Last night, when Eli again asked that we keep playing through Zack and Wiki instead of Mario Kart Wii, I realized that he’s most interested in games that involve some semblance of plot. My kid is going to be an adventure game player!<\/p>\n
Of course, even when a game doesn’t have a story, he’s happy to incorporate elements of it into new stories of his own.<\/p>\n
ME: I’m going to work! Bye!<\/p>\n
ELI: Be careful! Watch out for missiles!<\/p>\n
ME: I’ll watch out.<\/p>\n
ELI: You can beat them with a fireball.<\/p>\n
ME: Or maybe a turtle shell, like in Mario Kart.<\/p>\n
ELI: Which do you want, fireballs or turtle shells?<\/p>\n
ME: I’ll take turtle shells.<\/p>\n
ELI: Use the red ones! Those blow up missiles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Last night, when Eli again asked that we keep playing through Zack and Wiki instead of Mario Kart Wii, I realized that he’s most interested in games that involve some semblance of plot. My kid is going to be an adventure game player! Of course, even when a game doesn’t have a story, he’s happy … Continue reading Tomorrow I’ll Teach Him to Yell “Hadouken!”<\/span>