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Spawnpoint, Episode 07: Mario Parties
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Spawnpoint, Episode 07: Mario Parties

Can small children survive Nintendo's ultimate test? Plus, how Astro Bot proved a skeleton key for Keza's kids playing video games.

For years, Keza has avoided bringing Mario Party into the home, worried how her children would react. Would they fight the same way she used to with her brother? For Patrick, could his children get over the fact that both of them can’t be Peach? All this and more on the latest episode of Spawnpoint, the official podcast of Crossplay, including discussion on our kids’ relationship with video games and gift buying.

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Timestamps:

  • 00:01:02 — Keza finished her book!

  • 00:02:41 — Journeys in e-learning/winters in Scotland

  • 00:10:00 — Welcome to Mario Party

  • 00:23:19 — Pokémon Trading Card Game

  • 00:30:03 — Ad-infested knock off games for kids

  • 00:43:34 — Video games, kids, and the holidays

  • 00:54:19 — Mailbag

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SPAWNPOINT
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.