What games would you make your children play?

Igor-Rowan

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That really depends, if I have one or two I'll make them play Super Mario Bros. or Contra, the dificulty spike may hit hard, but it'll teach them to persist, then go to the likes of Pok?mon, Zelda or Metroid if I feel their skill is high enough. If I have 3 or more, I'll have to make them play split-screen multiplayer games such as Street Fighter II, racing games or Goldeneye to teach them about losing and interacting with other people you're competing against, because only one TV in my house is going to have all of the consoles.
 

CaitSeith

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Probably a little of everything and see what they like (except for Call of Duty and Battlefield)
 

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While I have a few Gamecube era games in mind, I think looking for a genre or type of game is better.

Kids have an unnatural tendency to do almost nothing in a game and still have fun. Many of my favorite games as a kid were ones which gave you an open world you could walk around and explore in (Sonic Adventure 1, Super Mario Sunshine, etc).
For a kid, i'd want to find a nice, possibly newer game that gives them the freedom to just run around a sizable environment. I may also introduce them to Minecraft (though i'd hate myself for it).

I don't want to force them to play anything, but I still want to recommend them games. If my kids are anything like me when I was young, if you let them pick out their own games completely on their own they'll grab really bad TV/Movie cash-grab games and whatever have the coolest pictures.
 

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No self-respecting child of mine would play something just because they were forced to. I know my genetics and I remember my childhood, and if I told my hypothetical kid "You have to breathe oxygen, because such is the law of man, God, and nature", then by the end of the month, they'd find a way to get by on nitrogen alone. But I can suggest, make available, and encourage certain things, and that I certainly would do:

-Atari's Star Raiders. This game was old when I first played in, back in 1987, but I was instantly hooked, sold not only on the fun and challenging gameplay, but also the promise of the future; the game was held back only by the limits of its technology, and I knew that games in the future would be even better and more impressive.
-Incinerator's Star Raiders. This game is proof that you can, despite all the evidence, make a do the impossible, by making being a hotshot space pilot boring, and by making sound engineering in 2011 worse than it was in 1979.
-Nethack. Because no matter how pretty the graphics are, they're ultimately a limitation, and it's important to understand that. Plus, it's important to realize (and here I'm assuming that certain present trends will continue) that a video game isn't inherently something that insults your intelligence; that it can give you options and rely on your cleverness to find alternate solutions around a difficult problem that a monkey wouldn't be able to.
 

Lufia Erim

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Kirby epic yarn. Colorful, child friendly, you can't die.

Super mario brothers wii. Simple platforming, cause effect,reaction timing and planning ahead.

Mario kart. Fun racing game, hand eye coordination, planning ahead, learn to control frustration.

Final fantasy. Reading comprehension, exploration.
 

Chester Rabbit

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The ones I grew up with so they would have an appreciation for the old stuff and where gaming came from and hopefully along the way they would actually grow fond of these. Because FUCK NO would I let the little shits get a modern system with all the money milking schemes that games are built around these days. Fuck modern gaming and fuck the whirlpool it's going down.

Actually fuck that. I'll just force Metroid 1 on them and hopefully that will kill all interest in gaming and then I'll throw a book at their dumb big heads.


On another note fuck alternate universe me who was dumb/selfish enough to have a kid! And then double fuck the me in the universe who did so willingly.
 
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If I could at all swing it, I'd like to get my kids to experience games in a very rough timeline of them coming out. Not just so they could see how much they've changed, but so that there's a time where the older games looked good to them, so they won't be as eager to discredit older games just based on how they look. There's a lot of old gems out there, and it'd be a shame if they missed out on them because they're too used to the shiny new aesthetics.
 

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Generally speaking, N64 games and late 90's/early 2000's PC games. Then as they grow older, I'll move them up to more modern games such as Mercenaries, Ratchet and Clank, and Halo: CE and then to games such as Halo 3, Red Faction Guerilla, and on and on like that.
 

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Well I hate children so I would make them play Lagoon.

If I was actually taking this seriously I would make them play some of the weird off the wall games that I grew up with. Like the Incredible Machine games, or Homeworld 1/2, IVAN(Iter Vehemens ad Necem), strange stuff like that, things that most people aren't exposed to these days.
 

