Family happiness….

[smokey]

My 3,5 year old son finally has taken an in gaming. Mainly the mega drive. He sure is shit at it. I wonder how long it will take him to get the grips of it. Now I understand why older nephews and friends were always yanking the controllers out of my hands.

 

[LoneSage]

thunder force iii?

 

[TheJiggler]

Nice house.

 

[@M]

I sucked at video games until I got older too. It just takes time and practice to come to grips with how gameplay works. I remember getting frustrated with one of my nieces "playing" the Spyro games on PSX when she was little, but, I kept my mouth shut and let her do things her way. Her constantly asking me if Moneybags was a puppy (no matter how many times I told her he's a bear) got old though.

 

[smokey]

thunder force iii?

Nope the recently released Darius Extra.

 

[smokey]

Nice house.

Thanks bought it in 2011 when prices were still okayish after the 2008 crash. Did a lot of work in it because the previous owner didn’t have the money to maintain it.

 

[BlackaneseNiNjA]

They definitely pick up and learn much faster than you’d think; so quickly that it can be amazing to just sit back and see how suddenly they pick up on entire mechanics and run with them.

Here’s a recent example that had me do a triple-take:

Metroid Dread dropped just a few months ago. At that time my kid was 5 and I was reading reviews and posts all over the place online about its difficulty, hard to parry EMMI-instakills, demanding final boss, and purportedly obtuse exploration.

As a huge Metroid fan myself, when my son asked if he could play my copy of the game I said “Hell yeah, go for it lil dude!”, but I made sure to warn him about the reported difficulty.

Over the course of the next 2-3 weeks not only did I watch the kid beat the game on his own with relative ease, but he also progressed to the point where he was countering EMMI’s just for fun (“Watch this dad!!”), trivialized the encounter with the final boss, and had completed multiple playthroughs of the game including the “infamous” shinespark puzzles it contained.

Kids never cease to shock and amaze in no time at all even when it comes to really minor stuff like video games. If he really enjoys playing them, he’ll be conquering your megadrive library before you even realize it

 

[theMot]

Kids these days are crazy good at games. My 5 year old is up to Turtle rock dungeon on Lttp. They use the rewind function playing the old games on the switch but still… when I tell them we couldn‘t rewind back in the day they don’t believe me.

 

[SignOfGoob]

My kid is about to turn 7 and in the last year he’s gotten much better at games. He can get 1st in 100cc Mario Kart 8 GPs against the computer and clear Sonic 2 as far as Chemical Zone 1.

Darius is about 1000x too hard for a little kid. I don’t think it’s a fair test. You may as well quiz him on Thomas Pynchon and ask him to transition from primo grind to primo grind…max tough. I recommend Sonic 2 or Bonk 2 or Super Mario Brothers.

 

[TheJiggler]

My kid is about to turn 7 and in the last year he’s gotten much better at games. He can get 1st in 100cc Mario Kart 8 GPs against the computer and clear Sonic 2 as far as Chemical Zone 1.

Darius is about 1000x too hard for a little kid. I don’t think it’s a fair test. You may as well quiz him on Thomas Pynchon and ask him to tradition from primo grind to primo grind…max tough. I recommend Sonic 2 or Bonk 2 or Super Mario Brothers.

You have kids? fucking hell please don't submit them to the sort of bullshit essay responses you post here.

 

[jeffkun34]

5 seems to be the sweet spot where they get good. My family still tells stories of my much older brothers(14 years older+) leaving or kicking me off the 2600 because I would kick their ass.

 

[SignOfGoob]

My main memory of games when I was that young is not being tall enough to be able to see the screen on arcade games since rarely did they have stools and stuff out for that purpose back then. I was 6 in 1979 and arcades weren’t as kid friendly at that point as they would later become.

With the 2600 overall power is more important…those $&@!#-ing sticks were like some kind of strength training device.

 

[smokey]

My kid is about to turn 7 and in the last year he’s gotten much better at games. He can get 1st in 100cc Mario Kart 8 GPs against the computer and clear Sonic 2 as far as Chemical Zone 1.

Darius is about 1000x too hard for a little kid. I don’t think it’s a fair test. You may as well quiz him on Thomas Pynchon and ask him to tradition from primo grind to primo grind…max tough. I recommend Sonic 2 or Bonk 2 or Super Mario Brothers.

I tried toejam and earl tonight which he liked a lot. I want to try world of illusion. But one trace has completely corroded. Gah!
Got the carts to sonic 2 and castle of illusion out of their boxes but that will be for tomorrow

 

[Lastblade]

He is old enough for Dark Souls.


Cute kids!

 

[norton9478]

It took my kids a while to get the idea of using a controller rather than just touching a screen.

The idea of the the interaction between the controller and character on the screen is still a bit abstract for the 4 year old. Both of them do better with sticks. D-pads seem to confuse them. My oldest also took a while to use both hands at the same time but she has underlying issues (receives occupational therapy twice a week).

 

[roker]

My 3,5 year old son finally has taken an in gaming. Mainly the mega drive. He sure is shit at it. I wonder how long it will take him to get the grips of it. Now I understand why older nephews and friends were always yanking the controllers out of my hands. View attachment 55538

it bothers me that that kid could yank down the PS2 and have it hit him on the head. You should fasten that shit down with something or put it closer the floor, then again, they might put ice cream in the disc tray.

 

[Ajax]

I've watched my six year old daughter beat the first level of Espgaluda without dying multiple times. Definitely more than I could have handled at that age.

 

[smokey]

I see what you mean with Sonic 2 . Especially if he controls Tails

 

[Moob Butter]

I think I got sonic 2 in 1994 so I would have been 6. I think it took me about 9 months to complete it. I recall always losing all my lives in the Wing Fortress level as I kept thinking ‘level goes left to right’ and trying to make an impossible jump on the underside of the ship.

Then one day that Chicken fuck badnick hurt me and I noticed the platform above his head. It was a complete Eureka moment.

Happy memories.

 

[Neodogg]

I've watched my six year old daughter beat the first level of Espgaluda without dying multiple times. Definitely more than I could have handled at that age.

sign her up for SOTM! She'll do better than @Gremlin

 

[Neodogg]

I tried toejam and earl tonight which he liked a lot. I want to try world of illusion. But one trace has completely corroded. Gah!
Got the carts to sonic 2 and castle of illusion out of their boxes but that will be for tomorrow View attachment 55561

just solder a jumper wire...

 

[smokey]

just solder a jumper wire...

did that last week cart runs great again.

 

[NGT]

My daughter started with an arcade cabinet. Learning that the buttons and stick make the guy do what she wants was the first hurdle. Once she got on the ps4, it was headaches upon headaches with Plants Vs Zombies. Walking into corners and looking at the sky or ground, Lol. Once she got that, she was good. She just turned 7 and can handle herself ok in Fortnite. She can build a little and knows all of the buttons etc.. Way better than I thought she'd ever get. We'll play duos together and get victory royals etc... and it's not just me doing everything. I'll get knocked and she's come through, taken out 2 guys, and revived me, Lol. She started on the arcade around 2 though and covid years have got her way more into games than I wanted. Start small, he'll pick it up.

 

[mainman]

You might think your son is shit at it now Smokey but one day he'll be stronger, faster smarter than you. He's coming for you.

 

[GutsDozer]

Pop Sonic The Hedgehog in and let him go to town. Give pro tips where needed. He'll get the hang of it and he will be God Tier quick. Throw in some Street Fighter 2 Special CE as well. and maybe a little bit of Columns.