What were your interactions with your parents regarding video games, anons? Were you introduced to them by a gamer parent, did you get them into it, etc.? Share those memories fading with time.
For me
>dad works a back-breaking contractor job because he had to drop out of college to take care his sick child
>six day work week, full time workdays
>when he's not hauling glass around the state, he's working around the house and/or making dinner
>in his spare time, he played Zelda 1, 2, and OoT
>Wind Waker comes out
>me and him spend months in those few hours where he was free dicking about, passing the controller back and forth
>he did most of the sailing because young me was terrified of the giant octos
>no real internet connection at the time, so every secret found was done so by pure curiosity and experimentation, made it all the more satisfying when we found something
>for him, in hindsight, it was both a little adventure he couldn't get in regular life and a chance to connect with his son
>for me, it's the greatest adventure ever because I have no reference frame and am a child
>we finally beat it after a few months, fuck worm puppet gannon
>accidentally delete the save file a couple weeks later while not paying attention to the menu
>we start it all over again anyway, just as fun as the first time, if not more
I miss the cozy contentedness of those moments. Getting angry with each other for backseat gaming, discussing where the next secret could be. All of it in good fun. I haven't had something akin to it in a long, long time, and I don't have the chance anymore.
Vidya with Parents
Our dad was a gamer (or mostly tech enthusiast to a degree) so he often buy vidya, and me and my brother could play them as well.
We used to watch him play games all night long before we fell asleep.
When I was younger the most we could affort was this chinese console called the polystation (it was funny since it was model after a ps1 but it plays nes games) and my family didn't care, the most they have done is put other joystick and pretend they were playing with me. :")
Were you aware of the japery at the time or only in hindisght? Hopefully the latter so you got those sweet childhood memories to laugh at.
Played a ton of games with my dad. Total war, stronghold, unreal, halo, starcraft, many other single player games. We only talk about what games we play with each other now because our tastes have kind of diverged.
>have 1 tv in house with hdmi so I have to play ps4 in living room
>mom is a super pretentious art history prof at the local college
>denies the possibility vidya can be art
>sometimes when bored she watches me play bloodborne and shadow of the colossus and comments on how boring it is, but laughs when I die
on the other hand
>dad tried playing assassin's creed 2 back when it came out for 10 mins and gave up
>said vidya is for losers
my parents were scared of technology, computers were black magic to them and they kept telling me to stop wasting my time playing these stupid video games
I should have listened
My dad played Killer Instinct with me once after buying me a Super Nintendo.
I’m jealous that my son gets to play video games with his dad.
Don't let that jealousy spill over and taint the experience. A father should always strive for his son's life to be better than his in every possible way, no? Not to say you can't be jealous. Getting a parent into fighting games would've been rad as hell.
I was very young no more than 7, I believe family just gave me the cheapest thing since they didnt know about brand names like nintendo but I also didn't know better.
While it was a pirate console, at least I did get to play most classic NES games, my favorite being Contra for sure. I remember it now and is silly because of how obviously chinese bootleg the whole thing was, probably the funniest thing being how the normal nintendo zap gun was model after an actual gun.
Never played games with my parent and he was never interested in them but I he will probably enjoy trying out VR when I get one
My mom played the shit out of the OG God of war series. I basically shared the ps2 with her
>"yeah dad, just turn the headset on."
>you forgot to turn off your VR loli simulator
My parents played Donkey Kong Country and Yoshi's Island before I was born
Dad introduced me to PC gaming. We used to compete for highscores in Ms.PacMan on SNES in "coop" mode.
Dude would bump be into ghosts, steal the power pellets, eat all the fruit, everything.
He would win and gloat and I would cry like a lil bitch out of frustration because I couldn't figure out how to win. Basically just had to shit there and listen to him belittle me for sucking at something I asked to play in the first place. Got mad one day and threw the controller at him like an emotional little shit. Instead of whipping my ass, he proceeded to laugh at me, until he was in tears from laughing so hard. Made me feel dumb even more dumb. Told me to quit getting mad and get better instead of getting upset all the time. It doesn't help you at all.
Took a while but eventually I did get better. Then I started beating him.
Love my dad. He BTFO of the cry baby in me and taught me to work at getting better instead of crying/complaining about stuff.
We both laugh to this day about that moment.
Buy your mega-based dad a beer, user. Something nice, not out of a liquor store.
