I love my kids, I really do. They are adorable and so much fun to play with. But there are two of them and they are a lot of work. I don't get much time to play my games because of them. So here I am with a DS Lite nearby and I can't pick it up. Which sucks because I've been stuck on (meaning I haven't had the time to kill) the last boss for Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. It takes a lot of uninterrupted concentration and I can't give it that.
And then there is the other dilemma, which game do I play? I started playing Fable again awhile back in preparation for Fable 2 this year but, then I got Kyle Rock Band, so we've been busy touring the world. Which, by the way, is hard to do when you barely know the songs. But I'm learning so we'll keep on a-rocking. I just need to keep more beer in the house to ease my embarassment at slurring the words, because at least then I could blame the alcohol.
Then there is the times when Cadence (our 3 year-old, gotta start 'em young these days) wants to get in on the action so we bust out the Wii-Sports or Mario Party. Which inevitably results in her getting bored and walking away while Kyle and I play for awhile and then ask each other why are we playing this instead of the Halo 3 that we haven't touched in ages?
Andrew (who is 9 months-old) is completely useless when it comes to anything related to gaming. Try fighting off pirate ships or salvaging treasure from the bottom of the ocean with him beating on your little screen. Impossible. Although his enthusiaism in yelling at the different characters is promising.
So while I love my kids, I wish I had a little more time for other things as well. I wouldn't trade them for gaming, or anything else I enjoying doing without them, but maybe they could grow a little faster so they can play too.
Lost Winds and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: MLAAK on WiiWare seem to also be great games for short bursts of time. Addictive, but definitely easy to pickup and put down.
"Andrew (who is 9 months-old) is completely useless when it comes to anything related to gaming. " LMAO. I know it wasn't meant maliciously, but you totally burned that noob.
I can't really relate unfortunately, but I do remember my Dad and his friends playing Super Mario Bros. and such on the NES when I was a toddler. He continued gaming on here and there as we grew up, but he was always fond of the times playing Mario Bros. while I was just sitting in my diapers.
Yeah, on one hand, I killed my Dad's days of video gaming, but at the same time, he probably wouldn't have loved those games so much if he kept playing games through the years.
I'd imagine you'll be able to find time eventually, though.
Now's as good a time as any to start them on the classics. Let them play some of the older games you've got, the games we all grew up on, and it will serve them well in the future. Too many kids now a days don't know the world that existed before the PS2 or Xbox, and they don't care to because it's "teh laaaaaaaame" or "teh kiddie." If anything, it'll make them smarter as gamers in the future. :)
Heheh Gamgee's wife. Kids DO get in the way of gaming until they're really old enough to join in. (My nephew was playing Star Fox in turns with me when he was 5) Hang in there it gets better and it's a great thing to do with your kids especially when they start to "grow away" from you in their later years.
I can't imagine not playing WoW with my nephew now and it's a great way to keep in touch with him during the year when I don't get to see him often. Sometimes we gotta put those little aliens first, but remember the upside is one day you can live in their house and plug in all your archaic game consoles into their "Wall Screens" and rock out at 80.
Ok, so most of what I said was sarcastic. And I loved all the suggestions. As for the alcohol, we don't consume around the kids. They are usually in bed by the time I start to nurse my one and only drink for the night. But, I am glad to know that my pain is shared. BTW, Cadence totally rocks at Wii Sports, so we can play that together, she does just get bored quickly.
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Condoms: Friends to gamers.
play portal (its part of the orange box)
its fricking amazing, and you can get a lot out of a 15 minute session here and there.
It will get better when the 9 month old grows a bit more. Life became a lot easier by the time my younger one hit 1 years old.
Lost Winds and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: MLAAK on WiiWare seem to also be great games for short bursts of time. Addictive, but definitely easy to pickup and put down.
"Andrew (who is 9 months-old) is completely useless when it comes to anything related to gaming. " LMAO. I know it wasn't meant maliciously, but you totally burned that noob.
I dont wanna be mean.. so heres a snuggly bunny.
Wow, an interesting read indeed.
I can't really relate unfortunately, but I do remember my Dad and his friends playing Super Mario Bros. and such on the NES when I was a toddler. He continued gaming on here and there as we grew up, but he was always fond of the times playing Mario Bros. while I was just sitting in my diapers.
Yeah, on one hand, I killed my Dad's days of video gaming, but at the same time, he probably wouldn't have loved those games so much if he kept playing games through the years.
I'd imagine you'll be able to find time eventually, though.
I hear letting kids watch a lot of R-rated movies helps them grow up faster. Also agricultural-grade bovine hormones.
How about puzzle or fighting games?
The movie Die Hard raised me well.
I love the name Cadence Mama. Good choice on that one.
As for gaming, couldn't you just give them meds to make them sleepy and then go play?
"Condoms: Friends to gamers."
Let's fix that: "Condoms, abortions, and orphanages: Friends to gamers."
Now's as good a time as any to start them on the classics. Let them play some of the older games you've got, the games we all grew up on, and it will serve them well in the future. Too many kids now a days don't know the world that existed before the PS2 or Xbox, and they don't care to because it's "teh laaaaaaaame" or "teh kiddie." If anything, it'll make them smarter as gamers in the future. :)
Just play Wii games that require "waggle" to attack and let the kids beat the crap out of your enemies.
"I just need to keep more beer in the house to ease my embarassment at slurring the words, because at least then I could blame the alcohol."
I really would not recommned drinking alcohol around your children.
I really would not recommned drinking alcohol around your children without offering to share.
Fixed.
I really would not recommend drinking your kids around alcohol without offering to share.
Fixed... wait, what?
Send them to play outside. That's what my parents did when they wanted time away from us.
Heheh Gamgee's wife. Kids DO get in the way of gaming until they're really old enough to join in. (My nephew was playing Star Fox in turns with me when he was 5) Hang in there it gets better and it's a great thing to do with your kids especially when they start to "grow away" from you in their later years.
I can't imagine not playing WoW with my nephew now and it's a great way to keep in touch with him during the year when I don't get to see him often. Sometimes we gotta put those little aliens first, but remember the upside is one day you can live in their house and plug in all your archaic game consoles into their "Wall Screens" and rock out at 80.
Ok, so most of what I said was sarcastic. And I loved all the suggestions. As for the alcohol, we don't consume around the kids. They are usually in bed by the time I start to nurse my one and only drink for the night. But, I am glad to know that my pain is shared. BTW, Cadence totally rocks at Wii Sports, so we can play that together, she does just get bored quickly.