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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeBlank" data-source="post: 2720672" data-attributes="member: 1806">My sons, ages 7, 5 and 3, are going to get a new gaming console for Christmas. I'm not a big video game player, so I need a little advice.By far, the leading choice is the PS2. We have a PSone, which the whole family enjoys, but we are not typical console players. We get the most play out of Crash Team Racing (a big favorite) and the kids enjoy the Spyro games. Other games  are hit or miss, with nothing becoming a must-play game. So we lean towards the PS2 for familiarity, the wide range of games available, and the compatability of our existing games.Other consoles may have nicer graphics and a few exclusive high-end games, but we are not into those anyway. My oldest son is barely at the age where he is aware that other kids have different systems, and so they have some games he does not. Maybe our next system, a few years from now, will have to take this sort of thing into account, but not at this point.So, first question: Do you agree that we should go with the PS2? If not, what do you suggest?The next question is more specific. We like to play 2-player competitive games, especially racing games. The wife and I have been doing this for almost 15 years, starting with Mario Carts. We like the unrealistic racing games, where you get silly power-ups and shoot things at other racers, rather than realistic games where you drive real cars. The boys like these games too, and the oldest regularly beats us at them. I know some systems come equiped for 4-player games, and the PS2 requires some add-on. It might be fun to sometimes be able to play 3 or 4 players, and we may even try some RPG-type games doing this. Are there any decent 4-player games for the PS2? Is it worth it to get whatever you need to be able to play more than 2 players? Or does this change your answer to the first question and make you suggest a different game system entirely?Santa thanks you for your help, and so do I.</blockquote>

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