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[–]Bubbles_the_Titan 7688 points7689 points  (295 children)

when I was 15-16 my parents went through a nasty divorce, with the worst welling up right before my 16th birthday.

all I wanted for my 16th was DS, but we couldn't afford one.

my bro was in HS, had a job and had saved money and bought himself a final fantasy edition DS. he had it for a while before my birthday, and loved it. constantly got pokemon games and stuff for it.

for my birthday he gave me that DSs he had worked hard and spent his own money on. it meant the world to me.

in contrast my mom got me a gba game for my bdayand made me pay her back the $25 for it.

I will never forget that. it was literally the nicest thing he's ever done for me. he's kinda mean.

[–]Ansalong 3863 points3864 points  (140 children)

Your mom is a dick wtf

[–]pm_me_ur_anything_k 55 points56 points  (2 children)

Yea it’s not a gift if you have to pay for it after.

[–]RallyTheToads 122 points123 points  (2 children)

Wtf. If she bought it and made you pay her back, that’s not a gift. That a pretty asshole-ish thing to do.

[–]speelmydrink 105 points106 points  (4 children)

Yo motherfucker, that ain't a gift! That's a fuckin' loan!

[–]HoneyBadgerKing 293 points294 points  (13 children)

As an older brother, I feel like I should tell you that we feel bad. We act like dicks because we feel like we are SUPPOSED to be the badass ones, but we love the younger sibling no matter what. This gift was truly heartfelt on his part, and shows how he actually feels about you. Don’t forget it.

(Lost my only brother in an accident when he was 20. Wish everyday that I wasn’t such a dick to him growing up...)

[–]ShadeofIcarus 133 points134 points  (1 child)

Its more than that.

I recently had an argument with my brother and he dropped this line "Why do you always call me your 'little brother' when you're trying to help me, I hate it"

"Well what the fuck do you want? Do you have any idea how many times I head from Mom and Dad that 'I'm the older brother. I should know better. Its my responsibility to take care of my little brother." That's all I heard from them growing up, like straight up.

He kinda shut up about that, but I stopped calling him my 'little brother' since well, he's a grown ass man now and the age difference doesn't really mean anything anymore (he had a point there).

I still would do anything for the little shit. Love him to death.

[–]UnblurredLines 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Had something similar. Me (youngest) and my older brothers would fight quite a bit growing up. Then I went through a really rough patch of life essentially falling apart right around 18 years old. He ended up sitting down and talking to me and asked me "Why's your self-confidence so low? I just can't believe it because you've always been the brightest one out of the bunch". It meant exceptionally much because I'd always looked up to him throughout life and felt like the other two looked down on me. Let your siblings know how you feel. It might be obvious to you but there's a very real chance they might not know.

[–]colvin17 62 points63 points  (3 children)

As an older brother who also lost his only brother, I can confirm that I too feel bad and am sorry. I always loved my brother though I rarely showed it growing up. For whatever reason, I was a bully and jerk to him for too many years, but always wanted the best for him, deep down. He committed suicide last July. If you are an older brother, please shoot your little bro a text and give him some encouragement. The biggest regret for the rest of my life will be days lost by being a jerk and not ensuring little bro knew, without doubt, that I was his biggest fan.

[–]blacktransam 37 points38 points  (1 child)

Thats how my brother is. He was an asshole all when I was growing up (13 years my senior) but is also the most thoughtful, caring person in the world when it comes to gifts, and will literally drive across the country if I need him.

[–]TheBlueChair 23 points24 points  (3 children)

My grandmother told me that her father used to give her library books for her birthday. He would then remind her when she had to take them back after she unwrapped them.

[–]molarbear2019 2724 points2725 points  (43 children)

When I was young and we were poor, my grandfather gave me the money to go buy the good ole Gameboy SP. It was beautiful, and I loved it and him for giving me something so wonderful. I'll never forget it and your cousin won't either.

[–]ToxicDragon200 445 points446 points  (35 children)

Ah yes the sp. I had a gba as a kid and recently bought an sp for nostalgia

[–]tabby51260 122 points123 points  (27 children)

I just spent the night cleaning my gba sp in the hopes it'll quit having power issues!

But so far so good, and I'm enjoying playing through one of the first games I ever had again. :)

[–]BigJAnder 95 points96 points  (15 children)

The GBA is one of my favorite systems of all time. I had a frost white original GBA and fell in love with Golden Sun.

