That video was essentially: "Skill issue: the cure"

13:03 Man the Wii era was so surreal. I’ve loved games all my life, and suddenly my entire family loved them, too. I would go to bed and hear My dad play Wii bowling with his pals after Monday Night Football. My DAD Played games with the bois… like I did with my friends. Absolute insanity.

@SuperFlashDriver

4 ай бұрын

Well that's because Wii Sports had sports that you can play in real life, but in a way that you didn't have to pay for bowling shoes, bowling lanes, and the amount of games to play altogether, including the food and drinks would be expensive. So doing it on Wii Sports, which also, with Wii Sports Resort, includes Golf, Baseball, Tennis, and many other sports; it makes it easy to do the same motions as what you would do in real life. People like to play video games akin to tactical sports and recreational activities in real life. not something like Street Fighter, Sonic The Hedgehog, Horror and Platformers that requires you to complete missions and know how to use the controls throughout the rest of th egame.

Ive been having my mom play breath of the wild recently, she has only really played the various new super mario bros games with me as i was growing up, and i just felt as though botw was the best introduction to 3d modern games as it really shows quite well what gaming is all about. now, i did need to take the wheel during boss fights (i still waited until she at least gets to phase 2 before offering help) and i also gave guidence on where to go, and we managed to beat the game. it really taught me a lot about game design and psychology. she struggled to differentiate between what items are interactable in some way and what is part of the environment, and this interested me because i have no idea how exactly I know how to tell it apart, it just comes naturally to me, but what about it comes naturally to me and not to her? anyways... now she keeps asking me if she can play more, i started not a hobby, but an addiction

@agilecandle428

5 ай бұрын

I know you...

@Emerald-Fluffie

5 ай бұрын

@@agilecandle428 i too know you, a fellow Failboat channel member

I feel like Animal Crossing may be good for a slightly older kid who has some basic reading down. It's basic chores and crafting, a locked camera view, cute animal villagers that you can give gifts to, and their own private space they can decorate and control. They can learn to use multiple buttons for sprinting and catching stuff while running, but this isn't required to continue the game. Even catching and collecting items is an optional challenge they can learn and build on if they want to.

Im calling now the sonic fan from back in the day is matpat's son from the future

@goossey2307

5 ай бұрын

Oooooooh, that's a goooood theory 😂😂

@theshinobigamer5737

5 ай бұрын

…Sammy?😂😂

@VanteIsSleepy

5 ай бұрын

@@theshinobigamer5737 yeah him xD

@TheRealLegoDocOck

5 ай бұрын

Theory: Sammy actually is

@user-in1th9fc7j

5 ай бұрын

@@TheRealLegoDocOckOllie?

31:32 …or you can be ‘that’ parent (as I know a few that are [even in my own family; and I’m told that even more exist) that says “you know nothing about kids because you don’t have your own” and they won’t accept any help. Actually, I do know a lot about kids and how difficult it is to not mess them up completely…and that’s why I haven’t had any

As a massive gamer, I'm gonna be so pissed when the arthritis kicks in hard

@SuperFlashDriver

4 ай бұрын

My sister got arthritis as early as 26/27 years old. So yeah, it's happened to my sister, hence why she can't hold a game controller as she used to back in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

I want to know when and how people discovered the sticks are also buttons, I start first: I was about 9, playing I think COD, I was angry and out of anger pressed the sticks

@Cypherlord

5 ай бұрын

Splatoon 1 cuz the sticks had to be pressed to active specials

@jamestomato1744

5 ай бұрын

I think for me it was with the first Xbox, where I was fucking around with the controller (maybe waiting for something to load) and I realized that the sticks were clickable.

@neet0burrit035

5 ай бұрын

Ps2 games told me to press L3 and R3, and I was so confused. I eventually learned that I was supposed to press the sticks in and my 6 year old mind was blown

@uwo1331

5 ай бұрын

Classic battlefront and bo1

I used to play at an friend together with his PS2, and i remember being mindblown you could press the thumbsticks an dit even could do something. Friend did also not know yet, and we discovered it also had an function in certain games. We where young and i did not have an PS2, also the consoles we played on before did not have pressable sticks with functions.

9:39 Jokes on you. I skipped right to standing and walking.

I learned playing Video Games through Lego Games. Anyway, this was a very Nice Video and pretty well done Guide, I hope this becomes useful.

