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Spawnpoint, Ep. 04: Direct to the Heart
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Spawnpoint, Ep. 04: Direct to the Heart

Patrick and Keza are in the midst of summertime with the kids, but return to the podcast to chat Nintendo, kid-friendly design, and more.

Apologies for the re-send on this, but it looks like there was an audio goof on this that I did not notice while I was on holiday last week. It should be fixed now. Sorry!!! -pk

It’s been a minute, but Spawnpoint is back, featuring Patrick (Crossplay) and Keza (The Guardian). Patrick and Keza actually met up IRL recently, but neglected to record a podcast in-person! Total geniuses. Nonetheless, we walk through our (ecstatic!) reactions to the latest Nintendo Direct, Patrick’s oldest falling for the latest Super Monkey Ball, and Keza’s youngest trying to grasp Yoshi’s Crafted World. Elsewhere, they discuss what it means to design a game “for” kids, and how so many fall short. In the mailbag, a listener wrestles with trying to make user accounts for their kids.

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Timestamps:

  • 00:01:30 — Long Flights

  • 00:09:40 — Nintendo Direct Reaction

  • 00:17:15 — Super Monkey Ball / Yoshi’s Crafted World

  • 00:32:00 — What is Kid-Friendly Design?

  • 00:51:25 — Mailbag

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A podcast from Crossplay, a newsletter at the intersection of parenting and gaming, featuring longtime games reporters (and parents!) Patrick Klepek and Keza MacDonald, alongside a slew of insightful guests.