From: Bokonon_Lives | #001
*** (1) What would you want their VERY FIRST video game to be (1B: how old is your kid going to be when they play a video game for the first time)?
The Legend of Zelda (Virtual Console version even though there are literally no differences it saves me the effort of tracking down an NES) (1B: No younger than five years old)
*** (2) Are there any games that YOU personally were never able to get into (because you were late to the party, etc), but would like to expose to your kids early so they can give it a proper chance?
The PS1. Never owned one, missed out on pretty much everything on it.
*** (3) Are there any games (especially very popular games) you would rather your kids NEVER play, for whatever reason? (Assuming they have the same tastes as you, you could hide games that are only going to be a huge disappointment to them; or you could stop them from getting too addicted to WoW, Minecraft or Civilization by preventing them from ever playing those games in the first place).
Assuming the same tastes as me? Nothing really that I don't already dislike <_<
*** (4) What is YOUR favorite video game, and under what precise circumstances would you like to introduce this game to your kid? i.e., how old will they be, what games will they need to have played beforehand, and if this is a game with any degree of player/story customization, what choices would you encourage them to make (i.e., play a Thief in Morrowind, or date Yuffie in FF7)?
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. See below for how I'd introduce it.
*** (5) Describe anything else you'd do with your kid's life of gaming. (Make them play all the Final Fantasies in order? Give them official remakes or fan-made patches of games to play instead of what was first commercially available? Hold off on giving them any of the games you know they'd get hopelessly addicted to until after highschool / college? Torture them with nothing but awful games for years because you're a sick, sadistic bastard?)
Make them play through (And 100% clear) the main Zelda series in release order (LoZ -> AoL -> LttP -> LA -> OoT -> MM -> Oracles -> Wind Waker -> Twilight Princess, and if I forgot anything well that game can shove it). After that, lay out the following for him:
Super Mario All-Stars + World
Final Fantasy
Civilization IV
Portal
Touhou 06: Embodiment of the Scarlet Devil
And tell him to pick one. And then move from there. Also, make sure that he doesn't use guides or anything like that to get help. If he needs help, I'll help him or he'll figure it out himself.
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