I saw Star Trek VI in the theater, and of course I own the VHS home video version, (as I assume everyone who saw it in the theater has…)

I honestly thought that I had spaced out and forgotten Rene’s scenes.

I remember slapping my knee and getting up to start cleaning up the snacks, before being surprised that the VHS version kept on going.

Think companies will track us in our homes using wifi and well just have to accept it

Uh…that’s today, actually.

But yes, more companies will.

You’re probably right about all of this.

The next Xbox will have a really fucking stupid name.

Okay, but that one is kind of a freebie. Haha.

The Elk is probably thinking it finally met some sensible humans who know how to take a minute to sit and look around.

Much of what Darth Vader is into is creepy.

That person is being needlessly cautious.

Results are nice, but shortsightedly juicing the appearance of shareholder value for a single quarter is forever… Somehow.

For Brits, while there’s many possible worse interpretations, the usual reason for US law to function this way is if the weapon was fired by a very young child.

And yes, we have a “usual” regarding children getting their hands on firearms. That sucks in it’s own special way.

US law seals many records in cases for child offenders.

If the weapon was fired by a child too young to understand firearms, that could result in no charges - although it’s more usual to see a charge against the caretakers in such cases.

Disclaimer: Since tone doesn’t convey in text - I want to clarify I’m not trying to advocate for the US system. I just want to share that there are explanations - in addition - to our usual ones.

None of what I’ve shared is meant to attempt to address the concerns that must come with having a gun culture.

Everything still sucks in this situation, and everyone has a right to how they feel about it.

Whatever else we feel, we can all agree we need to find ways to do better than this. Nothing is okay about this.

(And yes, I know I’m saying that in one country where this kind of thing still routinely happens.)

Sure thing. Happy gaming!

you’re likely to be misled for no fucking reason and to juice up a few executives quarterly bonuses, because Google faces no real competition, because existing anti-trust laws haven’t been meaningfully enforced anywhere in the world for the entire time that Google has existed.

I was just thinking about this: more evidence of the Minecraft to Linux self hosting pipeline.

Ooh. Good one! Joust even gives nice bonus points for managing not to kill each-other.

chase your kid,

Oh, that’s good advice for playing with a kid. I forgot that I used this approach with my kid brother, back when Micromachines was new.

so it’s good for teaching patience lol

That’s true, lol. I recall telling my brother how he’s building character.

I imagine they followed the pattern of nearly all successes - work hard and get really really lucky.

first one that comes to mind is Donkey Kong Country.

Ooh. Good call!

For OP, I was confused by the multiplayer in Donkey Kong Country (SNES) the first time I played it.

If I recall correctly, the second controller doesn’t do anything until the first player gets hit, then second controller takes over as the other Kong.

I think there’s also a button the active player can press to switch out.

I find a nice large bandage helps. The difference in how it feels under my fingers gives me just enough pause that I get a chance to notice and stop myself.

Oh, and sorry for so many responses, but I figure that posting these separately will let the votes give you some idea where to start.

The votes I’ve seen so far very much reflect the order I would try these games out with a five year old gamer.

Fun-N-Games (Genesis/Megadrive) is mostly single player, but has many mini games accessibile to young gamers.

It’s single player, but too good to miss: “Richard Scary’s Busy Town” (Genesis) is a fantastic open ended set of mini-games that are fun and accessibible to almost all skill levels of gamer.

These are great! All with little to no violence, too.

I will say (for OP), Micromachines needs more patience than some 5 year olds will have, since the controls and speed aren’t very forgiving until learned. So I might not start with Micromachines for a young gamer.