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Video games your parents played
- Thread starter Phediuk
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When I was in kindergarten my mom and I would play Dr. Mario every morning. Given the time period I'd have been 5 and she would be about 26. And I mean every morning. We graduated to afternoon bouts of Streets of Rage.
My parents grew up in India, so...nothing. They didn't play video games until I forced them to.
My mom absolutely loves Bubble Bobble and Burger Time. My grandmother loved Hogan's Alley and Duck Hunt.
My dad used to play strategy games. Age of Empires was the big one. That and this cool Battleship pc game we used to have where you were doing actual missions and naval tactics stuff, but using the battleship board game style for combat.
My dad was more into puzzle games and now just plays things like Mario and certain Wii games. The NES mini was a godsend for her.
My dad was more into puzzle games and now just plays things like Mario and certain Wii games. The NES mini was a godsend for her.
I have never seen him play, but I heard from his brothers that they used to play Mario and Contra.
It was shortlived.
It was shortlived.
My mom played popular classic arcade games like Ms. Pacman and Centipede. My dad was a much more avid gamer and played consoles as far back as the Atari 2600. He manily played military themed games like Top Gun and Metal Gear for the NES and sports games like Madden 94', Super Bases Loaded, and Ken Griffey Jr's Winning Run for the SNES. The last console he bought was the PS1 and was planning to play RE3 but he was busy with work and I accidentally broke the PS1 later on when I spilled juice on the lens.
My mom taught me to read by playing Pokémon red + blue with me (and then continued to play yellow) because pokemon was what was in at my preschool. She did the same thing a few years later to help my brother feel more confident reading when fire red came out.
Other than that, I recall her playing a lot of GameCube with me and my brother; she was especially fond of Mario Kart, Mario Party and Animal Crossing. She went online and printed me out a huge gamefaqs list of all the furniture codes to give to Tom Nook so we wouldn't have to go into the other room every time to look them up. She really liked to fish in AC, and hated to lose in Mario party/kart and would take it way too seriously. Luckily she hadn't played video games before having me so it was pretty evenly balanced between my brother and I and her.
She bought my dad madden once for him and I to play together but he didn't get it. The most he ever did was try to play rock band, and even that was minimal. He liked taking peaks at what I was playing and got really excited when I liked a game he picked out/I asked him to get me.
I'm glad that overall both my parents are pretty supportive of my hobby and understand why I enjoy it so much, even if it's not generally their thing. Although my mom likes phone games now, like candy crush and even was into Pokémon go at the beginning since she knew all the gen 1 Pokémon.
Other than that, I recall her playing a lot of GameCube with me and my brother; she was especially fond of Mario Kart, Mario Party and Animal Crossing. She went online and printed me out a huge gamefaqs list of all the furniture codes to give to Tom Nook so we wouldn't have to go into the other room every time to look them up. She really liked to fish in AC, and hated to lose in Mario party/kart and would take it way too seriously. Luckily she hadn't played video games before having me so it was pretty evenly balanced between my brother and I and her.
She bought my dad madden once for him and I to play together but he didn't get it. The most he ever did was try to play rock band, and even that was minimal. He liked taking peaks at what I was playing and got really excited when I liked a game he picked out/I asked him to get me.
I'm glad that overall both my parents are pretty supportive of my hobby and understand why I enjoy it so much, even if it's not generally their thing. Although my mom likes phone games now, like candy crush and even was into Pokémon go at the beginning since she knew all the gen 1 Pokémon.
My mother played quite a bit when i was younger. We had a SNES/GameBoy combo and later a PS1. From what i can remember she played all kinds of games. Tetris, Super Mario Kart, Secret of Evermore, Lufia II, WipeOut 2097, Super Mario World come to mind. She pretty much stopped playing after the PS1 era but got into playing Guild Wars with friends years later. My father never played a video game ever i think.
My parents had a ton of games on C64 back in the day, but stopped playing as often as my brother and I got older and played it more.
My mum still plays though; she's got a Wii, Wii U, PS4, and PSVR. Her current favourites are Mario Kart 8, Worms Battlegrounds, and Beat Saber. She also tries most of the PS+ games, and plays some casual mobile Farmville-clone games. My dad isn't really interested in games these days.
