Spirit Bomb
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Post by Spirit Bomb on Sept 13, 2017 12:17:22 GMT
If not, then what do they think of videos games? My parents are real old-timey kind of people, so neither of them gamed. My dad hated video games and often used them as a scapegoat for everything wrong with me. My mum on the other hand simply ignored them the best she could, but never played them either. Neither of them ever put restrictions on how much time I spent in front of the TV as a kid, and sure enough I eventually wound up addicted.  |
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Balder
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Post by Balder on Sept 13, 2017 16:58:29 GMT
My dad used to play computer games and owned an Amiga. He also bought the PS1 when it came and that's what I remember him playing the most. Games like Rayman, Loaded, all of the Tomb Raider games, Bust-A-Move, V-Rally 2 and Wipeout 3. Of course this had a huge influence on me because I love all of those games (except V-Rally 2). He also bought the PS2 when it came out in 2000, but he only played Commandos 2: Men of Courage (he had already played the first one on PC). He tried the Tomb Raider game Angel of Darkness, but hated it (everybody thinks this sucks). Now, he only plays casual games on his PC from time to time like Zuma Deluxe and Mine Sweeper. His gaming days has been over for a long time. And my mom has never liked gaming (I have never seen her play anything, not even phone games).
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stratogustav
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Post by stratogustav on Sept 13, 2017 20:20:50 GMT
My parents do not. However I have an uncle with a full game room including classic arcade machines, pinball machines, and other stuff like a pool table. I always wanted to have one for my own after I saw his, but with more modern stuff.
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Post by spidershinobi on Sept 13, 2017 21:30:47 GMT
My parents don't play games, my mother can't, my father can but it isn't one of his hobbies.
So now and then I invite/force him to play something that's easy to pick up and play and he'll do it just fine, but it's the equivalent of asking me to play card games.
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Post by winnersdontusedrugs on Sept 13, 2017 21:58:28 GMT
My dad wasn't a gamer, but used to play some of the Tiger Woods games on my PS2 once in a blue moon. Now he'll play mobile games every now and then to pass the time if he's especially bored.
I also remember my grandma played call of duty once when I was at my cousins house. She definitely was no gamer at all but that was still alot of fun.
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stratogustav
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Post by stratogustav on Sept 14, 2017 7:08:43 GMT
If we are going to talk about grandmas, I once made my grandma play the first level of Gradius III and she made it all the way to the first boss. I was super impressed as that was the first time she played anything.
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Cervantes
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Post by Cervantes on Sept 14, 2017 9:31:23 GMT
My father played a lot of Zelda, Prince of Persia, Alien Trilogy, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider and any random pinball game. I don't think my mother has ever played any video game. I also have an aunt that loves Sonic 2 to this day.
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Spirit Bomb
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Post by Spirit Bomb on Sept 14, 2017 22:15:06 GMT
My dad wasn't a gamer, but used to play some of the Tiger Woods games on my PS2 once in a blue moon. Now he'll play mobile games every now and then to pass the time if he's especially bored. I also remember my grandma played call of duty once when I was at my cousins house. She definitely was no gamer at all but that was still alot of fun. Your grandma played CoD with you? ROFL that's awesome! My grandma once saw gameplay footage of CoD featured on the news during a special about video game violence and she was "absolutely horrified". She pretty much hates violence of any kind, fictional or not. |
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Post by Dan E. Kool on Sept 15, 2017 8:19:04 GMT
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fsfsxii
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Post by fsfsxii on Sept 15, 2017 18:59:45 GMT
Cool show. OT: Both of my parents dislike vidya gaems, my father refers to them as 'Atari', i think he played atari then, i don't know. |
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Balder
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Post by Balder on Sept 16, 2017 0:43:05 GMT
Cool show. OT: Both of my parents dislike vidya gaems, my father refers to them as 'Atari', i think he played atari then, i don't know. Wow. Most people I know refers to video games mostly as Playstation (probably because it sold so well over here). But calling them Atari is two or three steps beyond that. |
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Post by fsfsxii on Sept 16, 2017 11:53:10 GMT
Cool show. OT: Both of my parents dislike vidya gaems, my father refers to them as 'Atari', i think he played atari then, i don't know. Wow. Most people I know refers to video games mostly as Playstation (probably because it sold so well over here). But calling them Atari is two or three steps beyond that. Ikr?! it cracks me up everytime xD Love you dad! |
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Post by Imperial Khador on Sept 16, 2017 17:56:11 GMT
My father and I used to play on the Atari 2600. He bought me one with a ton of games when I was pretty young (around 1986 or so) and 2600's were very cheap. He didn't really stay interested after that, but I still have that 2600, and we'll drag it out and play once in a while.
My mother enjoyed puzzle games, and I remember her draining my Game Boy batteries many times playing Tetris or (more frequently) Dr Mario. She moved on to PC-based card games, beginning with Windows solitaire after that. I believe she still does enjoy puzzle and card games on her computer, but I gave her a GBA SP a few years ago with the original Game Boy Dr Mario, as well as the GBA Dr Mario/Puzzle League.
I appreciate both of them though for being willing to buy me NES/SNES games in the 80's and 90's. The price those things went for new makes me cringe.
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Post by teddykongcountry on Oct 14, 2017 23:14:39 GMT
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (dad)
Pokemon Snap (dad)
Wii Sports: Bowling (mom)
3D Mahjong (mom)
That's about as much console gaming as I've been able to lure them into and even then, it's mostly occasional and when I play with them.
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Post by teddykongcountry on Oct 14, 2017 23:15:44 GMT
If only his parents had SEGA Bass Fishing. Oh what could have been. |
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