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- abyrne10, on 05/08/2008, -1/+217Achievement unlocked: Awesome dad
- cannonball, on 05/08/2008, -1/+169GTA is the new family game.
- haxr, on 05/08/2008, -1/+82This is a great story. It's nice to be able to share something like that with your dad, and nice for him to be interested in something new at his age.
- derfunkenstein, on 05/08/2008, -3/+81this is a really awesome story. Wish my dad (who's only 55!) was more like this...I guess I'll be more like that to my kids.
- Akaji, on 05/08/2008, -0/+66Yes.
Oh, wait, you meant in the game... - hottcarl, on 05/08/2008, -0/+54Years ago, while playing Carmegedon, I would go out of my way to run over old people. I wonder if this guy runs over young people?
- TwoKill, on 05/08/2008, -11/+59Someone should tell the guys dad that the downloadable content is 360 only, especially if he's gonna buy a console just to play it.
- Enasni1212, on 05/08/2008, -0/+46My dad's 56, and he's the one who got me into gaming. He'd played arcade games growing up, but largely left gaming behind when he got married. One day when I was 5, he brought home an SNES out of nowhere, and neither of us looked back. He managed to beat Goldeneye on Double Agent difficulty before I did, something he still calls one of his proudest achievements (and I honestly can't tell if he's being sarcastic). He's currently playing Call of Duty 4, Team Fortress 2, and just recently finished portal. My dad's awesome.
- DiggUmFrog, on 05/08/2008, -1/+44My dad still thinks that video games suck your brains out through the controller. Meanwhile he stares at the television screen watching Cops and cooking shows. I think his perception is blurred a little.
- iamh2, on 05/08/2008, -0/+39all i can get my dad to play is wii golf : (
- Rezzin, on 05/08/2008, -2/+35Maybe Jack Thompson should seek a review from this old chappie...
- Cheeselover, on 05/08/2008, -0/+27Great story, really nice to see a game like GTA actually bringing people together. I wish my dad could get into games, but he hasn't been able to keep up with me since the days of Ghost Recon when I was 9.
I remember trying to get my grandma to play ATV Offroad Fury when I was sick at home with pneumonia. She got stuck against a cactus for 3 minutes. - Shaflugi, on 05/08/2008, -0/+25Somebody should tell him to never go on the internet because it's full of bickering fanboys.
- morninglorii, on 05/08/2008, -2/+27This week on Xbox Family Center - shoot some pool with mom, shoot some cops with dad, shoot some heroin with grandma! Grand Theft Auto IV has everything you need to please the whole crew!
- WhoDoneIt, on 05/08/2008, -2/+26Grandpa Theft Auto - has a nice ring to it!
- InnerBlueAbyss, on 05/08/2008, -7/+30Great article, reminds me of my PSP loving father
- xsidekick409, on 05/08/2008, -2/+24Did anyone else catch this?
"My step-dad is intrigued too. His interest lasts about ten minutes before it turns to boredom, and he falls asleep next to my dad... who sits by my side as I zip through a handful of missions on the Xbox 360."
Seems strange to me that a step father and father would be on good enough terms with one another that they could sit down next to each other to play video games, but then again, thats just my opinion. Maybe since he's 70 hes dealt with the break by now. - mamboboy, on 05/08/2008, -0/+22I saw Blue! He was glorious!
- alekkss, on 05/08/2008, -2/+22Jack Thompson should rather time travel and seek a suicide booth
- UBERMAN5000, on 05/08/2008, -1/+21Great story. I wish my dad would game with me!
- TheWorm, on 05/08/2008, -1/+19My dad is 65, but he still beats me every time in Madden. I don't know how he does it. He's terrible at every other game.
- XIStEw13IX, on 05/08/2008, -0/+16thats what im gonna do when im retired, get an awesome tv, the latest console, and a sick gaming rig and just play games all day.
