well I've gone and done it

[Flam]

I introduced my 5 year old to my NES a few weeks back with Bubble Bobble (which he liked but was a little to complex for him); so I bought him Rampage which he absolutely loves and now wants to play my NES all the time. Just yesterday my wife let him play ‘Battletoads & Double Dragon’ which I think he likes even more than Rampage. Needless to say he’s hooked and I’m trying my best to limit playing time to 30 min a day when I get home from work.

I will say that watching him discover the NES for the first time is awesome and brings back great memories for me when I was a child. The NES is the first system he’s seen so the graphics are a non-factor, it’s purely about the enjoyment and playability of the game to him. He giggles and laughs uncontrollably when we are fighting robots or smashing buildings together. He loves playing two player co-op with me and always tells me “Daddy you are so good at this game”. It’s just a joy to see my child discover something I loved back in the day with the exact same enthusiasm I had some 28 years ago.

[JakeM]

Cool. Hope you help him figure out Zelda.

[Gamevet]

My nephew started out with the NES about that age. My brother said: he's just like his uncle, always playing videogames.

[Melf]

Mine started with Sonic and Castle of Illusion (I'm a Sega guy), but both she and her little sister really enjoy playing all my games. They have no concept of retro or modern, and it's so nice to see them jump between consoles without caring about who made them or when they came out. They are absorbed with Minecraft right now (they just sit in creative/peaceful mode and build houses), but they love the NES Mario games and even Punch-Out!. It's awesome.

[JakeM]

When are you going to introduce him to 16 bit games? Its better to introduce PS1/PS2 games as he is also playing 16 and 8 bit games. Makes kids not care about graphics, and just gameplay.

Oh yeah, I have a good friend who uploaded her son playing super mario bros the other week on the wii. it was heartwarming.

[TheRetroVideoGameAddict]

Nice! I always love to hear about people who grew up with the NES introducing the system to their offspring, I hope you guys really enjoy your time together while playing.