Kids Say the Darndest Things

[TDIRunner]

So we were watching my wife’s 12 year old cousin this weekend.  She plays some video games at her house (Wii, DS and 360).  Mostly Mario and dance related games.  So I thought I would show her some gaming history and we played all sorts of retro games from Genesis, Nintendo and Super Nintendo.

Here are some of her quotes that just killed me.

Me:  I’m going to show you the first Mario Bros game on the ORIGINAL Nintendo.
Her:  Original Nintendo?  You mean the DS?
Me:  Oh boy…..

Later, when she is playing Super Mario Bros, she misses the first Mushroom and tries to go back and get it.
Me:  You can’t go backwards in this game.  You can only go right.
Her:  What kind of old technology is this?

Later, playing the same game, she keeps jumping on top of a question block over and over again.  I then realize she is trying to push down to do a “ground pound.”  
Me:  That move doesn’t work in this game.  That move wasn’t created until Super Mario World 2 on the Super Nintendo.
Her:  There’s a SUPER Nintendo???  How many Nintendo’s are there???

It was a fun weekend.

[Ozzy_98]

Give her a copy of Golgo 13, that's a nice kids game.

[Jeff]

I was playing the original Super Mario Brothers with my brother in law, and we were switching with my 11 year old niece and we asked her if she liked this game over New Super Mario Brothers Wii. She said she likes NSMBW, but thinks the original is the better game. so all hope isn't lost.

Also, I was in a game store and there were these two kids (10-12 years old?) "Gameboy? What's that?" "I think it's something like my 3DS."

And then my girlfriend's little brother (8years old) loves pokemon, but doesn't know what a Bulbasaur is.

[Thom Grayson]

My cousin thought the Genesis was a Nintendo console because 'Sonic is a Mario character!'

Those Mario & Sonic Olympics games are probably where he got that idea.

[KalessinDB]

My cousin thought the Genesis was a Nintendo console because 'Sonic is a Mario character!'

Those Mario & Sonic Olympics games are probably where he got that idea.

I remember booting up Super Monkey Ball on my Gamecube for the first time.

I kinda felt dirty seeing a Sega logo on a Nintendo product, not gonna lie.

[e_brugal]

Well since my niece was a little girl always show her does retro games, she is 15 now and yesterday  I was talking about how I clean all her Ds games, how I open one (broke) and how I super glue it, about her wii and showing her my collection, she suddenly sees my nes collection and ask me "do you remember when we play Contra together "  I was Ohhhhh yeaaa, i remember and felt like my mission was accomplished  . She remember a lot of games that she played with me on nes and snes that she loved to play

[quickfingers818]

kids these days man....