Dude I remember L3 and R3 legit took me 5 years to figure out were the joysticks pushed in

4:20 Introducing someone to the world of games via trauma. 💀

I was watching this in the background while playing Bloodborne and was super surprised when you mentioned it

Personally, the first game I would ever give to them is Kirby Air Ride and Pokemon Channel. Those two games are very easy to understand how they work, as well as giving them video games like Roller Coaster Tycoon 1, 2, and 3, as well as the PS1 Namco Museum Series Vols. 1-5 and Namco Museum for the Gamecube/PS2. Fun Fact: In Super Smash Bros. Melee there's a special mode where you can only use the Analogue Stick and the A button, That is it. All the other buttons are completely disabled. This is why I like toys the best, especially those that give you fun physics to do with the cars, the toys, the bricks, etc. It gives the child an idea of what to try out and see what works and what doesn't. The idea for video games is that it's trial and error, much like what Reader Rabbit and Jump Start did back in the 1990s. Heck, Roller Coaster Tycoon and SimTower taught me a lot of how to maintain a park and keep people happy, or you risk failing the mission and having to start over from scratch.

I think something like the original Pacman games would be a great place to start learning how to game

another matpat reaction W thanks patterrz

My first video game was Overwatch, so I quickly learned how to use an Xbox controller

When I first started playing video games (as a child), my first two games were Tetris and Super Mario Land on the Gameboy. It took some time getting used to it, but yes, it is absolutely possible to have a Mario game as someone's first video game.

One thing we need to remember is that as a kid I played games because my dad did. I wanted to play his ps1 games and so I did. And as a kid you have a ton more free time to “waste” learning video game logic.

My first gaming experience was Crash Bandicoot on the PS1 cause apparently my parents hated me and wanted me to be punished

Love your content 😊😊

"Kids are not gonna read Pokemon dialogue" kids like Alpharad and Smallant (I’m not joking on that one)

I am going to tell you, Patterz, that you are wrong. Some of us have been playing video games for over 40 years from the Atari to the Switch.

I'm gonna say this: Find out what your parents/grandparents like if they're not gamers. What ever it is, find a game for it. Leave them with it for 2 days, and they will probably get it. I found this out with my Grandma before she passed. I told her about Hogwarts Legacy coming out, as she LOVED Harry Potter and Wizarding World. A week after it came out, she steal my PS4, and started it. She kept calling me in for help since she didn't understand the controls, and finally after another week I told her to just keep at it herself because I couldn't keep helping every 15 min. She then beat the game within about 3 months. (Edit) It also made me happy whenever she'd see me and start gushing about what she found, and controls or interactions she didn't realize she could do. I was actually talking to her about her finally starting the BotW, but that's when she got sick.

Funny thing about Zelda. I was playing Skyward Sword and would get lost like crazy because I would forget item functions when a new item was introduced. I’d run in circles for few minutes after eventually looking at a guide. I ended up not finishing it due to having to backtrack so much for the Hero Song. I do want to go back eventually but so many other games on my list to play right now.

My little siste first game was Minecraft pocket editon, I was surprised with how intuitive touch controls actually are

I definitely plan to refer to this if/when I have kids. 😂

@Patterz at 6:36 probably honkai star rail or raid shadow legends

Nah, offline dino run is getting slept on.

Idk, i was throwing grendades at my feet in halo and laughing hysterically at the funny boom noise when i was like....3, first game i remember playing on my own was pokemon pearl when i was like 6, only thing i had trouble with was the fishing funny enough. Early Pokémon games are like, perfect for beginning the gaming journey. Simple concept. Catch and battle cool monsters. Dont need to press multiple buttons at the same time. The only thing that requires any amount of reaction time is fishing. And it slowly introduces different gaming concepts like hoarding every item you find and never using them. But for real the 2d pokemon games are great introductions

I appreciate him doing this because this kind of guiding and mentorship isn’t very prevalent within the gaming community. A lot of people young and old end up having to learn as they go. If we’re talking about PvP especially, it’s like being throw in the lion’s den

My first game was marvel vs capcom on the psp 😭

I watched my parents play video games all the time growing up so I got the basic control scheme naturally, then my first game was portal. Genuinely a perfect first game if you at least understand wasd movement and mouse aiming.

