Do you remember the time you first got hooked on a Final Fantasy game? Or the first time you ventured down the dastardly colorful world full of Koopas, ghosts, and unattended plumbing problems all in the effort to save your precious princess Peach? In my mind, that’s what “thatgameFunk” is all about: that special connection that a player develops emotionally with a game, whether you are young or old, “casual” or “hardcore” – it’s that unique satisfaction and joy that just can’t be expressed in anything but video games.
It is in that spirit that this blog celebrates video game culture and our roles within it. Welcome to thatgameFunk; I hope you enjoy your stay.
*My gamer id’s, for those curious:
Yup, I recognise what you are talking about, I have that emotional connection with HALO