It's actually quite amazing what you learn from games. Some can be quite educational. Others, though, teach you things that are totally wrong. Among the things I've learned from video games are:

Love conquers all obstacles, even giant robots, evil demons, and megalomaniacal warlords.
Never underestimate an effeminate pretty boy's ability to cause trouble.
Never shoot a red barrel. They tend to explode.
Lava is hot, and will burn you.
Most heroes can't swim. The ones that do, kinda suck at it.
Never try to conquer the world. Someone will stop you in the end. The same goes for trying to destroy the world.

See: education :lol: .

Discussion topics:
Things you learned from video games (serious or funny).
Things in video games that have made you laugh.
Unrealistic things in video games.

Random coins floating around are always good.

If it is shiny, then it must be important.
If it is hard to get to, then it must be really important.
The key to the door is always on the same side of the door as you are.
If all else fails, then you should try setting something on fire. (Thank you, Legend of Zelda :lol: )

Don’t try to jump down cliffs, they normally will kill you.
Power ups randomly float in the air and are good to get a hold of.
If the box doesn’t move, try beating it to death.
You can always reset your life by resetting the game and nothing really ever happened before the reset.

Fire's pretty. (Psychonauts)
Explosives can be your best friend, or your worst enemy, depending on who has them, you or someone else.
If you believe in yourself, and follow your heart, and believe in your dreams, you're still gonna have to work your butt off to succeed.

There is always a way to get through every door, if you look hard enough.
All dungeons have fully functional puzzles that you can solve, regardless of how old the dungeon might be. (Well, our civilization won't last but a few centuries, but these puzzle based locks will last for eons :lol: .)
All wild animals want to kill you, even the really cute ones.

Objects that arn't normally considered weapons can be used as such if you put the word "blade" after it. [Kingdom Hearts]

If you rub herbs on yourself you will be instantly healed. [Resident Evil]

You know you've won when Victory Fanfare plays and you discover that during battle you leveled up. [Final Fantasy]

You level up. period.

• Erm ; in fighting games ; pushing all the buttons randomly is good 8D (Marvel vs. Capcom 2)
  
  D; In Ratchet and Clank, bad to mis personify and shoot everything visible

When one suddenly shouts,

"Come out and show yourself!"

All battles the main character is in will come to a complete hault for the next scene to progress, or if nothing's happening, everything will go dead silent. And it never fails, someone always comes out from behind a painfully small object that their bad guy, super pointy armor could have never really hid behind.

If your pet is hurt, spray it with a spraybottle!

Mixing various berries with instantly make pet snacks~

Play a flute to wake someone up. (Pokemon)

Your dog will get fleas if you dont wash it every three days (At least)! (Nintendogs)

Massive amounts of water will make volcanoes nonthreatening~ (Mario & Luigi)

If you jump off someplace high - just use your parasol to fly!

Get angry to burn/kill things.

Crying will make flowers grow! (Princess Peach)

Harvest Moon taught me that mayonnaise is made from eggs.

Twilight Princess taught me what a thoroughfare is--I'd never heard that word before.

Things I Learned:
The foofier you or your assistant is, the more minions you have at your dispocal. ((Kingdom Hearts, X-Men Legends II))
Gravity isn't a factor when you're on a snowboard. ((SSX Tricky))
Celebrities can easily be quietted with a hotdog and a portapotty. ((The Movies))
The more absurd your costume/throne/powers, the harder you are to beat. ((Ultimate Alliance, X-Men Legends 1 & 2, Oogie's Revenge))
It's totally normal to pick up the glowsticks that come spewing out of dead enemies' bodies. ((Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, X-Men Legends 1 & 2))

Things I have learnt from Video Games? I guess the most obvious has to be pockets. They can hold alot more than you think they can. (Pokemon characters can carry bikes in their bags and look at how much Link can carry in the Zelda games).

Its okay to pick things up off the ground/off dead things and use/eat/drink them.

The cuter they are, the more dangerous they tend to be.

If you can't be bothered to tend to your farm, bribe the harvest elves with flour and they will do all the work for you.

There is no such thing as too much firepower. (Ratchet and Clank series)
If you can't go through it, go around it. (Evading Zombies in Resident Evil)
The more non-conventional a weapon is, the more likely it is to be incredibly damaging. (Wild Arms 4, the only game I know where a boss carries an ANTI-TANK chainsaw :lol: .)
Neoteny (I learned about that on Parasite Eve 2)
Everything has a weakness, although sometimes, that weakness is hitting it repeatedly until it collapses.
9 out of 10 ultimate evils will transform at least once before the end of the final battle.
When in a battle against an enemy trying to transform himself into the "perfect" being, when he changes into this "perfect" form, it'll usually look like some sort of inside out monster freak. (I don't see how that could be perfect, honestly, but it's usually the case.)

When ever someone dies in battle, you can revive them by some odd means be it a feather, a leaf or a bottle that somehow contains the power of life somehow. No matter the damage, they can always be repaired. You can even use a small stop watch to stop time in battle!

But when something important is happening or someone dies outside of battle, it's for good!

Shiny is good (Pokemon Diamond)

• -If you hit a huge boulder enough times with a hammer, it will break.
  -Fish are so plentiful that you can throw out your rod and catch one in a matter of seconds.
  -If something is invincible, that means you can kill it easily.
  -Throwing colored rocks at giant animals means that they'll obey your every comand. (Try it ;D)
  -If you hear a "doo doo doo" sound and see lots of shiny ligths when you recieve something, that means its important.

