How do I convince my parents to let me play M rated games? (locked)

I’m 12, and only get A’s and B’s in school, but my parents don’t let me play M rated video games. How do I convince them to let me?

Age 5 years.

You’re 12? I hope you know that you have to be 13 to join the site…

Anyways, like what SicMirx said, you could just age 5 years.
Or, if you really want to play those games soon, there are some things you can try.
Try reading the things said on this website
http://www.wikihow.com/Ask-Your-Parents-for-a-Mature-Video-Game

get a year and you can register here

tell them video games dont hurt. if you have a brain you can play all kind of games and live normally.

It’s just your parents, when your’re 14-16 they probably will let you play.

Anyways I was playing M rated games when I was 6 and watching R rated movies when I was 4, because I come from a cop family, no one cares about violence.

Originally posted by LiquidHeroin:

Anyways I was playing M rated games when I was 6 and watching R rated movies when I was 4, because I come from a cop family, no one cares about violence.

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Age: 101

I didn’t know the ESRB, let alone video games, existed around 1915. smirx

Originally posted by googoolyeye:
http://www.wikihow.com/Ask-Your-Parents-for-a-Mature-Video-Game

That honestly sounds like the worst idea for a 12 year old. Grades, studying, doing chores and bargaining have nothing to do with maturity, and odds are they won’t convince a parent. The only thing it will do is make you sound desperate. Letting them see the game is a great, honest thing to do, but it’s also bound to make getting the game even less likely. Chainsawing a guy in half (Gears), stabbing and shooting mercilessly at people (CoD), sleepin’ wit da ho’s (GTA), etc. probably aren’t the best things to see your 12 year old doing.

Honestly, I suggest waiting a few years. Chances are, at your age you won’t convince them at all.

Depends, what game you want?

On to all seriousness…

Back in my youth, my parents would purchase M and T rated games even though I wasn’t of age for them. To them, they saw it as me not getting in trouble outside. Plus, with many of the games I played, I broadened my vocabulary. There would be times when I’d just bring the dictionary into my room because I expected some words I didn’t know.

The reason it probably continued is because I didn’t whine to get the game. I didn’t fight their reasoning, and I didn’t lie about what the game was probably like. Following through with the playing of the game, if they asked about it, I’d tell/show them what was going on. I still think they enjoyed Super Mario RPG over any game in my past. Although, my dad fell in love with Driver.

Looking at my next-gen console collection now, I have all M rated games save for one T and one E. Now, I’ve seen plenty of times where the 11-year old just cannot stay mature enough for the game. He’ll scream about how cool it is to be playing RE5 and killing zombies while being so young. Boasting about his maturity and proving otherwise in the process. To children like that, the game is all about death and blood. They don’t take in the drama, the story, the setting, and the reason for the violence.

So, all in all, to me, there should be a trial for a child to test his maturity in the situation. If he can casually play the game without losing his whole existence to the fact that he killed someone digitally or the like, then yes, let him play the game. Maturity isn’t measured by your physical age. Though in many cases, it seems to be a handy ruler.

just show them you are responsible (or let them be with you when you play and let them judge if the game in safe)

I played rated M games since I was 6. My parents didn’t really know the rating system or see me play them. And I didn’t really know better. I don’t think you can convince them due to how video games are these days. They are a lot more violent than they used to be.
Your best luck it to wait till your older or try them at a friends house.

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That wiki link at the top is your best chance.

Death threats.

You don’t.

Tell your parents that, if you don’t, you’ll want to simulate the experiences found within those games in real life.

tell them
its educational

Wikihow has everything lol. And tell them to let you play Black Ops because it teaches you real battle strategies and weapons. DISCLAIMER: However in a real fight I recommend you camp. xD

1) Get them really drunk.
2) Ask them to drive you to game store.
3) Ask them for money and permission to buy the game, and record it on video tape.
4) Buy it.

(Tip: Step 2 may result in you getting a lot of cool scars, which gets the ladies all over you [especially the nurse type])

that is such a stupid idea, you convince ur older sibling to drive you and then buy the game, replace the cover with something that ur parents haven’ heard of: use one of the 8 million spiderman games, or use call of duty 3, or super size the metal gear solid peace walker label and put that on.

Originally posted by GameBuilder15:

Wikihow has everything lol. And tell them to let you play Black Ops because it teaches you real battle strategies and weapons. DISCLAIMER: However in a real fight I recommend you camp. xD

Lol, in Black Ops everyone just runs around like crazy.
There are no realistic strategys, and there are no team-mates.
There are just people you don’t shoot ( green ) and people you do shoot ( red )!

Mostly kids play M rated games, and mostly adults play E and T rated games, so the E and T rated games are usually made more fun and challenging. Ironic, huh? XD

Ironic, huh? XD

Ironic would be an ESRB employee not playing a T-rated game because he just turned 20. “I’m not a teen any longer.”

Irony ≠ blind coincidence.

[…]replace the cover with something[…]

or use call of duty 3

or super size the metal gear solid peace walker label

… because those totally aren’t M-rated games to begin with or anything. >.>

Like many things, it seems that those least bitchy about it are probably the best to play M-rated games. If you whine and complain so much about it, what does that tell you of your demeanor? What would allowing M game play prove?

who necro’d this thread?? High-5 at dat guy!!

Its all about ur parents… Mi mom just asks how much does it cost… Great parents, aye???
Or u can just say dat u will become a outcast at school unless u get the game… Idiot proof plan…

Late posting. Like SicMirx said, if you stop whining and begging for it you’re far more likely to get it. Now that doesn’t mean your mommy and daddy will go out and buy BMX-XXX (an M rated game for real reasons) but they might go out and buy you Halo: Combat Evolved from when M meant it had blood and guns and some mild language and drug/alcohol reference but that was the end of it.

If you look at GTA and expect your parents to get it for you, then you’re probably better off trying to buy it yourself (again won’t happen, i.e.: I’m 16 and I walked into best buy and they wouldn’t let me buy halo 2 pc because it’s M rated for the same as Halo: Combat Evolved, so I had to have my dad come in and pay for it with my money.)

Just don’t worry about it, the only thing most M rated games are good for is the multiplayer and at your age you shouldn’t be talking with people you don’t know. E and T rated games are actually more fun in the long run.