October 20, 2003

"Classic" Video Games + Today's Kids

on Handheld Football: bq. Brian: What's this supposed to be? bq. EGM: Football. It's one of the first great portable games. bq. Brian: I thought it was Run Away From the Dots. on Tetris: bq. Tim: Which button do I press to make the blocks explode? bq. EGM: Sorry, they don't explode. bq. Becky: This is boring. Maybe if it had characters and stuff and different levels, it would be OK. If things blew up or something or— bq. Sheldon: If there were bombs. bq. Becky: Yeah, or special bricks. Like, if a yellow brick touched a red brick it would blow up and you'd have to start over. bq. John: Why haven't I won yet? I've paired up so many of the same color. bq. EGM: Don't worry about colors. bq. John: I just lined up six of the same color. Why didn't they blow up? bq. EGM: Nothing blows up. Kids Play [via the Noah Sachs Report] Posted by Abe at October 20, 2003 12:34 PM | TrackBack
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Sadly enough I fully agree this is how most kids today react to older video games, I thought I had a short attention span but between TV and today's video games you can't keep them entertained without killing and destruction. What ever happened to a good book?

Posted by: Abyss on October 20, 2003 06:14 PM
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