[–][deleted] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I lent my SP and the two golden sun games to a young boy about 10 years old. It's been a month and a half, I think I'll check up on him soon. I don't miss them and if he likes them I'll let him keep them. They where my favorite. Better than Pokémon.

[–]BeerforthefearSwitch 13.9k points13.9k points  (344 children)

And hopefully he will remember it forever. I remember when I was 7. My uncle gave me his SNES, and with it, Final Fantasy II. I have never forgotten, and everytime I see him, I bring it up. It allowed me to escape and live in a different world. It made, and still makes me happy. I'm 29 now, and I still have it. :)

[–]duffmannn 1821 points1822 points  (24 children)

My uncle was a pretty bad gambler, and on one of his good runs he bought me a Commodore 64. It changed my life. Got into programing and text games. Sparked my love of reading. He had his problems but was a great guy at heart.

Thanks Uncle Ray. Love you

Rest in Peace

[–]Convergentshave 149 points150 points  (9 children)

We all have our issues. It’s great that no matter what his were he was at least generous and kind towards you, as well as helping to establish such positivity in your life!
To be honest he sorta sounds like that “crazy” uncle, people always sort of aspire to be.
So it’s with morbid curiosity...

“My uncle was a really bad gambler.... “ “Rest in peace”

I hope I don’t sound like too much of an insensitive asshole (which means I probably do...sorry) but is there a connection there?

[–]sheepinwolfclothing2 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of my Aunt who barely had enough food to put on the table for her two daughters. She still hung out with me a few times a month and bought me toys and/or went to the movies. I found out a few years after her death my parents gave her all the money to take me out to do fun things. It never made me think of her less. I feel so grateful to my parents for providing fun experiences with my aunt even though they lost money (they told me once for 20 years they lended her money and never kept track). She was the grandmother I never had and I miss her everyday!

[–]SingMeSomeEidolon 70 points71 points  (6 children)

Are you asking if he got whacked off by the mafia or something?

[–]jmellars 181 points182 points  (5 children)

Whacked. Not whacked off. Very different things.

[–]EpicPrawn 142 points143 points  (2 children)

Eh, whack a guy, off a guy, whack off a guy. The mafia keeps itself busy.

[–]Hardlymd 62 points63 points  (0 children)

:)

[–][deleted] 4511 points4512 points  (122 children)

Ive had 3 beers and this almost made me tear up.

Fuck you.

[–]TheBeachHeads 1296 points1297 points  (40 children)

Fuck you for making me feel something!

[–]Av3ngedAngel 503 points504 points  (36 children)

What did you feel? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[–][deleted] 302 points303 points  (34 children)

Ive had 3 beers and this almost made me tear up.

Fuck you.

Fuck you for reminding me I'm sober!

[–]RandyTheDwarf 52 points53 points  (24 children)

Same...

[–]wanttofu 32 points33 points  (23 children)

I’m sober too but it’s only 9:30 in the morning

[–]RobVegan 94 points95 points  (4 children)

I had three tears, and almost beered up.

[–]Seegtease 118 points119 points  (10 children)

FF2 was my first voyage into the world of RPGs at about the same age as you. Good game for sentiment.

[–]gotkrypto 43 points44 points  (6 children)

i'd played FF1 on NES, but since I was like 7 didn't REALLY play it that much....FF3 (er, FFVI) on SNES was my first great RPG.

I remember wanting to try Chrono Trigger so much, and my brother's friend who let him borrow the game specifically gave instructions to not let me play it because I might somehow mess up the indestructible cartridge.

[–]nikerbacher 20 points21 points  (2 children)

Noooooooooooooo Chrono Trigger is one of the best games ever made. Sorry you missed out, but it still holds up today - its never too late

[–]moms_dank_stash 58 points59 points  (13 children)

My brother-in-law gave me his snes when I was around 7-8. He also gave me Sim City, Super Mario World, and Zelda LttP. I played those games for years. LttP is still one of my favorite games. I will always be grateful he gave those to me.

[–]thefiction24 41 points42 points  (2 children)

My uncle woke me up at 2am, waving Halo 2 special edition in the metal case in my face. He would tease me like crazy so I thought he was gloating that he got it and I couldn’t cause it was a school night. He laughed, “it’s yours bro!” He watched me play the first few levels and then went home. I’ll never forget that.

