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| CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: Quarters on May 30, 2006, 01:11:00 am ---If you can, put a trackball on the cab. There are some very good kid games out there for windows that would work well in a cab, and have low sytem specs as well. --- End quote --- And my 3YO loves GT and Shuffleshot ... Cheers. |
| Dervacumen:
You might consider loading it with *really* simple games at that age. After I finish *my* cab I'll be building a bartop (read:floortop) for my daughter who will be 3 before it is done. I plan on loading it with some classics, or/and some Atari 800 stuff (among other things Astrogrover, since I taught my nephew to add and subtract with that game at the same age). Those games are much easier to "get the hang of" and are slow enough to allow some "thinking time". Then you can upgrade the games as necessary. Keep us posted! I'd like to see how it goes. ;D |
| tetsu96:
The choice of games gets more important as they start to get a hang of what they're doing I'd think. I've got a 1 & 2 yr old and they both just love smacking the buttons / dropping in coins (they love the credit sound in most games) / working the joysticks. It's a bit hard to play with them since they use both joysticks even outside of Robotron, but it's a lot of fun. And as props for the candy cabs, they can climb up the chairs I have in front or stand and see (on tippee toes for the 1 YO) the screen and work the games over. I'm suprised nobody went for the action shots yet: |
| CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: tetsu96 on May 30, 2006, 05:38:15 pm --- I've got a 1 & 2 yr old and they both just love smacking the buttons / dropping in coins (they love the credit sound in most games) / working the joysticks. --- End quote --- Oh yeah ... coin door is a must ... we went through a period where I had to empty machines/refill change bucket on a daily basis. Cheers. |
| jelwell:
I was at my friend's house the other day and his daughter got up on his arcade cabinet (granted that it could have easily have been his computer instead of arcade cabinet) and loaded noggin.com and started playing games like "The Same Game". Noggin's motto: "We're like preschool on TV -- and online". I was amazed at how easily my friend's 3 year old was able to move the mouse around playing (and winning) on these games. I think with the right games very young children can interact appropriately (not simply mashing buttons) and at the same time learn a little. Joseph Elwell. |
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