I'm a simple person when it comes to video games.
I prefer to go with nostalgia.
All of these fancy deals put me on sensory overload.
But my goodness the technology really has come a long way.
And there are actual storylines and drama.
Good for y'all gamers.
Redditor TolisKoutrowanted everyone to list their thoughts on the greatest of the great.
"What video game do you consider a masterpiece?"
I love you Ms. Pac-Man. Always and forever.
It's a Ride
video game physics jet GIFGiphy"Roller Coaster Tycoon 2."
Icy_Entrepreneur_859
"Loved RCT2. The canned child laughing sound and the chain lifts noise are permanently burned into my brain."
Career-Known
my whole childhood...
"Man I miss Valve... Their games were designed in a way many developers could only dream of, they were revolutionary in almost everything they laid their hands on."
johnbacosta
"Yeah that’s my whole childhood, still some of the best games… and actually playing HL- alyx for my very first VR experience was nuts. Loved it."
dub3ra
"They made a new game based in the Portal universe. It’s really short but it’s free and funny."
Advanced_Position_25
Better than Perfect
"Portal 2."
Natural-School5690
For real. The first one was absolutely perfect and then they somehow managed to make the second one even better."
Jack_Mackerel
"Portal 1's only fault is that it's very short. I just replayed it a decade since I last touched it and I cleared it in under 2 hours. Portal 2 had so much more room to add more mechanics, more puzzles, and more story. It's the perfect sequel."
YossarianWWII
Classic
"Half Life 2 was brilliant. After that I'd call out WoW Classic. It's hated now, but the first couple of years it was magic. It was a completely new experience exploring such a massive open world and nobody knew anything. So much fun on Ventrilo. Will remember forever. Championship manager in the early 90s. Maybe what I have played the most. I'll mention Fallout series, Witcher and Skyrim as well."
Joppe84
Simply the Best
Movie Raise The Roof GIF by Star WarsGiphy"Star Wars knights of the old Republic. KOTOR. Surprised it hasn’t been said."
gerbs650
"Absolutely! I played it as a kid and it practically taught me life lessons. KOTOR 2 is a little darker but quite good also."
Lensk
How can you even tell any of the Star Wars games apart?
FAVE!!
Episode 8 Mario GIF by Paramount+Giphy"Super Mario World. It’s perfect. I don’t think there’s a single thing about it that I would change."
AdevilSboyU
"That game is awesome. That and Mario 64. But I love the soundtrack from Yoshi’s Island."
HmGrwnSnc1984
Options
"Deus Ex the first one."
Funkyouup82
"At the time the open ended options and story presentation were both really impressive. You could really appreciate that the developer committed to that (e.g. you could physically destroy most locked doors). I think a lot of games stop short of doing that because they don’t want to allow brute force solutions in addition to more elegant ones."
NewKitchenFixtures
"Journey. Not as long and vast as many games here but an artistic masterpiece in my books. It’ll age much better than most games too because of the simplicity."
justthisones
"I absolutely love journey; the music mixed with the visual story telling is absolutely stunning. Also it has, imo, one of the most interesting multiplayer experiences of any game."
"It’s def one of my top three games, but Gris’ artwork and music are peak for me. Also if you really enjoyed the exploration of Journey, you’ll probably love Outer Wilds. Great game, it’ll leave you wishing you could forget it and play it all again."
SynnamonSunset
Play NOW!
"Chrono Trigger, if you know you know, and if you don't, go play it immediately."
sketchypoutine
"Definitely, I feel like some of the best RPGs came from the SNES and Sega era. Chrono Trigger, FF 6, Secret of Mana, super Mario RPG, Earthbound, shining force 2, Phantasy Star 4. Still some of my favorites that i try to revisit every year or so."
chrono_bound20xx
"Came here for Chrono. Time travel just makes for amazing stories, and I love how you can make the game different each play through."
anna1781
i can see your...
Master Chief Game GIF by HaloGiphy"Halo 3. Incredible story and thrilling gameplay. Hilariously fun multiplayer. Fantastic community. Nostalgia."
Current-Ad1250
Video games have surely come a long way from Atari.
