[Rhombus]

My brother was BIG into the computer and gaming scene back in the days... he was significantly older than me (8 years older), so I was surrounded with more "mature" and "complex" stuff from a very young age. I really HAVE been a gamer pretty much my entire life. I don't know if I should be proud of that or not.

 

[Boltzmann]

Being a gamer is good. I wish I had more time to spend with games.

 

[Kaiser Sigma]

Kaiser,
Crash Bandicot isn't bad for kids actually. But I just think the game sucks (to me anyway), so I don't recommend it, for any age.

Yeah well I concur, but he never said that the games had to be of superb quality

Plus the latest installment (was it CB3 ?) wasn't that bad...

 

[Nameless]

Nice, this one grew quite fast Well, since I'll be giving the games to the father, I don't want something with too-much gore. Don't get me wrong, kids will know violence sooner or later. Anyway, Crash is definatly nice if u NEVER played it before Tony Hawk and Taxi are good as well. Tekken is surely gonna do. U see, I'm looking for a list that has both games he can just have fun with them anytime he wants (previously mentioned games) and some that will last longer. any simple RPGs?

 

[Kaiser Sigma]

Well Spyro is a most suited option for a kid if you ask me... the option is both beautiful and entertaining

 

[Exodus]

breath of fire 3 is pretty simple and so are the suikodens. can't go wrong with the wild arms either.

 

[hushypushy]

i think i have a list of games of psx for a 12 year old boy:-

tony hawks pro skater 2 & 3
street fighter ex plus alpha 2
metal gear solid 1
taxi 2
king of fighters 99
007 james bond tommorow never dies
007 james bond the world is not enough
bloody roar 2
tekken 3
blade 1

metal gear solid?! that game is M rated! and a bunch of the games you picked are fighting games...

of course, when i was 12 i played MGS1 (when it came out....1999)

EDIT: MGS might have come out in 1998....not sure, whatever, you get the idea, i played it in 1999 anyways

 

[shenmue 2]

mgs1 came out in 1998.and here is another list of kid games:-

bugs bunny lost in time
harry potter and the sorcerer's stone
bugs bunny time buster
dance dance revolution disney mix
dexter laboratory

 

[Exodus]

what about the powerpuff girls game.
and then theres also the kiss and austin powers pinball games. :eyes:

if you're going for the really cheesy kiddy games, just look for the ones that came out after the psx died.

 

[takwu]

come on, no more "cheesy" games. ok maybe DDR Disney is OK, as I did mention Disney games in general.
But Powerpuffs? Don't get me wrong, I like Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, on their show, but their games suck.

 

[shenmue 2]

and by the way they r for little GIRLS.

 

[Exodus]

the show is pretty funny sometimes. they throw in little comments that kids can't understand. anyways, obvioulsy i was joking about powerpuff girls. however, i wouldn't waste my time/money with crappy games. if anything, get him some gran turismos, and some sports games. just something that definetly has quality, just not rated M.

 

[hushypushy]

well it depends on how advanced he is at 12, at age 12 i could handle stuff like that (M or R rated), so it depends on how mature he is.....

 

[Exodus]

thats obviously true. i was playing mortal kombat when i was 9. but, he's asking for kid games so...

 

[Kaiser Sigma]

Bah, if you want to give him a suitable fighting game for that age hand him any of Capcom's vs series... at least they are fun

 

[hushypushy]

street fighter alpha 3, if you want a good fighting game. just put difficulty at 1, fun for all ages

 

[Exodus]

thats true, but at least in my area, they're not the easiest games to find in stores. the last capcom game i saw was darkstalkers 3. and i think its gone now.

 

[hushypushy]

true. i wish somewhere had street fighter alpha 3....my friend's copy has a huge scratch so we cant play it (well at least until we get one of those scratch removers)