Poll: Your Parents on Gaming.
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This also. My dad would play some rally games and Timesplitters when he was alive, but mum always called them a waste of time, and that escalated to 'warping my brain' when she saw me a little too happy about sneaking up and stabbing guards to death on Assassin's Creed XD;; I think the idea of her precious little girl giggling like a manic while murdering people scared her a little bit. >D That was around the time she decided that making me pay for my own games/systems would stop me wasting so much time on them, actually just made it 'worse' since I didn't have to ask permission any more! Now I'm studying Games Development at uni and she reckons I'm wasting my life on a useless career I'll regret in a few years... we don't talk much any more.KafkaOffTheBeach said:
My parents used to be like that.jakko12345 said:
My mum started changing her mind when I showed her Little Big Planet. She loved it, even when just watching me play it - and when I let her have a go, although she struggled to pick up the controls at first and understand how to control her Sackboy, she really enjoyed it. She still doesn't like how many hours I spend playing, but she's a lot more understanding of why I do it, and why I enjoy it, now.
My dad started changing his mind when we went up to visit my uncle, and he got us all playing his Wii. My dad fell in love with racing games, so again, he's much more understanding and accepting of the fact that I like to play games. He's actually the one I have to be most worried about when it comes to console hogging. :3
Well my late dad would actually not rage all night if you gave him Doom II with the invicibility cheat and the chainsaw.
My mum is totally clueless she calls everything a nintendo.
My mum is totally clueless she calls everything a nintendo.
Nope, my parents were never very happy about playing games. At least not until I started working as a game developer, then they saw that maybe some of those hours playing video games might have paid off towards something valuable. 
They didn't like me and my sister playing games all the time, and we had to save up for our own games or get one at Christmas/birthdays every year, but while my mom would hide our Sega controllers in the freezer or physically lock our pc (our first pc had a key lol) if we got in trouble, she didn't seem to mind us playing violent games like Wolfenstein either.
So I guess they didn't really like the hobby, but they respected our sense of responsibility not to be stupid about it. My mom owns a DS now and plays some games, too.
They didn't like me and my sister playing games all the time, and we had to save up for our own games or get one at Christmas/birthdays every year, but while my mom would hide our Sega controllers in the freezer or physically lock our pc (our first pc had a key lol) if we got in trouble, she didn't seem to mind us playing violent games like Wolfenstein either.
So I guess they didn't really like the hobby, but they respected our sense of responsibility not to be stupid about it. My mom owns a DS now and plays some games, too.
My Father stills plays video games. There was a lull there, during the divorce from my Mother when I was thirteen, but he's back now. Mostly COD/Black OPs. My Dad really likes war-based FPS games. Then again, he's a big History buff. Anything with war in it, especially WWII will peak his interest. I remember us bonding over Medal Of Honor for the Playstation. Trying to see who could get the most head-shots. *whispers- "It was me." =D We had game systems before that, but he worked A LOT. But our most memorable bonding time was with the Playstation.
My Mother,..not really big on games. Though I remember her playing Frogger a lot at one point, but that was the extent of it.
My sisters, yes. We used to play a lot of Playstation. We gasped and squealed our way through the first Resident Evil.
My Brother, yes. Duckhunt, we played a lot of. He had a lot of other games - but Duckhunt I remember. And a racing game I can't recall the name of. He tricked me into believing that if you turn your body with the controller it helps in the game. I was too trusting. lol
I think my whole immediate family has played a lot of video games in its time. lol We bonded over them.
My Mother,..not really big on games. Though I remember her playing Frogger a lot at one point, but that was the extent of it.
My sisters, yes. We used to play a lot of Playstation. We gasped and squealed our way through the first Resident Evil.
My Brother, yes. Duckhunt, we played a lot of. He had a lot of other games - but Duckhunt I remember. And a racing game I can't recall the name of. He tricked me into believing that if you turn your body with the controller it helps in the game. I was too trusting. lol
I think my whole immediate family has played a lot of video games in its time. lol We bonded over them.