What would you add to this list? Let us know in the comments below.
People Share The Weirdest Thing They Have Ever Witnessed
Life is weird, in general, but sometimes it gets extra weird. I used to have a customer that would call the 24-hour convenience store I worked at every morning at exactly 2:30 a.m. every day for the Pick-3 and Pick-4 lottery numbers. We were one of only 3 stores in town that were open all night.
It totally freaked me out the first couple of times, but rapidly became a normal part of the job, so I suppose weird is a relative term.
Reddit user arthur2652 asked:
"What is the weirdest thing you ever witnessed?"
Wrong House
I answered the wrong phone, in the wrong house, and got the right person.
Let me explain ...
I used to do computer repair work in highschool. This was back in the days of the MODEM, which was a device that connected to your phone line.
My boss complained that his modem was dead, and as was standard procedure of the time, I connected a phone to the modem to check for a dial tone.
Almost immediately, the phone rang. This is odd, since this phone line isn't published, and never has a phone connected to it. So, I figured it was going to be a wrong number and answered it.
As soon as I picked it up and said 'Hello?', I got 'Hey <User1539>, it's Rob, you want to come to the mall to see a movie with me tonight?'.
I asked 'How did you get this number?', and he explained that he didn't know I was at work, and dialed (he thought) my home phone number.
He must have mis-dialed my home phone number, and accidentally keyed in the number for a phone that's never connected, at my job, where I happened to be testing the line at that very second.
He dialed the wrong number, got the wrong phone, and got the right person.
The chances of that must be astronomical.
Bathroom Break
One time I was driving through Nevada, probably about 30 minutes before Vegas. My friend and I were headed to Utah from California, and needed a bathroom break, so we stopped at some gas station for a minute. While we were in the bathroom, 4 FedEx delivery employees in their full uniforms came walking in, and all 4 piled into 1 bathroom stall, without a word being spoken. Also, not a sound in the stall. My friend and I looked at eachother and speedwalked out, barely able to contain our laughter. Once we were outside, there was no FedEx vehicle in sight. I really have no idea what the explanation for that was.
Sudden Stop
I was driving down the freeway and traffic came to a sudden stop. Up ahead were half a dozen police cruisers. We slowly filed past in the inside emergency lane and a number of officers were behind their doors, weapons drawn. As I get closer I see one officer running for his life. What had a dozen trained cops so on edge? A goat. The cops were trying to wrangle a goat that had escaped from the adjacent field.
Somehow I wish all traffic jams ended that way
Ladder
This is pretty tame and innocent, but still a 10/10 on my weird scale.
At a property out in the country, I was speaking with an elderly home owner when I noticed a ladder laying horizontally connecting a 2nd floor bedroom window with a tree outside.
I asked about it, and her eyes went wide. She said to me:
"I will tell you, if you promise to tell no one."
"OK, sure."
"Please. You must tell no one - but that is for the raccoon."
"You...have a raccoon?"
"I raised him from a baby. Once he grew up, he became mean towards me and I can no longer hold him. The ladder is how he gets in and out of the house. Every evening, we have tea and toast together, then he goes out for the night and returns in the morning."
"Oh. Well...that doesn't sound too bad."
Then she brought me in the house, and took out a box from under the sink.
It was full of things like earrings, necklaces, rings, coins, and watches - anything at all shiny.
"He brings me things. If the neighbours find out, they will take him. Please tell no one."
"Um...yeah, sure."
TL;DR - elderly woman in an abusive relationship with a klepto raccoon has a treasure chest.
Strobes
One night I woke up unexpectedly and noticed red and blue strobes seeping in through my curtains.
I looked out the window and there was a pair of police squad cars blocking the intersection in front of my house.
I looked around the neighborhood from inside my house, and could see the next two closest intersections were blocked off, too. If I stared long enough I could make out red and blue strobes coming from a fourth intersection in my neighborhood.
So I sat in my living room, watching 7 or 8 squad cars, blocking 4 intersections with their lights on, but no sirens. I watched them for an hour waiting for something to happen. After an hour of boredom I couldn't take it anymore and I went back to bed.
