Jesus I sweat a lot!!!

[allroy1975]

I just finished playing another game of Time Pilot.  Seriously, that is a fantastic game.  Anwyay, I had one of the best games I've ever had and when I walked away from my cab, I noticed that I was soaking wet.  

A few days ago, when I came upstairs my girlfriend was like..."why are you in your underwear".  So I told her.  I got too hot playing Time Pilot and had to lose the clothes.  

Is it just me?  I am a very sweaty person.  I remember building a mame cab for a friend with another friend in the middle of the summer and I was just pouring sweat all the time.  

But am I mental for getting THAT into my game?

BTW, my left arm will probably be sore tomorrow from that wicked game.  I think I scored 330,000+ but I'm not sure.  Anyway, this post is about sweating, not my score.  

Allroy

[DaveMMR]

Wow, that post was just full of.... er.... information... too much in fact.    

Just kidding.  I've sweated during intense gaming too.  There's nothing wrong with getting into a game.  I mean - that's why I assume you built a cab.  If you don't get into games, what was the point?  But now maybe you set the head in motion for many people on tricking their cabs with a built in air-conditioning to keep those hands cool and dry during heated joystick jockeying.  

But don't sweat it (pun totally intended).  My deodorant bills are second only to rent.  

[Goz]

You know this makes me wonder if playing arcade games can qualify as cardiovascular exercise. I mean just think of it as the MAME workout.

-Goz

[mmmPeanutButter]

Is it just me?  I am a very sweaty person.

Well, the good thing about the Google ads at the top, is that it I were a hyper-sweaty person too, I would be able to get help right from this page.  Amazing.

[walls83]

One way to help the sweat is to buy a clip on fan.  They are very cheap and you can just clip it to the side of your arcade when you need it.

[abrannan]

I don't usually sweat when playing video games, but when I was younger I'd get an adrenaline buzz from playing.  An hour at the arcade, and my gums would go numb, and the muscles around my mouth would tighten up.  Usually took a good half hour or so for the feeling to subside.  

The only time I sweat playing video games is when I use my EyeToy or play DDR.

[flampoo]

I work on my cabs in the garage and I live in San Diego. Sometimes I keep the garage door closed because the sawdust gets blown around by the wind and ends up as a fine layer on everything. (That stuff is a pain the ass when it ends up on the car)
Because I keep the door closed it can get pretty hot. Ironically, I only sweat when playing non-fighters. But get me going on an active game of Adult Manga and I'm a sweatin' mess!  

[DrewKaree]

You are normal.  I have two buddies and myself that would be dripping after playing foosball for a while...it's the tension making your muscles work like you were actially doing something  

A little two on one foosball, with the single player pitching a shutout and needs one point.....that'll put ya through the wringer!

[patrickl]

I once played a fast computer game for hours and afterwards I couldn't stand up. My legs were frozen from the constant adrenalin rush I guess. Haven't had any trouble with sweating though (and I sweat easily).

[allroy1975]

I do all kinds of crazy stuff when I'm playing, like between levels I shake my hands and jump up and down and move my head around like a boxer getting ready.

and I still kick and punch the cabinet when I die.  

well..at least I'm passionate about SOMETHING in life.  

Allroy

[DaveMMR]

I do all kinds of crazy stuff when I'm playing, like between levels I shake my hands and jump up and down and move my head around like a boxer getting ready.

and I still kick and punch the cabinet when I die.  

well..at least I'm passionate about SOMETHING in life.  

Allroy

You think that's crazy?  I once jumped up, screamed and did a little dance after beating World 7 in Super Mario Brothers at work (I was out to lunch).

It's usually not a big deal but: (a) I'm racing a co-worker to the end w/o warping (b) I haven't played the game in 10 years and (c) I have to use the keyboard.

Oh yeah, I was breaking a sweat too.

[allroy1975]

heh, speaking of funny work stories.....

We used to play NHL 99 (i think it was 99, could have been 98 or 2k) at work all the time.  uhh..yeah....sure....on lunch....and after hours.

That game had what we considered to be a "bug" where for no reason at all your defensmen would suddenly just...start screwing off at their own blue line.  They'd just like...start spinning around almost.  Not like figure skaters but going in circles. That was a key to the guy with the puck.  Go to the net, let off a hard slap shot when you're right between the face off dots.  The goalie would come out about 10 feet out of the crease and ALWAYS give up a rebound, and you could just pick it up and toss it in the net after you skated past him.  

It was nuts.

we used to call it a "Horse S#it" goal.  

Well, one night we're playing it and we're VERY sweaty....(it was a little room that had a huge switch and all our computers and no ventalation) and we're SCREAMING at the top of our lungs "THAT'S F*CKING HORSE S*IT!".  Some lady from across the hall called over from her office and asked if we could keep the swearing down.  I said yes and appologized and said that we didn't think anyone was in the building anymore.  

She said she normally wouldn't mind, but her 6 year old son was in the office with her while she was finishing some stuff up that night.  WHOOPS!  LOL

at least she was cool about it.  Actually, now that I think of it, she was REALLY cool.  We probably could have gotten in some trouble for that.

Allroy

[SirPoonga]

In college when I played quake alot.  Eventually my hands would get REALLY cold and after I was done playing I couldn't use my fingers too well.

[Shieldwolf]

try stepmania and then talk about sweating. My cab has become a workout machine for me and the wife