# I'm going to slap these parents **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 4, 2016, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-slap-these-parents/761734 "2016-08-04T12:22:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Vicsage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e68b1a/32.png) [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-slap-these-parents/761734/41 "2016-08-07T04:07:02Z")
It seems everyone is hooked on these dumb games. Did people never watch the Star Trek: Next Generation episode called “The Game”? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-slap-these-parents/761734/42 "2016-08-07T18:20:49Z")
Not recently, but it’s on Netflix if you need something to do when you’re at Mac’s with your kids. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-slap-these-parents/761734/43 "2016-08-08T02:03:59Z")
> [@Vicsage](#): > > It seems everyone is hooked on these dumb games. Did people never watch the Star Trek: Next Generation episode called “The Game”? I talk about that episode with my programming students when we talk about making engrossing Android apps. These college-age kids have no idea what I’m talking about, so I think I might show them about five minutes of it (when Wesley first gets introduced to the game). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-slap-these-parents/761734.md?page=2)