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| leapinlew:
Did you see the mini-pac cab by markvp? He hacked a jakks and built a beautiful cabinet that he could also use to watch television. Check it out. It's a great buid tutorial. |
| quarterstringer:
My kids are 2 and 4 and my cab is older than they are. My daughter just learned to use the joystick and she turned 2 a few months ago, so she is just learning how to "play". My son 4, loves the games and at 3 he understood how to "play" the games and even navigate Mamewah to select the emulator and games. But it's up to the parents, if his mom or dad plays the games, then he'll enjoy it even more. Because my kids always wanted to play what I was playing. So we played simple games like Mario Bros, JJ Squawkers and Bomberman. So I don't think 3 is too young, but maybe you should check with the parents first. |
| cj1:
@ leapinlew: Yeah, markvp's cab is great. Actually, one of the cabs that inspired me. Originally, I wanted to make a mini for myself - not a kid-sized, but a smaller cab for an adult, like a cabaret. markvp's cab is the one that got me thinking about making a child's cab instead. Now, looking at the one that I am bulilding, it's got me thinking of building a mini adult cab again, except more like a homegrown candy cab. Funny how these obsessions evolve. @ quarterstringer: That's the other issue. Mom and dad aren't really gamers - retro or other. Seems the 80's kind of passed them by. One way or another, this cab was going to get built. ;) Now it's just a matter of whether I give it away or keep it. Because, of couse, I would *hate* to keep it for myself. ;) |
| missioncontrol:
I say build it... he'll grow into it in no time at all......... |
| TOK:
3 is definitely young to be playing, but the effect arcade machines have on kids is amazing. I have a daughter that is 18 months and a niece thats 3 and both of them go crazy over it. Like others have said, it's just smacking buttons and sticking fingers in the coin returns. I'd ask the father. You could always cut the bottom off and make it a bartop that'd be appreciated by Jr. and Dad. ;) PS, if he doesn't want it, my daughters birthday is in October. :cheers: ;D :notworthy: |
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