Poll: Your Parents on Gaming.
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My parents told me that when I was little they would play Oddworld and Megaman when I was asleep. My mumsy also played Silent Hill with my uncles and aunt, and when I got older, we would spend a day or two playing Tomb Raider. My dad is now a connoisseur of FPSes, especially Call of Duty. The bad thing is, he keeps buying them for Wii.
I have to occasionally help them through challenging parts, but unless it interferes with school, they don't suppress gaming as a bad thing much.
I have to occasionally help them through challenging parts, but unless it interferes with school, they don't suppress gaming as a bad thing much.
My parents aren't opposed to gaming but they aren't exactly enthusiastic about it either. They know it's something I enjoy, spend a lot of time doing and know a lot about but they probably don't see the appeal.
My Dad has no time or interest in them at all really but plays solitaire on the PC when bored. My mum will play Wii games if it's plugged in and things like Guitar Hero on easy if we're all having a go. I remember she once tried play Tony Hawks and it was possibly the least coordinated thing I have ever seen.
My Dad has no time or interest in them at all really but plays solitaire on the PC when bored. My mum will play Wii games if it's plugged in and things like Guitar Hero on easy if we're all having a go. I remember she once tried play Tony Hawks and it was possibly the least coordinated thing I have ever seen.
My parents were pretty hardcore gamers in the past but they no longer play like they used to, instead now mostly playing facebook flash games, with my dad occasionally playing the likes of RA95, Company of Heroes and a few WW2 FPS's like I used to a few years ago.
Before I was born and when I was growing up my parents used to stay up all night playing their Colleco Vision console and Commodore Amiga. Games such as Project X, Fruit Salad, Swiv, Xenon 2 and many others were played.
It's a shame they are now into FB games. I personally think it's a step down, but tastes and people change and their gaming habits took a big hit when my mum had her stroke.
We recently got a Wii to help her with her left side weakness and they used to compete with various games on that too.
Before I was born and when I was growing up my parents used to stay up all night playing their Colleco Vision console and Commodore Amiga. Games such as Project X, Fruit Salad, Swiv, Xenon 2 and many others were played.
It's a shame they are now into FB games. I personally think it's a step down, but tastes and people change and their gaming habits took a big hit when my mum had her stroke.
We recently got a Wii to help her with her left side weakness and they used to compete with various games on that too.
Well, my mom played Zelda, Tetris, Mario, and stuff like that before I was born, but recently, she plays Angry Birds and Plants vs Zombies, and she tried playing Portal 2 co-op with me once.
My dad also played Mario and Zelda, but he also played more recent games like Halo and stuff.
So yeah, they don't discourage me from playing games.
My dad also played Mario and Zelda, but he also played more recent games like Halo and stuff.
So yeah, they don't discourage me from playing games.
My mum enjoys games, but cant play them, so i play and she tells me what to do, whe loved both portals and right now we are doing a minecraft playthrough
My mom showed a good bit of excitement about Sonic 4: Episode One, but nothing really more than that.
They're very chill with it. I don't think my mum is at all concerned with gaming, in a positive or negative way: it's entertainment.
My dad used to be a typical RTS fan, namely a fan of the Command and Conquer series. And we did play Mario Kart: Double Dash (I cannot believe I remember that name! Such joy!
) through, together, which was quite fun. But these fun times were foiled by the practical issues of boring, old, regular life, being that he has a job, and has to work to keep it.
They're very open-minded people, which I do find myself appreciating quite often.
If you have, what was their reaction?
Some prime examples to expose their hypocrisy: do either of your parents watch soap operas? Do either of them ever help themselves to a dessert/pastry/sweet?
Use clear reasoning. It's always a grey area, so they'll always have reasons against it, but you have to emphasise the fact that their reasons are less rational: assuming they are.
My dad used to be a typical RTS fan, namely a fan of the Command and Conquer series. And we did play Mario Kart: Double Dash (I cannot believe I remember that name! Such joy!
) through, together, which was quite fun. But these fun times were foiled by the practical issues of boring, old, regular life, being that he has a job, and has to work to keep it.They're very open-minded people, which I do find myself appreciating quite often.
Have you told them: "It's my method of relaxing/chilling."?The SettingSun said:
If you have, what was their reaction?
Some prime examples to expose their hypocrisy: do either of your parents watch soap operas? Do either of them ever help themselves to a dessert/pastry/sweet?
Use clear reasoning. It's always a grey area, so they'll always have reasons against it, but you have to emphasise the fact that their reasons are less rational: assuming they are.
My dad was really into Quake 2 and UT99, to this day he plays Halo PC all the time. My mom is a hypocrite, she calls it a waste of time, while she wastes a lot of time on Bejeweled.
Yeah, you're absolutely right, if my mum or dad helped themselves to a 'dessert/pastry/sweet' I would definitely take my right hand off of my PS3 controller for a moment to punch the face off of their face, then it would be back to Crysis 2/Outworld/Mortal Kombat...curty129 said:They're very chill with it. I don't think my mum is at all concerned with gaming, in a positive or negative way: it's entertainment.
My dad used to be a typical RTS fan, namely a fan of the Command and Conquer series. And we did play Mario Kart: Double Dash (I cannot believe I remember that name! Such joy!
They're very open-minded people, which I do find myself appreciating quite often.
Have you told them: "It's my method of relaxing/chilling."?The SettingSun said:
If you have, what was their reaction?
Some prime examples to expose their hypocrisy: do either of your parents watch soap operas? Do either of them ever help themselves to a dessert/pastry/sweet?
Use clear reasoning. It's always a grey area, so they'll always have reasons against it, but you have to emphasise the fact that their reasons are less rational: assuming they are.
I want to play brink right now, but im on this site, replying to this thread because my dads playing Dragon age and cant play my DS because my mums playing Professor Layton =(
My dad used to be a REALLY great tekken player(Seriously, I never won against him and i was a button masher) and I fondly remember watching him dominate Duke Nukem.
However nowadays he doesn't play games anymore, however since the new Duke Nukem Forever is coming out he is going to try it and i'm hoping he'll start playing games again!
However nowadays he doesn't play games anymore, however since the new Duke Nukem Forever is coming out he is going to try it and i'm hoping he'll start playing games again!
My mother still seems to harbor the impression that all games are violent time-wasters for people who have no lives. My infatuation with games is a source of constant but (usually) silent disappointment.
My dad is a bit more open-minded and actually programmed a few simple games back in the '80s, though he rarely actually plays them. He did get all the stars in Angry Birds, which I guess is impressive enough, and he got all the way through Portal, which made me so, so proud. Never mind that actually watching him play was like watching a cat trying to catch a goldfish by swatting at the glass with its paw. Now to persuade him to play Portal 2.
My dad is a bit more open-minded and actually programmed a few simple games back in the '80s, though he rarely actually plays them. He did get all the stars in Angry Birds, which I guess is impressive enough, and he got all the way through Portal, which made me so, so proud. Never mind that actually watching him play was like watching a cat trying to catch a goldfish by swatting at the glass with its paw. Now to persuade him to play Portal 2.