My girlfriend's niece doesn't hate me anymore thanks to Zelda

***Marilink*** · 12-20-2009, 02:13 PM

So my girlfriend's niece is 2 years old, and she's your average, adorable, illiterate, unintelligible, pants-crapping toddler. She seems to enjoy everyone's company except mine. People will be like, "Cate, say Grampa!" and she'll say it in her cutesy little voice, and then someone will say "Cate, say Jared!" and she won't utter a word. Every time I walk in the room she shuts up, and starts talking again after I leave. She seems to be the only little child I've ever frightened this much.

Well, I'm at my girlfriend's house for a few days before Christmas, and I had my N64 hooked up and I was playing Majora's Mask. Lo and behold, Cate comes over with her parents, and runs into the living room. She sees what's on TV and is thoroughly amazed (I was working my way through Ikana Castle at the time). She reaches her hands out to me and says "Up!" and I put her on my lap, and she points to the TV and says "Play! What is this?" (except more baby-like), and I said "Zelda!" and she made a sound of approval and watched me beat up Re-deads and The King of Ikana for about 20 minutes, all the while making little giggles and squeals.

Afterward, for the rest of the day, she's been following me around and hitting me and playing with me and laughing and stuff. It's like a complete 180.

So there you have it: Zelda can change the heart of a 2-year-old.

Luigiman7 · 12-20-2009, 02:20 PM

This made me smile. That's so cute.

1-up Salesman · 12-20-2009, 02:56 PM

Cool.

**X-3** · 12-20-2009, 03:03 PM

She'll beat you up, steal your game, and then make the moon crash into Earth.

***Cosmonautical*** · 12-21-2009, 12:46 AM

Nice one. Little kids are pretty unpredictable. Usually pretty easy to get along with, but there's always someone that needs a different sort of attention.

Heh, if there's anything that warms a child's heart, its got to be when they see you playing a video game or if you talk to them about their favorite cartoon or something.

Glux · 12-21-2009, 09:15 AM

See? Video games ARE good for (some) people!

Rainbow Dash · 12-21-2009, 09:28 AM

i'm glad you didn't say "a complete 360"

***Marilink*** · 12-21-2009, 10:28 AM

Chunky, I'm working with the unit circle and angle measurements and crap in Trig right now, so I'd be kinda pissed at myself if I did say that.

CuccoLady · 12-21-2009, 01:17 PM

OK, that is adorable. :{D

Personally, I was scared to hell of MM until I got to be like thirteen. x{DDDD

CodenameV · 12-22-2009, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by CuccoLady

OK, that is adorable. :{D

Personally, I was scared to hell of MM until I got to be like thirteen. x{DDDD

Ooh god, me too. That moon was SCARY. So was the MGM lion, but that's besides the point.

Metal Mario · 12-22-2009, 06:29 PM

^The MGM lion actually mauled somebody way back in the day.

Antisocial · 12-22-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Marilink dislikes smoke

she's been following me around and hitting me and playing with me and laughing and stuff.

The hitting part always sucks.

What is it with that innate sadism children have with inducing physical pain on ~~older~~ people?

Panfan · 12-22-2009, 07:07 PM

when i first saw the mm moon i nearly pissed myself

**Crazyswordsman** · 12-24-2009, 10:07 AM

The funniest part was that it was a two year old involving ReDeads. That ought to scare the ReDeads. -CSM

***Marilink*** · 12-24-2009, 10:09 AM

She liked it when I made them dance...

Jere · 12-24-2009, 06:07 PM

I have a niece that was like that, she still is a little reserved but that's how she is overall.

**Crazyswordsman** · 12-24-2009, 08:19 PM

I wish I HAD a niece. Though I did remember when I was a kid and playing LttP, I used to throw the boomerang and then pick up a Pendant before it came back, so the boomerang would hover in one place and my siblings thought that was funny. -CSM

***Marilink*** · 12-24-2009, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Crazyswordsman

I wish I HAD a niece. Though I did remember when I was a kid and playing LttP, I used to throw the boomerang and then pick up a Pendant before it came back, so the boomerang would hover in one place and my siblings thought that was funny. -CSM

I did that, too. I also liked having extra things on the black screen after you beat a castle in Super Mario World. And when you spit a key out of Yoshi's mouth when you go into a Keyhole. classics.

