Toddler Game Suggestions

meleu

I was looking easy games for my niece (5 y/o) and just discovered a really good one for Gameboy Advance: Dora the Explorer - Super Spies. There are more Dora the Explorer games too.

Omnija

snes - Mario and Wario BS (Simple Puzzle Game)

mediamogul

@Omnija

snes - Mario and Wario BS (Simple Puzzle Game)

Great suggestion. This game works well with a mouse and there's even a hack to allow controller support.

mattrixk

@mediamogul said in Toddler Game Suggestions:

there's even a hack to allow controller support.

Considering it's a SNES game, wouldn't it already have controller support by default?

mediamogul

@mattrixk

Actually this was one of the few mouse only games for the system, the most famous of course being 'Mario Paint'.

edmaul69

@flop good ole parasol stars for the turbografx. Indead a good game. A buddy of mine has that game complete. I got it from a game store for $5. Its worth $115. I also got air zonk and bonk 3 complete for him for $5 each. So for $15 i got about $1000 in turbografx games.

edmaul69

@mattrixk they share the blue tooth just fine. Setup bluetooth devices first, then ps3. If you need to add more blutooth devices, uninstall the ps3 driver then install your extra bluetooth devices. Then when you are done reinstall the ps3 driver. Wash rinse repeat.

Capeman

I'm getting my 3 year old started on some basic atari 2600 games. Freeway is a good one, the simple "chicken crossing the road" formula. Only controls are up and down. Pacman will be next when he has mastered up and down, i'll introduce left and right into the mix. Space invaders will be in there too, mix the left and right mechanic with one button action.

I feel like the simplicity of really old games is great for those first baby steps.

pjft

@Capeman I had no idea of this game (or any of the Atari library, in fact).

I tried it and it sounds very much like something that could work. I tried getting my 3 year old into Frogger, but yes, it's a bit too much. And truth be told, even Freeway might be a bit too fast - and I certainly don't want him to create panicky or negative associations with crossing the street :)

But anyway, if he doesn't get scared, it sounds like a great recommendation - thank you!

backstander

@pjft

and I certainly don't want him to create panicky or negative associations with crossing the street :)

Good point.

I picked up the Pac-Man 256 Plug 'n Play toy by Bandai/Namco over the weekend really just for the case. My son was so fascinated with the case and wanted to play it! It was kind of expensive ($19.77) but I thought one day I might get a Raspberry Pi Zero W and stick it in there lol:

A Former User

@backstander said in Toddler Game Suggestions:

but I thought one day I might get a Raspberry Pi Zero W and stick it in there lo

Hey! That's what I was doing!

backstander

@itsnitro

Hey! That's what I was doing!

I got the idea from you lol!

A Former User

@backstander said in Toddler Game Suggestions:

I got the idea from you lol!

Huh, neat.
Anyways, it's a little harder than expected, mainly because the joystick is so hard to take out. BUT I WILL FIND A WAY.

mattrixk

@edmaul69 I've never even seen a Turbographx in real life (had never heard of that or PC Engine before discovering RetroPie), but that sounds like an awesome deal and hearing it makes me excited for you.

@Capeman That's an awesome idea starting small and working up, adding a new dimension each time. I tried playing Lego Batman (Xbox 360) with him yesterday (He loves Batman), but he had trouble guiding the thumbstick to where he wanted to go.

@backstander I bought one of those for my Brother-in-law's kids a year or so ago. I've never seen them use it, but I don't see them too often.

pjft

Ok, I need to update this. My 3-y/o son loves playing "Donald Duck's Alphabet Chase" on DosBox. It's not that much of a game, but he just needs to find the respective letters on the keyboard, when prompted, to get Donald to catch the letter on screen.

Thought I'd share. There's no "lose state", Donald will just get frustrated if he can't catch the letter on time, but it's extremely lenient.

Anyone know of any similar toddler-friendly keyboard-driven alphabet or numbers games?

meleu

@pjft said in Toddler Game Suggestions:

There's no "lose state"

I think I've found the perfect expression I was looking for to describe the Dora the Explorer (Gameboy Advance) games!

There's no "lose state".

spruce_m00se

@meleu my little girl loves playing the dora games for the gbc.

Arcuza

Snake Rattle 'n Roll for NES

Mickey Mouse Magical Quest for SNES

Wario Ware for GBA

meleu

Let me take the opportunity that this spammer dug up this thread and share an interesting game I've been playing with my little one:

Ecco Jr, for Mega Drive.

Emulatre71

I remember there was a Sesame Street game for NES, Might be worth checking out