My mum still plays though; she's got a Wii, Wii U, PS4, and PSVR. Her current favourites are Mario Kart 8, Worms Battlegrounds, and Beat Saber. She also tries most of the PS+ games, and plays some casual mobile Farmville-clone games. My dad isn't really interested in games these days.
Animal crossing, my parents love to fish in. I get teary eyed when I come across that copypasta/webcomic of a person playing their deceased mom's old ac village-.-
My father used to play Diddy Kong Racing with me back then and some different adventures like Tomb Raider but also Myst and some Zork games. He also played Anno 1602 and 1503 for hours and hours. Then he didn't play anything at all all until he got himself a Xbox 360. He loves Assassin's Creed and each year we had a birthday present for him until AC stopped being released on the old gen. He played every single AC and completed them almost to 100% because "it's there -- I can still do things I'm supposed to do." He also played and finished Spec Ops, MGSV, and a couple of other games I can't remember.
My mum once tried L.A. Noir but she has like zero interest in games in general. She watched sometimes when I was playing some "cute" games like Zelda, or "beautiful" games like Uncharted.
My mum once tried L.A. Noir but she has like zero interest in games in general. She watched sometimes when I was playing some "cute" games like Zelda, or "beautiful" games like Uncharted.
My future MiL played through the first six Dragon Quest games when my fiance was little, apparently my FiL took her Super Famicom away because she was focusing on it too much. My fiance got very into them as a result, then eventually got me on to them a couple of years back. Glad she did, it's my favourite series now.
My mom only played Tetris.
My dad however had a Megadrive (that he gave to me later on) with Sonic, Toejam and Earl, Desert Strike and other games I don't remember. He also played Oddworld, a little Diablo 2, Diablo 3, a little Team Fortress 2. He is also fond of racing games like Gran Turismo and Forza.
Currently he plays at GTA5 from time to time.
My dad however had a Megadrive (that he gave to me later on) with Sonic, Toejam and Earl, Desert Strike and other games I don't remember. He also played Oddworld, a little Diablo 2, Diablo 3, a little Team Fortress 2. He is also fond of racing games like Gran Turismo and Forza.
Currently he plays at GTA5 from time to time.
My grandma used to play the original Mario Bros. with me as a kid. My mom bought MKII back on the SNES. My step dad and me finished one of the TMNT games and the DKC titles. He used to get sports games as a habit, but stopped after the N64 as he never played them. He stopped playing with me sometime during the SNES because, as he claims today, they got too complicated and he would get frustrated while I could play them and beat them easy. They kinda got into it again with the Wii, but I often hear "I need to set the Wii up so I can do Wii Fit" once every other time I see them.
Nowadays my mom plays Pokemon Go with my nephew, stuff like Bejeweled that isn't Bejeweled and other casual titles. My step dad used to play on his phone whatever was popular (back in the days of Doodle Jump) but I don't think I've seen a game for a long time. He finds the graphics and everything neat, he just thinks they're too complicated to learn how to play and there's no convincing him otherwise.
Nowadays my mom plays Pokemon Go with my nephew, stuff like Bejeweled that isn't Bejeweled and other casual titles. My step dad used to play on his phone whatever was popular (back in the days of Doodle Jump) but I don't think I've seen a game for a long time. He finds the graphics and everything neat, he just thinks they're too complicated to learn how to play and there's no convincing him otherwise.
My dad was into PC gaming when he was younger. He played the first couple of Doom games, Star Wars: Dark Forces, Star Wars: Pod Racer, Flight Simulator, Diablo, Age of Empires and other stuff I can't remember. He loves a lot of old arcade games like Galaga, Tetris, Pac-man, Centipede, Missle Command, etc.
I know my mom played arcade games but I'm not sure what she played. I got her to play Lego Star Wars on Wii with me. I also played through season 1 of Telltale's The Walking Dead with her and my brother—she was really into that game. Can't think of anything else she's played.
I know my mom played arcade games but I'm not sure what she played. I got her to play Lego Star Wars on Wii with me. I also played through season 1 of Telltale's The Walking Dead with her and my brother—she was really into that game. Can't think of anything else she's played.
My Dad used to play text adventure games with me in the 80s. We would plot out a map as we played, on a stack of dot matrix printer paper, noting items and locked doors as we went. Fond memories of evenings sitting in my room, playing on a small black and white TV, trying to work out how we could get into the wizard's cave or whatever.
