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In school, I was cool. It sounds pompous, but it's true. I had cool hair, cool shoes, and a cool Union Flag belt - I was the epitome of cool.
The only thing about me that wasn't cool, according to the kids at school, was the fact that I didn't 'go out'. While they were off getting drunk at the age of 16, I was out with my group of about 6 friends playing football and having water fights, playing videogames and going swimming.
Why didn't I go out?
I thought it was sad. Spanking £15-a-night on alcohol when all it did was make you look stupid wasn't something I approved of, or saw sense in. But it was later that year that I saw differently. There was this girl - yeah, you know the score... same old story - and she asked me out with her friends to go for a drink at some club. After pinching myself a few hundred times, I said yes. Did I even think about 'drink'? Of course not... as long as she was there, I didn't care. I went, and while we only went as friends the night was great. We got moderately drunk (everybody does it, although it's not something I recommend you do daily) and had a great time... from then on, we became really close friends, and at times got REALLY close. I enjoyed this 'thing' that I’d been blasting for the last two years even though I hadn't experienced it!
I was a convert, for lack of a better word... and the only way this happened was through experience.
Okay, enough of that – let’s talk gaming.
Most parents aren't interested in gaming. In their eyes, games consoles are just new-fangled gadget house-thingies where Mario lives. They have leads to trip you up, pads to step on, and games to find under the sofa when you’re vacuuming (excuse the stereotype!) Alternatively, they’re fads that veer your attention away from ‘more important things’ such as homework, tidying your room, and polishing your dads golf clubs! In short, games consoles are trouble and not to be trusted… like a Spaniard!
But, back in the real world, we know that isn’t true. While they’re not a matter of life and death, they’re certainly a very viable source of fun whether you’re on your own or with others, and like movies, the content of the games is varied in both genre and theme… so your bound to find something you’ll like. You could even say games are like interactive movies... especially ones with decent storylines – MGS2, Zelda, MGS, and Perfect Dark.
I bet if half our parents played all the games we have across all the consoles we own, they’re bound to find at least one game they’d like. My mum loves Dance Stage Euromix... she’s not fat, but like all mums, she could be thinner... she knows this, and so when I got it, she sifted through the songs and plays it every day (near enough) as a form of exercise – My sister too! It’d only really take a ‘Hands-On’ session and people could be converted!
You can’t disregard anything as a source of fun until you’ve experienced it... once our parents realise this and are more open to games, it’ll open up a whole new world for them.
My mum can’t wait for Super Monkey Ball and Luigi’s Mansion... I’ve told her they’re released on the 10th of May, you know – so I get to play them first! :)
If your mum or dad walk into your room while you’re playing a game... throw the pad at them* – if they refuse to catch it and have a go, they’ll get a black eye and look stupid! Anyway, the chances are, they’ll catch it, or at least pick it up after fumbling it, and have a go! Give them a few minutes, and they’ll have ‘square eyes’ and be 'sitting much closer to the TV than they should'!
Thanks...
Game
*Yes, really... throw the pad AT them! It’s not your fault if they don’t catch it, right?
The only thing about me that wasn't cool, according to the kids at school, was the fact that I didn't 'go out'. While they were off getting drunk at the age of 16, I was out with my group of about 6 friends playing football and having water fights, playing videogames and going swimming.
Why didn't I go out?
I thought it was sad. Spanking £15-a-night on alcohol when all it did was make you look stupid wasn't something I approved of, or saw sense in. But it was later that year that I saw differently. There was this girl - yeah, you know the score... same old story - and she asked me out with her friends to go for a drink at some club. After pinching myself a few hundred times, I said yes. Did I even think about 'drink'? Of course not... as long as she was there, I didn't care. I went, and while we only went as friends the night was great. We got moderately drunk (everybody does it, although it's not something I recommend you do daily) and had a great time... from then on, we became really close friends, and at times got REALLY close. I enjoyed this 'thing' that I’d been blasting for the last two years even though I hadn't experienced it!
