Good games for a 5-year-old. - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

Frank Gunn · 10-11-2004, 05:19 PM

I'm purchasing a GameCube for my 5-year-old nephew for his birthday (to ensure cool-uncle status, since I never had the luxury of a cool uncle), and I need to know a quality game or two to buy with it, preferably multi-player, so his old man and little bro can get in on it.

I'm clueless here. Help me out, folks.

IKEA_boy · 10-11-2004, 05:22 PM

My soon to be nine year old nephew seems to have an affinity towards Sonic the Hedgehog. Maybe try those?

Notoriousaurus · 10-11-2004, 05:24 PM

Super Mario Sunshine.

Sycowulf · 10-11-2004, 05:27 PM

My younger nephews like all the mario type games, Dragon Ball Z Budokai, Godzilla... stuff like that. Smash Bros would be aother good choice, as would Mario Kart.

Frank Gunn · 10-11-2004, 05:35 PM

Yeah, I was worried about getting him anything too complicated. Hell, all I had when I was 5 was Combat. It was a hard lession to learn that the Bomber, despite its massive size, was no match for the Biplanes.

elwood731 · 10-11-2004, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sycowulf

My younger nephews like all the mario type games, Dragon Ball Z Budokai, Godzilla... stuff like that. Smash Bros would be aother good choice, as would Mario Kart.

Mario Kart and Smash Bros. sound like great choices for multiplayer with kids. Nintendo still does this better than anyone else.

projecteightysix · 10-11-2004, 05:57 PM

he'd probably like I-Ninja, and its only 4.99 at circuit city.

then anything mario....

Frank Gunn · 10-11-2004, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by elwood731

Nintendo still does this better than anyone else.

Yeah, that's why I settled on the GameCube.

Well, that and it's $50.00 cheaper than the Xbox and PS2.

Chazz33 · 10-11-2004, 07:25 PM

Now if you wanted to be Uber-uncle you'd get the X-Box!

Engineer_J · 10-12-2004, 11:15 AM

My ten year old sister really like the Crash and Spyro games, SSX Tricky, easier stuff like the Tarzan game, maybe Super Monkey Ball even if he wouldn't be that good at it

GaLvAtRoN187 · 10-12-2004, 03:33 PM

Super Mario Sunshine
Viewtiful Joe
Custom Robo
Simpsons Hit and Run
I-Ninja
Mario Kart Double Dash
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

projecteightysix · 10-13-2004, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by GaLvAtRoN187

Super Mario Sunshine
Viewtiful Joe
Custom Robo
Simpsons Hit and Run
I-Ninja
Mario Kart Double Dash
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

wind waker is waaaaaaaaay too complex for a 5 year old

Wurms · 10-13-2004, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by projecteightysix

wind waker is waaaaaaaaay too complex for a 5 year old

and Viewtiful Joe is waaaaaaaay too difficult.

How about:
Ape Escape
Pikmin
Pokemon games (im sure a pokemon game is on the cube)
Smash Bros

Scourge · 10-13-2004, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Wurms

and Viewtiful Joe is waaaaaaaay too difficult.

How about:
Ape Escape
Pikmin
Pokemon games (im sure a pokemon game is on the cube)
Smash Bros

Ape Escape is a PS2 game.
Pikmin is a strategy game and the kid is 5 years old.
Pokemon Colisseum has a ton of reading.

Smash Bros. is an excellent choice.
Luigi's Mansion is a good choice, unless they scare really, really easily.
Kirby's Air Ride is good and not as competitive and cut throat as Mario Kart or as complex controlwise and track designwise.

lostwire · 10-13-2004, 06:22 PM

Some Uncle. The Gamecube. Now he won't have any friends in kindergarten.

Wurms · 10-13-2004, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Scourge

Ape Escape is a PS2 game.
Pikmin is a strategy game and the kid is 5 years old.
Pokemon Colisseum has a ton of reading.

My nephew was playing FF7 when he was 5 or 6. He was playing The Sims when was 8. RPG's (and text based games) helped him learn to read faster than normal kids. Those are like novels with interactive pictures.

GaLvAtRoN187 · 10-14-2004, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by projecteightysix

wind waker is waaaaaaaaay too complex for a 5 year old

ive got 5 year old neighbors who love playing wind waker

MooglePorn · 10-14-2004, 09:25 PM

Mario Sunshine is good but it has some tough spots... also it's one player. Ikea can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you need to go through a lot of the harder levels of it to beat the game.

The best one I can reccommend is Super Smash Bros. Melee, which is easy to just sit and play, you can just smash buttons if you want, and it's up to 4 player.

lostwire · 10-15-2004, 04:01 AM

Kids are smarter than all this Nintendo fluff offers. My nephew is only five & he can kick the shit out of all of you in any SSX game. This dude knows all the moves, where all the secret stuff is & he'll beat your ass while talking to his mom & munching on cookies.

Ispep Aloc · 10-15-2004, 05:12 PM

Disney had a line of Sports Games out a while back. I definately agree with SSBM.

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Frank Gunn Actor Join Date: Oct 2002	Good games for a 5-year-old. I'm purchasing a GameCube for my 5-year-old nephew for his birthday (to ensure cool-uncle status, since I never had the luxury of a cool uncle), and I need to know a quality game or two to buy with it, preferably multi-player, so his old man and little bro can get in on it. I'm clueless here. Help me out, folks.

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10-11-2004, 05:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Frank Gunn Actor Join Date: Oct 2002	Yeah, I was worried about getting him anything too complicated. Hell, all I had when I was 5 was Combat. It was a hard lession to learn that the Bomber, despite its massive size, was no match for the Biplanes.

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Engineer_J The Gordon Gekko of Games Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dallas, TX, USA	My ten year old sister really like the Crash and Spyro games, SSX Tricky, easier stuff like the Tarzan game, maybe Super Monkey Ball even if he wouldn't be that good at it

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10-13-2004, 06:22 PM	#15 (permalink)
lostwire Expressed Visually Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Michigan.	Some Uncle. The Gamecube. Now he won't have any friends in kindergarten.

10-14-2004, 09:25 PM	#18 (permalink)
MooglePorn Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA	Mario Sunshine is good but it has some tough spots... also it's one player. Ikea can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you need to go through a lot of the harder levels of it to beat the game. The best one I can reccommend is Super Smash Bros. Melee, which is easy to just sit and play, you can just smash buttons if you want, and it's up to 4 player.

10-15-2004, 04:01 AM	#19 (permalink)
lostwire Expressed Visually Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Michigan.	Kids are smarter than all this Nintendo fluff offers. My nephew is only five & he can kick the shit out of all of you in any SSX game. This dude knows all the moves, where all the secret stuff is & he'll beat your ass while talking to his mom & munching on cookies.

10-15-2004, 05:12 PM	#20 (permalink)
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