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ScratchMusicGroup · 2010-05-13 19:41:44

I think everybody knows that the M rating on video games means for 18+ years old. However, some people think it means "Rated M-Your Parents Buy It For You" instead of "Rated M-18+ Years of Age"

What do you think the rating M means in your opinion.
Be honest, because i'm sure some of you have Halo or Call of Duty and you are under 18. I admit I am under 18 years of age too. tongue

soupoftomato · 2010-05-13 19:45:48

I think that only mature people should play them. I hate when I hear at school, "My dudes head got blasted off!!!!" I'm thinking, you shouldn't even be playing that game and now I know why.

My parents are a little strict, but not really if you take 18+ to heart. I was at my friend's house, and hew was playing COD, and I was like, I'm not supposed to play this, and he wouldn't stop. He might be a good friends at school, but I'm saying no next time he invites me.

PlayWithFire · 2010-05-13 19:47:16

i say play it before 18, that's their target audience anyway whether we know it or not i'd assume. i've played m games since i was like 14 or 13

BaVB · 2010-05-13 19:48:24

M = Me only tongue

Actually, I think that some games are okay, and shouldn't be M. But some games were meant to be M, like Grand Theft Auto. The rating system is kinda messed up.

cocoanut · 2010-05-13 19:50:44

You're probably commenting on a post I made, aren't you. >.>

Some of them are unfairly rated. Some M-rated games have minimal amounts of blood, violence, inappropriate references, and other stuff. I am aware of that. I also agree that parents should restrict and allow the availability of such video games to their children, based on their knowledge of the content. But some parents don't care--they let their children have anything, if they buy it with their own money or something. And there is bad stuff in some games. Violent stuff. Inappropriate stuff.

Plus, I know this idiot who spends all his time playing video games, lets his parents do his homework, and doesn't care about school. I see him around making random gun noises like "GCHGCHGCHGCH" all the time. He's a real idiot. I guess that's the effect of violent addictive stuff. That's just a warning to y'all children. Good day.

ScratchMusicGroup · 2010-05-13 19:57:14

cocoanut wrote:
You're probably commenting on a post I made, aren't you. >.>

Some of them are unfairly rated. Some M-rated games have minimal amounts of blood, violence, inappropriate references, and other stuff. I am aware of that. I also agree that parents should restrict and allow the availability of such video games to their children, based on their knowledge of the content. But some parents don't care--they let their children have anything, if they buy it with their own money or something. And there is bad stuff in some games. Violent stuff. Inappropriate stuff.

Plus, I know this idiot who spends all his time playing video games, lets his parents do his homework, and doesn't care about school. I see him around making random gun noises like "GCHGCHGCHGCH" all the time. He's a real idiot. I guess that's the effect of violent addictive stuff. That's just a warning to y'all children. Good day.

No. I just felt like asking that question.

steppenwulf · 2010-05-13 20:03:57

I've been playing rated M games since I was 7 xD

I think rated M means don't let little kids play it if there is blood/violence/above mild swearing. Of course, you shouldn't let anyone under 13 play while unsupervised, because then the swearing will get into their heads. And if the game involves partial nudity, I'ld say no kid under 14 should play.

littletonkslover · 2010-05-13 20:23:13

cocoanut wrote:
You're probably commenting on a post I made, aren't you. >.>

Some of them are unfairly rated. Some M-rated games have minimal amounts of blood, violence, inappropriate references, and other stuff. I am aware of that. I also agree that parents should restrict and allow the availability of such video games to their children, based on their knowledge of the content. But some parents don't care--they let their children have anything, if they buy it with their own money or something. And there is bad stuff in some games. Violent stuff. Inappropriate stuff.

Plus, I know this idiot who spends all his time playing video games, lets his parents do his homework, and doesn't care about school. I see him around making random gun noises like "GCHGCHGCHGCH" all the time. He's a real idiot. I guess that's the effect of violent addictive stuff. That's just a warning to y'all children. Good day.

I remember I was at my friends house, playing Brawl. We were having a good time, when this other kid over there(age 7) pipes up,"Do you have Call of Duty?"
Me: Isn't he kind of young for that....?
Robotkitty: But he's from Minneapolis.
Me: Oh, okay. That makes sense.