I was a convert, for lack of a better word... and the only way this happened was through experience.
Okay, enough of that – let’s talk gaming.
Most parents aren't interested in gaming. In their eyes, games consoles are just new-fangled gadget house-thingies where Mario lives. They have leads to trip you up, pads to step on, and games to find under the sofa when you’re vacuuming (excuse the stereotype!) Alternatively, they’re fads that veer your attention away from ‘more important things’ such as homework, tidying your room, and polishing your dads golf clubs! In short, games consoles are trouble and not to be trusted… like a Spaniard!
But, back in the real world, we know that isn’t true. While they’re not a matter of life and death, they’re certainly a very viable source of fun whether you’re on your own or with others, and like movies, the content of the games is varied in both genre and theme… so your bound to find something you’ll like. You could even say games are like interactive movies... especially ones with decent storylines – MGS2, Zelda, MGS, and Perfect Dark.
I bet if half our parents played all the games we have across all the consoles we own, they’re bound to find at least one game they’d like. My mum loves Dance Stage Euromix... she’s not fat, but like all mums, she could be thinner... she knows this, and so when I got it, she sifted through the songs and plays it every day (near enough) as a form of exercise – My sister too! It’d only really take a ‘Hands-On’ session and people could be converted!
You can’t disregard anything as a source of fun until you’ve experienced it... once our parents realise this and are more open to games, it’ll open up a whole new world for them.
My mum can’t wait for Super Monkey Ball and Luigi’s Mansion... I’ve told her they’re released on the 10th of May, you know – so I get to play them first! :)
If your mum or dad walk into your room while you’re playing a game... throw the pad at them* – if they refuse to catch it and have a go, they’ll get a black eye and look stupid! Anyway, the chances are, they’ll catch it, or at least pick it up after fumbling it, and have a go! Give them a few minutes, and they’ll have ‘square eyes’ and be 'sitting much closer to the TV than they should'!
Thanks...
Game
*Yes, really... throw the pad AT them! It’s not your fault if they don’t catch it, right?
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In school, I was cool. It sounds pompous, but it's true. I had cool hair, cool shoes, and a cool Union Flag belt - I was the epitome of cool.
The only thing about me that wasn't cool, according to the kids at school, was the fact that I didn't 'go out'. While they were off getting drunk at the age of 16, I was out with my group of about 6 friends playing football and having water fights, playing videogames and going swimming.
Why didn't I go out?
I thought it was sad. Spanking £15-a-night on alcohol when all it did was make you look stupid wasn't something I approved of, or saw sense in. But it was later that year that I saw differently. There was this girl - yeah, you know the score... same old story - and she asked me out with her friends to go for a drink at some club. After pinching myself a few hundred times, I said yes. Did I even think about 'drink'? Of course not... as long as she was there, I didn't care. I went, and while we only went as friends the night was great. We got moderately drunk (everybody does it, although it's not something I recommend you do daily) and had a great time... from then on, we became really close friends, and at times got REALLY close. I enjoyed this 'thing' that I’d been blasting for the last two years even though I hadn't experienced it!
I was a convert, for lack of a better word... and the only way this happened was through experience.
Okay, enough of that – let’s talk gaming.
Most parents aren't interested in gaming. In their eyes, games consoles are just new-fangled gadget house-thingies where Mario lives. They have leads to trip you up, pads to step on, and games to find under the sofa when you’re vacuuming (excuse the stereotype!) Alternatively, they’re fads that veer your attention away from ‘more important things’ such as homework, tidying your room, and polishing your dads golf clubs! In short, games consoles are trouble and not to be trusted… like a Spaniard!
But, back in the real world, we know that isn’t true. While they’re not a matter of life and death, they’re certainly a very viable source of fun whether you’re on your own or with others, and like movies, the content of the games is varied in both genre and theme… so your bound to find something you’ll like. You could even say games are like interactive movies... especially ones with decent storylines – MGS2, Zelda, MGS, and Perfect Dark.