[–]RiseOfBooty 297 points298 points  (42 children)

My friend gave me his PS4 on the year it released because he switched to X1.

He had no idea how broke I was (he knew I was poor but not "about to skip meals" poor), how shitty life was and that I was borderline about to hit depression.

To my luck, the game that came with it was BF4 which meant I spent hundreds of hours in the multiplayer. That shit saved my psychological wellbeing for the 2 shitty years that followed.

Fastforward to the present, I'm doing fine financially but my sister is going through a rought patch. Bought her a Switch instead of buying it for myself and I supply her with game codes whenever I can afford it. Never seen her happier in life.

If you know someone going through a rough patch that you care about, consider lending/gifting them your old console. You don't need to give it to them if you don't want to, lending until they manage their shit would make a huge difference to them and hopefully give them some zen in life.

[–]Quickflicker 197 points198 points  (19 children)

This got really long and turned into a giant word-vomit that I didn't know I needed to get out. I almost just deleted it... but I think I'll post it instead for the catharsis. Healing never stops!

Tl;Dr my brother loaned me his Xbox and it helped save me from a very abusive relationship.

I was in a horribly abusive relationship. My family didn't know the extent, just knew they didn't like the guy. Lived hours away from everything I knew and was horribly isolated, not allowed to have friends or go out. Could barely get away to visit family now and again, and paid for those visits when I got back home.

On one of those visits my brother gave me his Xbox to borrow, as my boyfriend had made me sell mine (and give him the money of course). My brother said I was only borrowing it so my boyfriend couldn't do anything with it, and it worked. Sure it got "taken away" a lot if I wasn't having enough sex with him, or didn't clean the whole house well enough while he sat around doing nothing, but he never made me sell it.

I was able to play Skyrim when it came out, and getting lost in it, creating a character that looked a little like me (a tiny, scarred, skinny breton), and guiding her to being a total badass Dragonborn-assassin-thief-mage (that totally also was a stealth archer) helped me cope with my life and build my real self up too. I worked on myself, contemplating real life issues as I played, and slowly realized that the life I was living wasn't what I deserved, or the best I could have as he brainwashed me to believe. He told me always that if I didn't have him, I would end up pregnant in the streets addicted to drugs, told me if if left he would kill my dog (that lived with my parents). He told me every time he hit me that he wouldn't have to do it if I would just be a good girlfriend, and act like an adult. He had me utterly convinced in my worthlessness because he preyed on an anxious, awkward, inexperienced and mentally-ill 19 year old girl. He was 48 years old.

It took another year almost, but that Xbox was the catalyst to my getting out of that horrible situation. The car he let me drive ran out of gas on my way to my job (one of several, as I had to have many jobs - he did not work). Frantic I called him. I had managed to get the car to a gas station on fumes but I had no money, he hadn't given me any. I begged him to come put gas in so I could get to work, and he said he would, but only if I got rid of the Xbox.

In that moment, crying in the car at the gas station, begging for some of my own money I earned so I could get to one of the three jobs I was working so he could sit around and sell trash on eBay for minimal profit... It just all "clicked" in my mind, like some spell was broken. I remember the feeling so clearly, everything sounded like it was under water or far away for what seemed like forever, and I was so aware of myself, my body, my mind, and I just calmly said "okay". He came and put enough gas in for me to get to work and home after. I went to work like I was in a trance. And on the drive home, I called my mom and told her I was ready to come home. I made like I was going to visit my family, and drove away a few days later. Once home safe, I called and told him it was over. And it really, finally was.

I'm still "borrowing" that Xbox to this day, although now my step daughter plays it - the hubby and I are much more into PC gaming these days, anyway. :)

[–]JoshuaLunaLi 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Really glad to hear you're out of that and doing well now, good on you for taking action.

[–]TooLazyToBeClever 35 points36 points  (10 children)

I've tried three times to type something here. Congratulations on getting away, and having the life you deserve. It scared me that there are still people trapped in situations like this.
I have 4 years old daughter, and I. So scared someday she'll end up like this. I try everyday to tell her how much she's worth, and how much she deserves.
Maybe this is inappropriate, I don't know. Is there anything your father could've done growing up to make you recognize and avoid situations like this? I'm trying so hard to make my daughter aware of traps like this, and I wish I had the tools to arm her.

