Can you recommend some good PC games for an 8 year old?

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Appreciated...

Mac

 

[Insomnium]

My younger sister liked playing Myst and Frogger so i can recommend those 2.

 

[BoberFett]

The Hot Wheels Stunt Track Driver series is cool. So is the Crash one, where you try to ram your car into things and blow stuff up.

 

[medic]

My kids like Sonic CD, Simpsons Virtual Springfield, Toy Story, Monster Truck Madness 2, Dangerous Creatures, and of course all the Reader Rabbits, JumpStart ect. (Lego has a new one as well)
Of course they would also like Q3, UT, Sin, Half-Life, CS, ect. if they could figure out my passwords!

 

[UberNeuman]

Nothing delights an 8-year old's heart more then "Kingpin."

 

[nEoTeChMaN]

Soldier of Fortune is a very friendly game.

 

[chiwawa626]

unreal tourny, turn down the gore level, and the adult commnets (Die bitch)
or Nerf thunderblast arena.

 

[Evilmage]

I'd seen 8 year olds play some pretty violent stuff. If your kid is into the kiddie stuff, then buy him what was mentioned above. Otherwise, it's probably better to get him some sports, racing, puzzle, or cartoonish games(Pokemon). I'd get him a N64, since that system seems to be aimed at little kids. Get him games like Pokemon, Zelda, and some of the other ones. There aren't many violent games on the N64. The N64 can be found for under 100 dollars online or 100 dollars at a store plus tax.

 

[Ulysses]

Check this PC Magazine article.

 

[AmdEmAll]

ROFL...Kingpin

An 8 yr old would love Counterstrike!!!

 

[rubix]

Some of these guys are joking... I suggest these games:

Monkey Island 3
Day of the Tentacle
Sam & Max Hit the Road

They are all Lucasarts point and click adventure games with cartoony graphics and you can't really die or get killed in any of them! They are also some of my favorite games, and I'm 23!

 

[Roguetech]

Well, aside from my personal favorite, Virtual Sex With Nikki... Eight is not so young, so... I'm a little out of date on the new games, but these would work:

Strategy:
Roller Coaster Tycoon or Sim Theme Park
Dungeon Keeper 2
Any Maxis Sims (esp. The Sims)
Railroad Tycoon II: Second Century
AOE2: Conquerers
Civ II: Test of Time, Civ II.V: Call to Power, or Alpha Centauri
Settlers III
Chess Master 12000
Pandora's Box (great puzzle game)

Not much for Shooters/Action myself, but:
Virtually any Shooter not rated MA/17
Seven Kigndoms 2, Dune 2000 (virtually the same)
Rainbow 6

Sports:
NHL 2K
Madden Football 2K
Deer Hunter 12
fishing
Need For Speed 5
MS Flight Simulator 2K

Kiddie games:
Frogger
Game of Life
LEGO series
Micromachines 3(?)
Re-Volt (RC racing)
Where In the F**k is Carmen SanDiego

Drop me a line if you have any trouble finding one of these you want

 

[Renob]

Alice is great for kids..

 

[shiznut123]

the sims
rollercoaster tycoon

 

[hungrypete]

Alice? No way. She'd probably be happy with demos to see what type of games she likes. go to fileplanet.com and grab some various stuff

 

[JackMDS]

Talking about games for fun.

I found out that kids like most of the decent games.

The main issue is that most games are not flexible enough in there setting, which discourage a lot of kids because they can not win.

Most kids like driving: Microsoft Midtown Madness, and Midtown madness2, is excellent for introducing kids into driving (not just racing).

There is a Cruise mode in both versions that can introduce them to driving, and exploring without competition. They can learn to maneuver in Chicago, San Francisco, and London. When they are comfortable and ready, they can try the races.

The general idea is to find games that can be set to some kind of ?tutorial? mode, before the action starts, otherwise (at this age or early) you end with a frustrated Kid.

 

[Roguetech]

eh. Frustrated kid will help them to be a better frustrated adult... Why delude them into believing they can win?

 

[Guilty]

The kid might enjoy something really simple, like http://fluid.org/bubble97.zip. It's like the old arcade games where you try to match sets of colored balls to knock them down, and the ceiling is gradually coming down for a timelimit effect. Free too.

 

[damocles]

If you want a fun/educational game- i used to love the 'Where in the World is Carmen San Diego ' Series, I dont know if they are still current

 

[Cosmic_Horror]

racing games!
need for speed : porche unleashed looks awesome and is easy to pickup and a lot of fun

 

[eyor]

Unreal Tournament!!!!!!! nothing like a deathmatch to inspire blood-lust in a young one...

 

[hubbs]

Jazzy Jackrabbit 2. That game is cool. I still think it's fun.

 

[Jhhnn]

My seven year old likes the hotwheels games, the sonic hedgehog games, and sometimes Rayman2. Gorgeous in Glide on any voodoo card. the older Raymans aren't much. The starwars games too, like podracer(?)

A lot depends on the kid's disposition- mine just wants straight action, don't confuse or frustrate him with any strategy, learning or subplots.....

Copy the CD's if you can, stash the originals. Kids can destroy anything....except N64 cartridges, which seem to be bulletproof.

 

[Ulysses]

Check this.

 

[hagbard]

Quake III, my four year old loves it.