The most un-girly giveaway on the Net!

I'm a girl. I like playing video games. Guess that makes me a girl-gamer. I'm not talking some recent Wii action, either. I'm talking old school Atari, first edition Nintendo, and Sega Genesis. Yeah... I'm old. So?

I was playing Combat when those slow-ass tanks seemed state of the art. I was a quick-shot with that bulky grey Nintendo gun. I dabbled with Street Fighter, stayed up late with Super Mario Brothers, and let's just say that I have a bit of an issue with Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. (Don't call me between 8:30 and 10pm, btw. That's Zelda time, baby!)

As a girl gamer I feel obligated to say that the recent influx of pinky frou-frou video games do not impress me. There's nothing wrong with creating games for females. I'm a marketing girl at heart. I understand the need for targeting and segmentation. OK, so maybe some girls don't have a desire to spend weeks exploring stunningly detailed landscape, hobnobbing with fantastical characters, and fighting the forces of evil in the sacred realm of Hyrule (my inner-geek is riding high today!). Maybe some girls don't like stealth and fighting games. That's fine. But don't tell me that this is the best you can do. Jeez!

When I play Mario Kart: Double Dash with my son, we're in a no-holds-barred duel to kick each other's butts. Sometimes I choose to be Princess Peach or Daisy and drive their zippy little feminine cart; and sometimes my son chooses them. That's the point. We can decide whether we want to be a princesses or Donkey Kong or some big lizard dude.

Creating a game "especially for girls" where the main selling point is that it's pink and all about shopping, fashion or make-up {gaaaaak...oh, sorry...dry-heaving} is a little insulting and pretty damn boring. Maybe I want to play a game like that sometimes,but other choices would be nice. And yet, it seems the pink invasion has only just begun...

image from Social Images: Seeing is Believing

David Gardner, CEO for EA's worldwide studios , says the the video game industry is failing women: "They don't want 'pink games'. They are not trying to play girly games where Paris Hilton and Britney Spears go shopping and put make-up on."--BBC News

Amen, David. So in honor of non-girly gamers everywhere, hows about a giveaway? Yes? OK! Check it out...


My Do It All is a toy chest jam-packed with mini-games and mini-tools. Stay close with friends by exchanging Friend Cards, play wicked tricks using the Voice Changer and Sound Effects machine, become a whiz kid with all its amazing reference tools, and even create your own, unique miniature you!

You like? You want? You can win! Three ways to enter...

1. Leave me a comment below.
2. Become a follower of Reign of the Girl-Child on Blogger (publicly).
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Giveaway will end Wednesday, July 9th at 11:59pm. Winners will be chosen by Random.org and announced on this site.

Happy gaming!