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General discussion (archive)GoG: You are missing a HUGE market. (63 posts)(63 posts)
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Posted August 01, 2012
A great idea! There just happens to be a baby I want to convert to gaming.

Plus points for localized versions!
Posted August 01, 2012
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Adzeth: localized versions
Inches vs. centimeters? ;) Don't want the kiddies learning from us American sub-humans and our neanderthalic ways.
Posted August 01, 2012
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Adzeth: localized versions
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tfishell: Inches vs. centimeters? ;) Don't want the kiddies learning from us American sub-humans and our neanderthalic ways.
The kid's going to be one of those crazy "doesn't speak English" ones until like the latter half of elementary school, so Finnish/Spanish would be preferable :)
Posted August 01, 2012
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tfishell: Inches vs. centimeters? ;) Don't want the kiddies learning from us American sub-humans and our neanderthalic ways.
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Adzeth: The kid's going to be one of those crazy "doesn't speak English" ones until like the latter half of elementary school, so Finnish/Spanish would be preferable :)
Heh, I wouldn't mind learning some espanol from classic Reader Rabbit. (My family had a CD with that way back when; I'm not sure of the exact name. :P) But, of course, my desire for classic Humongous Entertainment titles comes first (and I think those would have much more general appeal, too.)

EDIT: Jumpstart Spanish.
Post edited August 01, 2012 by tfishell
Posted August 01, 2012
Sounds like a great idea, to be honest. Casual games and games for kids markets has tons of money (for example, EA bought PopCap Games for 1 BILLION dollars).

There a huge potential for this. Maybe running sub service "GOG Kids!" would do?
Posted August 01, 2012
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keeveek: Sounds like a great idea, to be honest. Casual games and games for kids markets has tons of money (for example, EA bought PopCap Games for 1 BILLION dollars).
Good god. 0_O

Anyway, yeah, it'd be awesome to see some stuff like this, 'specially the Humongous games.
Posted August 01, 2012
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Gazoinks: Good god. 0_O
1.3 billion, to be exact ;-)
and they made Bejeweled, Plants vs. Zombies and some other casual / puzzle games ;-)
Post edited August 01, 2012 by keeveek
Posted August 01, 2012
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Sestrenator: No way. That will take away resources from making other games we grown up gaming chumps want. Forget children games and focus on the real games.
At least for the many kids games which work on scummvm, there is basically no work required for GOG to release them (other than acquiring the rights).
Posted August 01, 2012
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Shadyia: snip
GOG already has many games that would be appropriate for 3-7 year olds. I don't think making a separate category would be necessary. Even parents who don't know much about video games, you can just post in the forum "Hey, what games on GOG are good for my 4-year old?" and they can get all the help they need.
Posted August 01, 2012
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Sestrenator: No way. That will take away resources from making other games we grown up gaming chumps want. Forget children games and focus on the real games.
Multitasking is not really that hard. Also extra profit from children games is never a bad thing. Many publishers already done that. Also all GOG need is to sell it.
Posted August 01, 2012
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keeveek: Maybe running sub service "GOG Kids!" would do?
I think it's a nice idea, but since GOG didn't want to separate the new games from the old, do you think they would go for that? On the other hand, if the kids are gonna be browsing for games they want, I know there are some game pages on here I wouldn't be comfortable with them seeing, mainly for cursing [well, we wouldn't want them on the forums anyway , but even one of the Bloodrayne screenshots has the words "buck-toothed fuck" :P], violence/scary images, and a bit of sexual/suggestive content.
Posted August 01, 2012
Well I know of one game for kids that should be here


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtcqxuKwqP4
Posted August 01, 2012
Kids have their iPhones and Xbox 360s!
Posted August 01, 2012
As appealing as the idea of playing Math Blaster again is, there's an issue I can think of that has yet to be brought up: Some of the information in these games could be outdated.

Remember when Capcom included Quiz and Dragons on one of their collections uncut? A lot of the questions had become irrelevant, so unless GOG put a warning about "Some information may be inaccurate" or the company updated the facts, it would defeat the educational purpose.
Posted August 01, 2012
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DraculaMarth: As appealing as the idea of playing Math Blaster again is, there's an issue I can think of that has yet to be brought up: Some of the information in these games could be outdated.

Remember when Capcom included Quiz and Dragons on one of their collections uncut? A lot of the questions had become irrelevant, so unless GOG put a warning about "Some information may be inaccurate" or the company updated the facts, it would defeat the educational purpose.
Poor Pluto :(
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