It was a fairly long time ago. My brother borrowed it from a friend, and he left it running on the computer one evening and I crept in the computer room and played a bit of it. I remember that I thought it was fun going around and stealing cars, but I didn't want to run the people over. I don't think I did any of the mission stuff that popped up on screen either. I spent most of the time just driving around.
Yeah, I remember perfectly. I received the original Grand Theft Auto on the PS1 for my ninth birthday. I didnt play any of the story though, just spent hours on end running people over or using the flamethrower to set them on fire, with a giant grin on my face as I watched them burn. This was soon followed by Doom.
The difference between youths playing really gory games like Gears of war or the likes now and people of my age group playing the equivalent 10-15 years ago is that because of the 2D or the horrible graphics, the player was detached from the violence whereas youths now are subject to it in HD. It is sort of horrendous when I am in a games store and I see a preteen kid threatening to throw a tantrum if their mother doesnt buy the latest CoD or whatever. That kind of stuff would have had quite an effect on me 10 years ago.
). You couldn't take anything seriously because the graphics were so bad. It was darkly humourous. But nowadays, there is no way I would let a 9-10 year old play, for example, GTA IV because of how realistic it is.
Originally Posted by from the CPC8
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