Video Games: an overview

It has come to my attention that people like to blame problems their children or other children have on video games. So, I will fight this and put the best games ever on this one blog post. If I forget one, just tell me.

Start with the good:
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Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Requires thinking skills and solving puzzles, all the while you slay evil shrubs and spiders.

Super Smash Brothers Brawl
You can beat the poo out of your friends, all the while using your favorite character from other games. Multiplayer Compatable.

Star Fox 64
While being retro, it is the best Star Fox game so far. Assualt was close, but this is just too good. Plus the storyline is better. Multi player is a little limited. Multiplayer Compatable

Fire Emblem (all of them)
All of the Fire Emblem games are good. They require a lot of thinking and that is what makes it fun. You really get into it and start to debate about who is the most studly with your friends. Multiplayer Compatable (GBA only)

Halo (you pick the number)
I pick this above other 1st person shooters because you don't have to be a super tactician to be good at it. You point, you shoot. I also like the Skirmishes because you can die and it doesn't matter. I sacrifice myself to move the flag 3 feet. I am not that good though, because I am used to having time to think my attack through (Fire Emblem). Multiplayer Compatible
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Goldensun (both)
Really they are both one really long game. It is similiar to Final Fantasy. Really fun with quite a few puzzles. Lots of fighting and you can customize the charaters classes using Djinn. The second one gives you 8 characters instead of 4, but beat the first one first, trust me. Multiplayer Compatable.

Age of Empires 3
This game offers so many civilizations. I love it. I just can't play online. I like this one better just because the civs are more unique. Combine Fire Emblem and Halo, and you get this. A lot of fun to play. Multiplayer Compatible

Rock Band
Offers more to do that Guitar Hero, although the parts are generally easier. Very fun for multiplayer and the making of characters is good. Multiplayer Compatable

Mario Kart: Double Dash
More characters and better tracks than the 64 version. I like the switch characters thing. Multiplayer is fun. Multiplayer Compatable

Super Mario 64
While Galaxy comes extreamly close, I like the 64 better. It's just too classic to pass up. It was always fun to go back and get the 100 coin stars. If only you could be Luigi.

Pokemon Yellow
The original pokemon are among the best Game Boy games available. In the first three, you actually can catch all the pokemon without spending you life on it because there are only 151. (152, missing no.) Also, in yellow, pikachu follows you, which is why it beats red and blue, also better graphics. Multiplayer Compatible



Now for the bad:

Many people, many of which are adults, blame video games for violence and other bad things that children and teens do. I, however, will publicly speak out against this lie. Here is where I stand. I have a parable:

There once were two men, one was named Vick, and the other was the brother of Garet Jaxx. The man named Vick had many good dogs, but he did not raise them right, so they became angry and attacked other dogs. The brother of Garet Jaxx had a Pit Bull-Bull Mastiff mix, which most consider "bad pets". However, this dog was raised right and it loved dogs and children. And so it is in the kingdom of video games.

If parents would limit which games theirs kids play or tell them "hey, you shoot people in this game. That's bad. Don't do that in real life," a lot of problems would be stopped. If a kid who is loved and cared for is happy and plays Halo with his friends, he will not go out and shoot people with a SMG. It is all about the environment the kid grows up in.

What's your opinion?