Every two weeks, when my brother goes to his friends, my Mum gets settled in her chair and watches me play anything (except Eternal Sonata - she HATES that) for the entire weekend, although she doesn't tend to play any recent games herself because they often make her feel ill. I bought her Goof Troop for her birthday this year and she seemed really happy . On the other hand, my Dad seems to really dislike games unless they're racing or Wii Sports. I've seen him sighing and staring out the window when I have anything on the downstairs telly; he doesn't seem to mind Mario Galaxy though.
. On the other hand, my Dad seems to really dislike games unless they're racing or Wii Sports. I've seen him sighing and staring out the window when I have anything on the downstairs telly; he doesn't seem to mind Mario Galaxy though.
I went with "I don't have parents..." cos my father is dead. He and I used to game together when I was young, tho. We're talking waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back, when I got my Atari 2600 for having good grades. :B
Granted, it was easy to, cos I went to Catholic school, where failing was....not approved of.
So, my parents were cool with me gaming as a kid and teen, because I still went outside and played sports (so my grades were still good). As I got older, my father stopped gaming, but they weren't the type opf parents who gave me a hard time.
Granted, it was easy to, cos I went to Catholic school, where failing was....not approved of.
So, my parents were cool with me gaming as a kid and teen, because I still went outside and played sports (so my grades were still good). As I got older, my father stopped gaming, but they weren't the type opf parents who gave me a hard time.
My parents have a lot of work those days so they arn't that much in to gaming.
Yet they do have there favorites, My father is classic FPS and RTS and strategy junkey (Doom, Quake, Red alert, Socom, etc.)
My mother likes Beat em ups such as the Golden Axe series.
Yet they do have there favorites, My father is classic FPS and RTS and strategy junkey (Doom, Quake, Red alert, Socom, etc.)
My mother likes Beat em ups such as the Golden Axe series.
Yes and no?
My dad used to love the Myst series, which is what got me into gaming, but now he thinks it's a waste of time because of how much of an interest it's become for me.
My mom, on the other hand, used to think it was a waste of time, but then she got an iPad and an assortment of 80s/90s RPGs, and now she's quite possibly more of a gamer than I am.
My dad used to love the Myst series, which is what got me into gaming, but now he thinks it's a waste of time because of how much of an interest it's become for me.
My mom, on the other hand, used to think it was a waste of time, but then she got an iPad and an assortment of 80s/90s RPGs, and now she's quite possibly more of a gamer than I am.
My parents are quite clueless. My mam just doesn't understand and my dad doesn't because he's an ardent Luddite. Occasionally he'll venture to my room inquiring about my games after a couple drinks at the pub. I remember the first time he saw me playing guitar hero and when he tried (on easy mind you) he just stared at the screen trying to figure out what was going on. This was after I explained the object of the game.
The most recent time was Firefight on Halo: Reach. In fairness to him he managed to kill three grunts. I've been tempted to get him into Red Dead Redemption because he adores westerns (he has the entire collection of Clint Eastwood westerns).
The most recent time was Firefight on Halo: Reach. In fairness to him he managed to kill three grunts. I've been tempted to get him into Red Dead Redemption because he adores westerns (he has the entire collection of Clint Eastwood westerns).
My Dad owned an NES and that was how I got my start into gaming, and when we had an N64 both he and my mom would play it a bunch (particularly Banjo-Kazooie) but once the next generation (the PS2 and Gamecube group) came out their interest faded and it's stayed pretty low ever since. Occasionally they'll play Mario Kart or something on the Wii, and my mom played Rock Band/Guitar Hero too
My parents can try to game, and put a damn good effort in, but they just don't get 'game logic' you know? Unless it's a game grounded in reality, like a racing game or a shooter (and those are only the realm of dearest Dad) or something based around physics or logic puzzles, something doesn't 'click' and they fail to cohesively mesh their ideas with the game ideas. Their opinions on gaming are much more interesting - Mum, who's not much of a game player at all and disapproves of the amount of time I spend gaming, actually views it as a valid artistic medium that needs to be explored in more depth, whilst Dad, who plays the aforementioned racers and shooters, thinks they're time-wasters and idle distractions.
Yep. My Dad's an avid MMO player. He is playing Rift, WoW and Eve at the moment. He also plays various other games, like a lot of the RTS and RPG PC games, and used to play FPSs back in the '90s.
I don't think my Mum even knows what a videogame is, though.
I don't think my Mum even knows what a videogame is, though.