# Homework First

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Parental lock for the Nintendo Entertainment System

Homework First Developer SafeCare Products, Inc. Master Lock Type Combination lock Released 1990[1] Platform Nintendo Entertainment System

The **Homework First** is a [combination lock](/source/Combination_lock) [parental control](/source/Parental_controls) device for the [Nintendo Entertainment System](/source/Nintendo_Entertainment_System) made by SafeCare Products, Inc. of [Dundee, Illinois](/source/Dundee%2C_Illinois)[2] and [Master Lock](/source/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](/source/ROM_cartridge) slot which enables the lock to grab the console like a [vise](/source/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]

## Reception

[ACE magazine](/source/ACE_(magazine)) panned the device on a conceptual level during their 1989 [CES](/source/Consumer_Electronics_Show) coverage.[5]

[Jeuxvideo.com](/source/Jeuxvideo.com) cited the device as one of the first video game parental controls.[6]

## See also

- [10NES](/source/10NES) (lockout chip preventing games not authorized by Nintendo from running)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Kotaku_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Kotaku_1-1) Luke Plunkett (September 11, 2014). ["Parental Locks For Video Games Used To Be Crazy"](https://kotaku.com/parental-locks-for-video-games-used-to-be-crazy-1633774428). *Kotaku*. Retrieved November 13, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Warshaw, Michael (March 15, 2000). ["The Thing That Would Not Die, E-Commerce Article"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210610092248/https://www.inc.com/magazine/20000315/17875.html). *Inc.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.inc.com/magazine/20000315/17875.html) on June 10, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Smith, Martin (July 31, 2014). ["Nintendo's Forgotten Console Peripherals"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180708221528/https://transmithim.wordpress.com/2014/07/31/nintendos-forgotten-console-peripherals/). *Transmit Him*. Archived from [the original](https://transmithim.wordpress.com/2014/07/31/nintendos-forgotten-console-peripherals/) on July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Plante, Chris (September 10, 2014). ["How overbearing parents prevented kids from playing video games in 1989"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220819033203/https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/10/6130973/safe-care-homework-first-nintendo-lock). *The Verge*. Archived from [the original](https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/10/6130973/safe-care-homework-first-nintendo-lock) on August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *ACE Magazine*. August 1989. p. 11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Nintendo et les accessoires : une histoire d'amour qui dure depuis plus de 30 ans"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220819034524/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/1129507/nintendo-et-les-accessoires-une-histoire-d-amour-qui-dure-depuis-plus-de-30-ans.htm) [Nintendo and accessories: a love story that has lasted for more than 30 years]. *Jeuxvideo.com* (in French). October 25, 2019. Archived from [the original](https://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/1129507/nintendo-et-les-accessoires-une-histoire-d-amour-qui-dure-depuis-plus-de-30-ans.htm) on August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.

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