Wtf is it with parents randomly giving away older consoles? Do they not realize that each has different games and you can play with more than one? Thankfully mine were not like that, but I've heard a lot of the same sort of stories.
I think that generation views video games stereotypically as a "lesser" form of entertainment, like watching TV all the time. My mom was the same way (as in, thinking of restricting TV or games if I was bad), but ended up not bothering because I wouldn't care if I couldn't play video games for a week or whatever, because I could just read -- and books she wouldn't restrict.

					
						
					
						


					
					
					
						
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 I got a whole lot of them from another family member and was all happy. Within a few days, my mom tore off all their heads and blamed my brother for it. I didn't find out until much later she was the one who did it and I never heard an answer as to why. It was an attempt to prevent The Gay, I imagine. 
					
				
.. So cut about Optimus Primal. (The original monkey one)
						