How can I persuade my parents to let me buy one?

[Mindar]

Anyone have any ideas to persuade my parents to let me buy a gp32? I want a backlit one and they flipped out when I said it was $218.02 . Hmmmm. I tried lots of methods. I said "please" about 500 times. Everytime i got "NO!" h34r: . ARRRRG HELP ME

 

[timthepig]

Tell them this equation - it can run the following:-

Master system + all Games - Worth £1000's
Gameboy + Most games - Worth £1000's

Do I need to go on......--don't think so

 

[stickofjoy]

Get it as a double present for your Birthday and Christmas. It means you'll have to wait. Or get a part time job and save up.

 

[Tobriand]

Well, you could always claim you needed some incentive to revise...
Or just get it yourself - save up for a while etc.

 

[gary]

you could sell some old systems if you have them - lets face it, the gps gonna play a lot of stuff and unless your a big collector you aint gonna miss them - no forget that, you'll only regret selling them in years to come.

how about the educational spin - tell them you can learn to programme with it - from basic stuff that will get you started, right up to the more complex stuff and could lead to a job in development for GBA games.

gary : ) BS all the way!

 

[deanollive]

DOn't u think u r pushing it with the back light.

I meaan do you not own a console that you play at night?

speak to dad as dads prefer gadgets, and tell him its a divx player mp3 and console all in one!

Or just ask for a brand new 2000 quid pc they will soon get the gp32!

LOL

good luck mate

 

[Mindar]

I have the money, just not the permission. But i think my dad will let. I need the backlight one because we're going on a huge car trip and my parents dont like driving with the car lights on.

 

[jlebrech]

Make sure you have enough baterries, and an extra smc card and make sure your cards all cram packed with loads of roms and emulator and even divx movies

 

[Mindar]

Thats what Im planning on . IM gonna have LOADS of c64 roms (I have like 16000) and snes games (super mario all-stars) and some mp3s and movies.

 

[Shrike]

just say "would you prefer me saying "dad are we nearly there yet?" for hours, or sitting quietly and playing on something to improve hand eye co-ordination and reflexes"

usually works