# If your life was a videogame, which would it be? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 9, 2007, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216 "2007-03-09T04:08:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Carnacki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Carnacki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnacki)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/21 "2007-03-09T23:57:27Z")
I like my videogames like I like my women: antialiased and with a secret cow level. Wait, what was the question? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/22 "2007-03-10T00:14:44Z")
_Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball_. ---
**Author:** ![T\_SQUARE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@T\_SQUARE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T_SQUARE)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/23 "2007-03-10T00:22:14Z")
Final fight. I always feel healthier after eating a turkey dinner I find on the ground. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/24 "2007-03-10T00:31:09Z")
_Leisure Suit Larry_, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/25 "2007-03-10T03:32:26Z")
On a good day, Cabbage Patch Kids on Coleco Vision. On a bad day, Snafu on Atari. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/26 "2007-03-10T03:42:04Z")
Definitely the _Commander Keen_ series. Constantly finding myself in bizarre and uncomfortable situations that I’m essentially at fault for creating through my own “ingenuity.” ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/27 "2007-03-10T05:02:04Z")
Whats the difference? In the grand scheme of things, they are all pointless and fleeting. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/28 "2007-03-10T06:36:01Z")
Normal day: Tetris. Bad day: Silent Hill. ---
**Author:** ![MrFantsyPants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/29 "2007-03-10T22:45:01Z")
[Harry, the Handsome Executive](http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/harry/), except without the ‘handsome’ part. ---
**Author:** ![Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/30 "2007-03-11T02:39:26Z")
Me= PONG too old fashioned, slow, and out of date, but still considered and even respected for being the start of something big… Regards FML ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/31 "2007-03-11T03:05:12Z")
Zork the whole series. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/32 "2007-03-11T03:11:22Z")
[QUOTE=Regallag\_The\_Axe] Hmmmm… Is there a game where you wander around for about a year trying to figure out what to do next? [/QUOTE] Myst? ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/33 "2007-03-11T04:46:55Z")
Probably _Duke Nukem Forever_. ---
**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/34 "2007-03-11T04:58:23Z")
Rollercoaster Tycoon Whenever I’m in a crowd, I feel like I’m in that game. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/35 "2007-03-11T05:16:18Z")
[_E.T._](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_%28Atari_2600%29) for the Atari 2600. ---
**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/36 "2007-03-11T05:25:55Z")
BioShock. In a very direct sense, since I’m working on it 60-70 hours a week these days. -P ---
**Author:** ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/37 "2007-03-11T05:49:29Z")
Mhhh…God of War? But Kratos is really miserable… ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/38 "2007-03-11T06:04:14Z")
Everquest. I’m constantly going from one goal to the next without actually ever achieving anything except maybe the occasional new shiny dagger. And yet I can’t seem to stop. All this EQ living makes me want to go all Final Doom, though. I need some quality time with a shotgun and a room full of imps. ---
**Author:** ![Stalky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@Stalky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stalky)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216/39 "2007-03-11T06:55:12Z")
_Harvest Moon_… But that’s what I get for living in a rural community \>\< [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-life-was-a-videogame-which-would-it-be/395216.md?page=1)