What Does Your Video Game Tattoo Say About You?
The Nostalgic Escapist
This guy longs for the “good old Saturday nights” of yesteryear, when pixels could stand loud and proud without some asshole complaining about their visibility. They’re not super interested in modding weapons, sitting through lengthy cutscenes, using anything but their wrists and hands to control their character, or donning 3D glasses for any length of time. These guys are old school, and if you ask them, they’ll tell you: programmers just don’t make a good combo punch like they used to.
The Offensive Humorist
This brand of ink aficionado would find a way to offend people whether gaming existed or not; he’s in it for the shock value. Don’t expect to see these guys behind too many desks, because the moment you decide to get a full-color tattoo of a cartoon boy kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach is the same moment fate decides the corporate world isn’t for you.
The Poor Budgeter
These guys love their games so much, they forget to set aside enough cash for a quality ink job. Their sound systems are sick, though.
The Die-Hard
Gaming isn’t just a hobby for these guys—it’s a way of life. And it better be if you’re going to commit the time, money, and effort to a tat of this caliber. My running theory: this is the next step of gamer evolution. Don’t humans develop specific traits in order to attract proper mates? Die-Hards only procreate with other Die-Hards, so maybe these body billboards are a necessary prerequisite if you’re looking to spawn a kid whose first words are, “doo, doo, doo, da-doo da-doo, doo DOO DA DOO DA DA DOO da doo doo.”
Too bad the shoryuken guy got it wrong.
The shoryuken guy got it right…
@Eli
…except he didn’t.
Shoryuken guy got it wrong, indeed. Wow, what a fuck up. I wonder how often he gets called on that. Great article, Mr. Fink.
I very nearly got a ‘closet gamer’ tattoo, but went with a closet harry potter tattoo instead. I prefer to keep my tattoos hidden personally, I get them for me not others.
A crouching punch is the best anti-air move.
/end sarcasm
I love being in college and ex-military. Nothing is as hilarious as seeing hipster douchebags with military and prison tats they they have no clue as the symbolism.
Not sure how much that has to do with this article, Diablo, but glad you got yourself some hobbies.
What about us girl gamers with n64 sleeves?? I am 23, still adore my n64 have a full sleeve tattooed, but also a mum of a two year old little boy!!!
Shoryuken is wrong at the angle photographed, but if the arm is relaxed, maybe works
Nothing. I’ll never have a game related tatto if ever I get one. What a terrible idea
Thanks for using my picture there under your meta gamer tattoo label. Its funny because my “Brooklyn basement” where I belong is actually my 3 bedroom house in CA. That weird green pant leg you see is the leg of my flight suit that I wear for work in the military. Is my tattoo obscure? Yes. Do I care who sees and understands it? No. My tattoo is for me, and nobody else. Of course I get asked what it means all the time, and I’m more than happy to explain. Go ahead and keep judging like the self entitled ass-hat you come off as, but you know what they say when you assume.
Haha thats my “cartoon boy kicking a pregnant woman” . But its well hidden and your right I don’t work at a desk I pick up dead bodies for the police. Nice article