What do you do when you get mad while playing a video game?

[Bastardcat]

I do the only sensible thing, poop in the neighbor's yard and blame it on the dog.

[sheath]

I think the last time I ever threw a controller was back when I was first playing 2600 games. I don't think our controllers even worked all that well, I had to really push the joystick some directions to get it to work.

I'll second all of the swearing comments though, I think video game related frustration is second only to a home repair project in making me a potty mouth.

[QuickSciFi]

I just keep trying and trying and trying....

[Cornholio857]

Drink another beer.

[MrMatthews]

I've thrown a controller once (spiked it, actually), and it was pretty recently. It bounced off the floor and hit a window. It was loud enough when it hit the glass that I'm amazed it didn't shatter. Haven't done that since.

[sketch]

I've thrown a controller once (spiked it, actually), and it was pretty recently. It bounced off the floor and hit a window. It was loud enough when it hit the glass that I'm amazed it didn't shatter. Haven't done that since.

Wow, that's a pretty good controller spike. I'm trying to recollect, but I don't *think* I've ever thrown a controller (I have been playing video games for over 30 years, so I suppose it's possible I've forgotten). I have come VERY close many, many times. I think modern systems are more dangerous since they are heavier than classic controllers and not tethered. They could do serious damage with a rage toss

[The Jackal]

If I'm playing an online game, I'll scream and shout at the screen at whoever's annoying me (stupid teammates/hacker, that sorta thing) or if it's a retro game, I'll swear here and there, mostly alot.

[xelement5x]

I'll swear at the screen a lot. But to help me get past the point I put the controller down for a sec, do the thing where you rub your hands on your pants to get the sweat off them, take a deep breath to realize "it's just a goddamn game" and then give it another try.

My wife finds this quite entertaining sometimes, other times she's just like "do you need a break?" since it looks like about ready to throw the controller at the cat.

[Obviously]

I think the last time I ever threw a controller was back when I was first playing 2600 games. I don't think our controllers even worked all that well, I had to really push the joystick some directions to get it to work.

I'll second all of the swearing comments though, I think video game related frustration is second only to a home repair project in making me a potty mouth.

I don't think anyone's 2600 controllers worked that well. I remember pulling out my Atari and thinking, "I'm going to play it with the joysticks like I did when I was little." After about five minutes I said "fuck that" and plugged in a Genesis controller.

[Crackdown]

I swear . . . . A LOT!

[Foxysen]

And swear, and moan, and curse, and groan when the video game lags, hiccups and and team in which I happened to get in sucks for one or another reason.
Well, Team Fortress 2 can be fun at times but other times you may join to team which simply fails. And since it's a team game you will lose no matter how hard you try. And badly. Without any chance to have fun.
Aside from this one it seems that no other game really angers me. Don't play enough team based multiplayer games, I guess.

[Iron Lizard]

Turn it off , walk away. i have much larger problems to get mad over.

[Thunderblaze16]

I don't. Just a game man....

The sarcasm on this is just outstanding!

[MrMatthews]

Wow, that's a pretty good controller spike. I'm trying to recollect, but I don't *think* I've ever thrown a controller (I have been playing video games for over 30 years, so I suppose it's possible I've forgotten). I have come VERY close many, many times. I think modern systems are more dangerous since they are heavier than classic controllers and not tethered. They could do serious damage with a rage toss

It was a Logitech wireless PS2 controller. Pretty good heft to it. I normally am pretty even-tempered, but in this case I had been struggling with the same section for three or four hours. I was determined to get through it, but growing rage and weariness were affecting my game. The worst part of it was realizing that I was going to go to bed with nothing but a sense of failure, and that all that time was just wasted.

That's when I spiked the controller.

[Pulstar]

I avoid games that lack reasonable checkpoints or have cheap bosses. Games like Dark Souls and Ninja Gaiden are out of the question for me.