Developer | SafeCare Products, Inc. Master Lock |
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Type | Combination lock |
Release date | 1990 [1] |
Platform | Nintendo Entertainment System |
The Homework First is a combination lock parental control device for the Nintendo Entertainment System made by SafeCare Products, Inc. of Dundee, Illinois [2] and Master Lock. The lock features a "Self-Setting" combination that attaches to the open bay of a front-loading NES-001 system via a screw hole below the cartridge slot which enables the lock to grab the console like a vise to prevent both the insertion of cartridges and the removal of the device. [1] [3] Around 25,000 units were claimed to have been sold. [4]
ACE magazine panned the device on a conceptual level during their 1989 CES coverage. [5]
Jeuxvideo.com cited the device as one of the first video game parental controls. [6]
Developer | SafeCare Products, Inc. Master Lock |
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Type | Combination lock |
Release date | 1990 [1] |
Platform | Nintendo Entertainment System |
The Homework First is a combination lock parental control device for the Nintendo Entertainment System made by SafeCare Products, Inc. of Dundee, Illinois [2] and Master Lock. The lock features a "Self-Setting" combination that attaches to the open bay of a front-loading NES-001 system via a screw hole below the cartridge slot which enables the lock to grab the console like a vise to prevent both the insertion of cartridges and the removal of the device. [1] [3] Around 25,000 units were claimed to have been sold. [4]
ACE magazine panned the device on a conceptual level during their 1989 CES coverage. [5]
Jeuxvideo.com cited the device as one of the first video game parental controls. [6]