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| Acmlm's Board - I2 Archive - General Gaming - Do your parents take video game ratings seriously? |
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Do your parents take video game ratings seriously?| This poll is mostly focused on M rated games. | No, they don't care. |
78.8%, 26 votes | Yes they do. |
21.2%, 7 votes | Multi-voting is disabled.
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fabio Chuck Level: 45  Posts: 61/1479 EXP: 629903 For next: 30261 Since: 07-02-05 From: Somewhere in Texas Since last post: 7 hours Last activity: 7 hours |
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Originally posted by HyperHacker That's what I try to tell my parents but they still won't buy it even if I'm almost 17. I turn 17 in October of next year. I know that killing someone and drugs are bad ever since I was probably 5. |
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Xeolord - B l u e s - Power Metal > All Level: 81  Posts: 2662/3418 EXP: 4884196 For next: 108653 Since: 03-15-04 From: Yeah Since last post: 15 hours Last activity: 15 hours |
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Originally posted by fabioOriginally posted by HyperHacker Yeah, unlike some people in the world, the most of us have common sense. Like I said, I played Doom when I was in Kindergarden at a friends, no joke. It didn't scare me, didn't make me want to shoot people, or anything. *sigh* |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 10510/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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| Mmm, I got Goldeneye when I turned 15. I think. Gamecube was around the corner then and the N64 was dying, so I got it late but hey. And it wasn't becuse of the rating though, it was... more like my dad wanting to have a cheap present. It was sold cheaply apparently.  But I do recall playing Doom when I was eight years old. And it didn't affect me, though a certain labyrent in the first Doom episode freaked me out for some reason.  |
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Havoks Red Koopa Level: 19  Posts: 102/121 EXP: 32533 For next: 3244 Since: 03-15-04 From: Toronto Canada Since last post: 27 days Last activity: 26 days |
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| i played doom when i was 7 and i want to kill people | |||
Chronosphere-X Flurry Level: 27 Posts: 209/268 EXP: 106782 For next: 9377 Since: 03-20-04 Since last post: 10 hours Last activity: 10 hours |
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| Mine don't care. I've been watching videos that were 18 when i was 7, I turned out good. I think its because they think it doesn't influnce people. The violence is ok, and the language used. They think i'm gonna heard and see it all anyway, so why not sooner? | |||
Private Adamant Hardhat Beetle Moderator It's teh fun!!! Level: 37  Posts: 473/551 EXP: 316129 For next: 22124 Since: 03-15-04 From: Halden, Norway Since last post: 22 hours Last activity: 14 hours |
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| Ah, yes, the story of "my" Goldeneye game. Let's call the two supporting characters Guy A and Guy B. Guy A is two years older than me, and Guy B is one year older (or, well, 4 months, but he's born in November and I'm born in February, so...). Not sure how old I was. 11 or 12, I guess. Anyway, Guy A has Goldeneye. Guy B borrows the game from him. We play the game at both his house and my house, loving it. Some time after he gave it back to Guy A, I got to borrow it. My parents knew I was borrowing "James Bond", and were okay about it... until my mom caught a glimpse of the TV when my brother and I were busy gunning down each other. She had no idea it was a violent game rated 15+ (even though the Bond movies have the same rating... logic and my mom doesn't work very well together). Anyway, I was ordered to take it back, but since Guy A wasn't home at the time, I ended up giving it to Guy B so he could keep it for the time. A week or so later, Guy B brough the game over to my house to play, and left it there. It's still here today, 7 years later or so. I'm sure Guy A doesn't even remember ever owning that game. Goldeneye isn't even that violent in the first place. Other than the Goldeneye incident, there's nothing to report. Not many games are rated 18+ over here anyway, and games rated 15+ weren't really that common (or at least not on the N64) until after I turned 15. Perfect Dark was rated 18+, though, (No idea why. The far more violent Turok games are only 15+), so I had to pass that one up. My parents DID buy me Conker for Christmas the year it was released, but it was 15+ over here (at least in some stores.. Conker's release was rather odd over here, with it originally not being released, but as stores started importing it from UK the ban was lift... something like that. not sure myself, I just know that the game went for about 150$ at first, and was really hard to find anywhere). |
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O.G. Metal axe Level: 22  Posts: 114/169 EXP: 53507 For next: 4843 Since: 03-19-04 Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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| my parents cared when i was like five or six, and i was telling them all about mortal kombat for the Genesis. now, they really don't care because im 17, and they dont have to come with me to buy games. they do sometimes come to see what i am playing trying to act like good parents... I even brought my xbox and copy of Doom 3 to school to use for an example of how violent video games are harmless and are just a new version of cowboys and indians, and my mom was cool about me doing that. |
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Chris Boo Level: 46  Posts: 599/922 EXP: 663200 For next: 48574 Since: 04-20-04 Since last post: 7 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| My parents never cared on what kinda game I played during my younger ages... They never even took the time to even look at those ratings when I was yonger. I'd always sit there and play 'violent' video games; don't get me wrong...I still do, but then again, I'm older now. | |||
Sukasa Boomboom Error 349857348734534: The system experienced an error. Level: 57  Posts: 1266/1981 EXP: 1446921 For next: 39007 Since: 02-06-05 From: *Shrug* Since last post: 6 days Last activity: 1 day |
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| My parents don't seem to really care, because for the msot part I never feel like getting most M games, and secondly, the one I have is diablo. My mom let me get it because the guy at staples said it was nonviolent, except for a few random things that were rare, no blood splatter or dead stuff. She fell for It, and now I have diablo. | |||