I bet if half our parents played all the games we have across all the consoles we own, they’re bound to find at least one game they’d like. My mum loves Dance Stage Euromix... she’s not fat, but like all mums, she could be thinner... she knows this, and so when I got it, she sifted through the songs and plays it every day (near enough) as a form of exercise – My sister too! It’d only really take a ‘Hands-On’ session and people could be converted!
You can’t disregard anything as a source of fun until you’ve experienced it... once our parents realise this and are more open to games, it’ll open up a whole new world for them.
My mum can’t wait for Super Monkey Ball and Luigi’s Mansion... I’ve told her they’re released on the 10th of May, you know – so I get to play them first! :)
If your mum or dad walk into your room while you’re playing a game... throw the pad at them* – if they refuse to catch it and have a go, they’ll get a black eye and look stupid! Anyway, the chances are, they’ll catch it, or at least pick it up after fumbling it, and have a go! Give them a few minutes, and they’ll have ‘square eyes’ and be 'sitting much closer to the TV than they should'!
Thanks...
Game
*Yes, really... throw the pad AT them! It’s not your fault if they don’t catch it, right?
The only thing about me that wasn't cool, according to the kids at school, was the fact that I didn't 'go out'. While they were off getting drunk at the age of 16, I was out with my group of about 6 friends playing football and having water fights, playing videogames and going swimming.
Why didn't I go out?
I thought it was sad. Spanking £15-a-night on alcohol when all it did was make you look stupid wasn't something I approved of, or saw sense in. But it was later that year that I saw differently. There was this girl - yeah, you know the score... same old story - and she asked me out with her friends to go for a drink at some club. After pinching myself a few hundred times, I said yes. Did I even think about 'drink'? Of course not... as long as she was there, I didn't care. I went, and while we only went as friends the night was great. We got moderately drunk (everybody does it, although it's not something I recommend you do daily) and had a great time... from then on, we became really close friends, and at times got REALLY close. I enjoyed this 'thing' that I’d been blasting for the last two years even though I hadn't experienced it!
I was a convert, for lack of a better word... and the only way this happened was through experience.
Okay, enough of that – let’s talk gaming.
Most parents aren't interested in gaming. In their eyes, games consoles are just new-fangled gadget house-thingies where Mario lives. They have leads to trip you up, pads to step on, and games to find under the sofa when you’re vacuuming (excuse the stereotype!) Alternatively, they’re fads that veer your attention away from ‘more important things’ such as homework, tidying your room, and polishing your dads golf clubs! In short, games consoles are trouble and not to be trusted… like a Spaniard!
But, back in the real world, we know that isn’t true. While they’re not a matter of life and death, they’re certainly a very viable source of fun whether you’re on your own or with others, and like movies, the content of the games is varied in both genre and theme… so your bound to find something you’ll like. You could even say games are like interactive movies... especially ones with decent storylines – MGS2, Zelda, MGS, and Perfect Dark.
I bet if half our parents played all the games we have across all the consoles we own, they’re bound to find at least one game they’d like. My mum loves Dance Stage Euromix... she’s not fat, but like all mums, she could be thinner... she knows this, and so when I got it, she sifted through the songs and plays it every day (near enough) as a form of exercise – My sister too! It’d only really take a ‘Hands-On’ session and people could be converted!
You can’t disregard anything as a source of fun until you’ve experienced it... once our parents realise this and are more open to games, it’ll open up a whole new world for them.
My mum can’t wait for Super Monkey Ball and Luigi’s Mansion... I’ve told her they’re released on the 10th of May, you know – so I get to play them first! :)
If your mum or dad walk into your room while you’re playing a game... throw the pad at them* – if they refuse to catch it and have a go, they’ll get a black eye and look stupid! Anyway, the chances are, they’ll catch it, or at least pick it up after fumbling it, and have a go! Give them a few minutes, and they’ll have ‘square eyes’ and be 'sitting much closer to the TV than they should'!
Thanks...
Game
*Yes, really... throw the pad AT them! It’s not your fault if they don’t catch it, right?