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The spongebob game wasnt so bad. It had like a login bonus but it didnt seem to be too bad But once we got into the lego star wars game the f2p bullshit started. And oh god. This game clearly designed for kids had all the f2p bullshit. Login bonuses. Gridnyness. Multiple in game currencies. The daily/weekly ect missions. The unlockables

But god the racing game was even worse. 100000 things to unlock and basically nothing is by default basically. Sooooooooooo absurdly grindy. And most harrowing of all... i swear to god... 5 seperate in game currencies.

I want to reach out and scream to him "games werent always like this maaaaan"

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He's 8 and i dont get a lot of time with him because we dont live close, and i also dont have a lot of knowledge about that stuff myself. (I can emulate via pc, but he doesnt have one literally at all. Just an Apple tv and a switch).

He does have switch online so i could maybe at least introduce him to old Nintedo games via that? I just saw the last of him ill see this visit but maybe ill try that next time i visit or if he visits me. Could do a lot if he visits me by emulating via pc and with my large steam library.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Switch Online would at least be a good entry point to emulation. If there's any possibility at all of like used lenovo thinkpads/their workstation desktops with like a 6th or 7th generation (or higher) chip in them you could (I and many others here would gladly assist too) load it up with a curated retro-romset and you could set up a steam family library to share all your titles with him

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Im already in a steam family (and they dont allow multiple right?) So im tied up there but the rest seems possible.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're probably aware but its's up to 6 people and you can set child accounts to prevent access to certain games. Just wanted to share that information in case it was guiding any future decision

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah its not my family its my girlfriend's.