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Caught on Tape: The 5 Greatest Gamer Freakouts
Video games and temper tantrums have been linked ever since the days of Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde boxing Pac-Man into a corner. Who among us hasn't kicked an arcade machine, or thrown a controller out of frustration? That's somewhat normal. What isn't normal is what you'll find below and on the following pages: So much screaming, yelling, swearing and violent physical flailing, you'd swear you were witnessing a game-induced seizure. Prepare to bust a gut as you sit back and watch video-game-playing kids flip out at their parents or others around them -- all caught on tape and uploaded to the old Interweb, of course. Here's our roundup of the top five gaming freakouts.
(WARNING: Some of these videos contain graphic language.)
#1 -- The German
Like some modern day version of Augustus Gloop all wound up on crank, this German youngster unleashes a campaign of shock and awe directed at his computer and desk as he waits, rather impatiently, for his 'Unreal Tournament' game to load. You'll find, to your delight, that he does all of this in his native tongue. And check out the smackdown he throws on his keyboard. One minute and 44 seconds in, half of its keys have popped out.
(WARNING: Some of these videos contain graphic language.)
#1 -- The German
Like some modern day version of Augustus Gloop all wound up on crank, this German youngster unleashes a campaign of shock and awe directed at his computer and desk as he waits, rather impatiently, for his 'Unreal Tournament' game to load. You'll find, to your delight, that he does all of this in his native tongue. And check out the smackdown he throws on his keyboard. One minute and 44 seconds in, half of its keys have popped out.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
marc said 6:33PM on 8-08-2007
SAD, CHANCES ARE YOUR LOOKING AT A FUTURE LAW INFORCEMENT OFFICER...WHAT POSSIBLE EXSCUSS CAN HIS PARENTS SAY ABOUT GETTING THIS TOY FOR JR.?
SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WATCH HIM ON THERE TIME
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Stacy said 6:55PM on 8-08-2007
The kid seems like he has autism to me.
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Patsy2 said 9:13PM on 8-08-2007
FAKE!!
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Jo said 12:35AM on 8-09-2007
I agree. I think it's fake. How did they get the video footage? If it's the parents videoing, they'd never release it.
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Lauren said 11:47AM on 8-09-2007
Stacy, I sincerely hope you are neither a special education teacher or a psychologist. That is a stupid observation to make. No two people with autism are the same and their behaviors are not the same. This child perhaps has a mental problem that is aggravated by his addiction to playing video games. comment by a mother of a 15 year old with autism.
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joe said 12:18AM on 8-10-2007
damn and this is why german people scare me when they yell i don't know weather to laugh, cry or run for cover.
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joe said 12:19AM on 8-10-2007
damn and this is why german people scare me when they yell i don't know weather to laugh, cry or run for cover.
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2tigers said 4:54AM on 8-10-2007
most kids with autism dont speak and i got mad at a computer i used to have once that i took a hammer and hit the "outside part" case with it and i still yell at my computer at times and i'm 37 yrs old
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Alexis said 6:17AM on 8-10-2007
2tigers:
What the hell are you talking about, Most kids with autism dont speak?!? Wow, that is very incorrect, sweetheart. Do some research or something. Sheesh. Not to be rude to you or anything, but I am a PCA for two autistic children, both of whom speak very clearly, as the majority of autistic children and adults do.
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Bullet said 12:13PM on 8-10-2007
dat shit was so funny! im still laughing as i type! i didnt even watch the whole thing because it was sooooo retarded. dat kid has some issues. if he doesn't want any load time, he should get a Nintendo 64.
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Germanbrat said 2:17PM on 8-16-2007
I am German and I am sitting here in shock! I am glad that who ever translated this, missed most of the things this brat said. This child is the prime example why we need to watch over our children while they are engaged in any curicular activities.
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Technohead said 3:47PM on 8-16-2007
WOW I can't believe how frikkin awesome I am
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Kay Powers said 3:59PM on 8-16-2007
Looks like the spawn of Hitler. No joke, this kid needs immediate intervention.
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alimah1223 said 5:05PM on 8-16-2007
Alexis, you too are wrong. Most children with autism don't speak. One of the major components of being on the spectrum is a lack of or very poor communication skills. You may be working with high-functioning children with autism (a/k/a Asperger's Syndrome) but as a parent of a child on the spectrum and former social worker, I can tell that no 2 children on the spectrum are the same and that NO, the majority of autistic children speak. Please do more research before you speak. Your experiences are valid, but they do not belong to everyone.
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Debera Fox said 7:23PM on 8-16-2007
Can we say riddelin??
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Solarplexis said 7:29PM on 8-16-2007
One of my ex-roomates had autism she she spoke very clearly. She would sometimes scream, yell and curse at the washer and dryer because the washer would leave her clothes to wet and the dryer wouldn't dry them enough on the first pass. She also freaked out on one of my other roomates when she asked her not to put her clean dishes in the same area with the dirty ones. In response, she said sorry and started going on about school pressure and began to swing punches at the air. She actually would very constantly start yelling and cursing in her room for who knows what.
So I believe, that if this clip is real, this boy could have had autism.
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John Phillip said 7:31PM on 8-16-2007
I cannot believe that no one from all the comments I read noticed that the kid's videos are all the same, only the traduction and the websites the kid is supposedly watching are changing. THE WHOLE THING HAS BEEN SCRIPTED FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END. Why? That's another debate...
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lysander said 3:33AM on 8-17-2007
Sorry guys. That looks very very fake to me. When he says he's killed someone, he's not actually hitting any specific keys or using the mouse.... This smells of false to me.
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Tom P said 4:29PM on 8-17-2007
First zee unreal tournament and zen vee invade poland
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TONY P said 6:17PM on 8-23-2007
THIS BOY NEEDS HELP AND A LOT OF IT.
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