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scofthe7seas:
What 5-6 year old girls are running around unguided in an arcade, with a pocket full of quarters, picking and choosing what they want to play?
Malenko:

--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on June 23, 2011, 11:45:03 am ---Boy, you really cant help yourself can you?

 Girls dont just play games that are filled with pink flowers & rainbows.

 Step into an Arcade one day.

 I used to work in one, for 3 years.


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Just making sure you still cant take a joke :)  Scroll up, there's no pink flowers and rainbows in NBA Jam. There however might be rainbows in some of the games you listed, like RAINBOW ISLANDS  :lol  Only arcade I can step into is the one in my basement. Also, Donkey Kong 3 sucks.
Well Fed Games:
I don't get the "no cute" sentiment. My daughter gets neither Barbie or Disney princesses, and I am woman's lib as they come. Nonetheless, the games with a "cute" aesthetic are often more approachable and less violent (but not always- I find Bubble Bobble to be tough as nails). I put Frogger and Galaga (among others) on my game list for my current project- I have no doubt my 3-year old will eventually favor Galaga, but for now a cute Frog jumping around (and no-button controls) keeps her attention much better. No one is saying cute games are the only ones kids should ever play- having a daughter is great, but what I really want is a co-op partner for Ikaruga.  ;D
Xiaou2:

--- Quote ---Just making sure you still cant take a joke Smiley
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 Misspelling my name isnt much of a joke.  Shirley you can come up with something a bit more funny?  I do however like the Lego MK avatar   ;)

Striders difficulty is fairly easy, and it has that continue factor going for it.
Similar for ABII. 

 Interestingly enough... I met a girl online while looking for information about the Sitdown Outrun motor assembly. She was introduced to ABII when she was a little girl, and shes been obsessed ever since. (mostly with Sega motion games) She goes to various arcades, arcade shows, etc.

 
--- Quote ---Donkey Kong 3 sucks
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  Wouldnt it be better described that it Blows?   :P

 I found it interesting as a kid.  Probably have to lower the difficulty for younger children though.   I think I liked it a bit more than DK or the Original Mario Bros., cause it was much faster and less clunky.


--- Quote ---What 5-6 year old girls are running around unguided in an arcade, with a pocket full of quarters, picking and choosing what they want to play?
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 Probably more in line with 6 to 7.  But you would be surprised.  Also, you just cant always tell your kid 'lets play this'.  They see a game that looks interesting, and they will drag you right into it.

 I know I was at least 7 but maybe as young as 6 when our father handed us each a pocket full of tokens to play at the arcade in Chuck E Cheeses.

 The most amazing thing was when we got my 2yr old sister to play "Shooting Gallery" for the Sega Mater System.  She walked right up to the monitor 'point blank', tracked and fired at the targets, and was actually scoring good hits.   ;D    She could barely talk (as far as I recall), but she could mow down moving ducks little problem   :laugh2:
scofthe7seas:

--- Quote from: Malenko on June 23, 2011, 11:54:39 am ---Also, Donkey Kong 3 sucks.

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Hey! I like Donkey Kong 3. Mainly because it's pretty easy and makes me feel like I'm good at it.
That's pretty much the reason why I dislike Donkey Kong Jr.

In honesty though, I think little kids would best like games that aren't frustrating/difficult. I love chicken shift, but there is NO way a 5-6 year old kid will like that game. It would just be known as "the game where the eggs fall and I lose"
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