Famicom Dojo Podcast - How Young is Too Young?

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Is there a right way to introduce your child to the world of video gaming? It might be a more difficult proposition for the children of adult gamers, whose boundaries are a bit less clear on the subject, but their non-gamer spouses (if indeed they are non-gamers) might keep them in check. Maybe.

With Vinnk already a father of a 2 year old daughter, and Sean a father-to-be in 2012, we try to tackle those questions. How young is too young? How much is too much? What's appropriate, and what's deemed okay? Plus, in an audio bonus exclusive to the website, Sean tells the tale of how a camcorder gave birth to Puppy Star Trek, and helped to shape the rest of his life.

	Sean tells the story of how this "video fanfic" came about from a tool meant to keep grandparents and grandchildren connected across a continent, intersected with a chance episode of Reading Rainbow.
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This subject feels like a damn that's going to burst. There's lots more to say and do, and it can't be done in just an hour. The chances that we'll revisit this topic are pretty high.

In fact, we've already revisited it: we didn't have time in the podcast, but Sean recorded a separate recollection about technology as as child, how amazing something like Skype video chat is, and a (hopefully) touching story about how he did something similar with his grandparents in the '80s. Intrigued? Listen to the audio bonus above, exclusive to FamicomDojo.TV

We also released this week our Tokyo Game Show coverage of a "game" by the Kanagawa Institute of Technology called "Mommy Tummy". It's aimed at showing men, in a few minutes, what it's like to be pregnant. You'll want to buy your wife/girlfriend(/mother?) flowers afterwards! Check it out in the Related Videos section below.

Stuff we talked about

• New Year's Mochi Tower
• Woogie, kid-safe iPhone case

Square One TV

• Square One TV
• Mathnet

Robotic Operating Buddy

	Vinnk gets strapped with a contraption by the Kanagawa Institute of Technology that simulates the ups and downs (oh, the downs!) of pregnancy, including: bigger boobs, a punching/kicking baby, weight gain, inability to bend over, and the societal pressure of finding a husband to raise your child. This is "serious game" indeed!
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	With the release of the 3DS in Japan, we take a look at Nintendo's first attempt at 3D gaming almost 25 years ago. (Hint: it's NOT the Virtual Boy!) SeanOrange and Vinnk review the Famicom 3D System, the seven games that came out for it, and the ones that made it to the US and somehow managed to stay 3D.
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