Bad Dreams from Violent Video Games?

~~Toonami Tom~~ · 09-12-2007, 09:02 PM

Okay, before you call me a pansy (

) I just want to say that I really like Gears of War and the Dead Rising Demo. Although, it seems after I play these games for a long time, sometimes when I go to sleep that night or the next day I have a graphic violent dream. My most recent one was last night, I had a dream that some guy got blown in half with somewhat bloody results. Sounds kind of like Gears and Dead Rising huh?

So are these games uhhh doing something to my mind? I really like them and I continue to play even after the dreams, but.... I don't know.

Does this happen to anyone else?

Peanut · 09-12-2007, 09:06 PM

After my two day binge on BioShock I was having some pretty f*cked up dreams about messed up people, but I wouldn't really call it a "bad" dream. I almost always dream of a game if I've played it for long enough in the run of a day, or if I've got some super anticipation for it and I was dwelling on it.

I remember when SSB:Melee was coming out, I had some crazy dreams about it. Only to wake up and realize that it was still months away from release. That's always the worst part, waking up and being fooled that whatever you were dreaming about was true.

Anyways, I'm sure your dreams don't have any kind of meaning. It's just that you're playing it so much during the day that your mind keeps dwelling on it while you sleep. No big deal.

~~Toonami Tom~~ · 09-12-2007, 09:09 PM

Oh ok, yeah that's probably the case. I have been playing the heck out of Sonic 2 today. Heh, I will probably dream about little talking animals that run fast.

Add edit: I just wanted to add that I also dislike thinking something awesome is true, then waking up to find out that it's not.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 09-13-2007, 03:46 AM

I love it when I get a seriously fu*ked up dream after playing a game. I've got some wild-ass stories from drunken 6 hour gaming sessions that I'm too lazy to post right now.

Rest assured, I'll post them later. Any dream that involves Usagi Tuskino, Super Mario, Captain Kirk, chainsaws, Peach in a thong, a monkey, and me as Master Higgins is worth reading.

**GK Punk** · 09-15-2007, 10:56 AM

I get violent dreams from bad video games. does that count?

愛 · 09-15-2007, 11:18 AM

You mean games like Manhunt and Killzone? I get violent dreams from them.

*ToTheNines* · 09-15-2007, 12:26 PM

Stuff like Half-life, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider and that game where you shoot dinosaurs used to give me nightmares when I was little. I've had mabey two bad dreams since I was like 9, and they weren't as vivid as a childhood nightmare, and I rarely dream about videogames, normally just things that are in the back of my mind.

Peanut · 09-15-2007, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ai

You mean games like Manhunt and Killzone? I get violent dreams from them.

How the hell is Killzone mentioned along with Manhunt? If it's because of poor quality, then they're in the same boat.

*Spike Spiegel* · 09-15-2007, 01:59 PM

eh....

One time I had a dream about a glowing Metroid entering my dark, shadow-filled room and trying to eat me...

Peanut · 09-15-2007, 02:21 PM

In a completely insane turn of events, I actually had a dream I was "in" GUN this morning. The weirdest part is that I haven't played GUN since I rented it sometime last year.

My version of GUN had a lot more cool things in it, though. Including horse stealing, (Which actually looked super glitchy in my dream. It's kinda ****ed that even in my dreams I find sh*t wrong with games) and a hot girl who cheered me on as I blew guys away with my revolver, which needed to be reloaded manually, meaning when you hit reload you'd need to put the bullets in the gun yourself.

F*cking weird! I guess this means I liked GUN.

愛 · 09-15-2007, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peanut

How the hell is Killzone mentioned along with Manhunt? If it's because of poor quality, then they're in the same boat.

I was referring to poor quality, yes. I was making a reference to the previous post about bad games.

*shuriken* · 09-15-2007, 03:44 PM

I had this wierd dream a few months ago where I drempt that Nemesis from RE3 was after me. that was some really trippy sh*t. That was after like 3.5 hours of gameplay though so yeah...not cool.