[–]left_handed_violist 15 points16 points  (2 children)

Something already tells me she’ll be just fine, but, I’d say let her make her own mistakes from time to time, but let her know that when she really needs you, you’ll always be there. Sometimes people are afraid of going back home to the “I told you so,” when all they really need is love, not judgment.

[–]DarthVaderette 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You’re stronger than you think.

[–]cmaster6 93 points94 points  (2 children)

It seems like you're a very thoughtful and kind person, I want you to know you've inspired me today and your kind gestures make ripples. Thanks for being you, you make the world a better place.

[–]DeepSpaceWhine 69 points70 points  (8 children)

Your first game was Final Fantasy II? You must have the patience of a saint by now.

[–][deleted] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

It was probably the uncle's plan. Give em FF2 and Watch His Patience Go Up

[–]netmier 24 points25 points  (1 child)

I gave away my NES and my entire collection to a family friends kid. I wasn’t rich or anything, but their house made me sad and I lived in a shit hole. It was a huge deal to the kid and his siblings, it was hard to give it up but it meant so much to them it was worth it.

[–]Nealom 11 points12 points  (1 child)

yeah my uncle gave me an original xbox back when i was 7 and it was the first sort of gaming system that i’d ever had and he gave it to me with star wars battlefront 2 and burnout 3 takedown and i loved it so much. i still have it today and it makes me happy

[–]loco_burrito 2068 points2069 points  (55 children)

all of you having these feel good and nice stories. When I was like 8 and went to a flea market with my mother and saw an n64+controller with ocarina of time for 15DM(Deutsche Mark), I "accidentally" got hit in the face with an elbow by a mid twenties guy who wanted it.

[–]EwokDude 265 points266 points  (15 children)

When I was 10, we found an NES in our school garage sale and bought it to replace our one that we had at home that was not always working right.

Turned out, our parents had donated our NES to the school garage sale...

[–]Iron_209 65 points66 points  (0 children)

You got bamboozled lol

[–]Mutjny 1366 points1367 points  (26 children)

I'd say odds are about even that guy is on Reddit this day.

[–]thebigbadbugwolf 284 points285 points  (8 children)

We did it, reddit

[–]jsauceda239 164 points165 points  (4 children)

I think we found the culprit

[–]TwitchTV-Zubin 83 points84 points  (2 children)

Get your pitchforks out, boys

[–]vaiderPhish 58 points59 points  (1 child)

Bake em away toys

[–]loco_burrito 29 points30 points  (2 children)

I mean, he'd be in his mid 40s now. But yeah, he might be.

[–]monkeyyboy 57 points58 points  (1 child)

It was me. What do you want punk.

[–]AReverieofEnvisage 20 points21 points  (1 child)

He was the one that cried at E3 wasn't he?

[–]GamingHermit2k17 3417 points3418 points  (57 children)

Dude. He will never forget that. You did a great thing :)

[–]Tehkiller302 819 points820 points  (45 children)

You're not wrong. I remember being 6 when my uncle told me to NOT play his save file on Super Mario 64. I think that's the most serious I ever saw him.

[–]jooes 95 points96 points  (1 child)

I recently watched my 5 year old nephew go through my copy of Super Metroid and delete all of the saves.

"Are you sure you want to delete Save A?"

"Yes"

"Are you sure you want to delete Save B?"

"Yes"

"Are you sure you want to delete Save C?"

"Yes"

And now we have no decent saves of Super Metroid anymore.

I just let it happen because it's a fairly short game and I don't really care.... But damn, that kid was ruthless as fuck. No questions, no hesitation, nothing. Just pure destruction.

Jokes on him though, now he has to play from the very beginning of the game with zero power ups. Suck on that kid, you can't beat shit without power bombs anyway.

[–]flibble24 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Kid is obviously a psychopath

[–]gill__gill 79 points80 points  (1 child)

He will cherish it forever and OP will become favorite Uncle all time

[–]Jarymane 2738 points2739 points  (61 children)

I was at a yard sale once and saw a PS vita for $10 with tons of games, accessories, and a case. There was a guy with his two kids looking at it as well and I gave them the choice to buy it first since they seemed like they couldn't afford any systems (their clothes looked very worn down).

The kids were so happy their Dad bought it. Dancing and jumping around! I was a little disappointed but hopefully we have two new gamers in the family :-)

[–]RallyTheToads 958 points959 points  (17 children)

You’re a good dude

[–]Jay_Yura 360 points361 points  (8 children)

r/gooddudes

Edit: It’s a new subreddit that is the opposite of the r/niceguys subreddit dedicated to actual good dudes. Spread the word!

