what do your Parents think about Video games?

[krazykidd]

So escapists, what do your parents think about video games? Do they play video games themselves, do they think it is a decent hobby? or do they think it's a waste of time?

My Dad plays video games ( thats how i got into it when i was very young) and he thinks it is a good hobby to have as long as you don't spend your entire day/week playing them. That it is good to have other interests and hobbies but theres nothing wrong with video games in general.

My Mother think it is a big waste of time , and that all the hours i spend gaming i should spend studying and become a lawyer or doctor or something that would make her proud.She thinks that if you play video games for more than an hour a day that your wasting you day. The only video game she has every played was Super bomberman on the snes and she did enjoy it . I remember we used to play that as a family ( me, my dad , my mother , and my sister , yes it was 4 player if you had the nintendo accessory ) every once in a while when i was young.


Your turn

 

[TehCookie]

My parents put a controller in my hands before I could remember. Needless to say my parents love gaming. When I was little we use to play games together but as gaming evolved now we all fight over what makes a great game. My dad likes FPSes and racing games for graphics whores, my mom likes casual/puzzle games, my brother likes everything and I tend to stick to RPGs/adventure games. I love having a diverse genre of games in the house so that way I can still try everything, or if you want to try a game but don't want to buy it persuade someone else to get it.

 

[SirAroun]

there ok with it

 

[Mr Thin]

My dad got me into it, but he's gone now so I don't know if he still is. I remember him being pretty bad at them, though.

My mother doesn't play, and never comments on my playing; I suspect she'd prefer I didn't play them so much, though.

 

[neonsword13-ops]

My mother wil play Bejeweled. And ONLY Bejeweled. She says that games are juvinile. (One day, she was hearing me play Crysis 2 and I was in New York fighting me some intergallactic creatures when she hears one of the soldiers say "FUCK!") She doesn't consider games art. If it has blood, violence, and cursing, it's terrible.

My father will play lots of racing games. He's still trying to three star every prix in Mario Kart Wii and he's getting their. My father doesn't really care much for games but he loves to watch me play Uncharted for the movie experince. He will make a bowl of popcorn and watch. He's never told me directly but i'm sure it's nothing terrible.

 

[HyperDalek]

My dad got me into gaming, so he's okay with it. My mother just shakes her head at all the killing but she does not want to see the medium censored or limited.

 

[Mallefunction]

Dad likes watching me play, but isn't too into them himself and my mother...she isn't willing to try even watching me play. She doesn't see the 'point' of it. Apparently movies, books, and other forms of art have points but games don't.

 

[Aidinthel]

My parents don't play games themselves, but they're both nerds in different ways so they're pretty ok with it.

 

[Tonythion]

My dad can't see the point of it. But then again he can't see the point of many things--he is just now realizing you can do virtually anything on the internet. He shakes his head at me when he sees me playing the same game for more than a day. Even just about two hours into game play he'll ask me "ARE YOU NOT BORED YET?!"

My mom LOVES video games. She will sit there and watch my brother and I play for hours. She doesn't like war games based on actual wars but games like Halo, Gears or War mostly anything with very good graphics she loves. No lie when my brother and I first got Halo Three she watched us play for 16 hours straight.

She would want to play but she's an older woman (58 Years) and gets really nervous when encountering an enemy so she'll throw the controller and scream.

 

[Chaos James]

My parents got me into gaming, specifically on the NES. My Dad is the bigger gamer though, and likewise along with gaming got me into Dungeons and Dragons and Fantasy Novels.

My Mom, while not a huge gamer, did use to play Legend of Zelda and Super Mario on the SNES, but mostly she sticks to a handful of casual PC browser games.

Overall, my Mom is completely supportive of my gaming (as long as I'm not shouting in to headsets in the living room) because she knows that I love to game and want to design games for a living.

 

[Fathoms]

They seem to be blissfully ignorant of it, my father, stepmother and stepfather ignore it while my mother comes in and tells me to turn the gore down in L4D2 once in a while.

and even then she doesnt care about me playing Gears of War on the TV in the family living room.

i guess they have kind of an indifferent standpoint on it.

 

[moosek]

I have a nice, kinda heartwarming story. My dad used to conform to the belief that violent game content made for violent people. He mostly assumed that games were a nerd's outlet of aggression and never understood my pastime. Then we got a Wii. My family was instantly hooked on Wii Sports.

He actually took interest when he saw me play Twilight Princess. I asked if he wanted to play, and he said sure. I helped him set up a profile and he had some issues at first. But the movement set to one hand, and the attacks set to the other clicked with him in a way that wouldn't with a standard controller. He was hooked. The game does a great job guiding the player. He made it to the fishing pond, and basically did nothing but that from then on out.

Fast-forward a year and a half. I pick up Red Dead Redemption. I told him about it when he asked why I was going to the mall, and he really wanted to check it out when I came home. So I set up my xbox in the family room and start up the game. He watched me play until my second mission for the Marshall. I decided to stop, and he asked if I could tell him when I was gonna play again. This basically made the game better for me. I saved all the story stuff for when he was around, and I did the extras when he wasn't. If you know the ending, it relates to a father reaching out to his reluctant son. More happens, but it's spoiler territory and I don't know how to cover that shit up with tags.

Father/son bonding through videogames.

 

[Vindestructable]

Neither of my parents care but they always find my rants on games entertaining.

 

[trollnystan]

My parents are dead.

... Wow I'm bitchy today. Sorry. Long answer: I didn't play much games when I lived at home so I have no clue what Dad would have thought but he would have vacillated between been angry as all get-out and not giving a flying fart. I believe this was his reaction to my brother's gaming but my memories are hazy at best. I don't know what Mammy would have thought; didn't know her very well before she died.

If I ever (gods forbid) have children of my own, I suppose I'll try to teach them moderation in all things. Lord, I'd be the worst role model ever though! I don't do moderation. Dx

 

[XxSummonerxX]

My dad detests video games, hates them with a passion.
My mum likes casual games, bejeweled and other stuff I wouldn't want to go near.

My father constantly finds every excuse to ban video games, but forgets that there is really very little he can do to stop me. All my consoles are 100% owned by me, and if he "bans me from using electricity" which he has done before, unplug laptop, DS, PSP, and just game for the next 24 hours. Of course eventually after about 36 hours with me refuses to enter a room with the lights on, he gives in.

 

[Smallfry]

My mum plays World of Tanks. I shit you not.

 

[cruzermac619]

My mom doesn't mind them, but she used to always make abide by the rating system until she finally stopped caring.

My step dad is old-fashioned and the only reason he doesn't like them is because I'm so lazy and I play alot.

My dad and step mom are cool with video games and will even join in when us kids are playing rockband.

 

[SD-Fiend]

my mom doesn't care my grandad however always says i should use the money to buy clothes