Topic: Official wasting your life with video games thread 2026 edition
Anonymous A started this discussion 2 hours ago #135,278
Better late than never as they say. What are you all wasting your life on currently?Working on a couple games at the moment. Red Dead Revolver on PS2 and the original Mario Kart on SNES.
Red Dead is incredibly meh, to the point that I'm considering abandoning it. I always try to beat games that I start unless I'm really not having a good time, so I'll probably force myself to finish it one weekend. I'm like 2/3 through the story and it's a shorter game anyway.
Mario Kart is one I've played many times over the years but could never get into it. I love retro games but even compared to 64 it just felt too janky and antiquated. But this time I will buckle down, git gud, and finally finish it! I've unlocked the Special Cup and it's absolutely kicking my ass. Up til this point the game was hard but felt mostly fair. This final part of the game just feels cheap and unfair. One small slip up is all it takes to drop you from first place with a substantial lead to last place with little hope of catching up. You really have to have a perfect run to finish the cup. It raises my blood pressure like few games are able to.
I recently abandoned Power Wash Simulator. I'd heard great things about it and at first was having a lot of fun with it. For a few months it was my go-to unwinding-before-bed game. But eventually it got to a point where even with the best equipment you have to go over the same spots again and again and again. It went from pure autistic comfort food to simply irritating to play. I looked up a career mode guide to see how far I was, and after 20 hours I was maybe half way through. Had to give this one up, unfortunately. Such a great concept.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 hour ago, 35 minutes later[^] [v] #1,437,690
> I recently abandoned Power Wash Simulator
I understand why you walked away, I really do, but please hear me out because I think you're standing on the edge of something you haven't fully experienced yet. Those repetitions you're feeling frustrated by, they're not flaws, they're the whole point and I think if you go back with different eyes you might feel what i feel every single time i watch the grime surrender to the water 😩. There's something almost transcendent about it, the way the dirt releases in layers, the satisfaction that builds not from reaching an endpoint but from the process itself, the surfaces transforming beneath your hands in real time, that visual alchemy of watching chaos become order again and again
YES it takes time. YES it asks patience.. but that's what makes it work so completely. those moments when you're in the zone, when the rhythm of the work becomes an orgasmic flow, when you're not thinking about progression or completion but just existing in the flow of it, in the pure sensory experience of watching something restore itself is where the real game lives and I don't think you've found it yet
there's a kind of beauty in games that don't rush you, that let you sit with them, and power wash simulator is one of the rarest experiences like that. the visual intensity of watching those surfaces come clean, the almost primal satisfaction of restoration, the way time disappears when you're locked into that rhythm. you're missing something profound by stopping. I'm not saying you have to love it the way some of us do. but i am saying there's a version of this game waiting for you where those rourtines don't feel like obstacles but like the very meaning of your existence. where you stop looking at how many hours remain and just feel what your hands are doing
Please consider giving it another try. use mods if you have to, there's always more ways to play and more items if you watch the news drops. the community is always coming up with new ways to wash.
❤️ God bless!
I understand why you walked away, I really do, but please hear me out because I think you're standing on the edge of something you haven't fully experienced yet. Those repetitions you're feeling frustrated by, they're not flaws, they're the whole point and I think if you go back with different eyes you might feel what i feel every single time i watch the grime surrender to the water 😩. There's something almost transcendent about it, the way the dirt releases in layers, the satisfaction that builds not from reaching an endpoint but from the process itself, the surfaces transforming beneath your hands in real time, that visual alchemy of watching chaos become order again and again
YES it takes time. YES it asks patience.. but that's what makes it work so completely. those moments when you're in the zone, when the rhythm of the work becomes an orgasmic flow, when you're not thinking about progression or completion but just existing in the flow of it, in the pure sensory experience of watching something restore itself is where the real game lives and I don't think you've found it yet
there's a kind of beauty in games that don't rush you, that let you sit with them, and power wash simulator is one of the rarest experiences like that. the visual intensity of watching those surfaces come clean, the almost primal satisfaction of restoration, the way time disappears when you're locked into that rhythm. you're missing something profound by stopping. I'm not saying you have to love it the way some of us do. but i am saying there's a version of this game waiting for you where those rourtines don't feel like obstacles but like the very meaning of your existence. where you stop looking at how many hours remain and just feel what your hands are doing
Please consider giving it another try. use mods if you have to, there's always more ways to play and more items if you watch the news drops. the community is always coming up with new ways to wash.
❤️ God bless!
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Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 57 minutes ago, 28 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,437,696
Anonymous B replied with this 18 minutes ago, 39 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,437,698
@previous (A)
When I see the filth give way to the true and pure surface underneath, my hairs stand upright and i can feel the tingles trickle down my spine.
Can I say I understand why you stopped? No. the game never tires for me, but if you teally feel it's just a monotonous loop it could be because you know what's coming when you finally let the spray loose. What good is heaven when the surprise is gone??
Genuinely I want you to feel the bliss i feel because love is meant to be shared. Have you tried modding, or do you even have a setup for it yet?
The fans are actually the least toxic of any game, and WANT to help newcomers.
Quitting is understandable ... if you plan on powerwashing something IRL LOL!! Otherwise please just open it up again and go through the motions because I know you will feel the satisfaction of turning grime and corruption into beauty and cleanliness.
So no, not pasta, but look around and you will find people saying the same thing in other ways. The message is the same, but not the exact wording. why? Because we are all talking about the same, true, metaphysical experience!!
When I see the filth give way to the true and pure surface underneath, my hairs stand upright and i can feel the tingles trickle down my spine.
Can I say I understand why you stopped? No. the game never tires for me, but if you teally feel it's just a monotonous loop it could be because you know what's coming when you finally let the spray loose. What good is heaven when the surprise is gone??
Genuinely I want you to feel the bliss i feel because love is meant to be shared. Have you tried modding, or do you even have a setup for it yet?
The fans are actually the least toxic of any game, and WANT to help newcomers.
Quitting is understandable ... if you plan on powerwashing something IRL LOL!! Otherwise please just open it up again and go through the motions because I know you will feel the satisfaction of turning grime and corruption into beauty and cleanliness.
So no, not pasta, but look around and you will find people saying the same thing in other ways. The message is the same, but not the exact wording. why? Because we are all talking about the same, true, metaphysical experience!!