Wife told me to buy another game- for the 2 YR OLD!!

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Wife told me to buy another game- for the 2 YR OLD!!

OK, someone tell me what to do regarding this (I know you guys will all be the perfect people to ask LOL).

Every time my 2 yr old is out in the (g)arcade, I about have a stroke. He rips on the Ms. Pac joystick like he wants it to come out, he hits his plastic hammer on my Sorcerer pin, he spins the wheel in the PP conversion like he's playing roulette (PLACE YOUR BETS PLACE YOUR BETS!!!)- I'm a friggin WRECK when he's out there.

My wife said this week, "you are going to need to get a game that's solely his- even if it doesn't work; just something so you won't have a breakdown every time he beats on the other machines".

This started alot of ideas turning in my head, but I wanted to see what all of you non-bad-influence people would do LMAO.. Fire away!

EDIT: my first thought was a real WHACK A MOLE machine!
 
Might be heresy, but what about making a miniature MAME setup? There are always the Moppet games, etc. that could be played and you could use one of the frontend programs to make it easy to get to a preset list of games.

Or maybe one of those smaller home-use only pinball machines?

Whack-A-Mole would definitely be cool, but my recollection of those things are that they take up a significant amount of space. I think you'd also be required by law to hang several shelves of stuffed animals and a pyramid of milk cans to be hit with a softball as well. :D
 
Your Wife rocks! giving permission for a new game. All I get is nasty stares and glares every time I get on CL.
I concur with the worry, little critters just do not know how to handle things that worth money--I freak every time a neighbor kid comes over and does chin ups on the Sea wolf periscope.
Good luck on your search for your "son's" game
 
Whack-A-Mole would definitely be cool, but my recollection of those things are that they take up a significant amount of space. I think you'd also be required by law to hang several shelves of stuffed animals and a pyramid of milk cans to be hit with a softball as well. :D

Nice. Please don't give me any more ideas like that- I just may do it!! LOL
 
Get him a mini Neo Geo cab. They are kid sized, real cute and you can put in a multi-game cart so he has lots of options. Plus I'm sure dad will like it to.
 
Tell him if he doesn't behave he's going to have to go back in the house... and follow through with that every single time. He'll learn. (but get the extra game too!) :D
 
Tell him if he doesn't behave he's going to have to go back in the house... and follow through with that every single time. He'll learn. (but get the extra game too!) :D

We tell him that and he's sloooooowly getting better with it- but after the Lucky and Wild gun broke (by him doing the same stuff) I had to draw the line. These games require enough upkeep on their own without throwing Captain Caveman into the mix!
 
What about a game with a trackball? Those can take a beating

Right now the only real requirements are:

1. it has to be a game he will keep going back to
2. it will take a beating
3. it will take his attn away from my other games!!
 
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