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dashv:
My 11 year olds list of likes.

Atari 2600
Combat
Pitfall II

Genesis
Adams Family
Fatal Labyrinth
Mutant League Football (he likes to kill the ref repeatedly)
Sonic The Hedgehog

Nes
Duck Hunt
Ducktales
Ducktales 2
Hogans Alley
Kirby's Adventure
Maniac Mansion
Renegade
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario USA
Super Mario Bros 3
Legend of Zelda

Super Nes
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Mario Paint
Mario Cart
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Sim City
Smash TV
Super Mario World
Super Mario All-Stars

Game Boy
Donkey Kong
Legend of Zelda, Links Awakening
Legend of Zelda, Oracle of Ages
Legend of Zelda, Oracle of Seasons
Kirby's Dreamland 2
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land 2
Wario Land 3

N64
Lego Racers

Master System
Double Dragon

Game Boy Advance
Bionicle
DOOM
Mario vs Donkey Kony

Playstation
Area 51
Destruction Derby
Dino Crisis


--- Quote from: mastafafik on August 01, 2014, 11:58:37 am ---Today's children can't use their imagination. Mostly if the game has no realistic graphics it's not worth to play. Sad but true...

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My 11 year old kids favorite games are:

Little Big Planet - PS3
Little Big Planet 2 - PS3
Minecraft - PS3
Infamous 2 Sandbox mode
Super Mario Improvement (a homebrew SMB editor).

I assure you his imagination is very much alive and well.

But in general I agree with you. My son appears to be the exception not the rule.
gartcat:

--- Quote from: bobster on August 01, 2014, 11:43:21 am ---To be fair, Super Mario Land is hard for even myself to even get into. Maybe if I pop it into the Gameboy Player it'd be different, but on the Gameboy it's kind of rough lol.

I'd say Ducktales on NES would be a good candidate for kids to appreciate. It's not overly brutal, but not easy either.

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I knew someone would say that about SML as soon as I posted this  :), but it does bring to mind the effect of nostalgia on older people that kids don't have (yet).  He does like Ducktales though.


--- Quote from: dashv on August 01, 2014, 12:45:10 pm ---My 11 year olds list of likes.

Maniac Mansion

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I couldn't even figure out Maniac Mansion with a walkthough, lol.  I got a talking-to from dad for running up a $40 phone bill calling the tip line for Day of the Tentacle when I was a teenager, thank god for the internet in that department!  "Just one more, really quick" I kept saying. 
turf:
I like this topic.  The Boy just turned 5 so I have some real insight on this one. 

Here's some of the old games that he is down with:

Super Mario Bros 1-3    These are the go-to's
Contra
Kung Fu
Turtles in Time
Hyperstone Heist
Sega Bass Fishing (with the fishing rod controller)
dashv:

--- Quote from: turf on August 01, 2014, 03:03:37 pm ---I like this topic.  The Boy just turned 5 so I have some real insight on this one. 

Here's some of the old games that he is down with:

Super Mario Bros 1-3    These are the go-to's
Contra
Kung Fu
Turtles in Time
Hyperstone Heist
Sega Bass Fishing (with the fishing rod controller)

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I gotta get Contra. It's been on my wishlist forever.

Perfect father son 2 player game.
bikingjahuty:
I think the vast majority of kids (>=95%) can't appreciate systems or games that were before their time. I know it might be blasphemy to some, but I cannot get into anything pre-NES, and even most NES games have not aged well enough for me to get into (I was born in 1987 btw). Likewise, I kid born in 2000 probably has a really difficult time with any system that does not have at least PS2 graphics or better. It's just how things work for the most part.
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