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SMB is timeless. It is as good an introduction to gaming today as it was in 1985. Go for it.
THIS!Calcaneus said:Let him play the games of his time, he'll get to old games later if he wants to.
Good idea, RPGs will make him good at math and reading. That's what I told my mom when I was a kid, at least.Nix said:He's going to piss all over it and then scream for the newest Nintendo console almost immediately after.
Wait until he's like 5 or 6; I assume he would be able to appreciate the NES's genius by then. Oh, and bring him up on RPG's. That Shining Force man, you gotta train kids in that stuff early.
Disclaimer: I was playing Shining Force by the time I was 4. Needless to say, I had a soldier named bob, and he was already up to bob#63.
Samus4145 said:Wait, kids under 4 are playing with iPads?
Nix said:He's going to piss all over it and then scream for the newest Nintendo console almost immediately after.
Wait until he's like 5 or 6; I assume he would be able to appreciate the NES's genius by then. Oh, and bring him up on RPG's. That Shining Force man, you gotta train kids in that stuff early.
Disclaimer: I was playing Shining Force by the time I was 4. Needless to say, I had a soldier named bob, and he was already up to bob#63.
Wow, when I was a kid, I just went with intuition, and guts. As in, my pokemon somehow were just beasting all through the game, and even competitively. I don't really like to waste time with IV's, etc, so to see him doing that, he's alot more level-headed than me.Jo Shishido's Cheeks said:I'll just chuck this in:
My nephew would love to watch me play my DS.
At about 4 I'd let him mess around with PictoChat. He'd make little doodles on there for hours and really loved it.
At 5 he started playing actual games. Simple ones, like WarioWare Touched (his very first game actually I think)
He's 7 now and his favourite games are RPG's. He's completed Dragon Quest 5 & 9, Final Fantasy 4, Mario & Luigi Bowsers Inside Story and Pokemon Gold + Black amongst others.
Playing RPG's has had a great effect on his reading and writing down all the stats and things (he writes down Pokemon stats on paper) has also helped his maths.
Dunno what this has to do with anything :lol but yeah, kids + games is a good thing IMO
StuBurns said:It's strange, he can pick up an iPhone, unlock it, pick the games folder, play Tiny Wings and Angry Birds. But he can't play Mario at all.
I was 2 or 3 when I played my first video game.Willy105 said:Honestly, I don't think he shouldn't be playing games that young.
At least wait until he's like six or something.
Your parents bought you a Dreamcast instead of a Playstation didn't they?Cruzader said:Be a better parent. Save and buy him an iPod touch,3GS atleast and soon a PSVita. Along with a current gen console.
He'll be happy. cheap DS works too.
You say this as if the Dreamcast was a bad console or something.Nix said:Your parents bought you a Dreamcast instead of a Playstation didn't they?
oatmeal said:I don't want him only to play them. But gradually introduce the next system. Phase them in every 3 months or so. It would be like a year to two year experiment.
Two isn't too young.
Check me out at two:
www.murphman-studios.com/movies/nintendo.mov
Beasting at Mario.
HEAVY RAIN.oatmeal said:I have four nephews, one is four, one is two the others are one.
They all actively use iPads.
My parents gave all of my siblings one for Christmas (except me ) and they have given them to their kids.
SneakyStephan said:No real things.
Nature, physics, weather, tastes, smells, sounds.
Unless you want him to grow up throwing like a girl and shying away from the real world.
w/e, I'd keep my kid away from games and tv till a later age.
oatmeal said:How many days can a 2 year old go without sunlight?
qq more said:You say this as if the Dreamcast was a bad console or something.
zlatko said:My 2 pennies. You're the dad though, but just put yourself back in your shoes as a kid if your dad had tried to get you into something he liked but wasn't your cup of tea.
phisheep said:I've spent a whole load of time over the last 30-ish years with other peoples' children (in addition to my own) and they keep coming back for more, even now when my kids are 18-25.
oatmeal said:NAMBLA?
Joei said:It's not even good in theory.
OP should let the past be the past. What does it matter if he "appreciates" older games and "whatnot." Are you going to force him to use a rotary phone so he has proper respects for cellphones?
phisheep said:Er, I'm fairly sure I haven't come across that particular abbreviation before ...
I louled!oatmeal said:How many days can a 2 year old go without sunlight?
oatmeal said: