As some of you may know, I mentioned in a post earlier today I had to cancel my pre order from Gamestop because I had to spend $170 on new tires for my ten year old car. I tell you, I was bummed.

Well, one of the Nine must love me because my daughter's boyfriend loaned me sixty bucks so I could pre order online for my Xbox. I am installing as I write this. He knows how much I love games and when I asked him for help he was more than willing to help me out.

You would think that someone like me that is almost 50 years would not care about a video game, but I've been gaming since I played PONG for the first time in the 70s. I can't help it. Gaming is my passion. I can't get the hard cover guide anymore, but at least I can play.

Well, I got really lucky and found a way to make this happen. Yeah, I'll have the funds in December but that's 3 weeks away. /shudder

So, serious points for your daughter's boyfriend. From both you and her.

Oh he scored some serious cred in my book. He even shook my hand when he said he would help me out.

Awesome! Glad you can now enjoy the game with the rest of us.

sounds like your daughter picked a keeper

I am 32 going on 33 and my first game was E.T. on the Atari, Pong was my second game ever played. Gaming has been my passion too for many years. We are seasoned warriors in a sea of COD casual gamers.

Congrats on getting in earlier than you thought you would. I still will be waiting until mid-December, but that's more by choice on my part. Just gotta get as much as I can for as little as I can.

And as someone who just went north of 50, I understand about being a long time gamer. I also remember Pong, and when Ataris first came out. I remember it taking 90 minutes to load Miner 2049er from a cassette. I would start the load and mow our back yard; then come in, flip the tape, and mow the front. By the time I was done mowing the yards, trimming the hedges, and cleaning up the trimmings, the game would finally be loaded.

We are also proof that the media and many of the sheep don't have an accurate idea of when the gaming generation started.

Oh yeah, I'm stoked! Woohoo!! 43% now. I even have a FO4 tshirt and the Skyrim soundtrack from itunes that I listen to while at work.

Really glad for you buddy

I've always said that a future son in law that buys you video games is the right investment.

Glad that stuff worked out for you. Happy Fallout day!

Disaster averted! Damn, seriously, that would have svcked if he hadn't saved the day. When [censored] like that happens it's such a bummer. Good to hear it worked out.

OMG yes. Saturday morning my daughter wanted to borrow the car and came back inside with "Dad, one of your tires is flat, all the way to the ground". Did not plan that day to buy two new tires.......

Wow, what a cool person for doing that. Car troubles are such a stressful thing so I'm glad to hear that despite that you were able to get the game thanks to your daughter's boyfriend. Enjoy the game.

Good for you. Now get your butt out there and kill some muties!

Grats on getting the game, and grats to your daughter for picking a smart man!

While it's awesome he agreed to help.... don't you think it's a bit tacky for your daughters boyfriend to have to buy the game for her dad? Maybe it's just because I live in another country, but that's strange out my way.