Matpat is expecting new parents now to have their own 3ds, Switch, wii etc. when they are not exactly the easiest or cheapest to come by now.

@kilf2318

5 ай бұрын

Psss, there are these things called Emulators, Look it up

If you are a grown adult who wants to get into gaming. I say that there is nothing better than jumping straight into the deep end by picking up the Darksouls remaster and play along with a walkthrough or have a friend who is Darksouls vet guide you through the game and be able to be summoned as needed. Sure it may be hard and tricky but if you can stick through it and beat it you can do anything. Another great pick would be ultrakill I have seen that game take gaming noobs to masters fast. Because doing the tech is so much fun and feels so good you can't help by want to grind out being good and flashy.

So the only problem I have with MatPat's list is that he says it's for both young kids and adults, and then lists a bunch of kid's games. Like, I dunno if my dad would really wanna play Paw Patrol. I'm glad he broke down what kind of games to try, but I wish he would have given another example instead of immediately abandoning the idea of this being for anyone who wants to get into gaming.

If you dropped a kid from the 80s on a console from today, there would literally be 0 difference. Most kids today start with literally no experience gaming but give them a few months and they are takin Ls on Fortnite with the best of them.

For step 10 i would say kirby and the forgotten land because its cute (Until the final boss) and easy to do

Welcome💙 🙏🏼🖤

doki doki 4ever

My first game was COD

overcook 100 percent with my dad was hell

Prewatched! Jk love the reactions Pat!

a as person who only play mostly pokemon. me: WORK ON THOSE THUMB SON.

My first game was cuphead...........

balls

@Wex501

5 ай бұрын

BalLs

@blaze048

5 ай бұрын

Rhydon deez nuts

@Rogeryoo

5 ай бұрын

BaIIs, with the Ls being uppercase i, would be a really great title, actually.

I did vr at 5 loved it got a xbox at 8 but played at 6 on my dad's was insane at fortnite and now I have a 78% win rate now and have got all achievements on 20 gamee try me

smh pat prewatched yet again /s

I agree I don't think top down zelda games are a good place to start... I get the idea but I feel a child would be in the lost woods no way out.

this is embarrassing to say, but am ASS at controller. it could be the EASIEST controller game but i cannot play it unless it's like a wii sports remote. I can only play KBM

25:51 my first (2) Pokémon games were Soul Silver and Mystery Dungeon EoS. I have no fucking clue how my dumbass child self was able to get through those games. I don’t think I read anything in those games at all, or how I ever managed to get through all the battles and gyms, or know what HM’s are

ok putting pokemon before mario is stupid lol are we only talking about button complexity or game complexity? pokemon is way too complex for a child and they wont really learn it but just mash buttons randomly and win as its too easy but how can you say that mario is harder to play than pokemon??

Bro, Patterz, the amount of "Same brain" moments is absurd. You need to tone down your psychic link to Mather Pathew, lol. twice just in the first 9 minutes is kind of absurd. As someone who used to use Khan Academy quite frequently during middleschool and early highschool, the fact Khan Academy's Kids App was matt patt's go-to makes a LOT of sense. YEAH, no, DEFINITELY not the Oracle Games, and CERTAINLY not the DS Zelda Games. Oracle of Seasons and Ages have certain points that are confusing as hell with minimal information given to players, and the DS Titles have you using the touch screen for so much and you need pinpoint precision at times.

ok straight away from the start why we act as if nowadays kids and adults are braindead and cant figure out something a 5 year old self of us did a good 20-30~ years ago like yes when you first booted up super mario maybe didnt know that holding down the B makes you run so you spent some minutes frustrated as to why you cant jump over the hole but eventually by trial and error you tried many things til you realized ohhh so this is how it works duh... and once you realize how it works you now can play, if an adult human being who has a real life job cant figure out something as simple as how to play super mario then that says something really bad about that persons skills in life, if a simple task of some button presses is "too hard" for them, also nowadays games all have tutorials babysitting you through all the buttons and everything, there is no excuses for not knowing how to play, it has more to do with their will, if those adults sit down thinking: eww games are trash and bad of course they not willing to invest time to even give a game a chance, but those who give it a chance realize that damn this is actually kinda fun 🤷‍♂ but i think nowadays more and more adults are into playing games casually at least and these adults gonna be playing even when they very old