Anyone who grew up with videogames has had their world shaped by the experience of playing. This is mostly a good thing. We appreciate CoD 4, Grand Theft Auto IV or Braid trying to say something about the human condition. BUT it#8217;s also a good thing those games are fun, because the message is often completely impractical. What exactly are the messages these games are conveying? #8220;War is Hell (but also awesome fun)"? #8220;Urban America sucks"? #8220;Don't build a nuclear bomb"? No argument here, but that knowledge doesn#8217;t really integrate easily into the average gamer#8217;s everyday life.

No, if you want simple, universally-applicable life lessons from videogaming, you need to go to an older, wiser, chirpier-music-having source... or better yet, 18 of them. Drag out the cartridge-loaded boxes and two-button joypads: It's time for some words of wisdom from your elders...