[randlet]

I had a similarly negative view about your article and "passed judgment on you" for making the choices you made for your kid. In particular I have a very negative view about e.g. 6 year olds using guns to kill enemies in video games. If the article was about what I would consider to be more constructive video games I probably wouldn't have given it a second thought (eh I probably would still judge but not so negatively!). Did you ever worry about a game like Contra having a negative effect on Eliot? Thanks for chiming in :)

[waxpancake]

Have you played Contra? The weapons are about as realistic as Mega Man's.

It looks more like using bubbles to pop an endless stream of bad guys, Bubble Bobble-style.

https://media.giphy.com/media/DpXqHdILXRRDi/giphy.gif

So, no, I never worried about anything in an NES game having a negative effect on him.

[randlet]

Yes I've played/beaten Contra. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree because to me it looks like shooting a lot of people with guns.