Call me oblivious, but in the mid-80's I seriously had no concept of "girl games" vs "boy games." It almost seems like as I've grown older, that dichotomy has grown larger or more obvious. I mean back then I played Combat, Missile Command, etc. on my Atari and didn't think twice about whether it was aimed towards girls or boys. I played with Barbies too! They were just different forms of entertainment for me. But the marketing of today is really trying to be more all-inclusive... probably goes towards the argument of the fast food industry using cartoon characters to influence sales among kids, etc. etc. but I digress!
Call me oblivious, but in the mid-80's I seriously had no concept of "girl games" vs "boy games." It almost seems like as I've grown older, that dichotomy has grown larger or more obvious. I mean back then I played Combat, Missile Command, etc. on my Atari and didn't think twice about whether it was aimed towards girls or boys. I played with Barbies too! They were just different forms of entertainment for me. But the marketing of today is really trying to be more all-inclusive... probably goes towards the argument of the fast food industry using cartoon characters to influence sales among kids, etc. etc. but I digress!