My parents never really showed an interest in playing games or computers for that matter [other than when my dad used to play the old Commodore 64 with us when we were kids]. Although I have talked about Oddworld and the principles of the storylines to my mother a few times and she has been very interested. So now she knows all of the characters and has watched all of the FMVs. So eve though she has never touched a controller in her life, she is a fan of Munch and thinks that Fuzzles are adorably cute.
Most of my RL friends don't care for games which is a shame. Although I became friends with Miss Odd when she came to her dad's work on the school holidays, as she had played Oddworld before and was interested in web-design. So I guess I could say that I increased her interest in Oddworld.
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