**Crazyswordsman** · 12-24-2009, 10:35 PM

^For that, I liked to jump as high as I could so Mario would freeze on top of the stats at the top of the screen. -CSM

***Marilink*** · 12-25-2009, 02:41 PM

Ah, that's fun too. And I always pause when the Koopa Kopter covers the whole screen in the final battle.

12-20-2009, 02:13 PM	#1
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,536 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	My girlfriend's niece doesn't hate me anymore thanks to Zelda So my girlfriend's niece is 2 years old, and she's your average, adorable, illiterate, unintelligible, pants-crapping toddler. She seems to enjoy everyone's company except mine. People will be like, "Cate, say Grampa!" and she'll say it in her cutesy little voice, and then someone will say "Cate, say Jared!" and she won't utter a word. Every time I walk in the room she shuts up, and starts talking again after I leave. She seems to be the only little child I've ever frightened this much. Well, I'm at my girlfriend's house for a few days before Christmas, and I had my N64 hooked up and I was playing Majora's Mask. Lo and behold, Cate comes over with her parents, and runs into the living room. She sees what's on TV and is thoroughly amazed (I was working my way through Ikana Castle at the time). She reaches her hands out to me and says "Up!" and I put her on my lap, and she points to the TV and says "Play! What is this?" (except more baby-like), and I said "Zelda!" and she made a sound of approval and watched me beat up Re-deads and The King of Ikana for about 20 minutes, all the while making little giggles and squeals. Afterward, for the rest of the day, she's been following me around and hitting me and playing with me and laughing and stuff. It's like a complete 180. So there you have it: Zelda can change the heart of a 2-year-old.

12-20-2009, 02:20 PM	#2
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12-20-2009, 03:03 PM	#4
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12-20-2009, 02:56 PM	#3
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12-21-2009, 12:46 AM	#5
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,103 Thanks: 2,158 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Nice one. Little kids are pretty unpredictable. Usually pretty easy to get along with, but there's always someone that needs a different sort of attention. Heh, if there's anything that warms a child's heart, its got to be when they see you playing a video game or if you talk to them about their favorite cartoon or something.

12-21-2009, 09:15 AM	#6
Glux Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Home Gender: Posts: 7,122 Thanks: 647 Thanked 360 Times in 236 Posts Blog Entries: 3	See? Video games ARE good for (some) people!

12-21-2009, 09:28 AM	#7
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12-21-2009, 10:28 AM	#8
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,536 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	Chunky, I'm working with the unit circle and angle measurements and crap in Trig right now, so I'd be kinda pissed at myself if I did say that.

12-21-2009, 01:17 PM	#9
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	OK, that is adorable. :{D Personally, I was scared to hell of MM until I got to be like thirteen. x{DDDD

12-22-2009, 06:29 PM	#11
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	^The MGM lion actually mauled somebody way back in the day.

12-22-2009, 07:07 PM	#13
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12-24-2009, 10:07 AM	#14
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	The funniest part was that it was a two year old involving ReDeads. That ought to scare the ReDeads. -CSM

12-24-2009, 10:09 AM	#15
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,536 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	She liked it when I made them dance...

12-24-2009, 06:07 PM	#16
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,650 Thanks: 404 Thanked 332 Times in 257 Posts Blog Entries: 3	I have a niece that was like that, she still is a little reserved but that's how she is overall.

12-24-2009, 08:19 PM	#17
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	I wish I HAD a niece. Though I did remember when I was a kid and playing LttP, I used to throw the boomerang and then pick up a Pendant before it came back, so the boomerang would hover in one place and my siblings thought that was funny. -CSM

12-24-2009, 10:35 PM	#19
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	^For that, I liked to jump as high as I could so Mario would freeze on top of the stats at the top of the screen. -CSM

12-25-2009, 02:41 PM	#20
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,536 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	Ah, that's fun too. And I always pause when the Koopa Kopter covers the whole screen in the final battle.