The Gamer Gift Guide for the Forgotten Gamer

So there are plenty of gift guides out there. Some for the gamer, some for the girl gamer… but what about those groups of friends that everyone forgets? We all have some sort of need, so here’s a last minute gift guide for those gamers who usually get forgotten – because no one thinks that they are gamers at all!
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Everyone knows at least one music enthusiast. You know the one… the one who thinks good music hasn’t existed since the 70′s and that he or she was totally born in the wrong decade since their deep souls can’t connect with any of the trivial drivel that’s released nowadays. We’re looking at you, William Bibbiani! Obviously, there’s only one gift for these people…
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<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>Sure, they might not like all… or any of the music on the disc, but at least they can download all of the Grateful Dead tracks and tell everyone how they’re infinitely better than everything else on the set list. And if all else fails, they can spend all day on Internet message boards telling everyone how their taste is so much better than everyone else’s. After all, there’s no better gift than an extended e-peen.
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<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>Some gamers won’t be happy with Rock Band though, but that’s no fault of yours. It’s only because the songs are in English. We all know that the best songs are in languages we can’t understand with a few poorly pronounced English words thrown in. That way, they don’t have to pretend to sing the WHOLE song. Chances are these Japanese culture obsessed gamers would have a DS, so I’ve got the perfect gift in mind.
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<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>Osu! Takake! Ouendan! The rhythm game for the DS that directly inspired Elite Beat Agents might be a bit hard to find, but it will be well worth it when you see their face light up at the sight of the kanji they could never hope to read. Just be prepared to listen to horribly butchered Japanese lyrics whenever you’re around them for the next few months…
<h2 style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>The Weeaboo Gamer</h2>
<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>So music games are fine and dandy, but not everyone wants to spend their gaming time with music. That’s what iPods are for, right? But what about the otaku gamer that wants something more? Ask yourself this: does the person have a Japanese alter ego who happens to be a forum role playing master? Is anything dubbed, translated or scripted in English inferior to the Japanese release in every way unless it’s fansubbed by a bootlegger with a loose understanding of both languages? And do they constantly try to convince you that Bleach is better than Naruto? Don’t fret, I’ve got their gift too.
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<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>Jump Super Stars is another fairly hard to find import, but imagine the total nerdgasm they’ll experience at the thought of Goku going toe to toe with Ichigo or Luffy and Naruto finally settling who’s better between pirates and ninjas, (watching Yugi own Vegeta with trading cards is great in itself.) And the best part is that there’s hardly a lick of English, so they might have a hard time figuring out how to unlock new characters, but at least they won’t have to lower themselves to the English viewer’s level of inferiority. Believe it!
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<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>Let’s face it, not everyone who shares our passion for games can be studs like us here. Sadly, some unfortunate souls have only had interaction with the ladies if they were animated and plastered on a pillow. A good friend would step in and help, but luckily, it’s easy to mix gaming with dating.
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<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>Sakura Wars for Wii and PS2 combines everything this gamer could want. Mech battles with the fate of the world in the balance and a group of beautiful women who will fall for him if he makes the right moves. Your team becomes stronger depending on your relationships with them, so there’s extra incentive for treating them right. And besides, at least these ladies won’t be put off by the odor of potato chips and basement.
<h2 style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>The Younger Sibling</h2>
<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>Some might think it’s a bad idea to buy a young sibling a game for Christmas. They’re probably already bugging you enough to play the ones you own. While you do run a risk of addicting them to your passion even more, I think it’s fair to share every once in awhile. So without any further ado…
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<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>Clock Tower 3 will potentially scar them. As a school girl who has no real weapons to speak of, she’s constantly hunted down be freaky, grotesque serial killers who are waiting for their first chance to bludgeon or stab her to death. Sure, it might not be appropriate, but with any luck, they’ll never want to touch a video game again and you can play in peace. And besides, it’s only about $5 now, so at least it’s cheap.
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<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>Not everyone lives at home anymore, so at that point the scare tactic above won’t work on a roommate. Most of them will borrow your stuff without asking and end up taking up your space at the most inopportune times. It’s practically a marriage! So what can you do to spread a little Christmas cheer while flipping this scenario in your favor?
<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: center; “><img src=”http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/www.ign.com/5703/2010/12/vanquish-cover.jpg” alt=”Vanquish Cover” width=”260″ height=”365″ />
<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>There’s no specific reason for picking Vanquish except that it’s awesome. So this is what you do; give them this present at Christmas. Then, when your roommate is in a drunken stupor from the campus Christmas party, snatch it up. That way, you have yourself an awesome game, and he or she will hopefully forget that you even gave it to them. It’s a win/win!
<h2 style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>The Achievement Whore</h2>
<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>Achievements have changed the way some gamers treat games. The only thing that matters to them is not whether or not the game is good, or if the developers put any hard work into it… but if it’s easy to get that coveted 1000/1000G. They’ll love you forever if you stuff their stocking with this gaming gift…
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<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>Avatar: The Burning Earth is awful, it’s short and it doesn’t have very many redeeming qualities. BUT… all of the achievements can be earned by spending about two minutes in the tutorial. This gift is great because the recipient doesn’t actually have to play it much at all. The achievements will be cheap, easy and short, just like they would want them.
<h2 style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>The Holier Than Thou Gamer</h2>
<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>Lastly, what about the gamer that’s played it all? He or she has had every system from the Atari and Intellivision to the PS3 and Wii. They feel that games aren’t what they used to be. The dumbed down pieces of crap that come out today can’t scrape the boots of classics like Mega Man and Super Mario Brothers. Nothing pleases them and any game you get them would be an insult to their self professed intelligence. It’s okay though, when all else fails, go old school.
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<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “> 
<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>Donkey Kong Jenga manages to do three things that are sure to satisfy this picky gamer. First, the game is older than most of the consoles he or she has owned, so the experience factor means nothing. Second, it has cool Donkey Kong themed pieces, reminding them of the “glory days.” Third, it’s hard. Frustratingly hard. And since it has no save system, they’ll have to start all over again… just like they would want it.
<p style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; “>So that covers just about everybody. Now, there’s no excuse as to why anyone should be missing from your Christmas list. With this wide variety of options, I’m sure that there’s someone out there that can appreciate these selections. Now, don’t let all of this Christmas cheer make your heart grow three sizes. I’m sure that can’t be too healthy.
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