Gaming Parents

Luigiman7 · 12-20-2008, 06:12 PM

Are your parents gamers?

Mine are. My stepdad has a PS3 and he loves playing games. He has been a Sonic and Legend of Zelda fan since he was little (but he thinks Sonic sucks now :P), and he plays SSBB with me. He likes Nintendo, but he is dissapointed in the Wii's lack of good games coming out. He works at Gamestop, so I discounts and game rentals.

My mom also plays games, too. She loves playing Mario Kart Wii with me, and she likes Zelda, Tetris and Dr. Mario. She also... here it comes... PLAYS GOD OF WAR.

She beat the first one, and is currently working on the second one. She can't wait for 3.

***CaptHayfever*** · 12-20-2008, 07:18 PM

My dad likes pinball, arcade cabinets, & light gun games, but he says console controllers hurt his carpal tunnels.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

ZeldaGirl · 12-20-2008, 07:25 PM

It was my mom who actually introduced our family to gaming - she was the first person to beat Super Mario Brothers in our family (even before my older half-brothers, and her step-sons, managed it). It's awesome.

She doesn't play as much anymore. Mario Party occasionally, but she's too busy now...

1-up Salesman · 12-20-2008, 07:35 PM

God of War? Holy Crap, man, that's awesome.

**Valigarmander** · 12-20-2008, 07:51 PM

My parents don't play much anymore. My dad played arcade games when he was younger (he claims he used to dominate Asteroids), and more recently PC first-person shooters like Doom and Duke Nukem 3D. My mom has three brothers, all of which grew up in the era of Atari 2600 and NES and later SNES and Sega. My mom says she used to play Super Mario Kart with them but not much more.

Of course, both my parents have been up off their feet fairly often with the Nintendo Wii. They don't play a lot of serious games for the Wii but enjoy more casual games like Wii Sports and Mario Kart Wii.

Mushi · 12-20-2008, 10:19 PM

My Dad was Mr. Arcade Man, as well as Mr. NES. Not much else, though he often plays Tiger Woods on the Wii.

Mother's not much of a gamer at all.

HOWEVER. My aunt Leticia, mother of three of my favorite cousins(pretty much all the cousins I know are my faves... the reason I say this is because there are cousins I don't know), is a hardcore gamer, particularly in the genres of Survival Horror and Hack n Slash.

**LASER BEAR ASSAULT UNIT** · 12-21-2008, 08:33 AM

My old man has 2 level 80's on WoW

**Loot** · 12-21-2008, 09:35 AM

My mom was a Dr. Mario addict and played quite a bit of Super Mario Kart with my dad when they were still together. I think she also played a bit of Super Mario Bros. as well.

Not sure what my brother is into. His tastes seem to vary. I didn't even think he was into RPGs, but sure enough he's played Tales of Vesperia. I think he's now into action games like Prince of Persia.

Panfan · 12-21-2008, 10:50 AM

My mom used to play Sonic a lot, and that's basically it =/

t3hDarkness · 12-21-2008, 12:13 PM

My mother was the arcade queen, eating up the top score slots on Tetris, Mrs. Pac man, Galaga, and Video Poker.

When she has access to my computer, she also likes to take the high score spots in all of my puzzle games. I'm still trying to make it back to the top in bejeweled and minesweeper.

***Marilink*** · 12-21-2008, 01:09 PM

My mom really likes Dr. Mario and the Mario Tennis games. My dad was the first in the family to beat all the SMB games up until Mario World, when he dropped off. We coax him to play again every now and again, but he says he's "missed too much" to get back into it. Once in a while he'll surprise us by throwing out some comment such as "Hey, isn't that the music for the airships in SMB3?" or he'll start humming the SMB2 overworld theme.

Luigiman7 · 01-13-2009, 07:06 PM

my mom got resident evil 4 for christmas for the ps2, she's gonna play it after she beats god of war 2

My mom was the one who got me into video games, with her Game Boy Color with Dr. Mario and Tetris and Bust-A-Move and TMNT.

**Marchie** · 01-13-2009, 07:44 PM

My mom has lately been playing God of War and the new Prince of Persia.

***Booyakasha*** · 01-13-2009, 08:51 PM

Mom doesn't care about video games. On the other hand, she is a blackjack dealer. So at least there's that.

Dizzy · 01-14-2009, 06:32 PM

My mom's a pretty decent gamer. She likes to play Mario and Zelda, mainly.

