What game generation will your kids start from?

[Linus Li Lelouch]

As the title says, what generation of gaming will your kids start on (if they haven't already). Will they be like you and start old school to new school, or will they just skip everything and go straight into the new stuff which in turn, will make them ridicule the past?

I for one will make my kids start old to new, instead of Super Mario Galaxy, their getting Mario Bros for NES, instead of Final Fantasy XVIII, their getting Final Fantasy I on NES, instead of Pokemon Crystal Fire Black Platinum, their getting Pokemon Red, etc....

I just think if they jump to the front of the line, they won't truly appreciate how fun the front can really be without seeing it from the back...

What do you think...

[GypsyElder]

My kids can play whatever they want as long as they're not prone to seizures. If that was the case, then they would only get old non color Gameboy

Plus by the time I have kids, games will probably be ridiculously advanced and have real life interactions...like the .Hack anime lol.

EDIT: I don't even know If I'll still be gaming by the time I have kids, but I hope I am

[Linus Li Lelouch]

Plus by the time I have kids, games will probably be ridiculously advanced and have real life interactions...like the .Hack anime lol.

Amen to that!!

Honestly I'd be right next to them playing .hack lol

[Unknown Entity]

My kids will be playing whatever I'm playing at the time. I will introduce them to older games as well, as I'd hate for them to miss out on such a large generation of gaming because of being blinded by the technology that'll be out when their hands are big enough to hold a controller. So... they'll play EVERYTHING I've grown up loving, provided they're old enough, can hold a controller, and if we have a working console.

That said... I'm unsure if I want my kids playing video games. I don't regret all those many hours I've put into gaming one bit, but I'd like my child to experience more than a piece of plastic with buttons and wires, and a flashing monitor. Also, THAT said, I'd be a little disappointed if they don't like games.

[Dodie16]

I think I'll just let my children (if I ever have any) play the games that they're interested in playing, also making sure the games they want/play fall into the appropriate age range. If that means they want to play the latest and greatest releases, then sure, they can start with those. If they peek through Mommy's collection of games, and something catches their eye and they seem like they wanna play it, then they can start with that.

[Zargabaath]

Depending if they are interested in gaming I will try to have them play older games. At least the Nintendo era FFs on the GBA/DS along with all FFs. Some Dragon Quest. Xenogears. Golden Axe, stuff like that. I may buy some classic consoles one day and have them play the games - Pilot Wings SNES!!!! I will try to instill that graphics are not the most important factor in a game, not even second.

I will try to get them hooked on DDR, ITG, Pump It UP, & Para Para, but if they look like they'll surpass me I'll have to break the arm/leg. J/K.

At the same time they won't be playing games all the time. Sports, specifically baseball, will be played. It is the law.

But if The World of .hack is comes to fruition... I may not have any kids. That would be a MMO I would definitely play. Instead of World of Warcrack, .crack.

[Xanatos]

I'll certainly introduce them to games of my youth, though I highly doubt they'll take any interest since my generation games will probably look old, and crappy by then, and we all know that kids don't like old, and crappy stuff.

That wont pose a problem though, I'm sure I'll be still into gaming, so we're bound to have fun either way.

[Linus Li Lelouch]

Depending if they are interested in gaming I will try to have them play older games. At least the Nintendo era FFs on the GBA/DS along with all FFs. Some Dragon Quest. Xenogears. Golden Axe, stuff like that. I may buy some classic consoles one day and have them play the games - Pilot Wings SNES!!!! I will try to instill that graphics are not the most important factor in a game, not even second.

At the same time they won't be playing games all the time. Sports, specifically baseball, will be played. It is the law.

I think that's what I was trying to obtain by this, I want to instill in them that games goes far beyond how pretty it looks, or how epic the music is. I want them to first learn the history of the games they will be playing, so that, that feeling of tradition is always there to remind them.

Honestly, some of the games that came out 10-25 years ago were still the best ones, which laid the foundation of the ones we have now, even now some of the newer ones still get outshined by the older ones. Or, hearing them say "Man dad/mom Final Fantasy XVIII is the best ever", and when you tell them to play Final Fantasy IV, V, or VI, they look at you and say "No way, the graphics on it sucks, games are different now dad/mom, man you guys are old".

As one who's been gaming a good 20+ years, it saddens me that soon the old legends will be nothing more but legends, but that happens with damn near everything so oh well I suppose. The knowledge of old will be forgotten among the new generation with the exception of those who wish to seek the foundation of the object they love today.

I played a few sports as a kid, mainly with my friends, or when I was outside playing and they asked me. Eventually after I graduated High School I never played sports again lol, the only thing I do now is play Billiards (pool) because I'm "disgusting" at it

[Angel of Iniquity]

I will start them in the Snes. Then Sega, N64, Ps1,2 and then Ps5.

I refuse for them to play Xbox. I won't even mention Gears of war or Halo in my existence.

[Block]

I have no idea where they'll start, probably wherever I happen to be gaming when they get of age to play games as well. I'm pretty damn sure it won't be anything older than current generation, and not because of lack of care for older games, but because I sure as shit don't have anything older than a wii in my house right now.

[Lily]

shes already after my DS, which Im refusing to let her hands on, she'll snap it in half. But she'll start with what I already own, no way is she having anything new - when i eventually trust her enough to handle a control pad il probably start her on mario or sonic or summat of the SNES/Megadrive era

[Minty]

I'll probably start my future kids on older consoles.

This is actually because the newer generations of consoles and controllers are way breakable. I don't like that.
Seeing as how I was holding a controller as soon as I could and chewing on it... yeah. Older gen for my babehs.

[The Dark Crystal]

I will have to say that would be up to them. Of course I would definitely show them older generation game's, and if they like them they can play them. If not then whatever, and by forcing them on them they would probably lose interest all together for video games.

[Pete]

I'll probably start my kids off in t-ball, and then if they're interested in moving on, I'll coach them in Little League, or soccer, or some kind of activity for them to do.

Honestly, I don't know how much I really want my future kids to be playing games. I'll probably buy them whatever console's out, but only let them play it for an hour or so a day if their homework is done and checked over...AND that they've done some kind of physical activity for the day.

I'm not raising sloths.