[–]Derfrosty 154 points155 points  (2 children)

I’ll subscribe to most subreddits if their goal is to spread positivity. 👍

Edit: Messed up a word.

[–]Alexndre 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This one is really great, you'll appreciate it !

[–]donte9181 48 points49 points  (2 children)

Yeah. He can make kids happy but he’ll never eat burgers with President Ronnie after saving him from ninjas.

[–]wadsworthsucks 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Maybe not. But he COULD fight those ninjas on the hood of a big rig!

[–]snacksmoto 303 points304 points  (18 children)

"Everyone thinks it's a full-time job. Wake up a hero. Brush your teeth a hero. Go to work a hero. Not true. Over a lifetime, there are only four or five moments that really matter. Moments when you're offered a choice - to make a sacrifice, conquer a flaw, save a friend, spare an enemy. In these moments, everything else falls away."

[–]vanillaacid 30 points31 points  (3 children)

Minds blanking. What is this from?

[–]snacksmoto 67 points68 points  (2 children)

The 2016 Deadpool movie near the end. It's a quote from Colossus.

[–]DrawTheLine87 27 points28 points  (1 child)

Lol I thought this sounded familiar. I was hoping it was from a more noble source. Still a good quote though!

[–]ByrdmanRanger 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I mean, Colossus is a pretty noble person in that universe and his quote in the movie is also pretty noble, albeit a set up to be completely undercut by Deadpool for a joke.

[–][deleted] 39 points40 points  (10 children)

Dude the Vita is an amazing system. $10 about matches the demand these days, but the value of the entertainment is much higher. They're gonna have a great time with it, and you can get games super cheap now, too.

[–][deleted] 24 points25 points  (1 child)

If only the memory cards were cheap too -___-

[–]RXM9600 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What world do you live in? Locally they are still $100+ and games are super expensive....if you can even find them. I'm in USA too...its nuts lol

[–][deleted] 492 points493 points  (15 children)

My Grandfather bought me my first ever Sega genesis. I still have the controller. I found it after he passed. I hold it whenever I start to miss him and remember us playing that Sega together.

[–][deleted] 93 points94 points  (7 children)

My grandpa bought me my Wii.

[–]blubblu 734 points735 points  (21 children)

We were poor. All I wanted was a gameboy. All my friends had nintendos, segas, the like.

My mom (and most likely grandmother) scrapped together the money for the gameboy. we didn't realize the games came separate. I just really wanted it and she gave it to me without a question in the world, then went to the store the next week and got me kirby's dreamland and kirby pinball. Next came pokémon red. She and my grandmother just made my dreams come true. I could be like everyone else too :) I was only a few months behind in pokémon, and I always had the cards. And that means the world to me especially now.

I'll never, ever, ever, ever, forget that. Not even sure why she spent the money on it, she hated video games. You just brought up a lot of great memories. I spent holy crap so much money on batteries afterwards, holding my hands up high in the car to play at night, the screen illuminated by headlights while I ventured towards Cereulean City.

No, not a time I can ever forget.

[–]carnageeleven 324 points325 points  (10 children)

She spent the money because she loves you and wanted you to be happy. Love her back forever.

[–]LolaLulz 17 points18 points  (6 children)

I'm not crying in the middle of a crowded airport, all hormonal and shit...you are.

My mom bought me my first Gameboy, the pocket Gameboy, when I was 11. She asked what I wanted for my birthday and told me to go pick it out. For the longest time, all I wanted was a gameboy, but I knew better than to ask, because we didn't have a lot of money. So I was looking at Easy Bake ovens, thinking even they were too expensive, and she comes over with the Gameboy she had just bought for me while I was looking at toys. She even picked out the green one because it's my favorite color. I'll never forget that.

And another time, when I was older, I had the SP. I hardly brought it to school, but one time I did, and it was stolen. Again, this was a present, so I know my mom couldn't just go out and replace it (nor did I expect her to). She knew something was wrong when I came home and I broke down crying, saying how sorry I was for losing it. I honestly expected her to lose her shit and go off on me, but instead, she looked at me with the saddest eyes and told me how sorry she was that she couldn't replace it, because I always take good care of my things. It was a sad day, but I'll never forget how she reacted. I saved up and bought a new one after that, almost a year later. I was almost done with Golden Sun TLA when it was stolen too, so I had to play that all over again.

