Guide to Thanksgiving Gaming

Written by: Adam "ManKorn" Korenman, CC2K Video Games Editor

Go Portable

Freaking casuals!

Some of you lucky children out there have some manner of portable gaming device. Maybe you’ve got one of those Nintendo thingamabobs, or a Gameboy, or a Gamegear, or one of those Tiger handheld epilepsy tests.

Were these fun? It remember them as fun, but I can’t understand how

Maybe you have a Vita, because your parents don’t love you.

Come on, mom. Couldn’t you just put me up for adoption instead?

At the very least, you have a cell phone. This means that gaming is literally at your fingertips. But most families tend to ostracize their lone-gamer relatives. If you whip out a quick match of Fruit Ninja right before the yams hit the table, you’re bound to get a few mean looks, not to mention a nasty three-page, hand-written card from Grams.

So where can you safely get your game on when you’re rocking the handheld?

No joking around, the bathroom is going to be your best friend during the holidays. With the combination of overeating and heavy foods, your body will need the time to–pardon the expression–dump the excess. And, while you detox on the throne, you can log a few hours of The Walking Dead on your iPad.

Best licensed game yet

But you can’t spend all weekend locked inside the bathroom. No amount of courtesy flushing will convince your family that you weren’t doing filthy things behind that locked door. Sometimes, for the sake of gaming, you have to get a little creative. The next example is not one of those times.