>be I
>tell mom I want Bomberman Tournament for my birthday
>get this instead because the tlatire didn't have Bomberman and this "looked similar"
>It is gay
>Christmas comes
>Asks for Bomberman
>Mom says she already got Bomberman for my birthday and she isn't buying it again
>Never got Bomberman

Yeah well, you know what? Bless your mom's heart. She tried.

Your mom is a faggot.

>tfw mom gives you tang tang

>>11862282 (OP)
Is this normal? My parents always took me to the store and just let me decide because they knew they didn't know anything about games

>>11862282 (OP)
>be the soul inhabiting this vessel typing this message
>my dad sees me enjoying Hitman: Blood Money with a friend, whom brought it over so we could game it together
>my friend gets a 360, and gets a copy of the 360 version of Blood Money, and says I can keep his xbox copy
>wow..
>however, my dad surprises me by coming home one day with a copy of blood money he bought just for me, because he saw how much fun I had with it
>feel bad and can't bear to mention to my dad that my friend ended up gifting the copy to me
>exist with two copies of Hitman: Blood Money for the xbawks
I really should've been more capable of speaking up and realizing that Dad could've just taken the copy back to the store and got a refund. But I didn't want to diminish the gift he bought for me...
Such regret..
Such sorrow..

>>11862301
Unless his parents either were given a picture of what Bomberman looks like, no. No parent would have bought this because it "Looked like Bomberman" because just about none of them would know what the fuck Bomberman looks like, and if they did they were likely one of the rare parents who actually were into games and would know this is not Bomberman.

Generally this kind of situation would happen with a game that has a similar TITLE as what their kid wants and they get them confused, not when the name is completely different but the character looks similar. The only characters parents might have been familiar with are the incredibly popular usually Nintendo ones like Mario or Pikachu, but you aren't going to find many ripoffs like this of those without it being some bootleg third world product that isn't going to be stocked anywhere outside of mall stalls.

And like you said, most parents would just let their kid pick to avoid this issue entirely.

>>11862297
OP should get mom Tang Tang. That'll show her.

>>11862282 (OP)
I just looked this up and it's not even a Bomberman ripoff, it's a Solomon's Key ripoff.

Should've said "Buy me bomberman or go to hell!"

>>11862468
Here you go son

>>11862282 (OP)
I dont think you know what Bomberman is.

>>11862282 (OP)
What a stupid fucking whore. But hey, at least the music's pretty good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp98JEkdZfM&t=914s

>>11862315
>hello sir do you have "bomberman"
>no, but we have this which is similar
>ok

Sure anon there are people out there on the internet lying about anecdotes from their childhood just so you can flex your armchair detective skills

the fuck is a "tlatire"

>>11862637
>Hello sir, do you have Tang Tang?
>We have Bomberman which is similar.

There was some suicidal child on Christmas morning cussing out his mom for not taking him to Funcoland to pre-order Tang Tang.

>>11862358
It’s a Korean arcade port.
>we have Solomon’s Key at home

It scares me that most of the people who browse 4chan have parents who were born post-1970

>>11862678
All the different tlatires should have shared electronic records and coordinated these things so that such disasters did not occur. Modern tlatires are more smartly run at least

>>11862902
AI-kun, please leave.

>>11862637
>>hello sir do you have "bomberman"
>>no, but we have this which is similar

The problem with this scenario is that it also requires the electronics store clerk to know any more about videogames than the parent.

>>11862301
christmas gifts are meant to be a secret when you buy them though

>>11862282 (OP)
I was in a high-trust society so I mowed lawns for my NES games.

>>11863816
Do you realize how convoluted the scenarios in your head are compared to just assuming the game store clerk knew how to do his fucking job

>>11862282 (OP)
no tang tang for you

Imagine being triggered by Tang Tang.

Nothing beats the blissful ignorance of a parent trying to get a game they have no idea about for their son. Sure they get the wrong game but gotta love a parent trying their hardest.

>>11862282 (OP)
I just emulated Bomberman Tournament

XDDDD

>>11862506
actually a kino game

>>11862325
And I'll get his mom's sweet tang

>>11862282 (OP)
LOL!

>>11864028
We're not talking about stores we're talking about tlatires. Those institutions, though fine enough for what they were, did not have the resources to consistently hire knowledgeable staff

From a positive review on GameFAQs:

>There is a great deal of replay value in this game, despite several things. The first flaw is there are no things to unlock, no cheats, nothing beyond the raw game. Second, the game has 30 levels, as opposed to the 120 the back of the box advertises. Let’s say you play a level with the Green Tang. The blocks are green, the backgrounds are green, and one the enemies looks like a weird thing. Now, if you play the level with the Red Tang, the blocks and background are red, and the aforementioned enemy looks like a different weird thing. Despite what they are trying to convince you, it is still one level, not four.

Looks like a good enough game but I guess I'd rather just play Lode Runner or Solomon's Key or whatever instead.

>>11862742
>mfw anon's mom was young enough to watch sakura card captures and had a tamagotchi
>mfw anon's dad was into halo
search in your feelings, you know is true

>me
>Tell my mom I need Tang Tang
>Kwanza comes
>Get Bomberman

>have a kid
>it is gay

>>11862283
>parent refuses to buy kid the one (cheap) thing they want for Christmas because they already got a substitute earlier
>will apparently buy anything but the sole thing their kid is asking for
>THEY HECKIN TRIED THEIR BEST
Kill yourself immediately.

>>11868015
What game did you miss out on anon?

>>11868017
life

>>11868079
I can see why you're upset.

>>11868017
Nta but, I wanted Taz Escape From Mars and my dad said they didn’t have it but got me Bugs Bunny Double Trouble instead. I already knew the Bugs game was shit from reading Game Players so I complained and my dad told me to shut up and stop being ungrateful. my parents rarely bought me any games so this was a big deal to me. Anyway he turned out to be a weird child molester, confirming that parents who get their kids shitty games are pieces of shit themselves

>>11862301
>>11862315
>>11862637
>>11863816
>>11864028
>ask for bomberman tournament for birthday
>get tang tang instead
>get bomberman tournament sometime later
>embellish story when sharing anonymously to make it more interesting
i imagine at least half of stories here like this are similar. seemingly every single anon's parent utterly refuses to own up to nor correct any mistake they make

>>11862282 (OP)
I'm in my thirties and still exchange Christmas gifts with my parents. I always ask for a Steam gift card because they're easy to find and it's during their sale. My parents tell me that they want to get me something I need. I am an adult with expendable income, if there's something I need, I will buy it, I don't need more video games so being able to buy them guilt free is a nice feeling. Christmas rolls around and the family gets together, somehow they forgot to get me or my daughter anything. They apologize profusely for forgetting my daughter, but it's not a big deal because I got her a bunch of stuff, so she had plenty of things to open. A month later we meet again and they bring gifts for her. Kid gets two Christmases. Oh well, maybe this year I'll actually get a steam gift card.