"She was excited! But for all she knew, I just figured out how to get Pauline to work. And that was fine. I wasn't expecting it to change her life. We played for a bit. And some more. And again later. You know what? She really did seem to enjoy the game more. For whatever reason, she was more motivated to play as Pauline than as Mario. I can't read into that too much, because it does feel a bit like a new game to her still. So we'll see how she does after a week with it."
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Flipping the script on Donkey Kong
Viral this week: A computer programmer Dad's response to his 3-year-old's question of why she couldn't save the Donkey herself in Donkey Kong went viral this week? He hacked the game and flipped the script. Here's the video and a quote from the dad:
"She was excited! But for all she knew, I just figured out how to get Pauline to work. And that was fine. I wasn't expecting it to change her life. We played for a bit. And some more. And again later. You know what? She really did seem to enjoy the game more. For whatever reason, she was more motivated to play as Pauline than as Mario. I can't read into that too much, because it does feel a bit like a new game to her still. So we'll see how she does after a week with it."
"She was excited! But for all she knew, I just figured out how to get Pauline to work. And that was fine. I wasn't expecting it to change her life. We played for a bit. And some more. And again later. You know what? She really did seem to enjoy the game more. For whatever reason, she was more motivated to play as Pauline than as Mario. I can't read into that too much, because it does feel a bit like a new game to her still. So we'll see how she does after a week with it."
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I've also always wondered why I could't be a female and save the male characters! I remember playing this game and others like it; ALWAYS trying to save a pretty damsel in distress, but never playing the part of a heroine. This is just another reminder of just how infiltrated sexism is in the media, toys, and world in which we live.
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