[DaBackpack]

Originally Posted by dadcop2

i did play games in my childhood. mostly stuff like halo ce, battlefield 1942 and nfs high stakes. even if i did play mario and pokemon, i'd grow out of it at some point. you aren't still watching elmo, are you?

comparing video games (or any interactive form) with children's television is stupid

the notion of "play" never fades in human development. the suggestion that the kind of play exhibited in Mario or pokemon is inferior to that of Halo because the aesthetic style or target audience is for younger people is completely without merit