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New Dad Gaming

Trevor Alexander & Jeff Smalleynewdadgaming.com
A show about Gaming, Fatherhood, and New Fathers figuring out their gaming lives
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Episodes

New Dad Gaming - Episode 15

Topics Discussed:- Trev's baby sleeps! - Trees first best dad joke on air - Our fav games as kids - Star Wars movie release - How we now get knowledge from Google/YouTube - What's in store for kids education Games Discussed: - Star Wars Shadows of Empire - Die Hard - Final Fantasy 9

Apr 23, 20161 hr 9 min

New Dad Gaming - Episode 14

Topics Discussed: - Have another kid? - Nostalgia Games - Long Reloads Games Discussed: - That baby game where you try and stop the kid from killing itself - Just cause 3 - Final Fantasy 7 and remake - Fallout - Deus Ex - Shenmue

Jan 12, 20161 hr 9 min

New Dad Gaming - Episode 13

Topics: Black Friday Travelling with babies Birthday parties Putting baby to sleep Games chaning mechanics (Just cause 2 to 3) Expansion Packs vs. New game Music for babies (dance parties) Games: Just cause 2 and 3 Fallout 4 Witcher 3 Elite: Dangerous Monument Vally No Man's Sky

Jan 12, 201656 min

New Dad Gaming - Episode 12

Topics: Christmas Trees Baby sleeps Indiana Jones-ing Fatherhood Transferring to the crib tips Neighbourhood Christmas Keeping them in line with Santa Smartphones as Peripherals Game Updates Trivia Games Board Games with Kids Baby Voices Naming your Gun Games: Rocket League You Don’t Know Jack Party Jack Final Fantasy Trivial Pursuit Cards Against Humanity Monopoly Fallout 4...

Jan 12, 20161 hr 7 min

New Dad Gaming - Episode 11

Topics Discussed: Baby's Sleeping Through the Night Just 17 More Years You Want Another Baby? You Want Twins? Siblings The Death of the Gaming Binge 100%-ing Games Morality in Games Justifying the Cost of Games Pre-Ordering Games Discussed: Fallout 4 Batman: Origins Skyrim Mass Effect Spec Ops: The Line Star Wars: Battlefront Just Cause 3...

Jan 11, 20161 hr

New Dad gaming - Episode 10

Topics Discussed: Baby Flips Old Games Holding Up Side Missions and Narrative In Game Saviour vs. Heel Fathers Represented in Games Game Glitches Silent Time Games Discussed: Fallout 4 Rocket League System Shock: 2 Dues Ex Batman: Origins

Jan 11, 201655 min

New Dad Gaming - Episode 9

Topics Discussed: Kids Halloween Candy Not enough Candy Kids Costumes Living through your kids costumes PC Gaming Issues Steam Collections Playstation Plus Swimming Lessons Paw Patrol Bubble Guppies Games that end Hacking in Games Coding in Games Moonbear Games Discussed: Rocket League Witcher 2 P.T. X-Com Bioshock: Infinite Skyrim...

Jan 11, 201658 min

New Dad Gaming - Episode 8

Topics Discussed:- Console vs. PC- Surviving the first months- First Child vs. Second Child- Child Activities- Do Babies Sleep?- Gaming Budgets with a Baby- Waiting with a risk of spoiling?- Social and Sharing Within Games- Cyber Bullying Within Games- How to Deal With Bullies- Solo vs. Multiplayer- Finishing Games With Kids- Playing Multiplayer With Kids- Our Kids in the Current Gaming World Games Discussed:- Metro- Rocket League- Boundless- No Man's Sky- Street Fighter 5- Battlefront- Battlebo...

Dec 01, 201551 min

New Dad Gaming - Episode 7

Topics Discussed:- Honest Homage- The burden of a new game- Precious gaming time as a dad- Ridiculous looking babies- Teething- Gaming with your partner- The Flash- Taking turns at games- Childish games Games Mentioned:- Dying Light- Metro- Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime- Lost Orbit- Rocket League- Diablo 3- Tetris- Doctor Mario / Mario 3- Last of Us- Halo 3- Goldeneye 007- Guitar Hero- WarioWare- Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime- Katamari- Little Big Planet- Guacamele- Locorobo

Dec 01, 201558 min

New Dad Gaming - Episode 6

Topics Discussed:- Family gatherings- Travelling with kids- Hosting with Kids- Game Subscription Services / Playstation Plus- Steam Sales- Games that anger- The grandiose games of today- Driving with babies- No sleep in the near future- Solid foods- Energizing baby moves- Gaming Backlog - Steam Sales / Too cheap games- Humble Bundle- Console vs. PC- Time Sensitive Games- Gaming Budgets with a family- The fate of the Delorean Games Discussed:- Metro- Super Meat Boy- Starwars Battlefront- Dragon A...

Dec 01, 201546 min

New Dad Gaming - Episode 5

Topics Discussed:- Referring to age in weeks and months- Too tired for math- Old gaming habits dying hard- 100% Gaming Completion- Optimizing game time- Finishing Buffet- Games that are too large?- Working with a baby. Deadlines- Game records between friends- Old games sessions vs. new- Social games- Playing games in the same room- Dealing with child anger playing games Games Discussed:- Batman: Origins- Grand Theft Auto 5- Rocket League- Dying Light- Battleborn- Overwatch- Fallout 4- NHL 16- To...

Dec 01, 201549 min

New Dad Gaming - Episode 4

Topics Discussed- Stealth game frustration- Golden Chocobos- Game Substance- Games for Kids and Parents- Censoring games for your kids- Nudity vs. Violence- Well meaning grandmas- Teachers who game- Growing up with gaming violence- Parental Control- Kids sleeping through the night (or not)- No all nighters- Multiple kids- Respect for single parents Games Mentioned- Metro- Dying Light- Dishonoured- Thief- Metal Gear Solid 5- Final Fantasy 7- Tear Away- Duke Nukem 3D / Duke Nukem- Leisure Suit Lar...

Dec 01, 201557 min

New Dad Gaming - Episode 3

Game Time Paralysis - What do I play?Leaving games unfinishedGame CompletionMoney for Games vs. Money for Family Games Mentioned: HearthstoneMetal Gear Solid FiveBatman: Arkham OriginsDying Light

Dec 01, 20151 hr 8 min

New Dad Gaming - Episode 2

- First week of school- Gaming vs. Responsibilities - If you could go back, would you try to make money making video games? Would you let your child?- Golden age of gaming: our generation or our children's?- Being a Gamer Father- Gaming in the School Curriculum- Gaming as a Release- What movies has Trevor not watched Games Mentioned: - Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime- Hearthstone- Metal Gear Solid Five- Minecraft- DOTA and League of Legends

Dec 01, 201550 min

New Dad Gaming - Episode 1

Short Games vs. The Long PlayIs it possible to spend the time to become engrossed in a massive gaming world with your little ones, or can you be satisfied with quick gaming hits such as mobile apps?

Dec 01, 201543 min
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