I was really into Zelda so I bought an ocarina and a book and I learned how to play because I wanted to be like Link. My friends brother was really into counter strike so he took a gun to school and killed some of his classmates and teachers. What are some things that you tried in real life because of your favorite vidya?

>>712865794 (OP)
Same op, I always wanted one of those songbird ocarinas that had ads in nintendo power, but my parents never bought me one. My cousin sounds like your friend's brother, but he was into Persona

I started taking HRT because of Bridget

I learned how to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from banks by playing Uplink

>>712865998
It's never too late if you still want to play, and ocarina can be pretty cheap. Check out NIGHT by Noble, it's a plastic ocarina with a good sound and very affordable. Great for beginners.

>>712865794 (OP)
I spent ages 12-21 causing property damage because I thought the graffiti in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 was cool

I stand like this

>>712865794 (OP)
They have very easy to read tablature.
You won't sound good, but you can play one out of the box. (Very badly.)

>>712865794 (OP)
I got really into fat nigger dicks because I played nba jam as a kid.

>>712866247
That's badass

>>712866187
Opened a tab to look into it, thanks Anon. Maybe I'll one day fulfill my 10 year old self's dream. I remember longing over these ads

>>712866415
If you have a 3d printer or know someone with one you can just print one btw

>>712865794 (OP)
>What are some things you tried in real life because of vidya?
hope

>>712866050
God that was such a great moment in Uplink.
>Track a transfer of funds
>Open up the account
>Wow at the balance and write down the name
>Think "Man, I wish I had that much money"
>Back out to the main account screen and there is a "Transfer funds" button
>...
>hm..
>Go through all the nonsense to steal the funds
>Finally disconnect
>"D.. did I do it? Am I rich?"
>Get an email
>You have been promoted to elite
>tfw the game lets you skip the baby shit

>>712866415
I have one of these, I think from a different maker though
It was the coolest thing ever as a kid

>>712865794 (OP)
anal sex

i bought these because of persona 3 back in the day

>>712865794 (OP)
i bought a skateboard because i liked skate and skate 2 (skate 3 wasnt out yet). i still skateboard to this day although i dont do tricks anymore i mostly ride on longboard wheels like riding a bike. its good cardio and a lot of fun. i like it a lot.

>>712866601
Or if you're a chad you can just make one out of clay or carved from wood yourself. Ocarinas were invented to be simple easily made peasant instruments and the material it's made of doesn't make much difference.

>>712865794 (OP)
>it was the fault of videogames
Go away, Karen.

>>712865794 (OP)
I liked to make cool poses and expressions that vidya characters did. I still do it occasionally like an autist.

>>712865794 (OP)
I was gifted a small OOT ocarina for my birthday. I liked playing it so I got pic. Its good for destressing

>>712865794 (OP)
School shooting is cool shooting. Your friend just should have only played Counter-Terrorist rounds. Fuck the rest of the team whining about muh 4v5.
SWAT over suicide.

>>712867172
vidjams for this feel?

>>712865794 (OP)
I became a Reddit moderator because of hypnospace outlaw

I never understood wind instruments. I blow them and no sound comes out. I think there's something wrong with me.

>>712866247
I used to do the idle animation of the rokakku police from jsrf

>>712865794 (OP)
has someone said "playing electric guitar because of guitar hero" yet?

>>712865794 (OP)
i strafe and bunny hop in real life

>>712868240
Which ones are you using? You just gotta hook your lower lip under the reed and don't let your cheeks bow out. Unless you're using an oboe because that shits mad gay

Donkey Kong is probably the most positive portrayal of black people I've ever seen in video games. He's strong, heroic, caring, but not afraid to get violent when someone tries to disturb the peace on Kongo Bongo. I myself am black, and I've always looked up to Donkey Kong because he's a better role model to me than anyone else in my life has ever been. Kids would make fun of me at school when I ate bananas, or rolled like Donkey Kong, or threw barrels, or wore a red tie, but it didn't matter because Donkey Kong was all I had in my life. Without him, I'd be dead or a drug addicted thug like my brothers.

