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Remember the good ol' days before old people who didn't play games decided what was appropriate for kiddies?
It's not about what they are rated, save Mature. Mature games ding on my register, and you have to be at least 17 to purchase them - and that's pretty true anywhere in the country.
I think it should be up to AGN to decide what is appropriate for the kids. Have prospective gamers join. If they get banned within in the first month, they should only play games with an E... manage 6 months, and they get Teen, regular members would get the Mature, and special people, pretty much only zaph or SB, would get to play the ones rated S&M-O.. err.. A-O..
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Not that they matter to me one iota, since my mother buys the games and doesn't give a crap for ratings.
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Am I the only one that things the rating system is horrible? It's covering up my precious box art!
Also, the ESRB rating system last I heard was voluntary. Anyway, besides remembering a time where there were no ratings, anyone remember that time when people didn't blame video games for things? Things that were the parents faults?
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I agree with Mott. What happened to parent accountability?
On the other hand, I'm 18, and can buy all the M rated games I want. So HA HA!
(Actually, does anyone remember another rating system that looked like a thermoniter? Whatever happened to that one?)
(Another note. The first game that I ever got that was actually rated was...DOOM ][. And it was M rated. And look how good I turned out.....wait.,....well at leat I'm never went into my elementary school with a glock or anything...)