The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoAnyone else guilty of this?media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square233linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageAnyone else guilty of this?media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square233linkfedilink
minus-squaretehmics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoIntroducing kids to old games is great, but restricting them from experiencing their own generations culture, not so much
minus-squareTimeNaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoExcept when that culture is full of predatory shit like microtransactions
minus-squareblargh513@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoAlso, forcing your kids to play your favorite old games assumes that your games were the best games. They were fun in their day, but time moves on. Assuming that everything since you formed your opinions is inferior is some big boomer energy. Let them find their own fun with their friends on their terms. Making your kids play your old crap with you is kinda sad. I think Minecraft is boring as hell and I’m not gonna play it, but I’m not going to force my kids to play mega man 2 instead.
Introducing kids to old games is great, but restricting them from experiencing their own generations culture, not so much
Except when that culture is full of predatory shit like microtransactions
Also, forcing your kids to play your favorite old games assumes that your games were the best games.
They were fun in their day, but time moves on. Assuming that everything since you formed your opinions is inferior is some big boomer energy.
Let them find their own fun with their friends on their terms. Making your kids play your old crap with you is kinda sad.
I think Minecraft is boring as hell and I’m not gonna play it, but I’m not going to force my kids to play mega man 2 instead.