My son erased my Mario Sunshine Game!!!! (oh well!)
10-31-02, 05:14 PM
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My son erased my Mario Sunshine Game!!!! (oh well!)
Yup, came home from work to find my son playing the GC, and he had started over on one of the saves.
His is "C", and I play on "A" and back it up on "B". Well, I exited his game and went to load my game, all gone... all of them, except "C". He had told my mom, who is visiting, that he was going to play on "daddy's game" (my wife had come to pick me up from work).
In the process, he had erased both "A" and "B". Now my son (whose 4) knows his letters and knows that "C" is his, and he knows not to play my game. We actually have a little gray card that is specifically for him, but we don't know where it went. (We suspect that its in the case of a game that a friend is borrowing.) My card is a black Nyko 8MB card... and its that, my card!
I flew off my rocker and turned the cube off, sent my son to his room and sternly protested the use of my card unsupervised. My mom (being sweet like she always is) tried to take the blame, but my son knows better.
What course of action should I take? Has this ever happened to you?
We are looking for the gray card and are going to strictly enforce that rule, but I don't quite know what do with my son. He's in enough pain right now know dady is mad.
By the way, I don't have alot of time to play SMS, but I had managed to get 32 shines and was almost ready to unlock Yoshi. Some of those levels were really tough, now I have to start over.
His is "C", and I play on "A" and back it up on "B". Well, I exited his game and went to load my game, all gone... all of them, except "C". He had told my mom, who is visiting, that he was going to play on "daddy's game" (my wife had come to pick me up from work).
In the process, he had erased both "A" and "B". Now my son (whose 4) knows his letters and knows that "C" is his, and he knows not to play my game. We actually have a little gray card that is specifically for him, but we don't know where it went. (We suspect that its in the case of a game that a friend is borrowing.) My card is a black Nyko 8MB card... and its that, my card!
I flew off my rocker and turned the cube off, sent my son to his room and sternly protested the use of my card unsupervised. My mom (being sweet like she always is) tried to take the blame, but my son knows better.
What course of action should I take? Has this ever happened to you?
We are looking for the gray card and are going to strictly enforce that rule, but I don't quite know what do with my son. He's in enough pain right now know dady is mad.
By the way, I don't have alot of time to play SMS, but I had managed to get 32 shines and was almost ready to unlock Yoshi. Some of those levels were really tough, now I have to start over.
10-31-02, 05:17 PM
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That's a shame. Maybe instead of blaming him, or your mom, blame yourself for leaving "your" card laying around?
But that's just my opinion, and they are like *******s, everyone's got one.
But that's just my opinion, and they are like *******s, everyone's got one.
10-31-02, 05:35 PM
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Originally posted by Liver&Onions
That's a shame... blame yourself for leaving "your" card laying around?
That's a shame... blame yourself for leaving "your" card laying around?
Chalk it up as a learning experience...
Maybe I should change my sig to: "Video Game Talk... the better alternative to beating your children!"
10-31-02, 06:02 PM
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That sucks, but what can you do but live and learn. Try to turn it into a positive experience. You should be able to get back to where you were faster than before. I don't have any kids, but judging from what other people post I'm gonna have to put everything on high shelves.
10-31-02, 07:38 PM
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you have to do something with him before it's too late, maybe have a police officer come out to the house & scare him a little bit or take him down to juvi for a couple days.
Your other option is to write him off all together, you could list him on ebay or sell him into child slavery
Your other option is to write him off all together, you could list him on ebay or sell him into child slavery
10-31-02, 08:23 PM
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Originally posted by WhattheFFF
you have to do something with him before it's too late, maybe have a police officer come out to the house & scare him a little bit or take him down to juvi for a couple days.
Your other option is to write him off all together, you could list him on ebay or sell him into child slavery
you have to do something with him before it's too late, maybe have a police officer come out to the house & scare him a little bit or take him down to juvi for a couple days.
Your other option is to write him off all together, you could list him on ebay or sell him into child slavery
10-31-02, 09:49 PM
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Man I say beat his bottom black and blue. Just today I had to take a pi$$ and when I get back my 6 year old got busted by the cops on my vice city. I was so angry for ruining my record man I jsut let him have it.
This is just a joke by the way, I would say just keep your card out of his reach. He is only 4 and while he may know the difference he is still going to be curious and also want to be just like daddy so he can impress you. My son was doing that for awhile with GT3, he kept begging me to let him race with my cars so I did once then he kept winning and showing me how much money he could earn for me. It really made him happy to impress me.
This is just a joke by the way, I would say just keep your card out of his reach. He is only 4 and while he may know the difference he is still going to be curious and also want to be just like daddy so he can impress you. My son was doing that for awhile with GT3, he kept begging me to let him race with my cars so I did once then he kept winning and showing me how much money he could earn for me. It really made him happy to impress me.
11-01-02, 12:28 AM
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Originally posted by Aghama
I hope you're not seriously looking for advice on how to discipline your kid, because you've come to the absolute wrong place for that.
I hope you're not seriously looking for advice on how to discipline your kid, because you've come to the absolute wrong place for that.
I know that with the Memory Cards for systems, we can have tighter control on our "saves". I remember as a kid that my friend's big brother would erase his Zelda game so that he and his friends could start over. I even knew someone who's parents had purchased two copies of DragonWarrior for the NES so that the fueding brothers wouldn't play each other's games.
I was just trying to start a conversation that to a serious different turn than I expected.
11-01-02, 02:35 AM
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i disagree with the do not punish crowd.
there is nothing wrong with showing a 4 year old that you must respect other's property. he knew he was playing daddy's game so i am sure he will be far more careful in the future. I think limiting or reducing his access to the gc from a short time is fine , and i also believe an explanation about why he is being punished is necessary.
there is nothing wrong with showing a 4 year old that you must respect other's property. he knew he was playing daddy's game so i am sure he will be far more careful in the future. I think limiting or reducing his access to the gc from a short time is fine , and i also believe an explanation about why he is being punished is necessary.
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eye for an eye? I say teach the child compasion and show him how much you love him. Sitting him down and talking to him about it is one thing but punishing him over a video game is just wrong. Especially since he is only 4. I don't agree with the erasing of his game either, don't want to show him that two wrongs make a right now do ya?