There was nothing reported in the papers, there was nothing on Nextdoor, there was nothing I could find on the internet. It was like it didn't happen.
FedEx
My go-to answer for this is a FedEx guy unloading boxes into an empty field.
I think he thought no one was around - I was alone at the office, and I don't own a car so the lot was empty. This FedEx truck pulls up not far from my window and the guy hops out and heaves two boxes into this shallow depression. Once he drove off I went out and checked and those boxes were addressed to a hospital.
I tried contacting FedEx about it - I figured they'd have, like, schedules or package manifests or something to track down who was due to be driving what, but all they asked me is what color the FedEx logo on the truck was (and the apologized for my inconvenience, wtf). Apparently there are different colors, and they mean different things.
Naked Lady
I once saw a completely naked lady standing in the kitchen of a restaurant. With several of the employees just standing there cooking, like she wasn't even standing there. And the kitchen wasn't even hidden, there was a big window from the dining area where anyone could look in. To this day I still have no clue as to what the fuck was going on in that kitchen.
Gardening Gloves
A woman would always come into the store where I worked with a pair of gardening gloves and two big purses. She'd go through the discarded ATM receipts and write things in this little notebook. She would do the same with the prices of random merchandise. She would never buy anything and He would spend at least 15 minutes doing this nearly every day.
My store manager asked if he could help her with anything exactly once and she literally snarled at him to leave her alone. When I started working at a completely different store in the area, I saw that she did the same thing. Not sure if she has a mental condition or if she's just really strange and likes to track the prices of things.
Parking Space
Once I pulled into my parking space and noticed a kid (maybe 12?) holding his bike and staring into a trash can. I decided to sit tight and observe what was going on. Without missing a beat he fished a bouquet of flowers out of the trash, took a few large *bites* out of it, tossed it back in the can, and rode off chewing. It's been 15 years and I still think about it sometimes....
Four Dudes
I saw four dudes walking around my campus dressed as Teletubbies playing brass instruments late at night.
Keep your eyes on the swivel. You never know what you may witness.
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This can cause some behaviors that are disruptive during their classes, and make it hard for the child and their peers to learn. Most people will remember that one kid in school who did everything in their power to get attention from teachers, even when it involved acting out.
Goat Is Officially Sworn In As Honorary Mayor In Vermont Town—Celebrates By Taking A Dump On The Floor
Meet your new mayor.
The town of Fair Haven, Vermont, has sworn in its honorary mayor––a three-year-old goat named Lincoln.
The #goat #elected as #honorary #mayor in #Vermont has been sworn in for his first term https://t.co/kEhoxunrLA— Vera Barre (@Vera Barre) 1552597403.0
According to town manager, Joseph Gunter, the "position" of pet mayor was conceived as a fundraiser for a playground and evolved into an opportunity to impart a knowledge of civics to young children.
Lincoln was fitted with his very own mayoral sash when his handlers took him to the town hall for his swearing in. Town Clerk Suzanne Dechame and the select board were on hand to deliver the oath of office.
Oh, and Lincoln defecated on the floor during the ceremony, which is peak 2019.
That's a rather bold move immediately after taking office, and clean-up was left to the police chief and other attendees.
Goat starts term as pet mayorwww.youtube.com
Lincoln's already ignited quite the conversation on social media.
Again, this is peak 2019, ya'll.
Me, in 2015: Wow! A goat as the mayor! I can’t believe the town voted for a goat! Me, in 2019, taking a long drag… https://t.co/3jxHdpeTvd— Matt Fuller (@Matt Fuller) 1552580178.0
No context is the best context.
No context makes this better: “On the way out of the offices, the honorary mayor defecated on the floor — leaving c… https://t.co/BMOXibHu2b— Amanda Litman (@Amanda Litman) 1552572229.0
We see what you did there.
A nanny state? Vermont town elects goat as honorary mayor https://t.co/27AiTWTv8y— Visaa Education & Consultant (@Visaa Education & Consultant) 1552383113.0
Goats for America!