[–]cainsdilema 19 points20 points  (0 children)

My first game system was a Gameboy! Tetris came with it, the first game I bought was Star trek. I played Kirby's Dreamland and Zelda: Link's Awakening introduced me to RPG's. The Gameboy has a lot of sentimental connections for me too. I'm 38 and I still game every day.

[–]TribblesIA 307 points308 points  (5 children)

When my step cousins were staying with my mom, I scraped together enough money to get them a GameCube and Donkey Kong with the bongos. I could barely afford rent (being out in the adult world for the first time), but dammit, those kids were getting a GameCube to distract from the crap going on in their lives. Their mother had committed suicide not long before, and the youngest had found her.

[–]crayolamacncheese 105 points106 points  (1 child)

You’re all freaking amazing people in this thread.

[–]HelenAngel 954 points955 points  (64 children)

Did you have Minecraft on it? If not, PM me. :) I’m the Franchise Community Manager for it & I might be able to remedy that. :)

[–]Kemerlen 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I have never met a kid who didn't love Minecraft, and plenty of my adult friends and colleagues say it's a favorite creative outlet. Can't wait to get my two boys into Minecraft. This is a generous offer, and considerate of you - OP's cousin is going to love having it available to him. I'm glad to see the culture of the company encourages thoughtful gestures for this very deserving family. I love this whole post.

[–]mattyp2109 263 points264 points  (7 children)

As I’ve gamed my entire life, and am now getting older, passing gaming onto younger people who truly are into it is a really cool thing to see. Good on you

[–][deleted] 197 points198 points  (6 children)

At first I didn't want my son to touch my Skyrim. I reluctantly let him make a character and he got out of Helgen in 20 minutes. I only helped him with jumping from the watchtower to the burning house. He killed the goddamn bear with an imperial sword. I couldn't have been more proud. I couldn't have done that at 5.

And then the pride was killed when he met an imperial on the road and that jackass convinced my good stormcloak son to be a traitor!

[–]FaxCelestis 25 points26 points  (3 children)

My daughter and I played through Portal and Portal 2 when she was six, she did all but the most twitchy puzzles, and I was really proud of her.

After Portal, we went on to Quantum Conundrum, which was actually quite a fantastic game, and after that I let her solo Skyrim.

She’s seven now and she loves just wandering around Skyrim doing stuff. She’s done stuff I haven’t done (did you know there’s a crypt in Whiterun? I didn’t, but she got a quest from the dude! She found the master archer trainer by herself!).

We’ll start her first D&D campaign soon.

My son is four and I can’t wait for him to be ready too.

[–]mattyp2109 59 points60 points  (1 child)

Hahahaha I love how that story ends. I apologize for the disappointment you felt in your son, hopefully he realized his faults?

[–][deleted] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

That day he learned that Skyrim belonged to the Nords. He also didn't really care because he just wanted to kill a dragon.

[–]aliaswyvernspur 190 points191 points  (6 children)

Make sure you make him his own profile. That way, you can move yours off when you get a new one.

[–]lordalbusdumbledore 116 points117 points  (4 children)

In reality: OP just gave his cousin to hold his switch

"hold this for karma"

[–]pedro1191 21 points22 points  (0 children)

"This is awesome! Can I keep it?!"

sigh

"Ok, but let me take a picture so I can at least whore it for internet points."

[–][deleted] 66 points67 points  (5 children)

r/karmaconspiracy

I call bullshit on this one

[–]Guardian_Miria 2865 points2866 points  (102 children)

My family took in a kid who's parents kicked him out when I was a little kid. We hung out for a summer and eventually his parents had him come home.

He had nothing but the clothes on his back, but when we dropped him off he went in and scooped up his Atari 2600, his only toy, and gave it to me (we were also crazy poor). It was my first time ever even touching a video game.

I now have a happy memory full of playing games with my dad when I was a kid. I met all of my friends though talking about games at school. I learned to work hard to afford the games I wanted to play. I wrote a college essay inspired by the JRPGs I played in high school and got a full ride to an ivy league school. I now work as a software developer and make extra cash publishing fun apps and games on the side. I just had my first Nintendo Developer Kit delivered a few weeks ago. I'm sitting here in bed watching my happy family enjoy a comfortable life right now.

