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| Dazz:
I have a 6 year old son and a 10 year old daughter that both love games and gaming in general. In our house hold we have always had (almost, PS3 coming soon) every game console of the current generation and a couple last gen systems always hooked up. We currently have Dreamcast, PS2, Wii, Xbox 1, Xbox 360, and a Nintendo 64 hooked up to a 65" HDTV. However, since I built my cabinet (3 years ago) the kids seem to have become more and more into the older classic games even with access to a console game library of over 700 games. What really gets me is that they enjoy playing Galaga, Mrs PacMan, Joust, Robotron, Tron, Dragon's Lair, Space Ace and other older games like that. They do tend to like the side scrolling beat em up games like Simpson's Arcade, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Sunset Riders more though. Fighting games also rank pretty high on their favorites. I guess it allows them to beat the crap out of each other without getting mom or dad mad. I've noticed that when their friends come over their friends tend to shun the classics and want to play the newer systems (I have a second 360 hooked up inside the cabinet)... I've asked them why and usually get the response "they look better". :sad: Is this the general consensus around your homes as well? What has happened to the youth of today? I am so tempted to invite all of the neighborhood children over and do a panel survey to see what kids really enjoy today and why they don't like the classics of yesteryear. If you ask me games today just don't feel like games anymore... Games get bad scores now if they don't have a "save anywhere feature". Were we just easily amused back then? Or are we just elitists and newer games will never really satisfy us like the golden ages of arcades did? Overall, I am really glad that I spent the money to build my cabinet and have the ability to let my children play many of these old games like they are meant to be played.... and not on Xbox Live. |
| javeryh:
My daughter is just starting to understand that she can control what happens on the screen with the joystick and a few button presses. She's still too young though (3-1/2) to really understand. She does love Pac-man even though she can't really control it but she also loves making Mario run around when I'm playing Mario Galaxy so I don't know. I hope she learns to appreciate the classics but the fact is that those old games are hard - they are designed to take your money and not last all that long which could be frustrating for a kid with so many other options available. Time will tell... |
| RetroACTIVE:
My daughter is 16... she's a geek like me, although she is of a different generation (she plays xbox live etc...) she also likes my classic games... When she wears her pac-man sweatshirt to school the teachers always have a comment ;) She's not your "typical" teenage girl... and its all my fault. ;) |
| Neverending Project:
A few months ago my wife's cousin (18) and her boyfriend (20) were visiting for the weekend. My cabinet is mid-conversion, and hence not playable but you can clearly tell that it is a full sized arcade machine. But I was excited to have another guy around to share my excitement for the cabinet, and bringing back the classics. Me: "Dave, check out my project. It's going to be a complete arcade machine that will be able to play all the classic games from the arcades. And it's going to have multiple joysticks and controls so you can play most games, including two-player games!" Dave: "Yeah, I just don't really get the arcade machines. I'm into the consoles - PS3, XBOX... and WoW." And that's when I realized it is a generation thing. I am hoping that my kids (when they are a little older) will learn the arcade classics as they were meant to be played. Then my son's retro-memories will be of my retro-cabinet. Strange... |
| ahofle:
--- Quote from: Dazz on January 29, 2008, 03:23:25 pm ---I've noticed that when their friends come over their friends tend to shun the classics and want to play the newer systems (I have a second 360 hooked up inside the cabinet)... I've asked them why and usually get the response "they look better". :sad: --- End quote --- Check the console forum...it's not just the "younger generation" that thinks that way. :laugh2: |
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