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| cj1:
So I'm crawling out of my normal "lurker" realm because I need advice. Having been inspired by some people here who have built really nice scaled-down cabs, I'm currently building a mini-sized cab (pic attached if anyone's interested). I'm considering giving it as a birthday gift to a friend's son. He's turning 3. (the son, not the friend...) The cab would be loaded with vertical classics - the Pacs, Donkey Kong, that type of thing. Simple stuff. I don't have kids, so am wondering if 3 is a bit too young. I'm hoping that I can get some feedback from people with younger children - Do they use your Cab? Do they "get" the games? Do they have fun just mashing buttons? I'm not too concerned that he understand every nuance of the games, just that he can have fun with them. I don't mind if he needs to grow into it a bit, but not if that takes 3 years. Thoughts anyone? |
| NoOne=NBA=:
3 might be a bit young, but that will depend on the specific child. My neighbor's kids play all the time on my JAMMA cab. The youngest (approaching 2) just wants to do whatever his brothers are doing. The middle one (age 4 currently) isn't nearly as interested as his 6 year old brother, but likes to play when the older brother is. The oldest (6) is hooked on Bomberman, and will play it for hours--until you literally drag him screaming from it, most of the time. My nephew didn't develop a real interest until about 5. At that point, his favorite game was Tempest. He particularly liked that one because he could spin the spinner really hard, and shoot away to his heart's content. He developed strategy at about 6, and has progressed significantly since. At this point, he can be competitive on just about anything, given time to develop a gameplan. |
| AtomSmasher:
I have a nephew who is 3 and a neice who is 4, whenever they come over just just want to sit on my cab and "play" games. I put play in quotes because all they do is bang randomly on the controls and watch the screen, but they love to do that. They especially love to watch pole position because it not only has race cars, but the race cars crash :) My next project is going to be a mini cab for them. They may not truely appreciate it for a couple years, but they'll still have fun with it now. |
| cj1:
--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on May 28, 2006, 11:27:20 pm ---3 might be a bit young, but that will depend on the specific child. --- End quote --- That's my problem... 3 seems a bit young, but he's a pretty bright kid, so I keep going back and forth whether I think it's appropriate or not. Your comments are great, that's exactly the type of info I'm looking for. Thanks! |
| cj1:
--- Quote from: AtomSmasher on May 28, 2006, 11:40:23 pm ---I have a nephew who is 3 and a neice who is 4, whenever they come over just just want to sit on my cab and "play" games. I put play in quotes because all they do is bang randomly on the controls and watch the screen, but they love to do that. They especially love to watch pole position because it not only has race cars, but the race cars crash :) My next project is going to be a mini cab for them. They may not truely appreciate it for a couple years, but they'll still have fun with it now. --- End quote --- That's pretty much my plan - he'll "play" (in quotes) and still get some enjoyment out of it. You'll have a blast building a mini. From my experience, it's a really fun build, and much more manageable than a full-size cab. Also, they're just so darn cute.... I mean, um, manly. Yeah, that's it. |
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