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Episode 296 · Triple Click

Help, I'm Getting Too Old For Hard Games [Mailbag]

12 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy open up the listener mailbag to answer some of your questions! When should you let kids start playing video games? What gaming terms should be more mainstream? And what do you do when you're just too old for this shit?

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Triple Click

Maximum Fun · Gaming · English

A podcast about video games, hosted by Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, and Jason Schreier. New episodes every Thursday.

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