This stuck out like a soar thumb to me.
If you have not beaten a classic game such as OoT or A Link to the Past, then how can you ask your children to do the same?!
Quite frankly, the only reason I've stuck with Ocarina of Time, even through the Water Temple, is
because it's considered by many as a classic. Otherwise, I'd probably have played through the first few dungeons, gotten a feel for the game, then moved on to another title--especially after playing all the way through Twilight Princess.
Also, OoT is an important title, but it's not the only one out there. With the exception of the Zelda series (which I didn't play as a youngin'), I've played most of the games considered "classics" by many.
- At least when you learn on a real guitar you can apply the skills to other applications
Like I said in my post, I plan to learn to play the guitar eventually. I can enjoy Guitar Hero in the meantime and probably even after I learn to play a real guitar.
I don't think the average Guitar Hero fan has any delusions; he or she knows that playing a Guitar Hero or Rock Band game is nothing like the real thing.
Bottom line: It's a game. It's fun. People play it.
- You don't buy an uber expensive guitar to learn on. You buy something that sounds decent and you don't mind if it gets scratched to hell and back.
I said "a good guitar," not "the only guitar you'll ever own." If I were to purchase a guitar, I'd want at least the next model up from the base starter guitar. I would wait until I was more proficient before sinking bags of money into an instrument (with the exception of a piano), but I would want something nice even for a starter instrument.
You could always buy a keyboard
I already have one, though it's on loan to my brother-in-law. And though it's a decent keyboard, it's just not the same.
When my wife and I have kids, I want them to learn to play the piano so they have a better fundamental understanding of music at an early age (something I wish I had had as a child). I want them to learn and practice on a real piano, which costs serious coin.
And as for brass instruments, I would recommend against it.
They need to be maintained or they will turn into a mildew and corrosion heaven. Just wait until you see a wet reed that has been lurking in cases for a month or two, eek.
Been there. Seen that. Not pleasant.
Whenever I do pick the saxaphone back up (again, after I get somewhat proficient at playing piano), I plan to buy new reeds and have my sax repaired.
