In Which Our Intrepid Heroine Discovers a Hidden Talent

[beautifulduckweed]

Like most nerds, I have some issues with hand-eye co-ordination, which often translate to problems with rhythm and timing. I have difficulty picking up new dance steps, for example, or learning a new sport.

But last night, I found that my inability to let go of the B button on the Wii-mote at the proper point of my swing while playing Wii Bowling leads to eerily consistent strikes. I'm serious--I got eight strikes in a row. My final score for my second game was utterly ridiculous; I shot well past 250. It's rocket bowling¹ at its best, baby.

This is the first and only instance in which my difficulty with doing two things at once has worked in my favor.


Notes:
¹ Rocket bowling is when you let go at the apex of your upswing, so it looks like you're launching the ball using a rocket launcher. Blame freyley for introducing me to that term.

Comments

[freyis.livejournal.com]

Do you also have the nerd's amazing ability to have ridiculous hand eye co-ordination when it involves a mouse and keyboard/console system controller besides the Wii?

I find it funny that I have terrible co-ordination everywhere else, but give me a mouse and keyboard, and suddenly everything's super easy.

Bowling and Golf are my favorite ones on Wii Sports. The rest have controls that feel clunky to me.

However, the best game so far? Trauma Center: Second Opinion. That game is amazing.

[misshepeshu.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I can type absurdly fast, but that's through the sheer force of repetition. I had a lot of papers to type in high school and college, and I learned to type fast out of sheer self-preservation. I'm so-so on the mouse. Other video game controls...meh. I used to be really, really good on the old 32-bit systems, but the newer controls for, say, the Playstation, tend to flummox me.

[gorthx.livejournal.com]

I am horrible with the mouse. At least AFA game-playing. I used to get together with some guys & play network Doom a while back. They would all rush into the room or whatever, kill everything, grab all the health, and there I was, repeatedly running into the wall.

So I will congratulate you & live vicariously through your bowling success. :)

[linettasky.livejournal.com]

Dude, you need to come over to my house and play Nintendo: Old School with me.

[misshepeshu.livejournal.com]

Yes, we should! Maybe next week some time? We should co-ordinate this. And make home-made mac and cheese to eat while playing the video games.