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Happy Gilmore reference makes me smile.
Unfortunately I only have it on VHS, with no player. :(
As for the Wii thing, wouldn't there be something better than NSMBW that old people could play?
Like... No More Heroes?
Unfortunately I only have it on VHS, with no player. :(
As for the Wii thing, wouldn't there be something better than NSMBW that old people could play?
Like... No More Heroes?
Don't you guys do polls sometimes where you ask age? How old is the oldest person on destructiod. I can't imagine over 50.
LOL! I bought that game for my nephew for Christmas... and yeah, he'll probably make this old lady play the game with him! :)
Actually I think it's GREAT that nintendo is bringing the Wii to some retirement homes though! :)
Actually I think it's GREAT that nintendo is bringing the Wii to some retirement homes though! :)
Why not Call of Duty? See if it brings up any memories.
One the real, NSMBW is WAAAYY too hard for kids who've never played Mario games before. There's no way Granny Blue-Lettuce is gonna be able to get past world 1-3 before chucking a remote at the TV and cursing everyone out in the home.
One the real, NSMBW is WAAAYY too hard for kids who've never played Mario games before. There's no way Granny Blue-Lettuce is gonna be able to get past world 1-3 before chucking a remote at the TV and cursing everyone out in the home.
like anybody has to be forced to play that amazing game, dale. i would have loved to play videogames with my grandparents when i was a kid.
if you want games to become real, lasting art, it does have to become mainstream. nintendo is making sure that we all get to enjoy gaming into our later years. once again, nintendo proves themselves as the only progressive company in gaming.
if you want games to become real, lasting art, it does have to become mainstream. nintendo is making sure that we all get to enjoy gaming into our later years. once again, nintendo proves themselves as the only progressive company in gaming.
Fuck you Nintendo. I'm poor and I grew up one your wares. Give me some free shit, I'll actually enjoy it.
In this story: Nintendo feeds the trolls.
@Artemus
It's a little harder to throw your plastic hip out while playing Mario.
@Artemus
It's a little harder to throw your plastic hip out while playing Mario.
I'd like to see them on world 9. Some of that shit knocked about a year from my life.
[i]As for the Wii thing, wouldn't there be something better than NSMBW that old people could play?
Like... No More Heroes?[/i]
Do we want old people to think that games are shit? Actually, given how startlingly simple the mechanics are it is probably the perfect introduction for idiots/old people to action games.
[i]As for the Wii thing, wouldn't there be something better than NSMBW that old people could play?
Like... No More Heroes?[/i]
Do we want old people to think that games are shit? Actually, given how startlingly simple the mechanics are it is probably the perfect introduction for idiots/old people to action games.
@gamadaya... why would you imagine that older people don't come to Destructoid? I'm 47 and I'm pretty certain I'm nowhere close to being the oldest gamer here. My husband is a gamer and he's 52 and while his typing sucks, he certainly reads Destructoid. I suspect that older gamers are just like female gamers... there are lots of them out there - they're just fairly quiet (maybe they're plotting! LOL!)
look at those old bitches hands. You know when old people accidentally grab you really hard with out knowing. That shit creeps me out. It feels like they don't want you to leave because they are feeding on your youth.
@Elsa
Pfft, whatever! We're an unstoppable force of vigor! We'll do what we want!
...just as soon as our parents loan us a few bucks. :P
Pfft, whatever! We're an unstoppable force of vigor! We'll do what we want!
...just as soon as our parents loan us a few bucks. :P
I taught elderly people to play Wii Sports once. I got on the news for it, too. They seemed to enjoy it, but I don't know about a classic Mario game.
I can barely get down the "shake controller to pick up stuff" thing, I can only seeing this confusing the elderly even more in a world of plumbers eating mushrooms so they can get bigger and defeat dinosaurs who kidnapped a princess.
I hate the Wii.
I hate that I spent over 300 dollars on Wii games for my daughter and wife.
Feeding the casual gamers, I am.
I hate that I spent over 300 dollars on Wii games for my daughter and wife.
Feeding the casual gamers, I am.
@dunderdolt
Sounds a bit harsh. I would think the act of buying things for your family to make them happy would overshadow the fact that you're begrudgingly "feeding the casual gamers."
Sounds a bit harsh. I would think the act of buying things for your family to make them happy would overshadow the fact that you're begrudgingly "feeding the casual gamers."
how long until grandma on the right tackles little billy for being douchy and jumping on her head multiple times making her fall to her death. (of course im talking about real life not the game ;) )
My mom works at a rehab center, and she uses the Wii to work with the elderly all the time. I don't think NSMBW is what she generally uses though. Though I suppose it could work as a tool for bonding with the family.
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