My family probably would have had a good time doing that, if I had all that much trouble with Mario and Zelda games at the time that is. Ironically, Mortal Kombat was the game that would bring me to tears and I'm sure my brother had plenty of good laughs (yes, I played that game as a kid, and yes my dad would join in on that game too). Not sure how young you would have to be, but I don't remember having all that much trouble with Mario platformers or the 2D Zelda games I did play at the time; though Majora's mask did give me the most memorable nightmare I've ever had, and I only watched that game!
As for the rest of that, I'm just going to say I actually like my cutscene and dialogue heavy games (though, Metal Gear Solid is a little to exposition heavy for me. That's a ton of info to swallow at one time!); it's probably some of my favorites overall. Plus, the immature insults and bickering is the best part sometimes, though that's only among friends (you know, in fighting games, Dokapon Kingdom etc. Putting down your closest friends is the best ).