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javeryh:

So how old are your kids when they start playing or at least understanding the concept?  My daughter is 2 year and 9 months and she still doesn't understand that the joystick controls the action on the screen (nevermind actually explaining the rules to her).  I keep thinking it will click soon but I'm getting impatient!

DrumAnBass:

Yah javery I am in the same boat - my twins are about the same age - 2 yrs 6 mos - and still have yet to grasp the concept that they can actually control what they see on screen. Hoping they figure it out soon too...!


--- Quote from: javeryh on July 24, 2007, 06:32:05 pm ---So how old are your kids when they start playing or at least understanding the concept?  My daughter is 2 year and 9 months and she still doesn't understand that the joystick controls the action on the screen (nevermind actually explaining the rules to her).  I keep thinking it will click soon but I'm getting impatient!

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patrickl:

I bought my kid a baby keyboard for his first birthday. He could sort of play with that then (banging the keys at random), but half a year later he really got the idea (it had color buttons that would make colored shapes appear on screen and pictures of instruments that would play the instrument etc)

We were playing Galag together when he was 3 (him steering and me firing) He's now 4 years old and he can play games alone now. He gets the idea of playing games, but most games simply are too difficult for him to play. He dies too quickly and then gets discouraged to play on.

It's easier with the Wii. Mostly because the games are easier to play (especially the Wii play ones).

unclet:

My kids got the concept when they were 5, but did not play much at all since they could not win anything.  Is was just to hard to play.  When they were about 6, then they were playing no problem (ie: getting past first level of Galaga, two screens of PacMan, stuff like that....)

They are now older and play each other in Vs. Atari Baseball ..... which they love.

vidmouse:

I didn't start building my cab until my son was already 3 and my daughter 1.
We played a few games via gamepad not too much before that.
Pretty much echo the others' comments... by the time my son was 4
he can play TMNT on his own and get fairly far.   My daughter
just likes to mash buttons and do everything her brother does.

Looking forward to when they're about 4 and 6...   :applaud:

Better get working on those P3 and P4 control add-ons by then...



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