Parents & Video Games

[darylcrowe]

So we all know by reading the games thread, you have some interest in video games. In this thread I am more interested in your parents.

Do your parents play video games. And if so, do they play them with you? Or on their own?

Well my mum doesn't play, but my dad does. He enjoys 2d platformer games, I remeber playing Super Mario 3 and Super Metroid with him years back. He doesn't really have an interest in 3d console games, but he will play the occasional game of Mario Party 2 with me. One of his favourite genres is RTS, especially C&C, Rise Of Nations and Age of Empires 2.

[Niner]

My parents are far too old for the whole video game thing. They really much prefer boring things like gardening and pipes.

However, I do know quite a few people online who happen to be parents who also really enjoy gaming. Most of the folks in my Guild Wars guild are married and quite a few of them have children. Some even have grandkids. :O

[Javer]

You know Twilight Princess? The new Zelda game? Yeah, we preordered that. And not for me.

What's that tell you?

[Luggles]

My dad pretty much got me into video games at a young age, probably because he was really into them too. I think the first console I ever laid my hands on was the SNES, and funny enough I still own the same one to the day, working and all. I have fond memories of when my mum and dad used to play video games with me. One of the best one I have is when they woke me up at 2-3am in the morning to help them beat the 3rd Pendant boss in The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past for them. They had snuck into my bedroom, which was where the SNES was kept, and camped on the side of my bed playing this game for days, and mind you this was an incredibly tiny room too, so they really crammed in there. I used to love watching them play all the SNES games I’d already beaten, because well shit, its your mum and dad playing them, and it was pretty funny laying half comatose telling them where to go. I was really young at the time but I still remember that so clearly because it was so awesome.

I think around the time the Apple Mac was out my dad started getting into FPS games heavily, and so did I. Started out with the standard Doom, Wolfenstien, Duke Nukem, Marathon, all that. He used to play Wolfenstien almost religiously and was pretty good at it, and eventually started playing FPS games on the N64, and he was pretty good at them, one of his most notable accomplishments was how managed to beat Goldeneye on the hardest setting (007 or something?) in every level, got all the cheats and all that shit, which I STILL cant do to this day, so he’s pretty hardcore in my eyes. Multiplayer matches against him were always fun.

Nowadays my mum doesn't play much, sometimes she'll come watch me play some of the old SNES games she used to enjoy playing but that’s pretty much it, my dad though still plays games but not as regularly as I think he did before I was born. He plays BF1942 a lot, but from what I’ve seen he doesn’t really do much besides hop on a helicopter and nuke shit, haha.

[Pedro The Hutt]

My dad doesn't game.

My mum owns mightily at Tetris. >.>;; The action games are wasted on her, but she's always observed what I've played, to the point where she knew the level layouts of Burning Rangers on the Saturn very well indeed. Basically my mum likes to keep a healthy interest in what is occupying the spare time of her children. So, she has a basic knowledge of gaming. Has seen a number of Kurosawa movies with me, and at the height of my sister's DBZ craze, she knew about the main cast by name and face.

Bless'er.

[Tamanegi Sensei]

Although my dad plays FPSs based on WW freakin II, hes not really a gamer. He keeps bitchin that his Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, Brothers in Arms, and Halo don't work on his computer, but it does on mine. He plays them because of that history fetish of his. My brother doesn't play that much, only plays when he feels like it. If I much power when I had students under my belt I would get him to play RPGs to develop himself. I'm the only gamer in the family that plays for a living.

[Jeannie]

My Mom has a Ninetendog game. She used to play my SNES with me when I was really little but neither of us could make it past the first level (Super Mario World was all we had...) so that didn't last long.

[Ritalin]

Pretty much the only reason I got into games when I was a baby was because of my dad. He programmed his own little games on the computer and would teach me how to play them. He had an atari but we never played it that much. Until my mom and dad got the Sega Genesis, which was our first console we purchased (others were hand overs or we found them :D). She loved playing all the Sonic games, so her and I would always play those together after school. She always loves Tetris and still plays that today.

