[quote name='hohez']
Guy an old gameboy (the big fat one) and a wall adapter, and get tai used to the sounds of cheap retro gaming while he sleeps.[/quote]
I agree, then start him out with an Atari 2600 controller and go from there. It's just like school, start with the basics and work your way up. That's what happened to me. Earliest memories I was playing the Atari because the parents bought one before I was born. Good thinking dad.