My Dad insisted it was possible to get on the green in one through the trees, and at that age I was playing my 'proper gamer' card and telling him it couldn't be done. I'd get out the three iron, play an approach and then drop onto the green with a nine. I remember a par 4 with a dogleg and a forest blocking the direct route to the hole. My dad was a young Rory McIlroy, a bit wild and bold with his shot selection. I became known as Padraig Harrington, at that time a Major winner who was known for being safe and steady. I suspect my dad liked it because it was gimmick free, you could play at your own pace and, actually, it was just a pleasant course to work around.Īnd strangely, our playstyles were the opposite of what friends and acquaintances would perhaps expect at the time. After all, it couldn't be simpler to play, but even in that original guise its motion tracking was pretty decent, and we'd play 'properly' as if it was 1-to-1 accurate. After the initial buzz and enthusiasm it ended up being something I'd play with my dad in surprisingly competitive rounds. Golf was the funny event, and probably one of the most memorable for me. I'm not sure what my mum's style was, I suspect it varied per delivery! Humorously our bowling styles translated from real alleys to the Wii equivalent - my brother would use wicked spin, I'd try to use spin but probably get it wrong, and my dad would bowl straight as an arrow at surprising speed.
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It was also the only place I could give my brother a contest, as in real bowling he was borderline pro level and my talents were somewhat, well, limited. Despite our wildly different tastes and styles, my family would routinely gather and fire up the Wii for a bit of Wii Sports, which was a magical thing.īowling was the ultimate group exercise, which was funny because we used to actually go 10-pin bowling at the local centre in past years. What made the Wii particularly special, and will forever be among many factors that enshrine Satoru Iwata's legacy in the industry, was its way of bringing various people together with easy to grasp and universal play in the process forging new relationships between players and the pleasures of gaming. I particularly like action games and platformers, treating lost lives as a personal affront that must be avenged. My brother and I, well we play lots of stuff, including a lot of recent releases that involve fast cars or shooting stuff. For him complex controls or pressurised gameplay tempos aren't welcome, but gets pleasure in titles like The Room or Mars Horizon, or perhaps good 'ol Toki Tori. My Dad is also retired, and doesn't play games much at all, but does own a Switch. My mum has conquered RPGs that make me sweat and whimper in a corner
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