Famous Nerd » Games http://www.famousnerd.com Famous Nerds Rock! Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:32:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 John Carmack http://www.famousnerd.com/john-carmack/ http://www.famousnerd.com/john-carmack/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:08:37 +0000 admin http://www.famousnerd.com/?p=22 This guy is my hero. He is the inventor of games which are called first person shooters such as Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. This guy pretty much changed computer games for the better and is not only a genius guy but rumor has it he’s very sweet and charming too. He is also known for his luxury living style and has created his own aerospace company with his fortunes. He taught himself most of what he knows and because of this is actually the lead engineer at his company.

I’m a firm believer in self teaching methods so perhaps that’s why I think this guy is so great but to be honest it’s more about what he has done for us. Computer games would never have been as scary and real as they are today without John Carmack invented the first person shooter. This type of game play is one of the most popular because you actually feel like the character is you and you’re fighting all the zombies or whatever. This is one of the reasons that John Carmack is so great among many other reasons such as his personality and his genius techie mind – he’s just friggin’ awesome.

]]> http://www.famousnerd.com/john-carmack/feed/ 0 Luigi from the Mario Brothers http://www.famousnerd.com/luigi-from-the-mario-brothers/ http://www.famousnerd.com/luigi-from-the-mario-brothers/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:02:45 +0000 admin http://www.famousnerd.com/?p=12 Ok, so Luigi isn’t technically a geek but come on he’s not exactly cool is he? Given the choice between Mario and Luigi during a game I think I know who I would choose. Mario’s cool and calm and sophisticated and then Luigi is sort of nerdy and always behind Mario. Luigi is still cool just in a nerdy way. Mario Brother’s games were and still are an icon of the gaming world. Thanks to Nintendo Mario & Luigi will always be super cool to geeks and nerds. But Luigi I think is the top nerd of the gaming world and is rightly placed in many geek and nerd lists.

Luigi is a super cool guy but he just doesn’t cut it when it comes to choosing between him and Mario. Luigi is a nerd and I’m not saying it’s a bad thing I’m just saying he’s a nerd. We all love him though and always will. Good old Luigi – he wouldn’t be anywhere if it weren’t for his brother though. His brother Mario runs the show and Luigi just sort of hangs around in the background. But I’m sure he has his own fan base as well but he’ll just never be as cool as Mario.

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