games and puzzles in toys

at first i wasn't sure about buying this toy, but i did, and i have absolutely no regrets about it. it cost me about 18 bucks, and i know that i would have spent WELL over 18 bucks if i'd played these games in the arcade as many times as i've played them at home. there was one game on there i'd never heard of (bosconian), but it turned out to be the best one. the only one i don't really like is galaxian, it's kind of boring. but the rest are great. it takes 4 aa batteries, and when they start to go dead the picture gets funny. the batteries are not included so don't forget to buy them like i did. i would recommend this toy to anyone who likes video games, and some people who normally don't. i gave it a couple stars for educational because video games help hand-eye coordination, etc, etc.

Alot of people gave this guy bad reviews on it's shoddy quality. I don't know if I just got a good unit or not, but I've been playing this thing almost everyday since I got it a month ago and have had 0 problems. Not only have I not had to replace the batteries once (I guess these old games don't suck up much), but it's held up through my various slams and harsh playing styles. So, I guess I'd say..buy where you can return it (i.e. not on ebay), but don't hesitate purchasing it based on the bad reviews.

I received my MsPacman 5in1 game yesterday, and decided to play pole position first. After about 2 races and no harsh treatment at all, the whole game went squiggley and then didn't work when you would turn the yellow knob left or right(kinda like a steering wheel for the racing game). the controller seems to work for the other games, but it's really not even worth 20 bucks. The mspacman game is a cheap knockoff, nothing like the original. The sounds are terrible. I'm going to shop for an original old atari, that would be a lot better than this piece of garbage. I even bought the other 10 in 1 atari-style controller, and that is garbage too. what a waste. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON ANY OF THESE. TRUST ME! They need to be built better. I'm not even a little kid who might be rough on it, I was just trying to see if they'd be like originals from when I was growing up.