Not quite the same realisation of horror, but....
Me and a friend went to Games Worksop's Games Day in 1997, about halfway through the day, we grabbed a drink and sat down, both about age 13 and decided to give it up, we concluded we would never get girlfriends if we carried on for any longer, so cheers sweaty, spotty masses in the NEC that day, we would still be in your ranks today if you had not shown us the way.
(myriad, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 14:58, 2 replies)

You guys are pussies
I'm still a massive Trekkie, I compulsively collect Transformers, I've got a Stormtrooper guarding the kitchen door and I'm painting a 40K Ork army. I fucking love being a geek.
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:01, closed)

hahaha
you big geek.
*puts on wedgie gauntlet
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:08, closed)

*fails wedgie save roll*
*takes 1D6 bollock damage*
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:09, closed)

^this
there's no way i'm giving up my limited edition franklin mint figurine of the original enterprise being fired on by a klingon battle cruiser!
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:13, closed)

Great stuff
my missus has her own shelf on which she keeps her Lego and Doctor Who figures
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:17, closed)

i had a special shelf
for robot wars models. hypnodisc was, of course, the best.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:21, closed)

\o/

( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:23, closed)

Trufax.

Whilst you knew that Razer was going to win, it was a bit like watching Michael Schumacher grind out another technically perfect victory.

Hypnodisc made the opposition fly apart in a much more satisfying manner :)
(Nicklock, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:50, closed)

indeed
razer was a mechanical bully
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 18:08, closed)

You're welcome!
I won a golden demon that year. Also never went back.
( Ungersven would support SpankyHanky's patreon, Wed 20 Apr 2011, 15:21, closed)