Ra · 09-15-2007, 07:51 PM

...I've had dreams from video games. Not violent, not bad, just...weird. Like after I played Ratchet and Clank. Lots of crazy stuff happened after I was playing that on my birthday awhile back. Like man-eating plants, human sized toads, and robots with tazers. All trying to kill me for some reason. Now that I think of it, I never found out why they were attacking me...

*Spitfire* · 09-15-2007, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by shuriken

I had this wierd dream a few months ago where I drempt that Nemesis from RE3 was after me. that was some really trippy sh*t. That was after like 3.5 hours of gameplay though so yeah...not cool.

I've had that one, except in my dream we were friends.

I've had some really weird dreams with stuff like that in it. I had a dream I was friends with Freddy Kruger and we ran around killing people. But the dream really freaked me out because I couldn't wake up from it. When I finally did I didn't go to sleep for a whole 2 days. I was pretty young.

After playing to much GTA online my rommie and me both have dreams about it it's funny.

*Drtooth* · 09-16-2007, 03:55 PM

When I was really really little I had creepy dreams about video games. Don't want to get into it because it's A) embarassing and B ) not sure if I could communicate why these things bothered me.

But if I play tetris long enough during the day, I can't sleep, and I see all the blocks coming together when I close my eyes, and just think about where they go. It keeps me up for hours.

~~Toonami Tom~~ · 09-16-2007, 09:57 PM

Well, I have been on a road trip away from home. I had my Nintendo DS with me and none of the games were 'violent.' I had a dream at the hotel where this guy shot a lot of people and he was trying to get me too. I guess it's not always the games causing the dreams afterall.

I find everyones dreams very interesting. It's funny that Peanut found gliches in the the GUN game he dreamed about, and Spitfire was friends with Nemesis and Freddy, wow.

*Zachatello00* · 09-23-2007, 02:51 PM

I have a really bad case of arachnophobia, and had some pretty messed up dreams after playing the Temple of Time level in Twilight Princess.

*Magdolin* · 10-17-2007, 10:26 PM

I've had a few bad dreams like that...a very long while back, I had this dream that I was Aya from Parasite Eve. I can't remember it very well, but I remember that there was a car crash, and me as Aya was crying. And the time my sister played Resident Evil Code: Veronica, I had a dream that zombies were coming out of the walls, a lot of them. And I was sitting in my bed crying after that. That was when I was maybe...7 or 8. And another time my sister was playing Parasite Eve, and I had a BAD nightmare. It was really scary. I mean, I woke from it breathing hard, and sweating it was so bad. I don't even want to descibe it. The thing that was in it still freaks me out. I know it not real though, and I'm getting better about it.

09-12-2007, 09:02 PM	#1
~~Toonami Tom~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,939	Bad Dreams from Violent Video Games? Okay, before you call me a pansy ( ) I just want to say that I really like Gears of War and the Dead Rising Demo. Although, it seems after I play these games for a long time, sometimes when I go to sleep that night or the next day I have a graphic violent dream. My most recent one was last night, I had a dream that some guy got blown in half with somewhat bloody results. Sounds kind of like Gears and Dead Rising huh? So are these games uhhh doing something to my mind? I really like them and I continue to play even after the dreams, but.... I don't know. Does this happen to anyone else?

09-12-2007, 09:09 PM	#3
~~Toonami Tom~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,939	Oh ok, yeah that's probably the case. I have been playing the heck out of Sonic 2 today. Heh, I will probably dream about little talking animals that run fast. Add edit: I just wanted to add that I also dislike thinking something awesome is true, then waking up to find out that it's not. Last edited by Toonami Tom; 09-12-2007 at 09:36 PM.

09-13-2007, 03:46 AM	#4
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	I love it when I get a seriously fu*ked up dream after playing a game. I've got some wild-ass stories from drunken 6 hour gaming sessions that I'm too lazy to post right now. Rest assured, I'll post them later. Any dream that involves Usagi Tuskino, Super Mario, Captain Kirk, chainsaws, Peach in a thong, a monkey, and me as Master Higgins is worth reading. __________________

09-15-2007, 03:44 PM	#12
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	I had this wierd dream a few months ago where I drempt that Nemesis from RE3 was after me. that was some really trippy sh*t. That was after like 3.5 hours of gameplay though so yeah...not cool. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

09-15-2007, 07:51 PM	#13
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	...I've had dreams from video games. Not violent, not bad, just...weird. Like after I played Ratchet and Clank. Lots of crazy stuff happened after I was playing that on my birthday awhile back. Like man-eating plants, human sized toads, and robots with tazers. All trying to kill me for some reason. Now that I think of it, I never found out why they were attacking me... __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."

