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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:05PM (Unverified) said

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Jesus...it's like I just got punched in the gut.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:59PM Just A Canuck said

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same

:*(
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 9:10PM Ethan said

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In a good way. That was good.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 9:33PM Grey Acumen said

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Definitely watch it in YTMND. The timing was done just right, and the music really does compliment it. I've long since dismissed YTMND as just being trivial pieces of silliness, but this one brings real class to the whole thing.

Yeah... I definitely teared up a little.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 11:10PM Obienator said

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Now I'd like to see anyone call gamers jerks...I dare them. Truly heartfelt, great stuff.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:06PM (Unverified) said

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Honestly, that made me cry a little, less for the fact that it involved video games, but that despite the fact she was having fun doing something she always wanted to do, she still thought of her kids...
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Posted: Nov 20th 2007 12:58PM (Unverified) said

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This is definitely the first time anything on Joystiq actually made me cry. That was very unexpected.

I lost it as soon as I read the letter the mom sent to her kids.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:09PM (Unverified) said

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Wow.

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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:09PM (Unverified) said

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:(
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:25PM Jacksons said

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" :( " is about all I can comment as well.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:10PM (Unverified) said

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wow, that affected me far more than I thought it would have. Excuse me while I call up my dad.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:10PM ratm said

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O_O
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:11PM JCMonkeyballs said

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I saw this earlier and definitely cried.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:16PM (Unverified) said

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Jesus. This really hits hard for me. My mom was also diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis several years ago and has been getting worse ever since. She stopped taking her vaccines because they made her too tired in the morning and she needed to go to work. Now she has trouble walking and will probably need a cane or walker soon at the age of 46. And since my parents recently divorced, she spends a lot of time alone.

It just reminds me of how one day she saw me playing Zelda on Wii and began to ask me about it. She always liked epic stories like Lord of the Rings or Narnia or whatever, and I guess Zelda caught her attention. She also asked a lot about Guitar Hero when she heard me playing a Rolling Stones song, her favorite band. She never really took any passing interest in games before, so I just kind of blew her off. She hasn't asked about it since but I know she's been playing the Wii by looking at the play log.

This comic really did something to me. I think I'll actually try talking to her and maybe even connect with her over the games, as nerdy as it sounds. My family's always been kind of emotionally detached and I guess I should try to fix that any way I can.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:16PM Alexisonfire said

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And the story was so sad, so touching that Albi began to cry... dragon tears.

Which as we all know turn into jelly beans!
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Posted: Nov 20th 2007 6:44AM (Unverified) said

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And suddenly Albi wasn't racist anymore.

By the way, do you happen to post on BHZ?
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 10:27PM Vegeta has a ps3 said

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sigh, I guess this story is too sad for a Flight of the Conchords joke.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 11:42PM MrClickerson said

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That was sad and all, but I can't lie- that was pretty damn funny.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 11:43PM (Unverified) said

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I'm not crying. It's just been raining on my face. =(
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Posted: Nov 20th 2007 9:24AM Supermanisdead said

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This is too sad for Flight of the Conchords :(
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Posted: Nov 20th 2007 5:19PM Alexisonfire said

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Was just trying to lighten up the situation, turn the frown upside down. Seems as if people wanted to stay sad and depressed...
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Posted: Nov 20th 2007 2:51PM (Unverified) said

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Omigosh, that is the saddest thing I have ever seen
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:22PM (Unverified) said

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That was one sad story, I almost cried.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:23PM 343 Guilty Fart said

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Add me to the list of criers.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:26PM Saria the Cat said

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Wow. :(
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:29PM ArthurSA said

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Damn you Joystiq! I don't read this site to cry.
Damn you elders, stop dying!
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:35PM (Unverified) said

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I don't want to ruin it here or anything as it is indeed a sad and moving story, but the "mother" in Animal Crossing is the fictional Nintendo "mother". I played AC a ton and I got all those things from "Mom" and my mom never picked up a game controller in her life. Those gifts and letters he says he got in AC are sent to all players.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:39PM Omega Aero said

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Yeah, the presents were probably from the in-game character, not the kids actual mum.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:39PM 1UPMASTER said

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don't ruin it for us!
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:49PM (Unverified) said

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I actually think that the presents from the in-game character "Mom" only come when you're playing - you won't get multiple ones if you don't log in for a long time.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:53PM (Unverified) said

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not necessarily...
in alot of the generic "mom" letters she tells a silly story about "home" which i don't think he would confuse with his real mom... especially since it says most of them said the same thing.

p.s.
:*(
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 9:06PM (Unverified) said

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I find it amazing how quickly this devolved into discussion of the video game itself. Know your audience, eh?