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It would depend on how old they'd be when they become interested in video games; despite playing the NES and SNES for years, it wasn't until I played Sonic 2 on the Sega Genesis that really got me into owning my own system and games.

If they're young, I'd probably have them play some of my Sega classics (Sonic 1, 2, 3, & Knuckles, The Lion King, Vectorman, Toy Story, etc.) or some Nintendo classics (Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, 3, World, Sunshine, Galaxy, various Kirby titles, the Donkey Kong Country series, etc.).

If they are a little older, and if they handle more mature games, I'd let them play the Uncharted series, Bioshock, Assassin's Creed 2, the Resident Evil series or the Devil May Cry series.
 

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Hawki said:
Wait, what?

If I had children, why would I MAKE them play games? I mean, don't get me wrong, there's lots of things that you should make a child do (keeping clean, going to sleep, etc.), but as far as recreation goes, I'd be very uneasy about making them do something they don't want to do. Especially games. Books, maybe, but I'd like to think I could do a good job of catering to their desires while also giving them worthwhile, intellectually stimulating and/or morally sound material. Not saying games can't provide either of those things (though let's face it, it's not common), but I think games is something they'd be better off discovering for themselves rather than me forcing it on them.
Yep, he/she is correct. I would NEVER make a child do something that it is possible don't want.
I think you should correct the OP and write something like "What games would you suggest/let them try your children play?".
 

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I always avoided Pokemon as a kid. I was a few years older than the target market when it came out, and I was resentful of the attention it took away from my chosen game, M:tG.

Fast forward to a couple weeks ago, when my girlfriend's 7 year old daughter (who, I'm told, has me wrapped around her little finger) asked me if I knew anything about Pokemon.

So before the next time I picked her up from school, I snagged an emu... uh.. I mean a COMPLETELY LEGITIMATE COPY of LeafGreen for GBA. So far, I have collected 12, and she has about that many. She is frustrating at times, as she is 7. She cares nothing for strategy, or conservation of resources, or efficient leveling. She just wants to run around, catch pokemon, and make sure none of them faint. Point is, I now look forward to playing Pokemon for an hour every day after work, just because knowing more about the universe makes me a frickin' guru in her eyes.

Like many gamers, I started a mental list in my mid-20's of games I'd give to my kid someday. Like many parents, I discovered the hard way that you don't get to decide your kids' interests, talents, or friends. They, on the other hand, will have a great deal of influence over those areas for you, as kids don't generally give a f*ck. They will make friends with anyone they want, and it's up to you to establish negotiations with that kid's parents. They will discover new shows and types of music that will grind on your nerves. You will hate it, but you will know every word/note by heart. You will pick up new skills, just because it makes you a hero in their eyes when you can stitch up their favorite plushie.

Keep those lists. They'll serve you well, but wait for them to show an interest that is relevant to one of those games. Your kid will surprise you if you don't hammer them with expectations.
 

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Any game that I've played, they can play too... especially Corruption of Champions and Trials in Tainted Space to help improve their vocabulary...

Other than that, OG Monopoly... and hope that they can school me at Economics!
 

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The child would play the most disgusting and revolting video game that has ever been conceived of. That's right, I'm talking about the most decrepit and soul crushing experience that has ever come out of this degenerate industry.

It's the kind of video game that was exclusively made for the type of person that would only think of cutting his wrists upon playing.

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Gotcha >:D
 

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Hm.
Maybe ocarina of time, so they're really impressed with it before they're old enough realize how horrible and ancient it is by then.
Prop them up with a pillow and clap every time something colorful happens, that's the path to success.
 

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Any of the games in the Civilization series. Maybe then he'll shut up and I'll have a few moments of quiet.
 

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fenrizz said:
I have 2 kids, and I've never made them play anything.
Making them play a certain game is a surefire way to make them hate it, I'd mych rather they play the games they find fun and interesting.
I'll force them to play all my games and ban them from playing with sticks, that way they'll hate all games and enjoy playing with sticks.

Much cheaper that way.