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28 December 2004

They're baa-ack!

Once again, we can amuse ourselves with a play test of the gaming classics with the class of now: Child's Play Part II. The kids are still hugely unimpressed with the graphics -

EGM: Do you feel like you're in the middle of the Star Wars universe?
Everybody: No.
Parker: It feels like we're in some barely 3D universe.
Bobby: Maybe it feels like we're in the Star Wars universe where you can't see that well.

- but seem to be developing an appreciation for 'retro' games (The Legend of Zelda, in particular, comes off OK):

Garret: These graphics were actually cutting edge.
Bobby: If I could go back in time, I'd get a copy of Pong and this.

I suspect this is because many of the classics are now being recycled on their mobiles (Bobby: "I've played this on my cell phone.").

And parents can relax, too, because the kids seem to have no trouble distinguishing their games from reality:

EGM: So girls don't think [Link's] a hunk?
Rachel: No.
Dillon: Gosh no.
Rachel: I like actual humans better than videogame characters.

(via The Shifted Librarian)

Posted at 09:42 AM in Children and teens, Games | Permalink

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