Gaming Families, Are You In One?

[Offworlder_v1legacy]

Over my time here at the Escapist I've notest many people talking about differnt members of thier immediate family being gamers and gaming with them. I was wondering how may people are in a family like this. I wish I was. My family thinks I waste my time and that I'm a nerd for playing them.

So are you in a gaming family?

 

[The Rookie Gamer]

Nobody in my house is intrested in gaming. They consider it a waste of time.

 

[MissPixxie]

My Mum has recently taken to casual gaming (BigFish) but that's a very recent development.

As a child I was expected to love ballet, ponies and hideous shades of the colour pink, when all I ever wanted to do was slay the dragons wielding a sword, visit outer space and play with mud. When gameboy colours came along I begged and pleaded for one, but wasn't allowed. "Boys play with those sorts of things, not girls". Times only changed for me when I got my first Pokemon cards (which I stole from school and bought in the papershop with my own pocketmoney), I lived and breathed those things, so eventually Mum gave up. I had a gameboy colour, but wasn't allowed anything new until it broke (and she had to paint it pink).

Talking to her about it a few weeks ago, she was 'scared I would get addicted, or become a lesbian, as I had already been showing signs of tomboyish behaviour'.

So no, my family aren't gamers, in fact they believe that playing games alters your personality and sexual preference (if we forget the mild crush on Pyramid Head, I can happily say gaming has never affected me in this way), so shy away from it, often pretending it doesn't exist.

 

[The Infinite]

Well kind of... My Dad often plays my older consoles and has finished every game in the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro series (The good ones anyway) Than I can count. He's sped through all the 2D Sonic games and rather likes the "Strike" series on the Genesis and PS1. Though he hasn't touched anything past the PS1 unless it's Poker Quest or Trism on my iPod. My mom's just technologically challenged though so she hasn't touched games. And yeah both my sisters play as well. So I'd say we are a gaming family yes.

 

[Kajt]

Most people under 30 in my family are gamers in one way or another.

-snip-

Also, +10 for this.

 

[Shockolate]

I myself have been gaming since I was 2 years old and my two brother's have been gaming just as long, if not more, seeing as how they are older.

We contribute this to our late father, who played games before we were even born.

RIP William.

 

[SextusMaximus]

Not really... my family does like Wii, so I guess that technically counts. But not much other than casual games.

 

[Offworlder_v1legacy]

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That sounds liberating.

 

[Edorf]

Well, my uncle used to play abit back when Age of Empires and Red Alert were new games, he didnt have time for that when he started his own company though. My brothers also used to be gamers, but they are slowly drifting away it seem. So no, I'm not really from a gaming family, my dad thinks it's a waste of time and would rather see me outside working, my mom says it's okay aslong as my grades are decent.

 

[Flamezdudes]

Noboby in my house is as interested in games as i am, my parents don't like them the most.

 

[Joshknowsbest]

My dad used to big on Lemmings/Wolfenstein 3d/Doom2 and later on, Hidden and Dangerous. He doesn't really play many games anymore, doesn't have the time. He did crack out H&D for another play through last summer though.

 

[Vrex360]

Halfway.
My mother will never try to pick up a gaming controller and my father's mind is still back in his own generation where everyone had fun by making little wooden boats.
My oldest sister went to university and is now working at a law firm and is married. She and her husband play little arcade games from time to time but that's it.

My second older sister is a little more aware of games though she herself doesn't play them and her current boyfriend is one who plays games the most in our little dynamic. So technically the closest person I have to another member of my family who plays video games regularly is the guy who is dating my sister.

 

[KimiJay]

My mum is kind of a casual gamer playing on her Nintendo DS and on the family Wii. My little sister is the same. My dad (As far as I'm aware) plays online. And my Uncle is a big gamer.

My Grandad likes his RPGs and such on the Xbox 360 and computer and gave me my Xbox 360 because he had an extra one and didn't want me spending my money on something he just had lying around in a cupboard.

So... Kind of..

 

[Velvo]

My mom is a hardcore gamer. She plays WoW, beat Morrowind before any of my siblings, played Portal until her eyes hurt, LOVED Tomb Raider with a passion (when she wore her round glasses she bore a striking resemblance to the main character), and is getting into Red Dead Redemption as we speak (I really hope I still get some time with it...).

My little brother and I are generally better than her at first person shooters and get through games quicker these days, but she is always the first to get 100% completion.

 

[googleit6]

I wish. My brother plays sports games a lot, but I hardly count that. My mom hates the games I play beause of the violence/blood/guts, etc. My dad doesn't mind, and will even sit down and watch me for a while, but he doesn't play them himself- or at least, he doesn't when I'm around. He bought a game for our PS3 full of old Sonic and arcade games a while ago, and, much like other dads in this thread, he likes the older generation games like Asteroid and Altered Beast. (When I was little, I used to love watching my dad play that game on our Sega.)
We've had a good number of consoles pass through our way, but I seem to be the only one who's stuck with it.

 

[Enemy Of The State]

We have 2 PS3s in our house, one being mine the other is my dads. Mum's got a DS so I guess ther'es a lot of gaming in my family.

 

[Corpse XxX]

My family knows what a console is, but beyond that they are pretty blank..

 

[Offworlder_v1legacy]

My mom is a hardcore gamer. She plays WoW, beat Morrowind before any of my siblings, played Portal until her eyes hurt, LOVED Tomb Raider with a passion (when she wore her round glasses she bore a striking resemblance to the main character), and is getting into Red Dead Redemption as we speak (I really hope I still get some time with it...).

My little brother and I are generally better than her at first person shooters and get through games quicker these days, but she is always the first to get 100% completion.

Whoa, I wish I had your mum.