Combining education with fun! Netizens use red and white machine games to educate their sons about hello

A Japanese father recently shared a special parenting experience on X platform. He cleverly used the classic red and white machine game "Karateka" released in 1984 to teach his 9-year-old son to learn basic etiquette. The reason was that his son was blamed for not saying hello to his teacher and his mother's preaching effect was limited. The game enthusiast's father brought out this nostalgic game made by "Prince of Persia" creator Jordan Mechner.

This horizontal scroll game has a unique mechanism: if the protagonist bows before entering the enemy camp, the enemy's combat power will surge and surge out infinitely, instantly increasing the game difficulty to the hell level. It was precisely this setting that "saying hello affects the difficulty" that allowed the son to experience the "cost of rudeness" in person. Although there is also a setting in the game where you will still be kicked down if you fail to switch the combat mode in time after bowing (laughs), this vivid teaching case still aroused heated discussion among netizens.

Netizens said that this is more effective than traditional preaching: "It is simply a real society simulator", "No greeting = start life hard mode". Many people also agree with the importance of basic etiquette and praise the father for his creativity in "integrating education into the game". As the father of a retro game enthusiast, this time he did indeed complete a successful "education and entertainment" demonstration professionally and correctly, proving that old games can also become an excellent life textbook.