At the height of its popularity, I saw first-hand the damage that Pokemon did to people of all ages.
The selfishness, the anger over not getting a holofoil card in a pack, the downright weirdness of the sizable basement-dwelling-fanboy segment... it was just horrible.
I still have occasional nightmares of those dreadful days.
It's a big reason why I got into gaming; it's helped to deaden the emotional pain of those dark times.
I was/am a Magic The Gathering man myself in fact that’s about the only “finds” I’ve been getting lately I guess I should join a Magic forum to show them off. I hope I’m not considered a basement-dwelling-fanboy now, even though I probably am.
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'Course, if you want to experience real emotional damage, try spending an afternoon with several Warhammer 40k enthusiasts as they play a battle out. After doing that, you'll get down on your knees and pray for a nuclear holocaust.
Agreed! After about the first 30 minutes I would start looking for the Ion cannon buttion.