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| Rando:
My machine is in my basement opposite an inflatable bouncy thing. When I take my 3 yr old daugher down there to bounce I always fire up the arcade machine. After 10-15 minutes of bouncing and crashing around, she wants to see "monkees!" which means she wants me to play Donkey Kong of Donkey Kong Jr. Neither are my favorite games so I'll usually try to veer her to watch something else, Jungle King or Frogger sometime work, but usually I have to play some DK. She hates the Space games. :) With the 6 week old it's a bit harder, can really play joystick only games while holding that one. :angel: |
| supadave:
I have twins.. 3 year old girls. I can't play anything still. They want to play with me which is great and cute etc. I entertain them with my machines but for actual playtime of my own it is really tough. One thing for sure, If you ever want to stress test a couple pinball machines just sit a couple 3 year old in front of them and let them go mad on the flipper buttons. It's fun to watch them but at the same time I cringe a little over the excessive button mashing. |
| lanman31337:
I have a 2 month old. Evenings when he's asleep is about the only time I get. Other than that, I wanna spend oodles of time with him. |
| newmanfamilyvlogs:
--- Quote from: Rando on October 20, 2011, 12:38:05 pm ---With the 6 week old it's a bit harder, can really play joystick only games while holding that one. :angel: --- End quote --- +1 i got really good at one handed Puzzle Bobble with our second, playing with her half asleep on my shoulder. |
| TOK:
Having a kid kind of increased my activity in the hobby... Before, I spent a lot of time doing outdoorsy stuff -dirt bikes & quads, shooting, camping. When my daughter was born, the games gave me something to do that I could work on at home in small blocks of time... Playwise too. I'd play multiplayer stuff on the PC for hours. It just doesn't work with a kid. Arcade games are a perfect fit for gaming in small blocks of time. I started my MAME cab while my wife was pregnant, and now have like 8 vids, two pins and a dedicated gameroom, all done while making sure my family got all the attention they need. If I can make that work, anyone can! |
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