However, the most credit goes to my uncles. They taught me how to play games, and thus created the only thing I'm passionate about.

That doesn't mean I can't totally kick their butts in Soul Calibur, though.

I am nobody · 01-14-2009, 06:40 PM

Well, they play arcade games on occasion. And my mom plays Zuma a lot.

That should pretty much answer the question. >_<

Joker · 01-14-2009, 07:24 PM

My dad came from Mexico......so no

My mother grew up in Compton and didn't have much money.....so no

But on the bright side my parents made sure I grew up with more than what they had so I was raised a child of the NES generation.

So at least my son has a true gamer Dad

1-up Salesman · 01-14-2009, 07:45 PM

My mom, no, but my dad, yes. He's currently working on Super Mario Galaxy.

Swordmaster Link · 01-15-2009, 12:40 AM

My parents barely know how to operate a computer, much less play video games. They kind of came from a different time/culture/country, so that puts a damper on the gaming side of things.

CuccoLady · 01-15-2009, 08:09 PM

Our family's N64 which got us started gaming was originally a present for my mom.

However, now she's a big computer gamer and doesn't really like controllers too much anymore.

My dad and technology should not be used in the same sentence.

12-20-2008, 06:12 PM	#1
Luigiman7 ヽ(◔ ◡ ◔)ノ.･ﾟ*｡･+☆ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ~)´◡｀(~ Gender: Posts: 17,605 Thanks: 1,134 Thanked 1,012 Times in 713 Posts Blog Entries: 8	Gaming Parents Are your parents gamers? Mine are. My stepdad has a PS3 and he loves playing games. He has been a Sonic and Legend of Zelda fan since he was little (but he thinks Sonic sucks now :P), and he plays SSBB with me. He likes Nintendo, but he is dissapointed in the Wii's lack of good games coming out. He works at Gamestop, so I discounts and game rentals. My mom also plays games, too. She loves playing Mario Kart Wii with me, and she likes Zelda, Tetris and Dr. Mario. She also... here it comes... PLAYS GOD OF WAR. She beat the first one, and is currently working on the second one. She can't wait for 3. __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？ Last edited by Luigiman7; 12-20-2008 at 08:21 PM.

12-20-2008, 10:19 PM	#6
Mushi Derp Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Looking at you. I can read your mind. Gender: Posts: 6,982 Thanks: 179 Thanked 351 Times in 271 Posts	My Dad was Mr. Arcade Man, as well as Mr. NES. Not much else, though he often plays Tiger Woods on the Wii. Mother's not much of a gamer at all. HOWEVER. My aunt Leticia, mother of three of my favorite cousins(pretty much all the cousins I know are my faves... the reason I say this is because there are cousins I don't know), is a hardcore gamer, particularly in the genres of Survival Horror and Hack n Slash. __________________

01-13-2009, 07:06 PM	#12
Luigiman7 ヽ(◔ ◡ ◔)ノ.･ﾟ*｡･+☆ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ~)´◡｀(~ Gender: Posts: 17,605 Thanks: 1,134 Thanked 1,012 Times in 713 Posts Blog Entries: 8	my mom got resident evil 4 for christmas for the ps2, she's gonna play it after she beats god of war 2 My mom was the one who got me into video games, with her Game Boy Color with Dr. Mario and Tetris and Bust-A-Move and TMNT. __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？

12-20-2008, 07:18 PM	#2
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	My dad likes pinball, arcade cabinets, & light gun games, but he says console controllers hurt his carpal tunnels. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

12-20-2008, 07:25 PM	#3
ZeldaGirl Awesome member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Why do YOU want to know...? Gender: Posts: 15,896 Thanks: 1,130 Thanked 1,919 Times in 1,046 Posts	It was my mom who actually introduced our family to gaming - she was the first person to beat Super Mario Brothers in our family (even before my older half-brothers, and her step-sons, managed it). It's awesome. She doesn't play as much anymore. Mario Party occasionally, but she's too busy now...

12-20-2008, 07:35 PM	#4
1-up Salesman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Letting you guys know that I'm planning on continuing Attack of the Spammers soon. Gender: Posts: 4,095 Thanks: 2,162 Thanked 250 Times in 194 Posts Blog Entries: 9	God of War? Holy Crap, man, that's awesome.