She doesn't even try to play newer games though, except maybe puzzle games. When I was 10 my dad randomly bought the N64 and Playstation for me and my brother, we didn't even ask for them... XD. My mom was intimidated by the Nintendo 64 controller, and never really cared for Nintendo games to begin with. The Playstation she tried but 3D worlds didn't really click. Later she tried extremely hard to play the Dreamcast and managed to a little bit with Sonic Adventure, but the controller messed her up. However, any shooter game (Gradius-like shooters) she would try as well, and usually be enjoy it. By the time these consoles were out she hadn't played games in awhile, which is why she never really got into them.

She told me on the phone the other day she is still playing with the Sega Genesis though that is in my old room. :) As well as still plays PC games--like Mahjong every morning before work. She kicks my ass in Tetris, and used to in Sonic on Genesis, and would be formidable in shooters. These days I kick her ass though, except in Tetris.

So yeah. My dad was an uber computer geek and my mom loved platformer and puzzle games. I was raised in a proper house! (Seriously)

[Mana]

At a young age, it was my uncle who dragged me into video games (and do this day plays them more than I do), though most of my gaming was groomed on my own, with some help of my younger sister.

For the longest times, my parents didn't give a shit about video games. They were expensive and loud and we sat up in my sister's room playing them instead of going outside and getting fresh air like normal kids should. Along with the Internet, it was one of the first things banned when we did something wrong, and any attempts to talk about a game or somethign with them were fruitless.

Now, of course, that I'm out of the house and my sister doesn't play many games, my Dad is slowly developing an interest XD He loves some of the Popcap games and has had me torrent them for him, and we got him one of those TV Plug and Play Pacman games for Father's Day, which he loves according to my mother. He may not be spending over 100 hours an an RPG, but he plays the games he enjoys, and I'm glad he's gotten a different view on Video Games than he once did.

[Lupinthe3rd]

No, My parents are really to old to play video games in this day and age. But, they like watching me play Warcraft and counter-strike.

[Kei]

My Dad is a FPS addict. Doom 3, Half Life 2, Far-Cry, Call of Duty 1 and 2. He loves them all.

Oddly enough, he only drinks when he's playing games. I mean, he REALLY hits the scotch.

~Kei

[f1rst children]

In the conventional sense, my dad doesn't play video games and my mom played Tetris and now mostly plays Solitaire.

In the technical sense, they're both gamers because they play video poker.

[Major Tom]

My Mum doesn't play games. She simply does not understand the whole videogaming thing, how you simply must get to that next level or whatever.

My Dad, well, he plays puzzles games, like wallpipes. Other than that, he doesn't play. Interestingly, it was he and my uncles that got me into computer gaming in the first place. Then again, he did buy that C64 for word processing, not gaming.

[Azrael]

My folks frown on video games. I'm not particulary sure why, but I think it might have something to do with rotting my brain. :/

[Moe]

lemme tell you... my mom and dad dont kno what the difference btwn systems are infact they combine some of there name... such as x-cube, game box, XS2,PS cube, ice box... and so forth... my dad thinks games are stupid my mom just doesnt want me to spend too much on them... so yeah...

[Jeannie]

My Mom bought the family a Dance Dance Revolution deal today. Apparently it hooks up to the X-Box or something. So, I guess my Mom just likes the interactive games? She never was a puzzler type...

[jetfire]

My parents absolutely cannot get into videogames. Literally, every kind of game makes my Dad sick, and he constantly contradicts himself. For example, he complains that first person perspectives (like Halo), make him sick, and he prefers to view things from third person. Later, I showed him how simple but realistic Rockstar's Table Tennis game was, and he said that the third person perspective makes him sick, and he can't understand why you cant play from a first person perspective. He also said the older 2D games were a lot better, but whenever I offered him to play any of those games back then, he never wanted to.

For my Mom, she played the first level of the NES Super Mario Bros long ago. She ran to the right and ran into the first goomba and died, then she gave up games for good. What a noob.

They also didnt approve of videogames for a long time, but once I turned 18, they basically stopped complaining, since my decisions on entertainment are really none of their business.

