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>have old-ass laptop
>get glorious new rig, 6 year old sister wants a computer
>reinstall XP
>install MAME, snes9x, etc.
>add fuckton of ROMs and organize them in a way a child would understand
>flash forward 5 months or so
>open the door
>she has the laptop open and is playing Chrono Trigger
>Chrono is named after me
>she's so absorbed she didn't notice me coming in
>light shoulder tap after she finishes the battle
>hugging ensues

So, what have you done to decasualize your siblings/kids/cousins/nieces/nephews/grandchildren, /vr/?

>> No.595306
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I introduced my cousin to SaGa Frontier and Ogre Battle 64.

None-the-less I introduced him to video games by giving him my old Gameboy with Pokemon Red and Kirby's Dreamland. Sometimes co-op with him in Perfect Dark and Gunstar Heroes as well.

>> No.595321
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The summer my Cawadoody-loving nephew spent playing Perfect Dark was fucking brilliant. He even dragged his little mates over and they played it non-stop.

>> No.595334

>>595321
Damn, that's impressive. How young is your nephew? When I tried showing my 10 year old nephew Super Mario 64, he just went "these graphics stink" and left in 2 minutes. I'm surprised your nephew didn't have a similar reaction.

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>>595334
He's thirteen now, but this was a couple of years back. He's since disappeared up the butt of Xbawkslive, but I try to netplay older shit with him whenever I get a chance. I never knew someone back in the day who loves Zombies Ate My Neighbours as much as this niglet does now.

>> No.595374

>>595356
Fuck yeah.

>> No.595378

When my brother's head isn't stuck playing Minecraft, we spend time together playing Rambo II on the Master System or DK64

>> No.595384

such a pretty story made a tear drop

>> No.595396

>>595384
What?

>> No.595419

I have a 10 year old cousin that up until 2 years ago, only played his GBC
Then I found it he sold it, his n64 and his snes to get a 360 and now he won't stop linking me videos of the new battlefield game and minecraft 360 screens
He's beyond saving,

I don't really know any other casuals though, everyone either has a snes, genesis or n64 somewhere in their house or doesn't play vidya at all

>> No.595434

>friend has loads of sega stuff from genesis to dreamcast, visibly dusty
>offer to buy some
>"No, they're collectors items, and I might play them someday"
>literally plays nothing but cod and minecraft
It's his shit and he can do what he wants with it, but damn.

>> No.595441

>>595434
I have too many people that do this
I talked to a friend today about his dusty NES and said he didn't want to part with it because they're collectors items and his gold zelda cart is like super rare and shit.
But yeap. his shit to do with as he pleases. or not do anything with

>> No.595463

>lil sis gets a Wii
>I moded it and put some emulators

Last time I visited her, she was playing Harvest Moon for gbc with a Classic Controller :3

>> No.595464

>get PS2
>give Starfox 64 to little cousin
>Christmas several years later
>he has his N64 plugged
>put Starfox in
>has medals on all the stages
>I could only get one on Meteo

Feels breddy gud.

>> No.595505

>>595419
>He's beyond saving,

Don't give up on him, anon. Try him on older shooters, like UT and Sam.

The majority of his time will still probably be spent with utter tat, but at least let him know what he's missing.

>> No.595569

>Chrono Trigger
>Decasualization
You what? CT is probably my favourite game, but to say it's not casual is a joke.

>> No.595573

I constantly remind them that COD are bad games.

Am I the only one who only knows casuals?

>> No.595585

>>595573
>I constantly remind them that COD are bad games.
It just sounds like you are a bitter person. I don't care if my cousin plays CoD or what ever new first person shooter is out.

>> No.595598

Oh gosh.
That's heartwarming

>> No.595620

>>595569
Nigga, she's 6.
Also, her favorite game is A Link to the Past, so it's a good start.
Super Metroid and such is a bit much right now.

>> No.595642

>>595620
Yes, but that's not decasualization.

>> No.595654

>>595642
Easy =/= Casual.

Really getting sick of people using /v/'s version of the term.

>> No.595658

>>595654
I don't even think a game being casual is a bad thing. I do classify CT as casual though.

>> No.595660

>>595658
Why?

>> No.595670

>>595660
It's something that pretty much anyone can pick up to play, and it can be played with minimal attention in short bursts.

>> No.595675

>>595658
A casual game is something you can just pick up and play, without putting much time or effort into it. Tetris and most puzzle games are casual games, as are most flash/phone games. A long winded JRPG is anything but casual, regardless of its actual difficulty.

That's the way I look at the term, anyway.

>> No.595678

>>595675
That's the definition of the term, yeah
Even if a RPG is easy it doesn't really fit. .

>> No.595679

Let's stop before this argument derails us.

>> No.595681
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>>595162
>Introduce games to my 8 year old sister
>Introduce her to the classics like Metroid, Donkey Kong Country, Zelda
>She played all of those and a few more
>Fast forward 2 years
>She learned how to use emulators and download shit
>She download a DS emulator and now plays animal crossing and shovelware all day

>mfw she's even more casual now

>> No.595696

Not really related but thanks to being in a poor as fuck family and not being able to afford a decent computer, I got into emulation and older games starting at about 11 or 12, I think. By the time I actually got my hands on a 360 I was super disappointed at how most games paled in comparison.

>> No.595728

I never really needed to decasualize my cousin. He sucks at video games, sure, but he had an N64 growing up. Recently he got another one again and we played Banjo-Kazooie together. I even got him Rayman 2 for his birthday, but now I'm wondering if I should have gotten him Doom 64. Fine games, both.

>> No.595749

i hate those people who think they are soo special for getting a sibling into retro gaming.
>my lil bro says he would take megaman x over cod anyday! so proud of him :333!
fuck off, you are just like those 13 years old fuckers who think they are the only kid left who listens to "reel musek xdddd long live pink floid!!now were is my medal???xD".

by the way my cousin got my into gaming by 14 years ago by giving me a diskette filled with nes roms and nesticle.

>> No.595767

>>595749
>floppy
>filled with NES roms

That should be about 10 roms!

>> No.595790

>>595749
Dude.
Calm the fuck down.

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>>595749
>sister named video game character after him
>not a special occurance
Eeeeeeeeeeeeexcuse me?