Curses, swears, and anger... these are things I have had to deal with in my gaming years. While reading this you may think that I have "anger" issues... this is just few isolated incidents. What am I going to be talking about? that is if you haven't figured it out yet. Its curses when something goes hay-wire in a game and it pisses you off. Like a incredibly cheap boss or my brother. It just over the years the way I would get upset over dieing has changed. I have gotten a lot more mature. Though I may still get upset. After reading this if you want to post something about when you got upset go for it.

My first ever experience was a NES when I was 4, though in those years I had no idea what was going on. I just have memories of play Super Mario Brothers, and Duck Hunt. Some time after that is when I started to understand what I was playing. Though my video games skills where still far under my two older brothers I would always try to compete. It was with the competition that my first ever video game anger was ever born. What would happen was I watch my brother do something cool in Link. Then I would try, failing I would turn around and get upset and blame one of my brothers, which ever one was closer. I would scream/ or yell(yeah I had a bit of a temper problem in those days) telling them to leave. If they asked me why it was their fault I died, I would simply just say you are too close to me, as if there was some magic entity that was coming out and cursing my attempt at video game fun. They just laugh at me because of how stupid it sounded and would just kick me off the console.

My friend told me about his way when he would handle anger when losing at a video game... if you are religious please don't read this one, it might upset you. He told me he would throw down the controller and point up to the sky and curses god. Usually something along the lines of F*ck you or something. So when I heard that and I thought if I blamed my brothers and my friend blames his "god" it just something I'm sure we have all done before blame other things for are down fall.

Swearing is another thing I will do, never on online play though. Just recently I was playing Devil May Cry 4. I was stuck on a boss battle (Dante mission ten Devil Hunter mode), and I was getting so annoyed so out comes a few swears of profanity cursing that I couldn't dodge his attacks. Instead of getting my blood boiled I put down the controller and decided to try it again later. I wasn't always like that though, back in my GC days I had a bad temper with one game... Super Smash Bros Melee. This game costed me more money then what the console and actual game cost me. All because I use to smash controllers. It was this one boss battle, I can't remember exactly what it was like but It think it was a Giant Bowser with 3 henchman's and you had to defeat them with you having a handi-cap of already weakened health. I never did beat it, and every-time I would try I would go until my blood boiled with anger and I smash the GC controller on the ground. feeling somewhat relived I would then stop playing cursing the game. I wasn't till I try again and notice that the controller's Z button wasn't working, costing me another controller... I'm pretty sure I went threw 6 controllers until I snapped the game in half in my final rage attempt. To this day I still have not palyed the game again.

What Calmed my nerves was a room-mate back in Calgary, and all I can say about him is wow. I would always control my temper when playing with other people cause when you playing it just for fun. This man was a real professional in the buisness world, though very much a kid at heart. When I first moved in I saw the xbox under the TV, seeing as I had just moved to Calgary about 4 months prior I sold my previous one. I asked him what sort of games he played, he responded with one of my favorite games Halo 2. He told me he was unbeatable in the game. I always considered myself good, and I always liked a challenge so I took him up on a offer to play. He wasn't that good, and I would slaughter him usually 6-25. His temper wasn't bad at first blaming other things for his downfall, first one was his hoop (cross-hair) was too small. Then it was his grenade would bounce too much and then his guy can't jump. He would get better but still nothing I couldn't beat. His next form was that of claiming that I was a Vulture, taking kills when he was weakend, or looking at his screen the whole time. I would snicker and just and kill him again in one of many assortment of ways. One day he comes home with the biggest smile on his face and challenges me and his brother too a game of Halo 2. We agree and we commence battle. It was then turned into a bad day for him it was like he never played the game before and I soon was leading and dominating the match. He then sneaked up behind me and tried to kill me with a pistol and I spun around and killed him with the Brute Grenade launcher. He got furious saying there is no way I should of been able to win that cause the pistol is the strongest weapon and smashes the controller in the gas Fireplace. I just sat there in shock, I had no idea how to react to such a blow up. He wasn't pissed at me he was pissed at the game. You would think though someone would swore off playing that game again... but no... he didn't he would continue to challenge me and it would became a spectacle to watch him blow up. Always acting like what I'm sure I looked like playing Super Smash Bros... it was funny, yet sad.

I have a lot more incidents with temper loss of video games... except this is becoming one long article. SO its best that I leave it there. Please though share your stories of your loss of temper. It rather entertaining if you think about it. Just remember its only a game, its what helped me.

It could be worse though... always remember this kid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg4rJscrt6k