Defining "kiddy"

[Johnny Nighttrain]

doesn't change the fact that you're talking out of your ass when you talk about Nintendo. hey, let's blame all their development decisions on Miyamoto. he's the reason Wind Waker turned out kiddy and looks like a gay cartoon right? let's just go ahead and ignore the fact that he had nothing to do with the game aside from making sure the controls were polished.

So dont respond to my posts because Im not gonna give a crap about anything you say.

way to avoid getting called on your shit chump.

[Johnny]

I think we can all agree that anything with a Sesame Street license is kiddie.

[frostwolf ex]

I think we can all agree that anything with a Sesame Street license is kiddie.

you evidently missed the code where you can strip gina, decapitate elmo, and fight the zombie of mr.hooper

[Mikey]

Kiddy? Kiddy?

- The problem with games these days is they're not made for kids. They're made for adolescents. If game designers tried to make games that held the interest of under 8s they'd make nothing but gameplay masterpieces.

(Which has nothing to do with the definition of Kiddy. So useless post by me again.)

[Curtis]

OH NOES! BRIGHT COLORS! I AM LESS OF A MAN!

Seriously. That's what you sound like.

[MechDeus]

And very few games with the Mature label are actually mature.

Sometimes, its spite of the fact that the game would provide enjoyment for us we dont want to play it because of its theme. Gamers like to treat people who feel that way as some sort of pariah, but that is retarded.

But many of those who feel such a way will call a game crap and deride others who do enjoy such for no reason other then the theme, and many of those haven't even played the game in the first place. Or do you feel all who respond as such are retarded?

[Diff-chan]

And very few games with the Mature label are actually mature.But many of those who feel such a way will call a game crap and deride others who do enjoy such for no reason other then the theme, and many of those haven't even played the game in the first place. Or do you feel all who respond as such are retarded?

Wha..?

[cka]

... A kiddie game is a game that's targetted at an audience of kids. I win the thread.

[Drewbacca]

I can sit down and enjoy Saturday morning cartoons for hours but Im not gonna delude myself into thinking that they aren't for children.

There are shows that are aimed to adults and children a like. The point is that something like X-Men Evolution is just as aimed towards teenagers as it is to kids, giving it a wide margin.

Not all cartoons are made exclusively for children. Shrek is another example of a movie that is aimed at both because of hidden inneudo and jokes kids don't understand on that level.

Nothing is deluded, I'm saying that the term kiddy is abused far too much.

There's nothing wrong with liking kiddy games, but I'm getting very bored with everything coming out of EAD molded to fit the Mario universe just to get kids hooked. The main source of creativity in Nintendo games lately has been small changes to gameplay, not scenario or character design. Some of you are going to be okay with this, but I'm getting bored of it. Even if Nintendo invents a new controller for Revolution, I won't care if their 1st party game lineup doesn't have more variety. When I go to the movie theater, I wouldn't be able to stand watching mostly G or PG movies, and for the same reason it's getting difficult to buy anything other than 3rd party games on GCN.

Well put.

And the topic is fine. It's good discussion, what a forum was designed for.

For the record your definition is pretty good.

[Jeremy]

"Family-friendly" fits most games that folks put under the "kiddy" banner, which would account for many games now, and most games released before 1993 or so.