There was a tennis game rated M.

I honestly don't like it. Then the kids at school enjoy war and go "BLAMBLAMBLAM HAH YOU COMMUNISTS."

cocoanut · 2010-05-13 20:29:24

littletonkslover wrote:
cocoanut wrote:
You're probably commenting on a post I made, aren't you. >.>

Some of them are unfairly rated. Some M-rated games have minimal amounts of blood, violence, inappropriate references, and other stuff. I am aware of that. I also agree that parents should restrict and allow the availability of such video games to their children, based on their knowledge of the content. But some parents don't care--they let their children have anything, if they buy it with their own money or something. And there is bad stuff in some games. Violent stuff. Inappropriate stuff.

Plus, I know this idiot who spends all his time playing video games, lets his parents do his homework, and doesn't care about school. I see him around making random gun noises like "GCHGCHGCHGCH" all the time. He's a real idiot. I guess that's the effect of violent addictive stuff. That's just a warning to y'all children. Good day.
I remember I was at my friends house, playing Brawl. We were having a good time, when this other kid over there(age 7) pipes up,"Do you have Call of Duty?"
Me: Isn't he kind of young for that....?
Robotkitty: But he's from Minneapolis.
Me: Oh, okay. That makes sense.

There was a tennis game rated M.

I honestly don't like it. Then the kids at school enjoy war and go "BLAMBLAMBLAM HAH YOU COMMUNISTS."

You know the sad thing? That kid is thirteen years old, and it takes him about three years to read an a hundred page book. He can't actually read either. I've heard him try.

"T--th-... uh... what's this say? Um. Thi--oh! This! This isa.. er. is a... sent. sen... senet.... sente.. sen tens? Sen tens? Huh? Oh! Sentence! This is a sentence! I get it now...."

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soupoftomato · 2010-05-13 20:32:30

cocoanut wrote:
littletonkslover wrote:
cocoanut wrote:
You're probably commenting on a post I made, aren't you. >.>

Some of them are unfairly rated. Some M-rated games have minimal amounts of blood, violence, inappropriate references, and other stuff. I am aware of that. I also agree that parents should restrict and allow the availability of such video games to their children, based on their knowledge of the content. But some parents don't care--they let their children have anything, if they buy it with their own money or something. And there is bad stuff in some games. Violent stuff. Inappropriate stuff.

Plus, I know this idiot who spends all his time playing video games, lets his parents do his homework, and doesn't care about school. I see him around making random gun noises like "GCHGCHGCHGCH" all the time. He's a real idiot. I guess that's the effect of violent addictive stuff. That's just a warning to y'all children. Good day.
I remember I was at my friends house, playing Brawl. We were having a good time, when this other kid over there(age 7) pipes up,"Do you have Call of Duty?"
Me: Isn't he kind of young for that....?
Robotkitty: But he's from Minneapolis.
Me: Oh, okay. That makes sense.

There was a tennis game rated M.

I honestly don't like it. Then the kids at school enjoy war and go "BLAMBLAMBLAM HAH YOU COMMUNISTS."
You know the sad thing? That kid is thirteen years old, and it takes him about three years to read an a hundred page book. He can't actually read either. I've heard him try.

"T--th-... uh... what's this say? Um. Thi--oh! This! This isa.. er. is a... sent. sen... senet.... sente.. sen tens? Sen tens? Huh? Oh! Sentence! This is a sentence! I get it now...."

I know a kid, and it took him a school year to finish HP5.

Then there's one kid who can read, he just can't read aloud.

floatingmagictree · 2010-05-13 20:35:37

Rated M means forget about the rating and play it anyway to me.

littletonkslover · 2010-05-13 20:37:12

floatingmagictree wrote:
Rated M means forget about the rating and play it anyway to me.

archmage · 2010-05-13 20:37:54

What? I though M meant "invite Mother to watch"

Nothing pleases a mother greater then seeing her kids do sweet head shots wink

Aidan · 2010-05-13 20:39:20

littletonkslover wrote:
floatingmagictree wrote:
Rated M means forget about the rating and play it anyway to me.
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Classic Tonkie

littletonkslover · 2010-05-13 20:39:32

archmage wrote:
What? I though M meant "invite Mother to watch"