This would be a vast improvement over the vast majority of elected officials found here in N.J. Where do I sign? https://t.co/YqNZgYo3Uo— Tom Szymanski (@Tom Szymanski) 1552588565.0
Oh, gurl. You dodged a bullet, didn't you?
So, I got married decades back in Fair Haven, VT. My Ex is from there. The fine people of Fair Haven have voted an… https://t.co/7wJ644Bl4k— Ginger Snapped ❤ (@Ginger Snapped ❤) 1552509192.0
Don't be hatin'.
I just read a story about a small town in Vermont that recently elected a goat for mayor, and I thought, “That sounds right.”— Mel (@Mel) 1552441118.0
We wish Lincoln well as he serves the rest of his term, and unlike his famous namesake, we hope he avoids theaters in the near future.
Missing Dog Is Reunited With His Human In Viral Video—And He Brought A Few Unexpected New Friends With Him 😍
The Kriers have a family dog named Bo. They have learned to accept their pet's adventurous nature, but after all these years, he still knows how to surprise his family and make new friends.
Two weeks ago, Bo ran away from home. Laura Krier had let the animal outside to use the restroom, and he never came back. While out there, another dog was in the yard, and the two took off into the night.
Laura's husband, Kyle, explained:
"We looked all over the place for him and could not find him. We decided to go home and wait for him to come back but he never did. I went out in the morning to look for him and found no sign of him anywhere."
The family was unsure of where their four-legged friend could be, and despite all their searching, couldn't find their black labrador. Then they received a call from someone six miles away who nearly hit a black lab crossing the street with some friends in tow.
Kyle knew it was his Bo, and drove off to retrieve him.
My black Labs New Friends!!!www.youtube.com
When the dog came back, however, his friends followed. In the video, you see Bo, the black lab, get closer to the car as two specks bring up the rear. The white dog is revealed to be a light colored labrador and the third animal is a goat.
It's Homeward Bound for real, everyone!
Introducing the stars of upcoming film Homeward Bound III https://t.co/lBxF8mpCT7— Jessica Carpani (@Jessica Carpani) 1548149193
Homeward Bound: Farm Edition https://t.co/jTEyXv3jrd— Mario Diaz (@Mario Diaz) 1548204954
@JeffreyRohan *Simon & Garfunkel intensifies* :p— Alpha Beast (@Alpha Beast) 1548205053
The other dog and goat are named Libby and Ozzy and belong to the Krier's neighbors, Chris and Shawna Huggans. After all the animals happily piled into Kyle's car, he was able to get the pair returned to their owners.
"It was one of those stories that you tell your family and friends and they don't believe you, but then you watch the video and it totally happened,"
We absolutely believe it happened, and it's adorable.
This is TOO CUTE! Dogs & goat bff! https://t.co/qV0utzr1pH— Teal Camner /DJ TEAL (@Teal Camner /DJ TEAL) 1548171515
If you need to see something adorable ——> Hilarious moment man reunited with lost dog returns with another pooch https://t.co/fv7fQLllug— Shannon Bream (@Shannon Bream) 1548136377
Honest question: How does a dog get a goat to engage in shenanigans?
Haha. I love this. That’s one cool ass goat, lol https://t.co/FKVIYTpNYx— Dj Tony Christie (@Dj Tony Christie) 1547847110
...And Three Makes A Party!!!!!https://t.co/xhzIyRx2Qi— Agent999999🍀🌎🌱 (@Agent999999🍀🌎🌱) 1548014335
https://t.co/Z2kJP267BY Friday levity, staring 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Dog!!! Goat!!! Dog!!!! And a bemused owner.— Cole...👋😎🚬 (@Cole...👋😎🚬) 1547830880
The animals are all home safe and sound, and the Krier's are surprised their adventurous Bo has brought so much attention.
Laura wrote on Facebook:
"Just like that a story is published about our black lab the white lab and the goat! ❤️ This! My husband didn't expect this to be such a funny or big deal but I guess it is😂😍...and it is with a happy ending!!"
I'm not saying this is a movie happening in real life, I'm just saying if you listen to "Send Me On My Way" by Rusted Root while watching the video of the animals coming home, it would fit perfectly.