- RustyJ, on 05/08/2008, -0/+16Yours too?
I must admit, it was painful watching my mom struggle to hold the A-button down and swing at the same time. They've sure as hell got the bowling down though... - CoronaVegas, on 05/08/2008, -2/+17In less than 40 years I will be 70, will my kids make fun of me for playing GTA IV?
- hottcarl, on 05/08/2008, -1/+16Because the title wasn't enough
- Shaflugi, on 05/08/2008, -0/+14It's quite possible. Ask your parents if they want to steal cars and run over pedestrians, they may just answer yes.
- Akaji, on 05/08/2008, -0/+13/envy :(
- tech42er, on 05/08/2008, -1/+14I guess it's like theft?
- solid12345, on 05/08/2008, -3/+16That was a beautiful and heart-warming made-up story.
- masterofshadows, on 05/08/2008, -0/+13Or maybe they are respectful to each other for the kid's sake.
- AzRocks91, on 05/08/2008, -3/+15how are you guys digging this! he likes fox news!
/sarcasm for anyone thinking im serious - bliztix, on 05/08/2008, -0/+12lol, whats the point in raping prostitutes?
- sfcaptainrob, on 05/08/2008, -1/+12sounds like he has both.
- PabloIV, on 05/08/2008, -1/+12Sometimes you just don't have the money on you
- jenel, on 05/08/2008, -1/+11Reminds me of my PCP loving father.
- aussieNickuss, on 05/08/2008, -0/+10That guy sounds just like me.....only so much older. I suck at gaming. My hand-eye coordination (with a console controller) isn't quite good enough for me to play any game and I rarely ever get past the first few levels of any game......so I gave up gaming when I was in school.
The only game I do love, enjoy and can play really well is GTA. Only the PC version though, because I'm much better on the mouse/keyboard controls than I am with a controller. It's the only action game I can play without failing all the time. I can't wait for GTAIV to come to PC. - Nikonian, on 08/17/2008, -0/+1065+ who owned an xbox and played doom.. thats a pretty cool old man
- MasterGrief, on 05/08/2008, -0/+10I don't understand it so it terrifies me!
- shakestheclown, on 05/08/2008, -1/+8it's hard to find a prostitute that does the kind of things I like to do...
- inactive, on 05/08/2008, -1/+8My dad could never get the hang of consoles... Too many buttons on the controller. Oddly enough, he's fine playing PC games, err uhh, game. I introduced him to Counterstrike years ago and he's been hooked on that ever since then. Oh well.
- DteK, on 05/08/2008, -0/+7in less than 70 years I will be 100
- superkendall, on 05/08/2008, -2/+9And then they can tell him how the PS3 will have the DLC not that long after the 360 gets it.
- MasterGrief, on 05/08/2008, -0/+6I'd love to think that I'd be like this, but then I think... I'm not sure my hands will work well enough to use a controller in fifty years!
Course, in fifty years, it stands to reason that I'll probably be playing games with one of those mind-reading thingies, so arthritis might not be such a concern. - ligyron, on 05/08/2008, -0/+6Yeah, the times are changing. I still get freaked out when I hear people say stuff like "My father got me into this game, he used to play it a lot" and stuff. I can not relate. We're just going to hear it more and more until it's a common thing
- DavidGX, on 05/08/2008, -0/+5Enjoy gaming with your photoshop controllers.
- kextype, on 05/08/2008, -0/+5how can you not dig this comment!
- bonjourmr, on 05/08/2008, -0/+5Digg has turned into a social outlook on GTA from different perspectives this morning.
- bagelmaster, on 05/08/2008, -3/+8Better graphics or more gameplay... hmm...
- herro, on 05/08/2008, -0/+5a far more tragic trip down memory lane :[
- burnstyle, on 05/08/2008, -1/+6....sigh....
as a fan of pc gaming i must tell you:
shut the ***** up!
you are giving the rest of us a bad name. -
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