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In an ideal world, parents would all have good general knowledge and commom sense about video games.
Im not having a go at my parents here (im 19 and my ma and pa dont really care but are generally "well-up" on the video games market).
I am getting at the genaral parent population.
A few weeks ago I was in HMV and I see a kid and his dad looking at the PS2 games, the kid is looking at GTA3 and asking his dad if he can have it (the kid looked about 10). His dad said no, not because of the 18 rating but because he'd just spent a bucket load of money on a PS2 and a bunch of games already. Here i want to address the parents lack of care towards games as a medium - they are'nt just expensive kids toys anymore!
On that occasion I nearly said to the dad " look mate, whats that little red 18 sticker mean?". Dont get me wrong though - Im not the daily mail type, im usually against censorship.
On saturday, at the games section in Asda, I was perusing the gamecube bit and a little kid runs up grabs a copy of Mario Party 4 and takes it to his mum asking for it, she says no he puts it back. He then grabs a copy of The Lord of the Rings for the XBOX and asks his mum for the is "video".
heres the conversation between them I then overheard:
MUM: "its not a video, its a game for the game boy."
KID: "game boy? is it?"
MUM: holding XBOX game case, "erm, not game boy, pl...playstation, its for playstation, put it back."
All I am asking here is the woman actually use common sense and look at the thing in her hand. That kid is gonna grow up thinking everything is for game boy or playstation and may miss out on quality xbox and gamecube software.
So please mums, dads look at the games your kids want you to get them and pass suitable, sensible judgement on them before you speak/buy.
Thanks for listening.
Im not having a go at my parents here (im 19 and my ma and pa dont really care but are generally "well-up" on the video games market).
I am getting at the genaral parent population.
A few weeks ago I was in HMV and I see a kid and his dad looking at the PS2 games, the kid is looking at GTA3 and asking his dad if he can have it (the kid looked about 10). His dad said no, not because of the 18 rating but because he'd just spent a bucket load of money on a PS2 and a bunch of games already. Here i want to address the parents lack of care towards games as a medium - they are'nt just expensive kids toys anymore!
On that occasion I nearly said to the dad " look mate, whats that little red 18 sticker mean?". Dont get me wrong though - Im not the daily mail type, im usually against censorship.
On saturday, at the games section in Asda, I was perusing the gamecube bit and a little kid runs up grabs a copy of Mario Party 4 and takes it to his mum asking for it, she says no he puts it back. He then grabs a copy of The Lord of the Rings for the XBOX and asks his mum for the is "video".
heres the conversation between them I then overheard:
MUM: "its not a video, its a game for the game boy."
KID: "game boy? is it?"
MUM: holding XBOX game case, "erm, not game boy, pl...playstation, its for playstation, put it back."
All I am asking here is the woman actually use common sense and look at the thing in her hand. That kid is gonna grow up thinking everything is for game boy or playstation and may miss out on quality xbox and gamecube software.
So please mums, dads look at the games your kids want you to get them and pass suitable, sensible judgement on them before you speak/buy.
Thanks for listening.
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Oh, by the way, if any one reading my original post are parents themselves - no offence is meant to you.
Sorry if I did offend any parents out there - I speak before I, y'know, think.
Sorry if I did offend any parents out there - I speak before I, y'know, think.
cookie monster wrote:
> Oh please, the first points were fair enough. But if the child already
> owns a games console it is more than likely that she has some
> background knowledge of the other consoles.
Not necessarily. Millions of people have bought PS2s "just because". The woman could have bought a first console on the advice of a store assistant. It doesn't follow that she is therefore well informed on the gaming community.
> Oh please, the first points were fair enough. But if the child already
> owns a games console it is more than likely that she has some
> background knowledge of the other consoles.
Not necessarily. Millions of people have bought PS2s "just because". The woman could have bought a first console on the advice of a store assistant. It doesn't follow that she is therefore well informed on the gaming community.
OK I retract my statement - parents are cool!!
My dad is da bomb at Mario Tennis on N64 and I cant evne get close to his times on WaveRace : Blue Storm.
My dad is da bomb at Mario Tennis on N64 and I cant evne get close to his times on WaveRace : Blue Storm.
Insane Bartender wrote:
> Depends. You have no background knowledge on the woman in question.
> She might work a job that sees her couped up with a dozen other
> unfortunates for 60 hours a week, and spends the rest of her time
> either sleeping or trying desperately to fit in a little quality time
> with her child.
>
> With no time for news, papers, current affairs or even a social life,
> the poor single mother is forced to live a life as a recluse, her only
> joy in life coming from seeing her son grow.
>
> Tell me why a woman like this would know an XBOX game when she saw it?
> She might think that the XBOX logo was simply the developer.
>
> Try not to be so judgemental.
Oh please, the first points were fair enough. But if the child already owns a games console it is more than likely that she has some background knowledge of the other consoles.
> Depends. You have no background knowledge on the woman in question.
> She might work a job that sees her couped up with a dozen other
> unfortunates for 60 hours a week, and spends the rest of her time
> either sleeping or trying desperately to fit in a little quality time
> with her child.
>
> With no time for news, papers, current affairs or even a social life,
> the poor single mother is forced to live a life as a recluse, her only
> joy in life coming from seeing her son grow.
>
> Tell me why a woman like this would know an XBOX game when she saw it?
> She might think that the XBOX logo was simply the developer.
>
> Try not to be so judgemental.
Oh please, the first points were fair enough. But if the child already owns a games console it is more than likely that she has some background knowledge of the other consoles.
Depends. You have no background knowledge on the woman in question. She might work a job that sees her couped up with a dozen other unfortunates for 60 hours a week, and spends the rest of her time either sleeping or trying desperately to fit in a little quality time with her child.
With no time for news, papers, current affairs or even a social life, the poor single mother is forced to live a life as a recluse, her only joy in life coming from seeing her son grow.
Tell me why a woman like this would know an XBOX game when she saw it? She might think that the XBOX logo was simply the developer.
Try not to be so judgemental.
With no time for news, papers, current affairs or even a social life, the poor single mother is forced to live a life as a recluse, her only joy in life coming from seeing her son grow.
Tell me why a woman like this would know an XBOX game when she saw it? She might think that the XBOX logo was simply the developer.
Try not to be so judgemental.
My Mum and Dad bought a PS2 on News Years Day. Last week they completed their first game, Silent Hill 2, with very little help from me. I am very very pround of them. (I also get to borrow their games which is cool).
In hindsight to be fair to the lady, I think she was conversing with someone else and said that to the kid to shut him up.
So despite the massive Xbox logo on the box, she couldnt decipher the format of the game?
That isnt ignorance, its stupidity.
That isnt ignorance, its stupidity.
maybe you're right but.. but (cant think of anything to say, shakes fist at moniter)... I know you are but what am I!!!
ha.
ha.
You see, you laugh now, but in 30 years time, when your toddler holds up a premium Integrated CyberOrganic Mestaphylanine enhancement cartridge, you'll not know if it's from Omnitech or Humanet Inc.
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