where u have 2 'take down electrosnark bloggers'/have 2 navigate through

After u play the game, feel free 2 leave ur suggestions.

Damn. Sort of would be 'pissed' if some1 stole all my samples.

Kinda hope this game 'gets green lit' for a Wii/Playstation/Xbox version so that I can sue them [via usage of the original HRO term 'electro war']

Play game at website.

WHAT DO YALL THINK OF THIS GAME?
THINK IT WILL BE BIGGER THAN GUITAR HERO/GTA/NBA JAM/ THE SIMPSONS ARCADE GAME?

In the future, will all bands have video games instead of 'albums'/'EPs'/'myspace pages'?
do u think 1 day a band will make music from 8bit video game chips?

Daft Punk

Buzzband, DJ

Daft Punk is a French House band that 'peaked' with discovery.

Lists: past their prime, French, electro, critical darlings, alternative tenure

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Photo via Facehunter

Yall. Just saw this blipster wearing a necklace with a Game Boy on it. I wasn't born when these gadgets were around, but I know that they were a pretty big deal. Kinda weird when people apply the whole 'vintage' mindset 2 technology. U assume that things 'continue 2 get better', but some people prefer aesthetics from the past. Kinda weird.

What portable gaming device would u use as a necklace?
a) PSP
b) Nintendo DS
c) Gameboy
d) Gameboy colour
e) Game Gear
f) blue Game Gear
g) Portable DVD player
h) Tamagachis
i) an iPhone with no music or service, but just games
j) a Super Nintendo tied around ur neck
k) a Wii controller
l) the band 'the Ataris'
m) Choose.Your.Own.Response

Hope that the increased demand for these old machines doesn't make the price go up. Need 2 get a good deal on ebay.

Previous HRO video game analysis
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/03/i-am-thinking-about-buying-a-new-video-game-because-it-looks-cool.html

I don't 'get' people who are really into video games. Maybe I'm just different because I think real life is fun, so sometimes it is like playing a video game, or something. I view every day as a gift and an opportunity. Don't understand why u would spend hours per day in front of a screen pretending that ur some1 ur not, just to accomplish these arbitrary goals. After u 'beat' a video game, do u feel more 'accomplished'? Do u call ur family and tell them that u 'won'? If ur just going 2 go back 2 ur computer 2 beat off, then u should probably just 'beat off' then start ur day/get a real job+real life commitments & relations that keep u from wasting hours in front of a 'sweet ass TV screen.'

But recently I saw this game that I think I might actually buy

It has really bad ass graphics, and it looks so lifelike. The engineers who developed this are amazing, because there are so many factors that make the game basically feel like 'real life.' Every thing is so raw, and real. I just appreciate realism in video games. Just a lot of action, humanity, and challenges that are similar to the challenges in real life, except they present an opportunity to have multiple chances at a 'life or death' situation.

I wish I could be a 'gamer' and really unite with a network of people who I know in real life and not in 'real' life. I wish I could engage in teambuilding experiences. I wish I could share the beauty of gaming with people who are addicted to getting NEW information instantaneously on the internet. If only they could see that there is a value in escaping from 'the real world.' Who needs to know everything right away? Who needs to be so connected? I want to be a gamer. I want to take breaks from 'internet reality' and accomplish goals and missions in an environment that was created by AZN engineers who work in a free spirited workplace.

I do not need human contact, nor do I need relationships.

I can be the person who I want 2 b.

I am comfortable with who I am.

Do yall play 'video games'/'computer games'?
Are there any ones that are authentic?
Are video games 'for losers'?
Do u 'get' people who engage in 'rpgs'?
Should I download 'games' on to my iPhone?
Do people with portable video game devices over the age of 12 need to 'grow the fuck up'?
Do kids who play their lil vidgame thingies in public need to get better parents?
Is the Wii a 'gimmick'?

Have u ever lost multiple years of ur life playing Oregon Trail / Ski Free / Minesweeper / Street Fighter II / Zelda / Shaq Fu ?