+Atarius Maximus Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 I've got a 2 year old who loves to grab the joystick when I'm trying to play! I've got him working on my "pitfall trainer" hack, he's good at moving Harry back and forth, but doesn't quite have the timing down on the jumps. He sure loves it though, and giggles every time Harry dies and the "you've just lost a life" sound plays. Good Times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 My 3 year old right now would rather watch Barney or those dumb ass Wigles and my 1 year old would rather bite the rubber control joystick, so for now I don't let them touch my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 I gave my brother and sister Ataris for Xmas. My brother has 2 boys - I gave the oldest the GBA Activision Anthology and the youngest all of the kid games plus the Kid's Controller. They've been playing quite a bit from what I hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino from Bula Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 My four year old loves Space Invaders...the way it was intended, and other ways. I used the graphic hacking utlity to turn the aliens into "TRACY," my wife's name. Kid loves it. Cracks mom up, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vespertillio Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 My 4 year old started on Atari (Pac Man and Adventure) But then he saw me and my buds playing the Dreamcast. Now he is a master of Army Men Sarges Heroes, Gauntlet Legends and Gauntlet Dark Legacy (GameCube), Spyro, Pac World, Sonic, ahhh the list goes on. It's scary when some of my friends come over and he totally kicks their butts at a game. I had one say "Can't we pretend he's at least 8?" I'm not sure whether to be proud or scared. Oh, he loves Vectrex Scramble too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusjake Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Mine are 3 & 1. Has anyone had any experience with what games are most enjoyable to the 3-4 age group? I have a tiny powerstick joystick that is just waiting to be used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 My 8 year old nephew is a video game nut just like his uncle! He has a PS2 at his mom's and a XBOX at his dads. But he loves playing 2600 with me especially combat and outlaw he also likes food fight on my 7800.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeknPoke Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 my kids grew up around dad's Atari and old game collection. I ensured they got a copy of Activision Anthology for Xmas on the PS2 which they enjoy (Barnstorming comes out top) In fact my little girl is playing 720 (Midways arcade collection) on the PS2 in the other room now! Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Not my kids(not having any) but my nieces and nephews. Since they were little, I've played Atari with them. Some of them are now between 15-17 so it's been going on for a long time. On Thanksgiving here at my house I had the kids competing at Kaboom and Combat. The age range was 2 -17! They all love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minorleagueguy Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Well, I started my 6 y.o. on pong 2years ago, then she got pretty good on the "breakout" games for my various systems, now she plays the arcade games. She's completed 2 of the 5 maps on Out Run,and finally got to the rivit stage on Donkey Kong, and just cleared her first board on Ms.Pac-Man..........kids..... minorleagueguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YarsRevengeFan Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 One day I came home from work and my wife was painting in the garage and my eldest daughter was playing "Food Fight" on my 7800. All she could do was make the man eat the ice cream before time ran out, she hadn't figured out how to throw food. It was a tender moment to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino from Bula Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Breakout...I never got good at it. Maybe the kid's got tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBall Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 My 3 year old sometimes manages to persuade me to play a game or two while he watches. The only problem is he typically loses interest before I do. I'm also trying to teach him not to simply rip the cartridges out (while the 2600 is still on) when he's done. He also enjoys watching me play various N64 games and has a small library of his own PC games (though he needs help with the mouse). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 When I finally get around to having a kid or two, I definitely plan to introduce them to the joys of video gaming. I'm hoping to introduce them gradually with the Atari 2600...where they go from there will be up to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black dog Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 I introduced my now 10 year old daughter to the 2600 when she was about seven. Unfortunately she has moved on to "modern" systems and doesnt want to play the 2600 any more.We play alot on the Dreamcast, and PS2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel D. Park Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I'm a leader for our youth group at church. I brought an atari 2600 and a bunch of games in and have more or less donated it to the group. They play some of the games so much, I get sick of them before they do. Combat is amazingly popular. They don't play the games I think are fun (Kaboom!), they seem to stick with just a few games. Combat is a biggie. Stampede is big. One of these days I'd like to get a 4 player Warlords tourney going, but it's hard to drag them away from the games they want to play. I'll start observing a little more and see the most popular kids games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Taco Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 My three year old can play the first level of Adventure by himself, killing dragons and maneuvering through the blue maze without help. He also loves it when Frogger gets run over by the traffic . He has been especially careful with my atari system and games. He is a technology prodigy I think and can hardwire my DVD player to the VCR, perform all functions on the remote control and use a phillips head screw driver adroitly. That's my boy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PongHit Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 I don't have any kids, but my 9-year old nephew LOVES some old games... Pitfall! & Centipede are among his favorites. -PongHit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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