Nothing pleases a mother greater then seeing her kids do sweet head shots

She'd do a head shot to me ^^"

Sorry, bad joke.

floatingmagictree · 2010-05-13 20:39:50

archmage wrote:
What? I though M meant "invite Mother to watch"

Nothing pleases a mother greater then seeing her kids do sweet head shots

+50 points

Blade-Edge · 2010-05-13 20:40:38

Rated M is usually 15 isnt it? And then there are the M 16+
The only ones that are 10+ are A games which usually contain explicit material

cocoanut · 2010-05-13 20:41:35

archmage wrote:
What? I though M meant "invite Mother to watch"

Nothing pleases a mother greater then seeing her kids do sweet head shots

Oh yeah...

Bill Amend wrote:
Roger: "What is that game you're playing rated, Jason?"
Jason: "It's rated M, Dad."
Roger: "M? It had better be."

Marcus: "I wish my dad though M stood for mild."
Jason: "We can't all be perfect.

Kileymeister · 2010-05-13 20:43:38

cocoanut wrote:
Bill Amend wrote:
Roger: "What is that game you're playing rated, Jason?"
Jason: "It's rated M, Dad."
Roger: "M? It had better be."

Marcus: "I wish my dad thought M stood for mild."
Jason: "We can't all have perfect parents."

Lol, FoxTrot is the best comic ever. Calvin and Hobbes is a close second.

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Aidan · 2010-05-13 20:45:09

This thread is full of some really funny-- uh, stuff.

cocoanut · 2010-05-13 20:47:23

Kileymeister wrote:
cocoanut wrote:
Bill Amend wrote:
Roger: "What is that game you're playing rated, Jason?"
Jason: "It's rated M, Dad."
Roger: "M? It had better be."

Marcus: "I wish my dad thought M stood for mild."
Jason: "We can't all have perfect parents."
Lol, FoxTrot is the best comic ever. Calvin and Hobbes is a close second.

Dilbert and Calvin are tied for me. tongue

I like Dilbert for all the work and computer references (always hilarious), and Calvin for the constant philosophy. But Calvin and Hobbes is getting boring because I've read every strip. If you give me the beginning of one, I'll be able to tell you the end without a sweat. Not so for Foxtrot.

soupoftomato · 2010-05-13 20:47:46

Kileymeister wrote:
cocoanut wrote:
Bill Amend wrote:
Roger: "What is that game you're playing rated, Jason?"
Jason: "It's rated M, Dad."
Roger: "M? It had better be."

Marcus: "I wish my dad thought M stood for mild."
Jason: "We can't all have perfect parents."
Lol, FoxTrot is the best comic ever. Calvin and Hobbes is a close second.

Peanuts is third?
Mine is Peanuts, Foxtrot, and then just nothing.

Although Dilbert was hilarious this week.

We're like the the one musketeer!

cocoanut · 2010-05-13 20:48:50

soupoftomato wrote:
Kileymeister wrote:
cocoanut wrote:

Lol, FoxTrot is the best comic ever. Calvin and Hobbes is a close second.
Peanuts is third?
Mine is Peanuts, Foxtrot, and then just nothing.

Although Dilbert was hilarious this week.

We're like the the one musketeer!

Yep, as I said before,

1: FoxTrot
2: Dilbert and C&H tied
3: Peanuts

littletonkslover · 2010-05-13 20:50:04

cocoanut wrote:
soupoftomato wrote:
Kileymeister wrote:
Lol, FoxTrot is the best comic ever. Calvin and Hobbes is a close second.
Peanuts is third?
Mine is Peanuts, Foxtrot, and then just nothing.

Although Dilbert was hilarious this week.

We're like the the one musketeer!
Yep, as I said before,

1: FoxTrot
2: Dilbert and C&H tied
3: Peanuts

Peanuts is #1!

cocoanut · 2010-05-13 20:51:06

littletonkslover wrote:
cocoanut wrote:
soupoftomato wrote:

Peanuts is third?
Mine is Peanuts, Foxtrot, and then just nothing.

Although Dilbert was hilarious this week.

We're like the the one musketeer!
Yep, as I said before,

1: FoxTrot
2: Dilbert and C&H tied
3: Peanuts
Peanuts is #1!

You obviously haven't read FoxTrot.

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