GamePro's Father's Day Gift Guide!

Mr. Beer Beermaster's Select Beer Kit

Does your dad like beer? Sorry, that was a redundant question, wasn't it? That'd be like us asking if you dad likes to fart and scratch his butt. But you know what's better than beer? Beer that you brew yourself, that's what. Sure, it's a lot of work but the rewards more than outweigh the effort you have to put into it. Besides which, the ready-made kits from Mr. Beer help eliminate a lot of the guesswork involved. These spiffy kits include everything you need to craft a batch of delicious brew, so get one for your dad and watch the pride he displays as his yeasty creation comes to life. Forgive him, though, if he takes his devotion to brewing too far and starts referring to his home-brewed beer as "my youngest child."

www.mrbeer.com
$99.95
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Anchor's Chip of the Month

Does your dad like potato chips? Oh, wait, we already went over this, didn't we? Okay, so your dad's a snack hound -- what's a loving son or daughter to do? Enroll the man in the Chip of the Month club, of course. Do so and every month, the fine folks at Anchor Food Finds will send your dad a box full of potato chips. But we're not talking plain-jane national brands like the kind you find in supermarkets; heck no, Anchor hand selects bags from small regional companies like Madhouse Munchies and Route 11. This is quality stuff and it's the perfect way to feed your dad's snack addiction while also letting him try chip brands that he normally wouldn't be able to. But don't make the same mistake we did and try to eat one of his bags -- unless you want to end up in the emergency room with teeth marks on your hand, that is.

www.anchorfoodfinds.com
$Price Varies
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Fretlight Guitar

Your dad had dreams once. He wanted to be the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. He wanted to write an award winning novel. And yes, he wanted to be a rock star. Too bad your dad can't throw a spiral to save his life and his "idea" for a book about a sailor in search of a mythical whale which was really a metaphor for obsession and man's eternal search for the unattainable has been done already (we hear it's not half-bad). It's also too bad that your dad never got around to learning how to play the guitar. But while his dreams of becoming the next Jimi Hendrix will never be achieved, it's never too late for the old man to strap on an electric guitar and start pumping out some riffs. Do not make the mistake, however, of buying him an axe and an instructional book -- he'll never get past "Mary Had A Little Lamb." Do the smart thing and buy him the Fretlight instead -- it has lights built into the fretboard which adds a nice visual element to learning guitar. There are lessons included to give you a nice leg-up and there's a custom media player that lets you import songs and video clips to make them compatible with the Fretlight, meaning your dad can finally learn how to play his favorite song -- Bon Jovi's "Shot Through the Heart." He may try to play it at your next house party though -- fair warning.

www.fretlight.com
$499.95
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Apple iPod Shuffle

Years of watching over you probably hasn't done wonders for your dear old dad's appearance. While there's nothing you can do to save his receding hairline or propensity to belch and fart, you can slim pop down a tad by getting him Apple's newest model of the iPod Shuffle, one of the most workout-friendly MP3 players on the market. It's got four hearty gigabytes of storage, an in-line remote so he can tweak the volume or skip tracks while sprinting, and best of all, it has an innovative new feature that announces the name of the next track before it starts, so that he can skip over "My Heart Will Go On" when he's jogging through the park. And at $79, it'll cost less than a month at that gym he bought a membership to but never visits.

www.apple.com
$79

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Airdrives Earphones

Some dads don't hear so good. Whether it's because they've grown too much hair in there, or because you wouldn't stop yapping in the backseat of the car during that road trip in 1997, he needs a better set of 'phones than the kind that usually come with MP3 players. Might we suggest Airdrives? Unlike most earphones that would slip out of pappy's ginormous ears all covered in his potent and colorful earwax, Airdrives curve around the outside of the ear, with the speakers resting right outside of the ear canal. Best of all, the Airdrives curve and contour to his ears, allowing him to make them as snug or tight as possible. If he's the techie type, drop the extra Hamilton and get him the iPhone model Airdrives, which include an inline remote and microphone so that he can take calls on the go.

www.airdrives.com
$59 (Standard) $69 (iPhone)
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denveraic

How many kids can afford to buy their dad that perfect chair? I dunno about this list, other than the games, and couple other items, everything is hundreds to thousands of dollars.

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