Scary Game Stories: Remembering the Boy Who Defeated His Mother

"I want to play games!"

As I face my first-grade son every day, whose catchphrase is becoming all about games, I remembered a scary drama I watched when I was in elementary school.

"There was a boy who was so obsessed with games that he played them every single day. He became so absorbed that he wouldn't react at all even when his mother spoke to him. One time, the boy was defeating enemies in the game as usual. Then, an enemy that looked like his mother appeared on the screen. What do you think the boy did?

Inside the game, you see,

he defeated his mother with all his might!!"

I think this was from a scary drama or something I watched when I was in the lower or middle grades of elementary school.

Even though the boy had defeated his mother,

"Yay! I defeated her!"

he cheered.

The boy who defeated an enemy that looked like his mother inside the game.

He thought it was just something that happened in the game.

Suddenly, he looked around the house, and his mother was gone.

And his mother never came back...

It was too scary for an elementary school girl!!

I remember that for a while after that, I couldn't get that drama out of my head.

The image of the boy smiling and rejoicing even though he had defeated his mother was burned into my eyes and wouldn't leave, and I was terrified beyond words.

That wasn't just a scary drama.

Perhaps it was a drama filled with the desire to convey the terror of losing the ability to distinguish between reality and the game world due to playing too many games.

I want my son to enjoy games while sticking to a schedule.

However, children tend to get so absorbed that once they start playing, they can't stop.

It's fine if they set a time and enjoy games in moderation, but I think it's dangerous if they start thinking about games all the time when they are at home.

That scary drama. It was frightening, but it's a drama I want children today to see as well. Because now, there are more temptations than ever before.

Games, YouTube, and unlimited access to dramas and movies on streaming services...

Children who are easily stimulated can find it hard to break free once they become too immersed in these things. It becomes difficult for them to calm down from a state of excitement.

Some might think that using scary things for education is not good, but I believe that scary dramas and books are sometimes necessary for education. (Though watching too much is not good, in moderation.)

Because I watched that drama when I was a child, I was able to understand the dangers of playing too many games. I haven't suffered any negative effects from it.

Thinking about such things, I told my son the story I mentioned earlier.

"...Why did he defeat his mom?"

was his reply.

He's still okay for now.

I'm glad he doesn't have the urge to defeat me!

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