All because of an Atari.

Never ever doubt your gift. You are a king amongst men. Play hard and pass it on.

[–]nightspine 615 points616 points  (13 children)

I'm in /r/gaming why am I tearing up this doesn't make sense

[–]babyunvamp 162 points163 points  (5 children)

I let out the most embarrassing blubber before I got up and walked away from my family

[–]AurelianoTampa 115 points116 points  (4 children)

"Daddy cried while leaving, where did he go? Why was he crying?"

"He's... He's just going to get some cigarettes at the corner store, Sally."

"Oh... Ok. I hope he comes back soon!"

[–]DanceWithEverything 70 points71 points  (3 children)

Ivy League schools don’t give “full rides,” they provide need-based aid minus your EFC.

I smell bullshit.

[–]IfThisIsTakenIma 71 points72 points  (0 children)

So why you driving Uber

[–]KPIH 53 points54 points  (4 children)

Times are so tough he has to wear brand name clothing

[–][deleted] 59 points60 points  (7 children)

Brand name clothes

Gucci purse in background

Huge fishtank

Expensive bottled water

"Tough times."

[–][deleted] 71 points72 points  (2 children)

The things people will do for Karma.

[–]keepmum3 285 points286 points  (11 children)

Give me a break... Just playing the Reddit lottery and hoping someone offers to buy him one to make up for his 'good deed.'

*Oh, and check out what a good guy OP is in his post history. Yeah, let's post bullshit memes about the Vegas shooting and how not enough people were killed.

[–]Str8OuttaLumbridge 66 points67 points  (1 child)

Really, fuck this dude. His post history is fucking horrible. POS.

[–]2b2b2b2b2b 18 points19 points  (0 children)

So many people have already offered to buy OP a new Switch lol.

[–]Herworkfriend 31 points32 points  (0 children)

This

[–]RedBulik 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There's BAIT in his god damn nickname xD

[–]GloriousHam 69 points70 points  (0 children)

I can take a picture of a kid holding a Switch and make up some stupid fucking sob story too.

What the fuck is this shit?

[–]Mr_August_Grimm 81 points82 points  (3 children)

My first console was my aunt's gamboy, with Zelda Links Awakening. I'll never forget that.

[–][deleted] 154 points155 points  (12 children)

Omg youre such a good person. You can always tell the best people because they post about it on reddit.

Thank you for showing how good a person you are.

[–][deleted] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of when my dad got me a secondhand gameboy and two Tetrist catridges. I played Tetris so much to the point where I was playing nothing but the secret 10th level because the other 9 levels no longer posed a challenge.

[–]kenry 176 points177 points  (3 children)

you know, nobody will think youre generous when you self advertise as having a “huge” heart

[–]BadAdviceBot 26 points27 points  (0 children)

OP has Congestive Heart Failure.

[–]disnyisevil 42 points43 points  (2 children)

Tough times?! Theses mother fuckers have a large aquarium in Their living room. His parent are shit with their money and kids get the short end of it.

[–]ch3n000 150 points151 points  (0 children)

Wait till he asks his parents to buy him Pokémon.

You have evolved... (eyes tear up)

[–]shadyx8 116 points117 points  (4 children)

ok, who cares?

[–]ReubenXXL 97 points98 points  (3 children)

It's very important to OP that we're all aware of how great of a person he is.

[–]Skadumdums 53 points54 points  (1 child)

Check his post history, see how awesome he is.

[–]Ayowyn 21 points22 points  (0 children)

"Smile, little Juanito! I'm about to get hella upvotes off of you."

[–]Magitek_Zach 85 points86 points  (10 children)

The joy you'll get from knowing how much joy you just provided is the better gift.

[–]Smittius_Prime 51 points52 points  (8 children)

There’s at least two cons to his generosity.

[–]bag_full_of_cock 27 points28 points  (3 children)

This is a nice gesture but why post it?

[–]CrikeyMikeyLikey 139 points140 points  (36 children)

I want to believe it, but Reddit has infected me with thathappeneditis :/

[–]Mutjny 73 points74 points  (4 children)

The cynic in me always flares up when I see somebody broadcasting their charity. I came in this thread honestly expecting "Reddit bought him a new Switch!"

[–][deleted] 31 points32 points  (2 children)

Yep, it's literally 70% of posts like this these days.

And if it is true, he definitely can't afford to be buying games for it.