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My brother has been an exceptionally cool brother as of late, and me, being the exceptionally cool older brother I am, well, I thought I'd treat him to a gift, of sorts.
The problem is that I don't know what on earth to get him.
Gaming Systems: PC and XBox.
He already has WoW, and is waiting for SW: Battlefront 2. So I figured if theres nothing out there with games that I could get him, perhaps I could go the route of DVD's. He's really into action/adventure/sci-fi stuff. I thought maybe about Battlestar Galactica, but think thats a little too much.
So the question is this:
What can I get him that says "Hey, thanks for being cool. Look how cool I am back to you. Don't do drugs."
I thought also about possibly getting him a book or something, and at which point, I have no idea what on earth to get him.
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Does he like to play poker? I found a cool "Texas Hold 'Em Poker Set" that came with two decks of cards, a set of chips, a dealer badge, and instructions in a cool, zip-uppable portable little case for my brother's last birthday. (At Ross. For $7. ) He loved it.
As far as DVDs go, there's always Firefly (to which I am a new convert), or an early season of SG-1, which I hear is pretty cheap at Costco.
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I'm going to go out on a limb here, and suggest some Orson Scott Card books. What hasn't he read, yet?
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Get him a gift card to Gamestop or Bestbuy or something. And on the envelope, write 'We're so cool. Don't do drugs.'
I'm 15 and like action/adventure/sci-fi stuff and videogames and everything by the way. I think He'd probably appriciate a gift card or certificate a lot more, because he can put it toward what he wants. Like his that Starwars Battlefront 2 game you mentioned.
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Why does your love have to be expressed through material things? How about spending time with him? Go fishing. Watch a Lifetime movie together. Share your feelings. Give him a hug.
Just kidding; go with Clone Wars or Sin City. If he has been especially cool, Freaks & Geeks or Firefly DVD sets. Posts: 4116 | Registered: Apr 2002
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Get him the PC game Homeworld [links to rotten tomatoes page-- 100%). I cannot stress this enough It was made back in 1999, so it's hard to find offline, but it's worth it.
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I decided to go with a combo Enders Game/Clone Wars pack through Amazon.com
I thought about Firefly. He might like that, but I think I'll save that for his Birthday in December. Freaks and Geeks and Homeworld are very good suggestions for that time, though.
I think jamie has Homeworld should I be able to dig it up.
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I'd highly recommend the X-Box/PC game "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" if he isn't completely averse to role-playing games. Better writing and characterization than the last three films.
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Sounds like you made a good choice. I agree with Hamson. I assume your brother is a teenager?
And I gather you do not live at home since Mackillian was ready to do battle over Homefront and having seen her in a fencing photo I personally wouldn't mess with her.
So, a gift cert to Gamestop would probably make his day and you'd win brother of the year.
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Duh, **reading the thread title and feeling stupid** I see he's 15. That does qualify as a teenager.
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FF7 Advent Children, BF2, Starcraft, Black and White is interesting, Civilization 4 when it comes out, CoD 2 when it comes out, a ZBoard maybe.
As for books, ender/shadow books, books by harry turtledove, etc.
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