Piggy Back V Need For Speed

'Round and 'round the garden like a teddybear, one step, two step, tickle you over there- This was, once upon a time, a massive laughter jerker. It has now become a "what the hell?" reaction jerker. Instead, children are entertained by Virtua Fighter and Need For Speed What happened to the age of games? I mean proper games that encourage interaction. Physical games that force you to learn people's names or the numbers they have chosen to be for the duration of a game? Where are games like "There's a party 'round the corner" that forced kids to blush at the idea of having to reveal their girlfriend or boyfriend's name, or worse still, revealing no-one at all?

Although these games seem primitive in the era of TV and pocket size computers, but theytaught us so many valuable lessons. For example, playing on the merry go round alone is no fun because you cannot turn it and be on it at once. This taught us selflessness and the art of depending on each other. Then while playing catch, the tennis ball would land in the neighbour's yard and because of our being petrified of them, we would just make a new ball out of plastic and cellotape and paper and the games would go on. This taught us to think on our feet and to be inventive and creative in our inventions. The games nowadays motivate kids to need themselves and cash. No money, no fun. Less friends, more PSP for me. In our time, when your mom would pick you up at a friend's house, you would be keen on having more playtime because your mom would mingle with your frineds mom over tea. Nowadays, moms do not know what their kids watch or what games they play, although they buy them. Parents do not know their neighbours or other kids whom their kids can mingle with.

I may be highly backward and thick, but its just a thought...
How awesome would it be to introduce interactive games again? How about where kids interact with each other instead of imaginary people on the other side of a screen? Bring back the fun of actually going to the zoo instead of watching national geographic channel. How awesome would it be to actually know who your neighbours are because you need to play soccer together.