Bella Ludwig Von Koopa You're Gonna Love Me Level: 76  Posts: 1554/2962 EXP: 3891483 For next: 114577 Since: 03-29-04 From: Groovy Way Since last post: 8 min. Last activity: 6 min. |
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My parents dont care. They would buy me and my sister any game we want..well when we're not broke like they bought GTA: VIce City for my sister for her birthday (her 13th birthday I think it was) and let us rent San Andreas but when we were younger I don't think they cared either but I didn't care too much for Mortal Kombat..it scareded me  but that was then |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 5772/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by Havoks It doesn't count if you already thought that way before you played the game.  |
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ClockExplosion Red Goomba Level: 10  Posts: 20/46 EXP: 3573 For next: 841 Since: 06-24-05 From: Fort Worth, Tejas Since last post: 78 days Last activity: 60 days |
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| Let me tell you this: my mom watched me play Vice City, laughed at me, and proceeded to tell my grandmom about how much I suck at driving in the game. They're fine with it. And, I'm 18, so I can buy anything but AO, I think. (edited by ClockExplosion on 07-15-05 11:55 PM) |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 9303/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| AO... That depends what the legal age for porn is, to be completely honest. Diablo isn't really THAT gory to begin with... dark theme, yes, but nothing over the top. |
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Riku Giant Goomba Level: 42  Posts: 289/1239 EXP: 505941 For next: 15421 Since: 06-21-05 From: ....Is this like a custom title? Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 6 hours |
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| No, ratings never mattered. I was playing God of War when I was 11...... | |||
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Yoshi Dude XKEEPER STOLE MY CAR KEYS Level: 79  Posts: 2504/3271 EXP: 4572680 For next: 6787 Since: 03-15-04 From: give me a number folks. Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by ZeogredI wish my parents had been stricter about movies. I remember seeing things as a little kid that never needed to. I'd think about it and get a lot of nightmares. I couldn't help it. More than once my dad offered to take me to some nice animated film in theaters, and then drag me to his stupid violent thing. People's bodies or heads getting crushed is what got to me the most. I clearly remember a few movie scenes where I had to look at that. I still think about it. So maybe that's where that comes from. I'm an obedient kid, but I could've done without a lot of images I had to deal with. Or maybe that's just me. I'd play friends' fighting games as a child and never be affected, but this one enemy from Super Wario Woods made me cry. I don't remember how, I think he made a mean face. Bleh. |
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Surlent サーレント Level: 49  Posts: 928/1077 EXP: 863920 For next: 19963 Since: 03-15-04 From: Tower of Lezard Valeth Since last post: 16 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| I'm 24 and think I should know myself what I play. My mother never cared too much about games, on the other hand I was already older. About Doom64 ... that game made me sick, but not from the violence but from the camera swinging, which went up and down with every step. Couldn't go more further than level two (you may laugh, but really it was that way). I also wouldn't play a game if there was no option to turn the camera swings, no way. About violent games, I never was really interested in these. Since I mostly play RPGs I didn't encounter them. I always preferred Street Fighter over Mortal Kombat, since the fatalaties even were boring for me. On the other hand these scenes are more funny than serious; the most violent games I have are Jets N Guns (small pixel blood when you finish off floating humans), Diablo II and maybe Starcraft Broodwar - so really nothing compared to games like GTA and other ones. If I had children I rather would talk to them about violent games, when they got interested in these. Forbidding these without any explanation might just make them even more curious to get the game - something forbidden; I could use the term "Pandora's Box" for that, except a violent game alone can't bring violence to person's minds as I think. In no extreme causes, such as an eight year-old boy who got GTA, why should not the father maybe take time to play with his son a little more; maybe a two player duel via LAN ? |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 5805/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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YD brings up a good point... Violence may not be a huge issue but it's generally good to keep your kids from seeing a lot of gore. Or sex for that matter. Honestly, I wish my dad hadn't had the stuff laying around everywhere, maybe I wouldn't be such a pervert now.  |
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Kyoufu Kawa I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way. Level: 70  Posts: 1833/2481 EXP: 3008456 For next: 7355 Since: 03-19-04 From: Catgirl Central Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 13 hours |
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| Normally, I don't buy games at all. In fact, I invested in a GBA flashcart purely because I could earn it back by downloading the games to play on it for free. I didn't start actually buying my games until the NDS. And so far, there's only one game I am not allowed to buy as far as my mom's concerned: Project Rub. It's because my sudden lack of love life has severely damaged my mental health, and my mom thinks Project Rub won't help. Gotta lose ten kilograms of body weight to -earn- the damn thing. |
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Rainbow Yoshi Level: 30  Posts: 352/496 EXP: 159486 For next: 6383 Since: 04-08-05 Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Meh I don't I hate critics if thats the case. | |||
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 9316/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| I wish my parents had been stricter about movies. I remember seeing things as a little kid that never needed to. My friend in Spain ended up watching Caligula with his father since he thought it would be educational. Boy, did he have some things to explain to his boy after that.  |
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