My son is turning 5 soon I think it is time to introduce him to videogames...

my son is turning 5 soon I think it is time to introduce him to videogames. I thought about getting him my old atari 2600 and nes for a start with some fine games.

would you do the same?

get him a xbox one with the latest cod you jewish cunt

I would give him something slightly more recent but still with simple enough controls that he would be able to understand and play them. 2DS or Wii might be my first picks, probably Wii since it involves being attached to a television and thus you can monitor how much time he's spending on games.

The problem with that is that you'll need to watch over and vet any games he gets, so that he's getting the good/simple ones and not all the shovelware or overly complex games that might turn him off.

>my son

Either way he'd probably prefer something current gen to the Atari. The NES would be slightly more bearable but kids these days don't have the attention span to handle losing and having to retry from the beginning of games.

I was born in 1992 yet had a Genesis as my first console. I turned out fine.

How old were you? That doesn't sound bad at all unless you were 10 or something.

I was 5 and got a dreamast when I was something like 8 or 9.

I would never get my kid video games. They don't deserve that mind rot.

Console was only 3 years old at that point. Hell, pretty sure it was still being supported with new games then.

Don't let your son get into video games until he's 11 maybe. its bad for them and a huge waste of time.

Original gameboy was my first personal console(family was gaming family so we had a nes and snes in the house)

Get him one, and kirbys dreamland

I gave my brother a snes for his birthday when he turned 8, he rarely plays it but he got a gamecube and he plays it everyday after school. I'd get him a ps2 or something.

My son's turning 1 soon--when he turns 2 I'll get him a C64 and a manual on BASIC. He'll need to write his own games before I allow him to touch my old systems.

Don't. I introduced my son at 3, and he's obsessed. He's 8 now, and it's gotten a little better, but it's still a chore to get him to do anything other than games.

That said, I started him with newer games (Mario mostly), but now he has a big interest in older games.

you just dont hit him hard enough

Do these. Get your kid a gun and teach him to shoot instead.

I think you greatly overestimate the capabilities of a 2 year old.

Don't listen to these cunts. If you give your child a more current console they won't appreciate the times when they were simpler. Start them out with old consoles with a few games and let them earn more games.

Start him on something simple like Mario or Pokémon.
Also, try playing the games with him, taking turns and such.
I have so many good memories of playing video games with my mom, I'll always cherish them.
>Mom continuously kicking my ass at the mini games on pokemon stadium 2.
>Her winning me coins all day in the game corner
Good times.

jesus fucking christ you really want to throw the future of your son down the shitter? get him a football or something instead or a fishing pole

Just get him some drawing material and let him build his motor skills. Just make sure that he learns to appreciate a real game before he gets his first smartphone and all will be fine.

>Ameritards are this retarded
Do you really think teaching a 5 year old kid how to shoot a gun is better than videogames? I hope you never have children

If you want your son to turn into a loser, sure.

Build/buy a mame arcade machine and make sure YOU coop with him everyday, but with limited Continues. It's an easy bonding method and his childhood memories will be uniquely awesome.

To spice things up, treat him with additional allowance if he outscored you.

This

>get him a football
But soccer players are massive, self-important faggots, you wouldn't want your son to be a self-important faggot.

Simply ebin

Just a NES should work. Nintendo is releasing that new mini NES thing.

>le old epic stone age systems

Start living in the current year, dadlord. Just buy an nes everdrive off krikzz and let him have at it, no reason to start your child off with limited technology when you have the option to have the entire library of games on one cartridge via a micro SD card

Start him off with an NES. It's simple, quick to pick up and play, can load games from SD slot compatible cartridges and overall a good starting point for any kiddo

Start him off with basic stuff like galaga and dig dug. Classics never die

Screw Atari altogether. Just start with NES and give him Ninja Gaiden.

My first console and game was joust on the Atari 7800.
I would like to say, start with an old console like that or an NES obviously, but because of it being in a later generation, I suggest maybe starting a young kid out with the n64. Mario kart and Mario party and shit

Let him have a hard critical look at the average gamer and let him decide whether he wants a good healthy life where he plays sports and bangs hot girls, or if he wants to sit around all day become a fat pale and oily nerd, and probably vitamin D insufficient as well

>putting an LCD in an arcade cabinet
Makes me sick.

> eurocuck doesnt recognize a joke
Unless of course you're joking
Go for it. My dad got me a gamecube when I was 5. Just don't let him get addicted and teach him sports as well. It'll help of he wants so join teams in high schools
(I was unfortunately a second string football player :( feels bad man)

>justpretending.png
What a surprise

Maybe he'll grow to be the biggest, most autistic Sonic porn artist in the world.

Couldn't you get your son into something bit damaging to his life? I understand it's your hobby but video games are worse then ever and there are lots of bad paths people who get into them can take (anime lover, goober, neet). Why not make exercising a bonding experience? He'll be healthy in body and mind at an early age, you'll feel better doing it too. Plus if you get him fit and social early he'll be a killer with the girls. Not saying he can't enjoy video games with pop, just don't make video games who he is ya know?

Even if you're memeing and don't actually have a kid this goes to everyone in the thread who might have/already have kids. Not video games, anything but video games

I started on the atari 2600 of my parents and ended up a fine young man fapping to traps, video game characters and sexy anime girls so go with that

Don't let your kid play video games, unless you want to ruin his life. Just introduce him to Cred Forums so he can learn both how to talk about video games and why they are never worth playing.