Crunchbattle

My six-year old son Noah invented a "video game" at school called Crunchbattle. It was made from a folded piece of cardstock for the screen and controls with another piece of cardstock taped on the back as a battery pack. Here's an illustration:

Crunchbattle

Crunchbattle has the same basic design and control layout as the Gameboy Advance SP. My son doesn't have a Gameboy Advance and he mostly plays video games on the computer, so he must have seen one at school or at a friend's house. Also, Crunchbattle doesn't have any room for cartridges. It's a single-purpose unit, just like the old Mattel Classic Football.

Considering it was made by a kid in grade one, I think it's a pretty smart representation of a video game. But most of all, I like the name. Crunchbattle. That's a great name.

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Subzero Blue says...

I totally agree, Crunchbattle is a really great name.
Maybe you should register the name and create a real game around it.

Your son is one smart kid, take good care of him and he could be the next "EA Games" founder ;)

Posted on Apr 5, 2004
Subzero Blue says...

I totally agree, Crunchbattle is a really great name.
Maybe you should register the name and create a real game around it.

Your son is one smart kid, take good care of him and he could be the next "EA Games" founder ;)

Posted on May 26, 2004

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