Aside from that, not much. I did show them Rock Band once, but I was blown away by their total lack of rhythm.
Now I've got kids, I play lots of games with them. Maybe too many. Lots of Lego games, and anything Nintendo. My son was playing Minecraft the other day, and my Dad was over. He was shocked by 'how good the graphics are'. Yes. MINECRAFT.
Aside from that, not much. I did show them Rock Band once, but I was blown away by their total lack of rhythm.
Now I've got kids, I play lots of games with them. Maybe too many. Lots of Lego games, and anything Nintendo. My son was playing Minecraft the other day, and my Dad was over. He was shocked by 'how good the graphics are'. Yes. MINECRAFT.
My mother really pushed me and my brother in to gaming. Because of her insisting I should try the original Harvest Moon I finally tried that game. She had read in a magazine about the Final Fantasy games and bought Final Fantasy VIII. Me or my brother played and she watched and translated the game for us. She watched complete playtroughs of every PSX/PS2 Final Fantasy, the Metal Gear games, Tomb Raider, Star Ocean and Zelda.
Games we played together were Animal Crossing, Smash Bros 64, Turok Rage wars, Snowboard kids and Mario Party just to name a few. She later bought a DS for herself and got really addicted to the Etrian DS games. For some absurd reason she played the Final Fantasy XII DS game for over 500 hours. She also beat every Dragon Quest DS game, Rune Factory 1 and 2, the Lunar/Mana DS games. She mostly played RPGS's but when I got her a PSP she also tried God of War. Although Kingdom Hearts and FF Tactics were here favorites.
Because of her I have some DS games that have soared in price like the Atelier DS game or that Harry Potter Animal Crossing game. The real Animal Crossing DS game she really liked and she beat Yoshi DS and all of its bonus stages.
Unfortunately the story end there, her sickness got worse and worse and she passed away days before the 3DS released. It's really unfortunately she didn't live to see the Switch. She probably would have loved that console/hybrid and I sometimes wonder what game she would have been playing now if she was still here.
Games we played together were Animal Crossing, Smash Bros 64, Turok Rage wars, Snowboard kids and Mario Party just to name a few. She later bought a DS for herself and got really addicted to the Etrian DS games. For some absurd reason she played the Final Fantasy XII DS game for over 500 hours. She also beat every Dragon Quest DS game, Rune Factory 1 and 2, the Lunar/Mana DS games. She mostly played RPGS's but when I got her a PSP she also tried God of War. Although Kingdom Hearts and FF Tactics were here favorites.
Because of her I have some DS games that have soared in price like the Atelier DS game or that Harry Potter Animal Crossing game. The real Animal Crossing DS game she really liked and she beat Yoshi DS and all of its bonus stages.
Unfortunately the story end there, her sickness got worse and worse and she passed away days before the 3DS released. It's really unfortunately she didn't live to see the Switch. She probably would have loved that console/hybrid and I sometimes wonder what game she would have been playing now if she was still here.
My dad got really into Myst and Riven in the 90s. We finished it together - that is to say, we read the guide and did what the guide told us to do. Great times, although he has no interest in video games whatsoever.
My mom actually finished Donkey Kong Land and Super Mario Land on the original Game Boy. She also played Super Mario 3D Land and Luigi's Mansion II when I lent her my 3DS for a few weeks. She finished neither of them but enjoyed them both iirc.
My mom actually finished Donkey Kong Land and Super Mario Land on the original Game Boy. She also played Super Mario 3D Land and Luigi's Mansion II when I lent her my 3DS for a few weeks. She finished neither of them but enjoyed them both iirc.
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When my Dad was in town last weekend, we played Tecmo Bowl as we have for the last 30 years lol.
He plays NBA Jam and Bad News Baseball with me as well.
He used to try and play Goldeneye with me, but the N64 controller was too much for him(totally understandable ha).
He plays NBA Jam and Bad News Baseball with me as well.
He used to try and play Goldeneye with me, but the N64 controller was too much for him(totally understandable ha).
