I had a great childhood and that brought back some great memories...I hope my kids can say the same..My girls were never into the game systems mostly because I wanted them to have more social skills and I also didn't let them sit in front of TV during the summer..I always turned off the cable in the summer months so they spent their time playing outside with their friends...
I didn't mind having all the neighborhood kids at our house because at least I knew where my kids were and they didn't get a cell phone until they started driving for emergencies only at first.