Pixel Paladin Prints

What brings you to therapy, Mr. Park? I'm stuck. Dr. Noodle. I'm paralyzed. I'm not making any progress. Honestly, I'm lost in the trees. I've lost sight of my goals. My health units are low. Units? Unseen enemies are everywhere. I can't sleep. I'm not eating. You're not making sense. Who am I kidding? You're right. The truth? Fine, I admit it. I can't get past level 5!!! I don't do video game counseling. If my mom loved me more, I'd be able to find more ammo.

Rage.

'It was love at first sight, although he was very pixilated and I was out of focus'

Soldier armed with a pen.

No caption. (On a pirate ship various flags fly, including flags with a skull and crossbones and other banners showing logos from various social media sites. On the boat deck below, a pirate is looking at his cell phone).

His family thought he'd been wasting his life, but Steve Wiebe was about to prove everyone wrong.

Gamers

'I've got one week to master this program. The boss is threatening to hire an eight year old.'

"I've diligently spent the last eight hours saving an entire colony of elves from a pack of vicious dragons and your only concern is that it is 2 am?"

'Two men having a sword fight with large pen and pencil.'

'I know I can't take it with me, but what about computer simulations?'

'I got caught in a blogstorm.'

'That seating section is for video gamers only.'

' I see Brad's playing his new video game again.'

You ever wonder what would've happened if Nintendo had never existed? There'd have been no Mario Bros., and since Sega created Sonic to compete, there'd be no Sonic. And without those, the market wouldn't have been big enough to interest Sony. So … no Playstation. And no Playstation, no Xbox. Several generations of awkward teens would've had to come up with other excuses not to go outside. Sometimes I wonder if it rained where I grew up.

"If you're annoyed by answering machines, press 1. . ."

'Dinnertime!', 'Not now, Mom -- the fate of the Galaxy is in my hands!'

Another entry from the encyclopedia of gaming: Pixel sprain - any physical injury incurred from intense video game play.

Moving buildings using a computer.

Videogame Employment Agency.

"Yes! I defeated the invading forces! I am master and commander... I am a warlord!"

STRIP Hambone: Computer games in the office

"Whatever happened to freedom of the press?"

'I'm going to use it to write letters to keep our health benefits, son...we veterans have a new battle when we get back.'

'Here's a twist. Before you go on your quest, an insurance salesman tries to sell you life insurance. If you buy a lot you can date prettier girls.'

'Third Life'

Boy and PC

"You're not going to believe this, but some of them are making computer games of their OWN!"

Video game

"He's in training for the 'E' Olympics."

"No way, Mom, this is my favorite game!"

'Wait a minute -- you did all this stuff in a VIDEO GAME?'

In this hot new video game, players battle to the death to reach the last copy of this hot new video game.

'Dude, according to the strategy guide, you shouldn't defeact Gixaglime and open the gate to Axesworld, or else! I wonder what they mean by or else?'

Do you think computer games are as good as real life? Virtually.