My dad and I finished many times Snow bros on co-op on the NES, more than 25 years ago. He also likes Mario Kart, especially on Wii where he got al gold medals on all speeds modes. Also solitary spider in PC, like a lot. My mom doesn't play often but she liked Brain training for the NDS, she played the game once a day for at least 6 months.
I got my dad to play some Vietnam shooter around 15 years ago and he noped out after three minutes when the controller started rumbling.
My mom loved Duck Tales, Super Mario Land 2 and TMNT on gameboy.
My Dad loved SMB3 and Sega Rally 2.
My Dad loved SMB3 and Sega Rally 2.
Atari 2600 Jr was my first console and my mother liked to play Pitfall on it. Father and mother both liked River Raid too.
Then we got NES and my mother really loved a game named Circus Charlie and was so good in that game!
My father liked NES Golf (I didn't know that was Mario until some years ago) and liked to play Championship Pool with my uncle too.
They didn't play games later, until Kinect. It was a magical experience for them and were really happy with games like Kinect Sports, but only for 2,3 days and after that, they left it!
Both play mobile games these days though. My mother has lots of games, but my father has only a poker game and really like it.
Then we got NES and my mother really loved a game named Circus Charlie and was so good in that game!
My father liked NES Golf (I didn't know that was Mario until some years ago) and liked to play Championship Pool with my uncle too.
They didn't play games later, until Kinect. It was a magical experience for them and were really happy with games like Kinect Sports, but only for 2,3 days and after that, they left it!
Both play mobile games these days though. My mother has lots of games, but my father has only a poker game and really like it.
This too! I forgot to mention it.the only game my dad ever played on a pc
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My family has popped into games casually, mostly socially or out of curiosity.
My grandpa was the one who bought my cousins and I an NES in the late '80s, but I remember he used to sneak in games of Super Mario Bros. before going to work in the morning (in his 40s at the time). My mom would help me beat the water levels in Mario if I asked her, and later my stepdad basically pulled an all-nighter on Christmas Eve with Super Ghouls n' Ghosts on the SNES. He tried to beat that one for weeks, and would play a bit of Vegas Stakes. He also popped into some N64 out of curiosity when we first got it (probably because he paid for it).
Later on, my mom got into watching the Resident Evil remake on GameCube because it was "like a movie," and just about everyone would play some Wii Sports at family gatherings (that same stepdad bought himself some of those shovelware hunting games on my sister's Wii). My sister and I convince my ma to play Mario Kart and Mario Party on Switch on the holidays, but none of my older family seeks out games.
My grandpa was the one who bought my cousins and I an NES in the late '80s, but I remember he used to sneak in games of Super Mario Bros. before going to work in the morning (in his 40s at the time). My mom would help me beat the water levels in Mario if I asked her, and later my stepdad basically pulled an all-nighter on Christmas Eve with Super Ghouls n' Ghosts on the SNES. He tried to beat that one for weeks, and would play a bit of Vegas Stakes. He also popped into some N64 out of curiosity when we first got it (probably because he paid for it).
Later on, my mom got into watching the Resident Evil remake on GameCube because it was "like a movie," and just about everyone would play some Wii Sports at family gatherings (that same stepdad bought himself some of those shovelware hunting games on my sister's Wii). My sister and I convince my ma to play Mario Kart and Mario Party on Switch on the holidays, but none of my older family seeks out games.
I think both of them had played a lot of Commodore 64 stuff before I was born. From my childhood I remember my mom playing at least Donkey Kong Country. Most notably they've just played a lot of solitaire on the PC.
I gamed a fair bit with my dad in hot seat mode. When someone beat a level, or died we switched seats. That's how we played Wolfenstein 3D, Need for Speed Underground 2, Call of Duty 1 and United Offensive and Colin McRae Dirt 2. Good times.
My dad used to play Minesweeper and a version of Snake. Nothing since.
My mom tried a game once for a few minutes. I forget which one. She decided that players don't actually have any influence on what happens in games. She thinks that liking video games is a mental illness. She was blown away by X-Wing VR in Battlefront on PSVR, but she was just looking around while I played it through the social screen output.
My mom tried a game once for a few minutes. I forget which one. She decided that players don't actually have any influence on what happens in games. She thinks that liking video games is a mental illness. She was blown away by X-Wing VR in Battlefront on PSVR, but she was just looking around while I played it through the social screen output.