I think this is very cool.

https://medium.com/message/playing-with-my-son-e5226ff0a7c3

Very cool. My younger brother's 16 right now, and he's had an N64 for a few years. I never had one when they were current, so he knows Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, and Paper Mario much better than I do.

This is awesome.

I didn't have any games growing up nor did I have friends with games, and didn't lay hands on a controller until just a couple years ago. I played some arcade games growing up but electronic games were pretty much a big NO in my house.

It has been interesting trying to play through things with a no-gaming background which gives me a lot of set backs and "puzzle" portions of things where seasoned gamers know that they need to solve something to move on....and I am still wandering around being completely lost. (apologies to those who I did the VOG raid with a couple nights back, I have no platforming experience and I know it's a drag watching me crash and burn regularly)

I like that parents are doing this and getting involved with kids rather than using games as a "go play this and leave me alone" out for themselves.

I was 4 years old when my Mom bought me a NES and copy of Metroid. I've been playing video games ever since and have had the privilege of seeing the industry become what it is today. Though I don't have any kids, I've thought about how I would deal with my gaming hobby should I one day level up to being a father.

This experiment really speaks to what I would kind of like to do. Mostly I think kids should play games, but I, personally, think they should be older before playing some of the stuff I play today. Mostly due to the violence, gore, and sexual content of a lot of my favourite games.

By starting at the "beginning" of gaming with classic, if old, titles I think you get that nice progression over time to mature content.

All this to say, I really like what this fellow has done. Though it's for different reasons than mine, I appreciate seeing the outcome of pursuing so novel an idea. Well done, sir!

I like that parents are doing this and getting involved with kids rather than using games as a "go play this and leave me alone" out for themselves.

I play with Lil' Blue a lot, but sometimes a new game buys me an hour of peace and quiet. Then there's the times we can't agree on what game to play, so we sit together and play on separate tvs.

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