Game Cafe Robbed, Gamers Fearlessly Fight Back
Don't mess with a man's DS.
We gamers are a passionate, fearless bunch. Some robbers found that out first hand at an internet gaming care in Hawaii. Two masked robbers hit a gaming center in Kaneohe mid-last week, but they were met with considerable resistance.
Devin Wolery was working behind the counter when two masked men entered the establishment.
"They came in and they started yelling at me like they had a problem with me," said Wolery.
Wolery was able to hit the panic button to alert the police before one of the men hit him in the face.
"Boom right there, jumps and punches me in the face -- knocks my glasses off," he said. "They start yelling at the customers, tell them to give them their money. They were also making movements like they had a gun or some other kind of weapon."
The suspects were taking the money and other belongings of the customers, until a one of the men tried to take customer Dylan Hays' Nintendo DS. Hays wasn't going to give up his property, so he bull-rushed him out the door.
"They tried to take his DS, his Nintendo DS and he wasn't having that -- so he came back swinging," said Wolery. "I pulled him down the ground over here, the table got moved and I had him down on the ground he was still hitting me. Dylan pulls off the guys mask -- he runs out the door -- his friends are outside waiting."
The police discourage anyone from getting involved in a dangerous situation, regardless of the odds, but the gamers felt that their second home was being threatened by the robbers.
"I mean we're gamers, we've been immersed in that culture where like we all want to Superman, you know we're missing something partial in our brain that says yeah this might be dangerous," said Hays.
The police captured three suspects nearby, two 17-year-old boys and 18-year-old, but all three were released pending an investigation.
(Source: KHON2.)
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QFT. I will Forward-->QCF+High Punch your ass if you mess with my games.
Stupid robbers, games are for gamers.........
A wild game store thief appeared!
Devin Wolery: Go, Dylan Hays!
Dylan Hays used GTFO MY DS!
It's super effective!
Wild game store thief fled!
Good. So many of these assholes get away with robbing innocent people, and these three suspects are either the wrong people, or the investigation will be inconclusive and they can try again another day. Maybe if the one they had on the ground would have received some lasting injuries, they might think twice about victimizing others.
Hey robbers, play a few more FPS's and then you'll know what you're getting yourself into. Do not @#%$ with us.
Never underestimate the nerd-rage. EVER!
those nerds got pwned. did you see him take that punch?
Rule one of any lan center, NEVER interrupt a raid, not even with pizza
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ........... c...... a...... t ..... ch m ...y b... r .... e .. a ..t h!!! Ok Im good! what a laugh!
Some psychological boosted power... lol
I might get flamed for this, but it's worth mentioning that the robbers are also gamers. One could argue that their bravado also comes from playing games.
Im pretty sure if anyone ever tried to gank my computer off me I would shove my mouse into their asshole.
A wild game store thief appeared!Devin Wolery: Go, Dylan Hays!Dylan Hays used GTFO MY DS!It's super effective!Wild game store thief fled!
hahah!
Robers, pwned by my favorite people. =) Well, I'm not a fan of young gamers, but those are the young ones.
awesome. nice to see some gamers standing up to the bullies instead of falling into the stereotype.
Who said Nintendo gamers aren't hardcore?
Never mess a gamer's game!
Nintendo swarm in action.
shoooryuken!
If it had been me I would have let them take my DS.
politicians dont know why gaming is good for us. Heres the truth.
I might get flamed for this, but it's worth mentioning that the robbers are also gamers. One could argue that their bravado also comes from playing games.
The robbers looked more like console gamers to me. PC hardcore gamers > casual gamers, in my superbly unapologetically biased book. Actually, let me get on my soapbox for a second:
Mouse + KB > controller
HL2, CS:S, TF2, UT, BF > Halo, GoW, FPS on console lolz
Starcraft, Warcraft, SupCom, C&C > RTS on console lolz
Upgradability + Expandability > Proprietary Rut
2TB WD Caviar Green $99 > 250GB Xbox360 HDD $130
FREE X-Fire, Gamespy, Ventrilo/TS, etc. ad inf. > Paid XBL Gold
RROD FTL
Multitasking Platform FTW
/rant
Oh, and I realize the hero was a DS owner. I don't group DS owners with their sit-at-home-on-their-thumbs XB/PS brethren. Dbl stds ftw
Power to the gamers!
I almost have to believe the robbers are super-human (or incredibly stupid)
I mean, they walked into an area with aggressive male gamers, hyped up on caffeine while they are competing in adrenaline pumping video games and survived. They're just lucky no one had a knife or they might have gone Counter Strike on them (http://kotaku.com/5499061/accused-game-cheater-gets-knife-through-head-and-survives)
McLovin FTW!
Just FYI, a USB mouse can double as a strangulation device in the heat of combat. Just make a quick movement to get it around the neck and squeeze. Just make sure to clean it off before using. No one wants robber flesh on their mouse.
(which also proves that USB > wireless)
Yknow, if they'd gone after my PSP, I probably would've done the same thing. I'd rather get my ass bruised up and hurt one of 'em than fork out another 170 bucks and lose all my saves.
A wild game store thief appeared!Devin Wolery: Go, Dylan Hays!Dylan Hays used GTFO MY DS!It's super effective!Wild game store thief fled!
BEST. Comment. EVAH! +100
their so weak the robbers didnt even have no weapons that cant be pulled of with me or nowhere im from they better have at least 6" blades at the minimum
Owned