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ChiSoxFan
Title: Chicago Sports Fan
Joined: May 11 2009
Location: Chicago, IL
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OK, let me start off with an example.
I'm playing Just Cause 2. I play with my custom soundtrack on in practically every 360 game I play, so I'm just there, causing chaos, when "Give Me A Sign" by Breaking Benjamin starts playing.
For some reason, I just zone out, my senses become as fine-tuned as I've ever known them. I'm listening to the song intently, and destroying every Panauan fuck that tries coming after me. Jeeps, boats, elites, copters, it doesn't matter. I'm dodging, grappling, hijacking, with a skill that has never been done by me before (or since). I'm surrounded by a hail of bullets, and I'm dodging everything, then coming out with a machine gun and taking everyone down with minimal damage to me. One soldier tried sneaking behind me, and I see him and give him a faceful of sawed-off.
Two copters come after me, and I slingshot to one of them, grapple/hijack it, and proceed to shoot down the second chopper in record time. Two more show up, bam bam bam, they're all sent down in flames. In between those, I'm killing boats, soldiers, and destroying the government structures.
When the song ended, I think I shot down 5 choppers, 6 boats, and blew away countless soldiers. Afterwards, I'm just thinking "Wow...what the hell happened?" This has happened before to me, but it seems totally random. I tried re-creating it, and it didn't work.
Tell me, has this ever happened to you guys?
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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I used to listen to GN'R Lies on loop when I played Mario 64. It helped me focus.
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Klimbatize
2010 NES Champ
Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
Joined: Mar 15 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 5000
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I listen to Dropkick Murphys when I play MLB games. I repeat 'Tessie' a half dozen times.
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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Red Sox fan, I take it? It's a hard year to be one.
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Klimbatize
2010 NES Champ
Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
Joined: Mar 15 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 5000
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They're turning it around, slowly. Looks like Ortiz finally got back on the PEDs...just in time.
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
Location: Hiding
Posts: 7565
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One time, me and a friend managed to sync up a Capcom vs SNK fight between Kyo and Iori to some song from Ramna 1/2. The Ramna vs Ryoga one. That was pretty awesome.
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Teralyx
Title: Master Exploder
Joined: Jun 04 2008
Location: Goldenrod City
Posts: 1419
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I played a bunch of old AFI songs while playing Modern Warfare 2 and got 100 kills with the M9 pistol in about 3 hours.
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<TheFlamingSchnitzel> Didn't your mom teach you not to punch girls?
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Andrew Man
Title: Is a Funklord
Joined: Jan 30 2007
Location: Annandale, VA
Posts: 5603
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Haha, I always find myself blasting dub-step/any funky electronic music when me and my friends are playing MvC2. It compliments the gameplay perfectly.
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My Muzaks! CHECK IT OUT!!!
http://www.facebook.com/hellodharmaband
3DS is very good, and Wii U!
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SoldierHawk
Moderator
Title: Warrior-Poet
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
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Huh, I didn't think I had any moments like this, and then I remembered an instance as a kid that was very much like the one you described. I was playing Ninja Gaiden and listening to (don't make fun of me now; some of his stuff is seriously awesome. Really, I swear!) Yanni. Maybe it was just how mellow and yet kinetic his music is, but I found Ryu's movements syncing perfectly to the tape. Its was kind of hypnotic, and I think--although I can't swear to it--that that was the first time I ever beat the game. I should try that again sometime, just for fun.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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One time years ago I started whooping ass at MVC2 after my friend let me mute the awful game soundtrack and put a technical death metal CD in, not sure if I got better because I liked the music more or he got distracted because he didn't like death metal. 
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Char Aznable
Title: Char Classic™
Joined: Jul 24 2006
Location: Robot Boombox HQ
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I had PERFECT sync between the Gundam theme song and my destroying the Soviets with a bunch of giant robots in Red Alert 3. Even the win screen synced up with the little pause and then jingle at the end of the theme, I couldn't have edited it together by hand to be more perfect.
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Alowishus
Joined: Aug 04 2009
Posts: 2515
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I remember when i got Crash Nitro Kart, i played Kill Em All on loop in the background.