09-12-2007, 09:06 PM	#2
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	After my two day binge on BioShock I was having some pretty f*cked up dreams about messed up people, but I wouldn't really call it a "bad" dream. I almost always dream of a game if I've played it for long enough in the run of a day, or if I've got some super anticipation for it and I was dwelling on it. I remember when SSB:Melee was coming out, I had some crazy dreams about it. Only to wake up and realize that it was still months away from release. That's always the worst part, waking up and being fooled that whatever you were dreaming about was true. Anyways, I'm sure your dreams don't have any kind of meaning. It's just that you're playing it so much during the day that your mind keeps dwelling on it while you sleep. No big deal.

09-15-2007, 10:56 AM	#5
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I get violent dreams from bad video games. does that count?

09-15-2007, 11:18 AM	#6
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	You mean games like Manhunt and Killzone? I get violent dreams from them.

09-15-2007, 12:26 PM	#7
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,381	Stuff like Half-life, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider and that game where you shoot dinosaurs used to give me nightmares when I was little. I've had mabey two bad dreams since I was like 9, and they weren't as vivid as a childhood nightmare, and I rarely dream about videogames, normally just things that are in the back of my mind.

09-15-2007, 02:21 PM	#10
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	In a completely insane turn of events, I actually had a dream I was "in" GUN this morning. The weirdest part is that I haven't played GUN since I rented it sometime last year. My version of GUN had a lot more cool things in it, though. Including horse stealing, (Which actually looked super glitchy in my dream. It's kinda ***ed that even in my dreams I find sht wrong with games) and a hot girl who cheered me on as I blew guys away with my revolver, which needed to be reloaded manually, meaning when you hit reload you'd need to put the bullets in the gun yourself. Fcking weird*! I guess this means I liked GUN.

09-16-2007, 03:55 PM	#15
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	When I was really really little I had creepy dreams about video games. Don't want to get into it because it's A) embarassing and B ) not sure if I could communicate why these things bothered me. But if I play tetris long enough during the day, I can't sleep, and I see all the blocks coming together when I close my eyes, and just think about where they go. It keeps me up for hours. __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]

09-16-2007, 09:57 PM	#16
~~Toonami Tom~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,939	Well, I have been on a road trip away from home. I had my Nintendo DS with me and none of the games were 'violent.' I had a dream at the hotel where this guy shot a lot of people and he was trying to get me too. I guess it's not always the games causing the dreams afterall. I find everyones dreams very interesting. It's funny that Peanut found gliches in the the GUN game he dreamed about, and Spitfire was friends with Nemesis and Freddy, wow.

09-23-2007, 02:51 PM	#17
Zachatello00 On the beat! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hiding behind the phone booth Posts: 2,137	I have a really bad case of arachnophobia, and had some pretty messed up dreams after playing the Temple of Time level in Twilight Princess. __________________ "You're still news!"

10-17-2007, 10:26 PM	#18
Magdolin Professional Dork Join Date: May 2005 Location: Society of Midnight Ninjas. Posts: 1,970	I've had a few bad dreams like that...a very long while back, I had this dream that I was Aya from Parasite Eve. I can't remember it very well, but I remember that there was a car crash, and me as Aya was crying. And the time my sister played Resident Evil Code: Veronica, I had a dream that zombies were coming out of the walls, a lot of them. And I was sitting in my bed crying after that. That was when I was maybe...7 or 8. And another time my sister was playing Parasite Eve, and I had a BAD nightmare. It was really scary. I mean, I woke from it breathing hard, and sweating it was so bad. I don't even want to descibe it. The thing that was in it still freaks me out. I know it not real though, and I'm getting better about it. __________________ "When life gives you lemons, make yourself some pie. Or squeeze 'em in people's eyes and run away, whatever floats your boat."