Am I A Gamer?

Hey you guys! So as you can tell from the title, I'm asking myself a question this morning. No, this isn't just some random question I decided to ask myself... It's a real question. Now, for those that know me, KNOW that I am the FARTHEST thing from a gamer. Watching people play video games makes me sick, they move fast and I can't focus on anything so it makes me dizzy (Que the boyfriend calling me a hypocondicate lol) I would much rather be on pinterest or YouTube than watch someone play a 1st person shooter game (Titan Fall, Call of Duty, etc.).

And as for playing video games myself, SSX Tricky, GTA Vice City (Just randomly driving around, stealing money, beating people up, etc.) and Lego Star Wars are the extent of my video game play. However, recently I did make a purchase on a VIDEO GAME! I know! Me?! A video game! What is this world coming to?!

Don't get crazy and thing I went out and purchased GTA 5 or Titan Fall or anything like that. No, no. I got... Zoo Tycoon*. Don't laugh. This game is AMAZING! I have my own zoo. I have elephants and tigers and monkeys and antelope and birds. I even have a lemur, just like Zaboomafoo! :) The game is pretty sweet and after playing the whole demo (2 tutorials lol) I looked at my boyfriend and we both decided that I NEEDED it! lol

After it downloaded onto the xbox one I played it for about 3 hours (2 and a half were going through the tutorials!) Time just FLEW by me! Then last night, I went over to my boyfriends after work. Him and his friends were playing a game in the dinning room and I was in the living room playing with my zoo. Every so often, I'd wonder into the dinning room because the game needed to progress before I could do anything more. And he'd come into the living room to check on me. Next thing I know, he's coming in to tell me.. It's MIDNIGHT! What the heck! Where did the past 5 hours go? How on Earth did I just spend 5 hours playing a video game?!

How did this happen? Sure I have games on my phone (Tiny Tower, Temple Run and Match the Dots) but that doesn't make a gamer. Or does it? The fact that I bought Zoo Tycoon and spent 5 hours straight playing it, does make me a gamer. According to every gamer in my life, I am now officially a gamer.

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What are your thoughts? Are you a gamer? What's your favorite game? Have you tried Zoo Tycoon?

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