I admit, I've had my "gamer's rage" moments before. But never when playing with other people. Around other people, I always play for fun, and never take anything serious. Even if we are having a tournament or competition of some sort, or anything like that, I never take it serious. I could lose a very, very, very close match, or get destroyed completely. Doesn't matter. When I'm gaming with anybody else around, doesn't matter who it is, I never take it seriously. I never get upset. I never get angry. It doesn't even matter to me. If I win, I win. If I lose, I lose. No big deal.
That said, when I'm alone, I've sworn at games before. It's happened. I won't lie. I'll admit. Doesn't happen all of the time. Depends on the gaming mood I'm in. Most of the time, I'm in a relaxed, playful mood, and can just game for the sake of gaming. However, there are a few moments where I'm fully focused and dedicated in what I'm doing. And in those cases, every blue moon, I've been known to swear out here and there over what's happened in the game. But I never, ever, get angry at a video game even if there is one other person around. If anybody is around, I never let it bother me. I might think it, but I never lash out. Won't do it. However, when alone, I will let a swear out here and there.
Now, when it comes to throwing controllers or things like that, no. I don't do that. I'll swear out every once in a while, but I won't throw anything. However, I had a roommate who would throw his controllers around the room. One time, he was playing a game, and he lost against the A.I., and he got up, grabbed the console itself, and flipped it across the room, while it was still one. He didn't throw his controller, he flipped his entire console across the room. He was that pissed. And more over, it landed upside on some boxes that he had lying his room, half dangling off. And he just stormed out of his room to cool down. Then, later, when he returned, he changed the channel back to the tv, and watched tv for the rest of the night. Didn't touch the console. Then, 2 days later, the console is still on, and still upside down. He never touched it for a couple of days, and left it on, running all day, upside, while it teetered and almost fell. I had just gotten off of work, and he had been home from work for about an hour. He wanted to get some food, so we went and grabbed some food. On the way back, he wanted to play this new game that he had just gotten, and wanted to know if I wanted to join him. I said sure, so we went into his room, and that's when I noticed his machine was still on and still upside down. So I asked him about it, and he said yeah, he never touched it, and doesn't even know if the game was scratched or not, or if the machine still works or not. It was crazy. The game did have a scratch, however, it still worked.
After we gamed for a little bit, I went to my room, and that's when he said that he wanted to retry that game that got him mad the last time. So he did. Meanwhile, I'm back in my room, and I can hear him cussing at the machine, then, a few moments later, banging, as if he's throwing his controller around. Then, after a few more minutes, he's cussing again, then I hear him throw the console again, and then cuss it out, and then I hear him storm out of the apartment, presumably in anger, as my door was closed.
He tried the game one more time, and when he got mad at it again, he took it to the gamestore and traded it in for store credit. Not really sure what he used it for. But he eventually got rid of it. Tho, a few weeks later, when we both went to the game store to pick up a new game that was coming out, he was proudly telling the girl at the counter about how that game pissed him off so much he threw his console. She seemed more scared by that story, yet, oddly, he seemed really proud of himself as he shared that story. I remember thinking, wow, that's something you probably want to keep a secret, and not be going around and boasting proudly.
Anyways, yeah, when I'm home alone, I may get frustrated enough to swear out loud for a sec. But then it passes and I continue gaming. But I never, ever, ever, lash out if anybody is around. Never. I won't do it. I never let it bother me that much when others are round. And when I'm alone, I'm mostly ok. However, there were a few moments, over the years, where I just had to say something. However, I never throw my controllers, or consoles. Tho, I did know another friend who would freak out and bash down on this controller. He wouldn't throw his controller, but he'd punch the hell out of it. Usually hurting his hand in the process. That, or messing up the analog sticks or making the buttons stick, or things like that. So there's that.