Gorillas are especially good at climbing ladders (Donkey Kong)
Throwing turtles is dangerous (Mario Bros.)
If you don't like the way your life is turning out... Hit start and select at the same time... (Nintendo)
Kick, Punch, it's all in the mind... (Parrapa The Rapper)
Sucking is a good thing... (Kirby)
Dead people disappear into thin air a few seconds after death (Most FPS games)
Sometimes you can get stuck in the wall... And no matter how much you struggle... you can't get out. (More PSone games than I care to list)
Medicines heal you INSTANTLY! (RPGs)
A place for everything... and everything in it's place... (Tetris)
The princess is never in the same castle you are... (Mario Bros)
"Final" doesn't have a real meaning... (Final Fantasy series)
If you change clothes in the middle of a fight you can become more powerful! And the bad guys will wait for you to finish getting dressed. (FFX-2)
The older people are, the more their breasts jiggle (DoA series ... The age change option)
Panda bears can kick butt (Tekken series)
If you continuously sweep kick a person, they'll never be able to get up or fight back... and they'll just die... (Mortal Kombat series)
As long as you are looking at a ghost... it can't hurt you. (Mario Bros.)

You can restart your life by accidentally washing your memory card

Which also taught me to never keep a memory card in your pants.

Things I learned... hmm, Well off the top of my head Id have to say I learned varius weponary names (MP5, Flak cannon etc) , Thats not a bad thing 'cos when/where would I ever use wepons apart from just in video games? xD

I learned that at the end of a fight, if your opponent becomes dizzy you have the option of just hitting him, turning him into a baby, becoming his friend, or killing him in some elaborate way like... pulling his spine out of his body or what not... Oh, the choices I never knew I had before... o.o; I'll have to test it out next time someone bullies me >.>; (Mortal Kombat)

I've learned being selfish will get you defeated and burnt by a little purple dragon called Spyro. :3
I've learned that people are able of defeating huge, grooling monsters 8D
(Grooling..? :/)

Video games = taught everything I know about the world to this day 8D

how to read, eat any food thats just laying around, arrows on the road makes your car go faster, and if you go to fast cops tend to "aggro".

Things you learned from video games (serious or funny).
-you can be a stealth killer using your bare hands, but fail at climbing two boxes (Metal Gear Solid)
-you can cartwheel while holding your crotch (MGS)
-you can tell what your enemy is doing, just by looking at the little symbols over their heads (MGS)
-if you are a hated character. in the next game of the series, you will be turned into an emotionless cyborg thus boosting your cool factor instantly (MGS)
-yes..yes you CAN defeat an the next evolution in war weaponry! a giant robot thing has nothing on your gun (MGS)
-having your dino creature swollow various colorful turtle shells, grants it many abilities! as long as they hold it in their mouth of course (SMBros)
-repeatedly kicking a turtle shell against the stairs grants you 1 Up Life! (Mario)
-beware of clouds, freaky little dudes with fishing poles will try to drop hot spiky things on you (Mario)
-you will always be cooler then your brother (Mario)
-you can go anywhere with the use of plumbing (Mario)
-getting hit by an enemy will cause you to return to your childhood (Mario)
-punching floating brick walls is completely normal (Mario)
-sliding down a pole...grants you points (Mario)
-you can shut up babies, by playing them like guitars (JammerLammy)
-you can get back to your own world, by faxing yourself (JammerLammy)
-Your Guitar Is In Your Mind! (JammerLammy)
-if you punch your love interest, they will forget about it the very next minute they meet you (Bully)
-if you fall asleep outside, someone will steal your shoes, and completely disregard that you are laying unconscious on the ground (Bully)
-having a chemistry set in your room is not questioned by the teachers/staff (Bully)
-your only in trouble if you get caught (Bully)
-you can clean your record if you manage to get a new coat of paint on your car (GTA)
-guns float, so does money (GTA)
-dogs bark, but you never see them (GTA)
-you can drive ANYTHING...or at least you think you can (GTA)
-your vegetables are no good if they hit the ground, in fact they shatter into pieces (HMoon)
-there are elves behind the church (HMoon)
-little kids love garbage (HMoon)
-its like you never have time for anything (HMoon)
-your dog is a moron if you dont play fetch with it over the winter (HMoon)
-your horse doesnt need food! it just needs love (HMoon)
-you can fall in love with the perfect stereotype (HMoon)
-you can survive high falls if you roll! (Prince of Persia)
-about to die? no prob! just go back in time (POP)
-you seem to be the only person who can run up walls...dont underestimate that skill (POP)
-changing outfits mid battle is always a good idea (FFX2)
-going from traditional grab to booty cut shorts doesnt seem to bother your native people (FFX2)
-you can be pregnant...and still wear a corset (FFX2)
-you run solo, but your friends appear when you are in trouble (FFX2)
-you are NOTHING without your own theme song (Final Fantasy)

Things in video games that have made you laugh.
mostly stuff that happened while i was free roaming. like standing there and all of a sudden something explodes taking out everyone around you yet you are perfectly fine

Unrealistic things in video games.
EVERYTHING is combustible!
remember side scroll fighters? remember how everything you kicked or shot at just went up in a burst of orange ball flames?!

even wood? just a perfectly square wooden crate...BOOM

Things I've learned?

-Villians can suddenly halt their evil doings for any silly sidequests you do after leaving the final dungeon and having unlocked those sidequests.

-I learned to cry. Seriously, I am an emotional person with games, but in real life...I don't cry with things I would in games.

-People are nice if you do them favors. :D They even give out free stuff.

-Saving gil, cash, gold, gald, dagols, fol, rupees...it's all easy in games. What's hard is the REAL WORLD. D:

-You don't need a bath until there is a hotspring right around the corner...

-Giving dirty old men porn magazines gets you stuff. :D

-Stalking is okay if they're going to add to your party and be useful!