They think video games are garbage, and well
I dont blame them
I used to play goldeneye with my dad
Played sonic 2&3 and streets of rage with my sister growing up. My mom beat tomb raider 3-4 and enjoyed playing Mario. My dad and I played a shitload of test drive off road on the ps1.
These days only my sister plays mobile shit like candy crush. I have a nephew though now and I got to introduce him to a shitload of different games. He's already beat the stalker series and currently is playing Shogun2 TW.
Having a coop buddy is fucking great and being an Uncle is great.
My dad LOVED Age of Empires 1 and 2. Those were the first games I remember playing. I’d sit in a chair by him and watch play against the CPU, but we’d both have a lot of fun with the scenario builder, and just drop a million ballistas onto the map and have them fight a million heavy Calvary or something. Good times
Who got to be odd job?
I remember playing the original Monster Hunter on PS2 as a kid, and my dad came by to go to work and he looked at the screen. He asked me as to why I was attacking some dinosaurs (Aptonoth, they're herbivores) and I answered that that was what you were supposed to do in the game, but he didn't seem very convinced even if he allowed me to keep playing. I guess he thought I was being rather violent in the game from the blood splatter effects. If that happened now I'd probably just tell him that I was gathering meat the old fashioned way, or being a protector of the ecosystem's balance.
My dad, brother and I used to play late 90s versions of the EA golf/baseball/football games.
We also loved Wolfenstein 3D and Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator. He would watch us play other WW2 games like Medal of Honor because the whole separate analog camera/movement thing never clicked in his head.
>walks into a wall
>"use the mouse to look around"
>spastic spinning
>"WASD to move"
>4 seconds of walking followed by 20 second of staring at the keyboard realigning hand to WASD keys
>"letme grab a controller, you might find that easier"
>moving and looking at the same time is like patting your head and rubbing your tummy for them
My mum played bioshock infinite and really enjoyed it despite it being a shitgame and taking a full 3 hours to get to the first fight.
>vidya with parents
there's a game me and my dad play. i screen all his phone calls and never pick up the phone
my dad and I*
answer the phone*
I had something similar when I sat my Dad down and got him to play COD:BO. He picked up the movement well enough, if it a bit slow with it, but he was infuriated by the weapons. His rant on why shotgun pellets disappear after 5 feet still makes me giggle today.
accidentally titfucked my friends mom once
dont really want to go into it though
>accidentally
>PS4
no games on PS4 are art.
Dad loves tech and bought me an NES with Rob the Robot. I didn't understand how to operate that thing back then but I was still awestruck nonetheless. And then there's my mom who has shown nothing but disgust towards 99% of vidya but for some reason she likes Tekken...
look ya fag i do "my dad and me" instead of "my dad and i" because it reads funnier. if i wanted to be proper i wouldn't be on a korean kimchi pickling forum
Parents never really played bidya.
I know my dad didn't, and my mom only played casual shit like Ms. Pac-Man or Galaga like every other boomer.
Your mother sounds like a bit of a cunt
>mom spends all the money in my bank account in a casino
fun game
I played a few games with my mom occasionally, she was never good at them but she'd try and it was fun.
your mom sounds based
My brother is older so I got to play with and have all of his shit starting from the NES up.
My mom and dad never played them with me.
Not really sure how to approach it with my (3) kids. I let them play something every once in a great while for a little bit. But I don't want to get them addicted and become autistic
this guy still got married and had kids so i dont feel sorry for him. he's a millionaire compared to me.
My dad got in on the ground floor of the PC industry so we always had the newest computers. Both of them liked the sierra adventure games, so I grew up on Kings and Space Quest. Babyfigs will never understand how mind blowing 8 whole colors was.
>artfag trollmom
Is she cute? Do you want a new dad?
>I haven't had something akin to it in a long, long time, and I don't have the chance anymore.
Don't worry user. Next time, you'll be the dad.
How old are your kids? All of you have to do is introduce them more constructive (not to say vidya teaches no skills, at least as long as you play plenty of genres) and teach them how to love them, it'll balance out. If you're any good at fishing, for example, you can teach them how to live for the moment of struggle that is a bite. Alternatively, if you're good with your hands, you could teach them how to craft/sew/whittle/etc. There's always strenuous exerecise/lifting, too. Kids love running highs, I did anyway.