Dad fails to impress with video game skill

“Because I Said So” column for The Commercial Appeal

January 8, 2009

In an effort to impress and connect with my children, I recently sat down to play a video game with them. We don’t have the Xbox or the Wii or Nintendo or whatever it is the kids are playing these days. We’re bad parents, forcing books and basic cable on our offspring. Or, if we’re lucky, farming them out to their 21st century friends for a sleepover and endless night of gaming.

The game that we played was a Christmas gift and is a single joystick that plugs directly into the television. It’s a Spider-Man game, and I have claimed the high score for myself … (read more)