>>712868240
no no, you're supposed to literally blow in to the hole not suck it

>>712868867
What does your dad think of all this?

Taking flying lessons because of vidya

i bought two ocarinas but i have no idea where they are now
they're really nice and I can't find them and I'm really upset

>>712868240
I never figured out how to whistle

>>712868951
Who?

>>712868240
Google Embouchure

>>712868951
I don't understand the question

I got an ocarina as a gift. I learned some basic songs on iit, but stopped because it was a poor quality ocarina and likely wasn't actually meant to be played.

>>712868685
That's me anon. Now I play Rocksmith because I find those games kinda retarded.

>>712865794 (OP)
When I was a kid, I actually thought that if I went to a real bazaar, I could find an Ocarina to buy. Silly me, I should have found a forest girl to befriend instead.

>>712869604
That's pretty sound advice even if you're not looking for an ocarina

every ocarina i've seen has looked wildy different from any other i've seen. different sizes, shapes, hole placements, numbers of holes, everything. is there just no standardization for the insteument? if somebody learned to play an ocarina, then tried playing a different ocarina, would they have to relearn how to play that specific ocarina?

I learned to count cards after playing tons of casino games

>>712866016
Post feet.

>>712872714
An ocarina is just a vessel with a whistle mouthpiece and some fingerholes that change the pitch the whistle makes. The shape and even the material its made of make little to no difference. They'd just have to relearn the fingerings.

i really want to find my ocarinas again but I have no idea where they are
what do

Honestly real life ocarinas don't actually sound that good. They sound kind of whiny.

>>712867772
From my testing, the straw fire ocarina is good. Might be interested in a Night by noble. Pretty cheap and well tuned.

>>712875669
Dogshit amazon ones do because they arent properly tuned. Ocarinas can sound pretty based.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnHvYw-HbFE

>>712876161
Interesting, may be nice to have another oc in a different pitch range

>>712865794 (OP)
Ballroom dancing. Thanks Konami and harmonix!

>>712876161
Only secondaries say "night by noble", OG niggas know it's just "noble".

It's also cheaper because it doesn't have the jap intermediaries.

I got mine from ebay.

>>712876420
I only own two. Just wanted to pitch in. Wind instruments are neat.

>>712876467
It's ok man, I just wanted to point it out.

I got into ocarinas back in the year of broth so a lot has changed.

I for one miss the solist brand, I have a top notch plastic double ocarina from them and I think they are the only ones that ever made stuff like that, (they were sued by focalink for using their clay designs as a base, so they discontinued the products).

Do you know of a good quality double/triple plastic ocarina?

>>712866415
lol I bought one of those out of my Nintendo Power mag
I was hot shit in 5th grade for a day playing song of storms

>>712877050
Nope. Legitimately I'm just the stereotype of "Zelda :)" but I read a few things. I'd spend more time researching into it all but there's just so much shit to get into the specifics of. IEM's and everything around them was an interesting and enjoyable enough experience.

>>712865794 (OP)
The Ape Escape towel monkey made young me realize I could actually towel down instead of sitting around wearing the towel as I slowly dried.
Also I taught myself to read early just so I could play video games

>>712866415
I have a songbird, case, and the music book.
they really don't sound great, but I'm also a lazy shit and never learned to play it very well.

I think they're more for looks and they didn't really take care to craft the whistle part as much as they should have.

>>712877638
let me guess, single mom?

>>712877887
Nope, they just never did it I guess. They'd toss a towel on my siblings and myself, but at most they'd frizz our hair.
When I went to a firing range I found out my family had been using foam earplugs incorrectly, they didn't roll them before insertion so they weren't nearly as effective as they should be

>>712865794 (OP)
For me it was the harp after playing Skyward Sword.
But my cousin lent me one and I thought it was too hard so I gave up the idea lol

When I'm alone I often imitate weapons animations and sounds from doom/duke/blood with a tv remote/book, like, aiming, reloading, pooch-pooching, sometimes I also imitate robo-like walks or movements of NPC from some ass old games. Like, I strain my whole body and walk the apartment/pursue the cat as if I'm some morrowind dude. That kind of stuff.