Thread: Is a gamer one that carries a game shark?

Originally Posted by katsoyori33

I would have to agree with you Ichigo. A true gamer plays a game without cheats at least on his/her first time through a game.

I agree. I don't use cheats, strategy guides, none of that BS untill I've beaten the game (sometimes I'll beat the game twice before I look up anything). I didn't even know that they still MADE Game Sharks!!! I haven't seen one of those since I used G.S. to play Japanese import games on my Dreamcast!

I look at people who use Game Sharks like I do people who use the bars while playing DDR, or those guys who take steriods in any sporting event. Cheaters! Nothing more nothing less... They can say they beat a certain game, but if it was with any sort of cheat, strategy guide or degugging tool, it doesn't count in my book. My little brother tries telling people that he beat DBZ sagas, but didin't tell anyone that I played the entire game up until the last boss battle and had my brother do it for me because I needed to take care of something. That's the last time I let anyone play for me on the last stage of any game again. LOL.

of all the videogames ive played ive never used any of the cheat codes i watch on the tv show cheat on g4. i play my videogames fair and square.
and correct me if im wrong but isnt a game shark used if your console isnt modified?
Lucky for me i dont use the game shark because my console is already modified.

well I see no real reason to play with the GS myself, that is only because I gain the great joy when I am challenged, this is because I like challenges, I have played drakengard and drakengard 2 without them and it was interesting and easy same with PN 03, I am not saying I dont use the GS, I have used them but I dont depend on it, I like the challenges, however I have used it on Pokemon, but like I said, I dont really depend on it like my friends do sometimes. I dont even own one!

Personally i hate game shark......But anyway

If some one uses Game Shark so be it, thats there way of playing a game.Each person has there own little way of playing there games .To cheat and use Game Shark is one of these ways, those kinda people enjoy it more or just don't want to take the time to play threw it.Granted its not the best way to play a game as many would say,But in any case at least they enjoy the game in the end is all that matters.

For me i have cheated a few times before, but i rather go at the game and play threw with out cheating if necessary but if i come to a part that is to hard i may cheat to get passed it or ill step away from the game and move on to some thing else.Which works pretty well for me and i get the satisfaction beating it if i come back to play it and beat it with out cheats.

Usually, I beat a game first 'fore I use any cheat devices. But considerin' that I'm not as coordinated as I used ta b, I find myself usin' them more often. I don' think that makes me any less of a gamer, it jus' means that I need a little more help than most. That's jus' one of the side effects of chemotherpy, u lose coordination. That's why I had ta sell my car, 'cause it was a standard. My gamin' skills get effected too and they're not so sharp anymore. So when I play a game that's tough and I get inta a bind, I usually use a cheat device ta help me out. Otherwise, I usually wait 'til I beat the game first.

I have to agree with Tsurara, Yasmine and Joe mage

Your not any less of a gamer if you use a game shark. A gamer is one who enjoys games, last I checked any way. Just because you use a game shark doesn't make you any less of a gamer - your still playing games. Just because you play games differently doesn't make you any less or a gamer either.

I've only used a gameshark once on an emulator for one game on GBA and haven't used it since. Not because I hated it or anything, I just moved on to console gaming instead of emulation ^^; and I can't find a game shark for that where I am. I do find it more fun not to use cheats, but I bet if I got to a hard or frustrating part of a game, I would use cheats if I could lol. Though that's how I game. When I sit down for a game the story is everything. So so long as I'm still getting the good story in a game, who really cares about cheating?

To be a gamer one needs only to play games. To be a respectable gamer however, leave the shark alone. Trying to make a game you have thoroughly explored more lively is the only reason to use one.