Parents play just like you!

Let’s be honest, as much as our parents claim they hate us playing video games, or casual games, they are total gaming nerds too. While we are killing zombies, and torturing stick figures, however, mom and dad are into more… ahem, “work related” gaming. I’m not talking about Solitaire or Bejeweled, or anything like that- no, no… Rest assured mom and dad are checking out the games on AddictingGames, and loving it just as much as you are. Here, dear readers, are the Top 5 Games Your Parents are Totally Playing at Work Right Now.

5-Mortgage Meltdown

There’s something therapeutic about tycoon games, particularly ones which relate to your life. Mortgage Meltdown fulfills mom and dad’s desire to buy any house they would like, in just a few minutes. Not worrying about loans, or past due payments, or mortgages, or house repairs- particularly getting funky smells out of the carpet, which take more than a round or two of cleaning from a rented carpet cleaner from Safeway, countless scrubbing and sprays, and enough elbow grease to clean the city of Oakland. Wait, where was I going with this? Oh, it’s fun to pretend. Where is that darn vacuum cleaner…

4- Mini Putt

Let’s be honest here, your parents don’t necessarily want to be working nine hours a day in an office, just as you don’t want to be in a classroom nine hours a day. While you would rather be watching Kanye ruin Taylor Swift’s VMA award (oh, no he didn’t!), or skateboarding, your parents would rather be riding around a golf course, hitting balls and relaxing. Mini Putt gives dad and mom the ability to practice their golfing skills, only in the internet form. FORE!

3- Mario’s Adventure 2

Give mom and dad some credit here, they probably had the first Mario game, which is pretty freakin’ cool! Nintendo has come pretty far since those days, but your parents are a heck of a lot more retro than you think. Ask mom and dad if they had Mario tournaments. Probably not, but that can open the discussion about you having a sweet AddictingGames tournament at your house. Just looking out for you guys!

2- Whack Your Boss

When you get into “the real world”, not only do you realize how much it sucks, but you also realize those annoying teachers who take all your fun away are still around, and they are called “your boss”. (Not my boss though, fun and hard work is always encouraged here!) Remember all those nights mom and/or dad had to stay late because their boss made them? I’ll bet they were playing Whack Your Boss while finishing TPS reports. Can’t blame them for that.

1-Karoshi Suicide Salaryman

Do I even need to explain?