12-20-2008, 07:51 PM	#5
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	My parents don't play much anymore. My dad played arcade games when he was younger (he claims he used to dominate Asteroids), and more recently PC first-person shooters like Doom and Duke Nukem 3D. My mom has three brothers, all of which grew up in the era of Atari 2600 and NES and later SNES and Sega. My mom says she used to play Super Mario Kart with them but not much more. Of course, both my parents have been up off their feet fairly often with the Nintendo Wii. They don't play a lot of serious games for the Wii but enjoy more casual games like Wii Sports and Mario Kart Wii.

12-21-2008, 08:33 AM	#7
LASER BEAR ASSAULT UNIT Videos Mod Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In my pants Gender: Posts: 4,613 Thanks: 2,502 Thanked 767 Times in 422 Posts	My old man has 2 level 80's on WoW

12-21-2008, 09:35 AM	#8
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	My mom was a Dr. Mario addict and played quite a bit of Super Mario Kart with my dad when they were still together. I think she also played a bit of Super Mario Bros. as well. Not sure what my brother is into. His tastes seem to vary. I didn't even think he was into RPGs, but sure enough he's played Tales of Vesperia. I think he's now into action games like Prince of Persia.

12-21-2008, 10:50 AM	#9
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	My mom used to play Sonic a lot, and that's basically it =/

12-21-2008, 12:13 PM	#10
t3hDarkness Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I weep oily black tears of joy. Gender: Posts: 7,590 Thanks: 119 Thanked 418 Times in 306 Posts Blog Entries: 5	My mother was the arcade queen, eating up the top score slots on Tetris, Mrs. Pac man, Galaga, and Video Poker. When she has access to my computer, she also likes to take the high score spots in all of my puzzle games. I'm still trying to make it back to the top in bejeweled and minesweeper.

12-21-2008, 01:09 PM	#11
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,822 Times in 1,007 Posts	My mom really likes Dr. Mario and the Mario Tennis games. My dad was the first in the family to beat all the SMB games up until Mario World, when he dropped off. We coax him to play again every now and again, but he says he's "missed too much" to get back into it. Once in a while he'll surprise us by throwing out some comment such as "Hey, isn't that the music for the airships in SMB3?" or he'll start humming the SMB2 overworld theme.

01-13-2009, 07:44 PM	#13
Marchie Pokeman Master since 1999 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Wiscaaaaaaaaaaansin/Michigan Gender: Posts: 16,647 Thanks: 1,442 Thanked 680 Times in 477 Posts	My mom has lately been playing God of War and the new Prince of Persia.

01-13-2009, 08:51 PM	#14
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	Mom doesn't care about video games. On the other hand, she is a blackjack dealer. So at least there's that.

01-14-2009, 06:32 PM	#15
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	My mom's a pretty decent gamer. She likes to play Mario and Zelda, mainly. However, the most credit goes to my uncles. They taught me how to play games, and thus created the only thing I'm passionate about. That doesn't mean I can't totally kick their butts in Soul Calibur, though.

01-14-2009, 06:40 PM	#16
I am nobody Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Over there. Gender: Posts: 5,515 Thanks: 309 Thanked 365 Times in 242 Posts Blog Entries: 7	Well, they play arcade games on occasion. And my mom plays Zuma a lot. That should pretty much answer the question. >_<

01-14-2009, 07:24 PM	#17
Joker Lord of Vampires / God of Vengeance Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: The Planet of Eternal Darkness Gender: Posts: 11,117 Thanks: 3,273 Thanked 580 Times in 364 Posts Blog Entries: 6	My dad came from Mexico......so no My mother grew up in Compton and didn't have much money.....so no But on the bright side my parents made sure I grew up with more than what they had so I was raised a child of the NES generation. So at least my son has a true gamer Dad

01-14-2009, 07:45 PM	#18
1-up Salesman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Letting you guys know that I'm planning on continuing Attack of the Spammers soon. Gender: Posts: 4,095 Thanks: 2,162 Thanked 250 Times in 194 Posts Blog Entries: 9	My mom, no, but my dad, yes. He's currently working on Super Mario Galaxy.

01-15-2009, 12:40 AM	#19
Swordmaster Link Super Bodyguard & King of the Arcade Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Wherever you want me to be Gender: Posts: 32,132 Thanks: 253 Thanked 951 Times in 640 Posts Blog Entries: 2	My parents barely know how to operate a computer, much less play video games. They kind of came from a different time/culture/country, so that puts a damper on the gaming side of things.

01-15-2009, 08:09 PM	#20
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	Our family's N64 which got us started gaming was originally a present for my mom. However, now she's a big computer gamer and doesn't really like controllers too much anymore. My dad and technology should not be used in the same sentence.