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| BORIStheBLADE:
you remember Back to the future 2 when he goes into that dinner and kicks over that old arcade cab? Thats how its going to be. |
| Xiaou2:
A few years back, I found a local place that had a Robotron in it ;D One day, I brought a friend who was about 25yrs old with me to play it. I was 30 at that time. You could see the dismal look in his eyes. He really didnt want to even look at the thing. Yet, I forced him to play. At first, all he did was complain about how sad the game was (looks, age). Then it was about how it was way too difficult. But eventually, he started to get how fun and challenging it was, as he improved. He ended up loving the game.. and we both played it for hours at a time. He reached level 32 once... which even beat my top level. Ive tried to introduce him to other classics.. but its always a fight. I did however get him hooked on Two Tigers. We have a blast playing that together. I think level 10 is the highest we have achieved. I cant say too much, cause I recall when I was a little tyke in the arcades, that some games looked too ancient for me to play. Two Tigers was actually one of them. My father insisted we play together.. and soon I was hooked. He also got me into Mr Do. Sometimes you have to teach kids to see beyond the graphics, and show them how fun and challenging a game is. Challenge them, or challenge them to play along with you. Convince them that these are superior playing games, and that they will get hooked. Soon enough, you may have to fight to use the machine ;) hehe |
| bleargh:
--- Quote from: javeryh on January 29, 2008, 03:32:38 pm ---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. --- End quote --- javeryh, it won't take long.... my son just turned 4 and I'm handing him the controller when we're playing Dragon's Lair. Spent 20 odd years playing it and my four year old comes along and whoops ---my bottom--- at it. :cry: |
| Extreme8:
My son (12) has been playing on my machine for the last couple of years, and whenever he has friends over they spend hours and hours on it. I asked him why he was spending time on the arcade machine rather than his consoles (x-box, x-360, ps2, wii) and he said that it was more fun. They appreciated the graphics on the current generation of consoles, but it came down to the gameplay. I think what it comes down to is this; the classics are simple to understand, but incredibly difficult to master. That has always been the appeal to me. |
| severdhed:
I'm 28, and I love my mame cabinet..however when I am playing games by myself, I am more likely to play my xbox 360 or Wii than classic arcade games. The cabinet is always a big hit when we have people over, the women stay upstairs talking, and the guys all go to the basement to play on the arcade cabinet. but usually after a while, someone wants to play Madden on the big screen (102" using a DLP projector). THe problem with the classic arcade games is that they are designed to be very difficult in order to take your money, which makes me feel like an inferior gamer since i end up inserting dozens of tokens to get through a few levels. If I only have 30 minutes or so to waste, then i usually hit up the arcade cabinet, but if I have a little more gaming time, I generally go for the 360. I grew up with console games (starting with the NES). we lived in a very rural area and had no money, so going to the arcades as a child was very rare. I just don't have that attachment that I do with console games. I do find myself playing alot of NES and SNES games on my modded xbox, but the arcade cabinet just doesnt get as much use as I thought it would. I am trying to get my son to appreciate the classic arcade games. he is only 11 months old, but i set him on the bar stool and he has a great time just moving the joysticks (usually one in each hand). We do have alot of younger kids that come over to visit and they are generally fascinated by the arcade cabinet, but they usually lose interest quickly. |
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