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Talk about going back to the past... A few days ago I found a box of my dad's old games he had on the computer for my younger brother and I to play. Duke Nukem 1 & 2, Monster Bash, Crystal Caves, Doom, and a variety of "Learning/Kid friendly" games. It makes you realize how far games have come and how different this new generations gaming experience is. Growing up with a wii, ps3, xbox 360, and World of Warcraft?

For better or For worse?

"Children spend a great deal of time with violent video games at exactly the ages that they should be learning healthy ways to relate to other people and to resolve conflicts peacefully. Because video games are such good teachers, it is critical to help parents, educators, and policy-makers understand how to maximize their benefits while minimizing potential harms. "
- http://www.psychologymatters.org/videogames.html

Many people try and prove video games as a negative effect on children but what about the people who actually grew up with the overly violent and bloody video games. I personally haven't been affected and there are few to no cases that video games are the reason for violence in the world. If anything the reckless upbringing of children is the major reason for murders and suicide. However, why should we blame the parent's when they are the ones looking up into these stats?Seems like a way to point fingers without having anyone but the companies getting angry.Any opinions? Then and Now, Who was worse off in the long run?

Note: I did not edit this. Spelling errors are probably everywhere.Ya, I know.