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Ross Rifle
Title: Rock N Roll God
Joined: Oct 29 2006
Location: Chilliwack, BC
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Whenever I play a Clapton solo on Guitar Hero or whatever, I always black out and get like 100%
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Cameron
Title: :O � O:
Joined: Feb 01 2008
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 4637
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When I had Fallout 3, Nine Inch Nails' Ghosts album helped enhance the experience.
Also, I always listen to music ripped on my Xbox when playing Oblivion. Always.
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Greg the White
Joined: Apr 09 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 3112
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My parents are big '30s and early '60s folk music fans, so all of the music I took from them got me through Fallout 3 pretty well.
Operation Ivy's "Energy" album is basically tailor-made for skating, so it fit perfectly with Skate 1 for me.
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So here's to you Mrs. Robinson. People love you more- oh, nevermind. |
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slapolakinkaido
Title: Illegitimate Son of God
Joined: Jul 14 2009
Posts: 1565
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I remember combining Front Line Assembly with Secret of Mana.
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Captain_Pollution
Title: Hugh
Joined: Sep 23 2007
Posts: 1591
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I virtually always listen to music when I play video games. Most of the time I'd rather hear some artist I dig than the music that was made for the game *shrug*.
I play Dr. Mario online all the time, though, and find I usually play noticeably better when I have some nice classical, Chopin particularly, on.
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<Drew_Linky> Well, I've eaten vegetables all of once in my life.
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Ice2SeeYou
Title: Sexual Tyrannosaurus
Joined: Sep 28 2008
Location: South of Heaven
Posts: 1761
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I always used sit in my beanbag chair and play Madden 96 on Genesis with Slayer "Seasons in the Abyss" playing.
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Vaenamoenen
Joined: Mar 18 2010
Location: Tuonela
Posts: 299
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When I'm levelling or doing something else boring & repetitive, I'll put on some music. Other than that, I try to immerse into the game as much as possible. I'm the escapist-type of gamer.
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Zephyr_Arsland
Title: Wild Honey Pie
Joined: Nov 12 2009
Location: Argentina
Posts: 135
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I had this remix of the Mach Rider theme in my custom playlist on GTAIII. I used to wait for it to play to try the races, because it gave me superb skills. I don't like racing games, but that song helped me cope with them =)
I later reused it for Vice City with similar results.
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It's too late now because you haven't been PAYING ATTENTION.
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mr. retro
Title: Jurassic Park Fanboy
Joined: Apr 14 2010
Location: Westbridge, BC, Canada
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I had never listened to Disturbed before. When I borrowed their first album "The Sickness" from my friend, I immediately put it in my stereo. I just so happened to be playing Doom 3 at the time. I always sucked at that game, but somehow, I kicked fucking ass. Seriously, listening to Down With the Sickness full blast while blasting away at demons and zombies is fucking awesome. I also have fond memories of listening to Evanescence and playing Duke Nukem 3D.
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
Posts: 1179
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I put on the Itunes when I play MW2 and I know it's not music, but I listen to sports radio when I play my sports games.
To hell with the Red Sox, go Tigers.
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Neutral-Bob
Title: Zarkin Frood
Joined: Aug 17 2006
Location: Casa Del Guapo
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The time I beat Gungrave OD listening to the original Ridge Racer Soundtrack on repeat. I was untouchable the whole time when normally I tend to have at least a little difficulty even on Normal. Everything and everyone died flawlessly, the beat matching pefectly as missiles whizzed by and enemies fell by the hundreds. During the final cutscene the sound clips in one of the songs meshed perfectly.
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"When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." - C.S Lewis |
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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| mr. retro wrote: |
| I had never listened to Disturbed before. When I borrowed their first album "The Sickness" from my friend, I immediately put it in my stereo. I just so happened to be playing Doom 3 at the time. I always sucked at that game, but somehow, I kicked fucking ass. Seriously, listening to Down With the Sickness full blast while blasting away at demons and zombies is fucking awesome. I also have fond memories of listening to Evanescence and playing Duke Nukem 3D. |
Ha ha really? 
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Rake
Title: Guitarrorist
Joined: Jul 02 2010
Location: Down Under
Posts: 132
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Fear Factory - Killzone 2
Try it, you will fucking destroy.
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