Nuclear War.. my games… what do I do?

[phart010 | 1,708]

Let’s say a nuclear war has just broken out. You start thinking about your games. What do you do?

Edited October 12, 2022 by phart010

[SNESNESCUBE64 | 541]

Sell them so I can live in the woods with all my gold and gasoline. No need for plastic toys made for babies in an end of the world scenario.

[RH | 4,924]

2 hours ago, phart010 said:

Let’s say a nuclear war has just broken out. You start thinking about your games. What do you do?

Practically, I don’t/won’t.  Realistically, to say a fleeting thought of any significant investment won’t cross your mind is unrealistic, but I can guarantee it will only be for a half second, brushed off and I’d do what I could to protect my family and either get as far away from a targeted area or simply shelter from any damage ASAP.

Thinking about games of any type are a bit naive.  The best I might do is take a couple of portables to put in the kids hands to keep them distracted.  That’s something we don’t do with our kids.  Not even tablets or iPhones.

[a3quit4s | 4,106]

Well if a nuke was to hit NYC I’m out of the fireball radius but I’m pretty sure we’d still need to head farther north to get out of the radiation zone. Drive the pilot as far as possible and walk to find shelter. Definitely not worried about games at that point.

If there was a run on the banks and I couldn’t get money, maybe I’d try to get some of my rares but I highly doubt anyone would even care we’d all need to be trading for food or clothes or precious metals at that point. 

[ThePhleo | 2,185]

In the event of all out nuclear war, I pray that the first bomb lands directly above me and my family.

Painless, instant death versus versus trying to survive a post-nuclear fallout world? Yeah, I choose death.

That being said, If I survive then I'm bringing a burger king crown, and my copy of Little Samson and declaring myself king of the nerds. If I'm going to live in Fallout, I might as well be a memorable character.

[a3quit4s | 4,106]

24 minutes ago, ThePhleo said:

In the event of all out nuclear war, I pray that the first bomb lands directly above me and my family.

Painless, instant death versus versus trying to survive a post-nuclear fallout world? Yeah, I choose death.

That being said, If I survive then I'm bringing a burger king crown, and my copy of Little Samson and declaring myself king of the nerds. If I'm going to live in Fallout, I might as well be a memorable character.

I’ll have Samson and panic restaurant and will challenge your kingship!

[MrWunderful | 2,927]

Without a 100% solar off grid bug out shelter, you wont be able to play them anyways so who cares? Im grabbing my guns, wife and cats. 

[Tanooki | 4,939]

Why anyone would vote for anything but the last one I question their life entirely.  No matter how much you care, in the end, it's a nuke.  If the EMP didn't fry the chips in the cart/cards and the consoles, the radiation alone I think is an even more obvious concern, and I don't mean on that but YOU.

[twiztor | 851]

the last option seems the most sane, so it should be (and is) of course in the lead by a wide margin.

that being said, i chose the first option. If nuclear war breaks out, we're all dead sooner rather than later. all my games are at my house, where my family lives. We'll just stay home and ride it out. fuck it.  

now, playing the games will quickly become impossible as the electrical grid goes to pot, but that wasn't included in the options, so i'm ignoring that aspect.

[Tabonga | 2,324]

Keep your favorite and/or most valuable games in a small briefcase that you can protect when you do your duck and cover drill:

 

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

I have a feeling that video games would be the last thing on my mind in that situation.

[phart010 | 1,708]

11 minutes ago, twiztor said:

the last option seems the most sane, so it should be (and is) of course in the lead by a wide margin.

that being said, i chose the first option. If nuclear war breaks out, we're all dead sooner rather than later. all my games are at my house, where my family lives. We'll just stay home and ride it out. fuck it.  

now, playing the games will quickly become impossible as the electrical grid goes to pot, but that wasn't included in the options, so i'm ignoring that aspect.

Average rider on an exercise bike can generate 200W. A crt uses around 100W and an lcd screen uses around 60W. Older game consoles use very little power. 

You could easily mod one of the exercise bikes with an alternator. Just hook it up to a car battery then an inverter and you’ll have a mini power plant that can power a tv and game console.

Just sayin’

 

[Tabonga | 2,324]

2 minutes ago, phart010 said:

Average rider on an exercise bike can generate 200W. A crt uses around 100W and an lcd screen uses around 60W. Older game consoles use very little power. 

You could easily mod one of the exercise bikes with an alternator. Just hook it up to a car battery then an inverter and you’ll have a mini power plant that can power a tv and game console.

Just sayin’

 

Then go out and enslave a fellow survivor (i.e. former neighbor) to constantly power things.......

[phart010 | 1,708]

14 minutes ago, Tabonga said:

Then go out and enslave a fellow survivor (i.e. former neighbor) to constantly power things.......

You could pedal while playing. Or pedal to charge up the battery for a several hours and then play for a few hours

[Reed Rothchild | 9,550]

Between fallout, nuclear winter, and the fact I'm only a couple hundred miles from some of our nukes, I'm sure games would be the least of my worries.

[Tulpa | 3,517]

On the plus side, the older games don't need an Internet connection to work.

[BortLicensePlate | 652]

52 minutes ago, Tulpa said:

On the plus side, the older games don't need an Internet connection to work.

Good point, as long as we figure out the electricity situation we’d be all good  

[BortLicensePlate | 652]

2 hours ago, phart010 said:

Average rider on an exercise bike can generate 200W. A crt uses around 100W and an lcd screen uses around 60W. Older game consoles use very little power. 

You could easily mod one of the exercise bikes with an alternator. Just hook it up to a car battery then an inverter and you’ll have a mini power plant that can power a tv and game console.

Just sayin’

 

Ah yes I can lose weight AND game  

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

10 minutes ago, BortLicensePlate said:

Ah yes I can lose weight AND game  

You could buy a vintage Life Fitness LifeRower and do that. They were awesome and actually made exercising fun.

Edited October 12, 2022 by Bearcat-Doug

[DefaultGen | 5,414]

I didn’t spend my life collecting these just to abandon them when shit hits the fan. At least a big cardboard box of stuff is coming with me to the mountains! My family lives in/near New York, they’d already be dead by the time I could get up there anyway. 

[DefaultGen | 5,414]

1 hour ago, Tulpa said:

On the plus side, the older games don't need an Internet connection to work.

During the aftermath when power is scarce, original Game Boys and carts soar to all time high prices. People aren’t wasting diesel powering TVs and NES but 20 hours of Pokemon on 2-4 AA batteries?? That’s the best deal in apocalyptic entertainment.

[Tulpa | 3,517]

3 hours ago, DefaultGen said:

During the aftermath when power is scarce, original Game Boys and carts soar to all time high prices. People aren’t wasting diesel powering TVs and NES but 20 hours of Pokemon on 2-4 AA batteries?? That’s the best deal in apocalyptic entertainment.

I can see people scavenging clocks and pen lights for their precious AAs. Even a few minutes of gaming would be worth it.

[Tabonga | 2,324]

34 minutes ago, Tulpa said:

I can see people scavenging clocks and pen lights for their precious AAs. Even a few minutes of gaming would be worth it.

[Link | 2,715]

Yeah, yeah, get out asap and you can't eat games. But a few years down the line when we figure out shelter and power generation, they're gonna have huge trade value. I'm not saying save your whole collection or spend a lot of time, but it wouldn't hurt to throw a few things in the bottom of your bag. 

[fox | 1,668]

Who needs games?  If I want to fight scavengers and giant bugs, I can just go outside.