Female Gamer Supremacy

What is it about male gamers that make them superior to female gamers? Personally, this ideology is complete rubbish for me, seeing as I plummeted to oblivion dozens of guys when it comes to Ghost Squad in the arcade. I would be playing along nicely, minding my own business, when big burly men would approach me and ask with a sneer, “Can (sic) I play with you?” I’ll smile innocently and enjoy myself as the males would flush redder and redder (or, in some cases, would grow agitated as the level progresses), when they see evidence of their own arrogance in the score.

Ghost Squad Arcade

Oftentimes my score would be climbing six to seven digits, whilst the men I’m playing with would be doing their best to score points. Of course it doesn’t help that I have memorized the game to the till: they’ll be scrambling along the game blindfolded, trying to best me in a game I have mastered. Of course when their turn runs out (i.e., they run out of tokens to compensate for the one I have entered), the male species would refuse to acknowledge defeat and would mumble something resembling, “have no money for tokens. See you around.”

Ha! No money my ass! Why couldn’t they accept that a tiny girl beat them? Sure, sure. I’m sounding too full of myself, but then again, till how long do we (the females) have to accept this abuse? Men are not better than women when it comes to gaming just because they’ve got enough testosterone to burn a building. Games require strategy, thinking, and patience, which both genders are well equipped with.

Now would probably be a good time to shut up because I have a feeling men would be lining up outside our office to knock me down and throw me somewhere I could just curl up and die. Still, I won’t take that back. If you don’t believe me that I can kick your ass in Ghost Squad, then you’ll just have to see for yourself. Bring it on guys; let’s see who the real man is.

- Mae

One Response to “Female Gamer Supremacy”

1. Mark says:

   June 24, 2009 at 5:17 am

   And thus we see the bravado of a girl who finds herself unique amongst her species.

   Blame it on testosterone, blame it on psyche, evolution or whatnot; but you can’t really blame us if the majority of girls (even the big ones) squeal like insipid little piglets when it comes to playing a game designed for guys.

   I commend you for your dedication and skill in mastering Ghost Squad, and for beating the snot out of guys who think they’d impress a girl by beating her in the arcade… however, you can’t really hold it against us, ‘the guys’, for seeing you as the eggshells we think you are.

   I’d challenge you to Ghost Squad, but I’ve no more money for tokens. See you around.