Gonna go hug my mom now :(
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 9:15PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said

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I'm pretty sure the writer of the original story meant it was his real mother, not the character's mother.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:38PM imurray said

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Oh Lord.

She...she still sent him presents. I was half-expecting some letter like "When you read this, I'll be gone..." but what really happened was just as - if not more - saddening.

I need to go lie down.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:41PM (Unverified) said

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Good looking out, saw this on digg this morning and didnt know if it was real. thanks for clearing it up. makes it that much more sad.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:45PM (Unverified) said

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That's exactly what I was thinking Jason but the more I think about it, the more I don't think a gamer would go to all this trouble to convey this message if it wasn't really the mom. I think he'd be able to tell the difference but hey, maybe not.

Nevertheless, a nice tale with a genuinely 'real' message, at the very least : ].
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:42PM (Unverified) said

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What were you thinking when you posted this? Nobody wants to be made sad when they read a video game site.

Please exercise some editorial sensibility and keep this sort of article off your site in the future. Thanks.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 9:07PM Neebs said

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Nobody wants to read sad things ever. But what do to we see in 90% of news?
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 10:42PM Vegeta has a ps3 said

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What were you thinking when you posted this?
No one wants to be angered by a dumb prick when they read a video game site.

Please exercise some sensibility and keep this sort of crap off this site in the future. Thanks.

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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 11:09PM (Unverified) said

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Go away.
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Posted: Nov 20th 2007 3:28AM (Unverified) said

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Comparing a video game news site to a world news report is silly. Video game news is expected to be a lighthearted diversion, given the source material.

A better analogy would be a "homemaker's report" on the local news deciding to cover the grisly deaths of several local homemakers rather than reporting on knitting activities.

Keep this stuff off the blog, or I will scold you all very fiercely in the future. Also, please refrain from disagreeing, especially if you are named after a DBZ character. That's silly, too.

Thank you all for reading, and please follow my advice.
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Posted: Nov 20th 2007 6:20AM Neebs said

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"Also, please refrain from disagreeing, especially if you are named after a DBZ character. That's silly, too."

When all else fails, attack the person.
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Posted: Nov 20th 2007 8:20AM Vegeta has a ps3 said

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Okay what? Why is it that my intelligence is constantly being questioned simply because I like DBZ? Sure it's mainly about two guys powering up for half-and hour but it's damn entertaining (at least to me). I mean what do you think you're smarter than me cause you like teh evangelion?
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Posted: Nov 25th 2007 12:54PM Mr Khan said

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@ Neebs

I'm desensitized to that 90% of news

But THIS, this just tears at the heartstrings

Didn't cry, but i came close...
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:42PM PoisonedAl said

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What got me is that the NPCs noticed she went missing. I know its just a simple bit of coding, but it would still rip my heart out if it were me playing.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:47PM JoshMilewski said

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My friend showed me this earlier, but now I know it's real. All I could say then was :'-( and that hasn't changed now.

I'm wondering if this was originally in Korean, though...
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:57PM c1ee said

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Dunno whether the story comes from a Korean family but seems like a Korean site illustrated it, which explains the Korean text.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:55PM HTCEVO said

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Thank you very much for posting this joystiq.. dont listen to the idiots who dont have a heart and dont want to see something like this. it's related to video games, thast all you need to post.

this really touched me and i cried a bit. i showed it to my mom who has been wanting to play wii , but i dont have time to play with her.. and she had very teary eyes and had to wipe them. we didnt even have the sound on, just the story did that. im not ashamed to say i gave her a big hug and told her i loved her. sometimes you dont know what you have before it's gone. thank you.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 11:56PM ramifications said

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Your story touched me almost as much as the comic did :(
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 8:57PM (Unverified) said

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i wondered the same thing...
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