So yeah, good times. Good times (sarcasm).

[Raiden337]

[QUOTE=Luggles]My dad pretty much got me into video games at a young age, probably because he was really into them too. I think the first console I ever laid my hands on was the SNES......QUOTE]

wow,

what awesome parents.

Your lucky to be so gifted, don't forget that.

WOW i stand here in awe and bow

[bwing55543]

Dad------>Doesn't play.

Mom----->Immense phobia of games.

[animanic_critic]

Believe me if you will, but my mom kicks dad's a** in video games!!! She's into Soul Reaver, unlike my dad who's still stuck with Tetris until this era.

[Kyou sohma]

well back in the day my dad used to love the old old old zelda games.

[Nicotine]

My parents love games, actually. They mostly play computer games. My mom is into puzzle stuff and my dad likes shooters. He always beats me in Counter Strike D:. As for video games (not on the computer) they don't play that much...unless I'm playing a two player game sometimes they like to join me. :D

[LadyYuina]

So we all know by reading the games thread, you have some interest in video games. In this thread I am more interested in your parents.

Do your parents play video games. And if so, do they play them with you? Or on their own?

Well my mum doesn't play, but my dad does. He enjoys 2d platformer games, I remeber playing Super Mario 3 and Super Metroid with him years back. He doesn't really have an interest in 3d console games, but he will play the occasional game of Mario Party 2 with me. One of his favourite genres is RTS, especially C&C, Rise Of Nations and Age of Empires 2.

Oh god no, my parents do not play videogames. If they actually did I'd be quite surprised... to find out such a thing...

[LakiDash]

Me father used to play PC games all the time. Mostlye FPS. He loved Doom/Doom 2, Duke Nukem 3D, and Wolfenstein. He also played Space Combat games like Wing Commander and Decent. Not so much anymore, only Football games.

My Uncles used to play them all the time. One used to own an Intellivision and NES, and another a Sega Master. Of course, when I was born all three of those landed in our house, and I've been hooked ever since.

One of the aforementioned Uncles still plays console games. He likes action/adventure games that have a lot of puzzle solving and mental thinking required. He loved Oddworld: Abe's Odessy and especially the Zelda series. He's currently waiting for Zelda: TP to come out.

[kyubichan]

My mom plays Gameboy games (old school, like Mario). My dad... nope. But he buys me anything related to video games ^^ hehe

[soundchazer]

My mom used to play Ms. Pac Man quite a bit in the Atari 2600 back in the day.

I play all sorts of games now, and I'm already a parent, so obviously my 5 year old is already playing with the computer and my 2 year old is starting to get interested in doing so too.

[ShinoMatrix]

Dad got hooked on that tennis game (Top Spin or something) in the XBox at one point... All the males in my family did, mainly because my family (as well as the extended side) are really into tennis... once the tennis season faded out though, the game was scrapped and traded in for something else... hence ended Dad's short gaming career. Mum? She tried... didn't really succeed... she often just gets overexcited and giggly when she's faced with such new things. Ah, she's awesome.

[Lupin the 3rd]

My mom plays DDR alot and she used to play Tetris back on the old school gameboy.

My dad however sucks at games, of course he's tries to play Guitar Hero but fails at it! lol

[ash_chan]

I don't know about my biological Dad, but I know my StepDad and my Mum play quite a bit of video games. In fact, they're playing Fifa Cup someyearoranother right now. They both play a lot of war-based and fighting games. My mum also loves to play KH, KH2, FF[pick a number], and of course Resident Evil. Zombie games are her favorites. She also pwns at tetris.

I have fond memories of my Mum yelling at me and my sisters for messing up her concentration, but when I'd do the same to her, she'dtell me to calm down it was just a game. <3

As for what consoles we've owned and played on, We've played on all the different game boys, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, PS, PS2, X-Box, Gamecube...Actually, we've been through at least 3 PS2s. They tend to start exloding/smoking on us.
That should give you a bit of a clue as to how much my parents play games.