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Whippersnappers Bad-Mouth Old Games

Posted by Zonk on from the in-my-day-we-only-had-8-bits-and-we-liked-it! dept.

1up.com has posted the second in an article series called "Child's Play", where they invite youngsters to experience the joys of classic gaming to hilarious effect. From the (sob) article: "Bobby: After you beat the Death Star level, there should be a snow level, then a small speeder bike level. They should make a Matrix game in the theme of Star Wars. So then you take out your sword and run up to a guy and go, "Chiiing!" And after you saw through his head, you fly inside your X-wing."

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  1. Re:Perhaps they should have played Wolf3D! by Rahga · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually, the kid saw the hammer & sickle and thought "Nazi sign", confusing it with a swastika.

    And, for what it's worth, Nintendo didn't allow Wolfenstein's swastikas in the port to the SNES... I'd say Parker's at least half right. :)

  2. Re:Perhaps they should have played Wolf3D! by jellomizer · · Score: 3, Informative

    Well unfortunatly Mike Tyson's Punch Out has a problem that other games don't it is the fact kids never grew up thinking that Mike Tyson was a hero charactor. At the time of the Game Mike Tyson was the Champ, Unbeatible, Proof that a kid from the Gheto could do something with his life. Then after going to jail and loosing fights he has been push to has been, ex Punk Kid who had his 15 minutes of fame and wasted it, and is now the Gheto Kid who wasted his life, after having the chance of a life time.

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  3. Re:Like the first one... by I8TheWorm · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not to shoot holes in anyone's theory, but not only have I seen an 11 year old, I own one (and an 8, a 9, and a 14 year old). My 11 year old remembers the Mike Tyson ear bite (I just asked him, but am not about to ask him about the rape trials). My 9 year old knows nothing about it... not even who Mike Tyson is.

    By 11, kids can be pretty insightful, and their logic skills (and sarcasm skills) are fairly developed. He's finally at an age where I can have real conversations with him, rather than lead him in conversations as in the past.

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  4. Re:First Child's play article. by thing_from_space · · Score: 3, Informative

    Sorry. That link went to the second page. Here's the real link
    http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zdegm/is _200310/ai_ziff109674