VTech V.Smile TV Learning System

Loved it!!!!

Posted Aug 15, 2005 - I bought this for my two year old, and she learned so much!! I had been working with her on her number and letter recognition for a couple of months, after purchasing this product, a week later she had her letters down pat!! It was really amazing!! And a lot less frustrating!! Although an adapter would have been nice I thought for the price of the system, compared to Nintendo and X-Box, etc. that it wasn't unreasonable to buy one seperately. I would love more games to be put out, especially a Dora the Explorer game!!

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My kids love it

Posted Dec 1, 2005 - My 5 and 6 year olds love this game. They can turn on and off and change the games themselves. They have learned a lot from this game. We have had it for over a year now and it gets used regularly and have had no problems with it.

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Great Toy

Posted Nov 6, 2006 - my son loves this still and hes had it a year, he plays it by himself, can set it up, turn it on, etc. The graphics aren't perfect but he 4 and probably doesn't notice or at that care. Eats batteries fast so we bought the adapter, which is sold separately but its only $10. Overall we love it!!

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Love It!!

Posted Nov 25, 2006 - The whole family loves this system. We enjoy watching my son as he accomplishes each task. I am impressed with the things I didn't even realize he knew. My husband and I even enjoy playing the games with him - Scooby Doo and Toy Story are great games. I have recommended this toy to friends and they are satisfied also.

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I Love It and so does my 4 year old!!!!

Posted Nov 8, 2006 - My 4 year old son has loved this product since we purchased it last Christmas. He has mastered the 6 games he has now but still enjoys playing them. The Dora game being his favorite right now.Its a childrens game so the graphics are acceptible for his age and I enjoy playing along with my son. I don't know what the fuss is over it eating batteries I have only had to switch them once since it was purchased. I would highly recommend this product my son has been telling me his colors in Spanish!!!

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Fun and Educational!

Posted Nov 17, 2006 - We've had ours for a year now and it works well. It's been dropped by my kids (ages 5 and 7) quite a few times and no problems with it yet. It has been a sturdy and good toy for us. The graphics are not that important because it's actually made for small kids and not for adults. It not for professional gamers. The adapter is less than $10 and it pays for itself if you check the price of batteries now. I love this toy and so do my kids.

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THREE YEARS AND GOING STRONG!

Posted Nov 24, 2007 - MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN PLAYING THIS ALMOST DAILY FOR THREE YEARS AND STILL LOVES IT. SHE HAS ALMOST EVERY TAPE AND IT HAS HELPED HER SCHOOL WORK ALOT. SHE HAS EXCEEDED STUDENT EXPECTATIONS FOR HER GRADE AND THIS IS BECAUSE SHE IS LEARNING WHILE SHE IS PLAYING. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT. IT IS GREAT. THERE IS AN ADAPTER AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE FOR THIS PRODUCT. THAT IS A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE SHE USES IT SO MUCH I COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH BUYING THE BATTERIES. I KNOW OTHER PARENTS WHO HAVE THIS FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND THEY HAVE NO COMPLAINTS EITHER. THIS IS A SUPER PRODUCT!

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AMAZING

Posted Feb 16, 2008 - finally a game systemfor the younger age group. My son (4) got this for christmas last year. Its the best gift ever. The joysticks are perfect for little children and the games are very educational. I read some of the other reviews and they were just horrible. My opinion is this game system is just amaazing..we've had ours for over a year now and never had any trouble with it at all. We play it every day and just take care of it. With this there should be no problems.

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My 2 year old loves this

Posted 1 year ago - Ok I know this is for children 3 and up but my 2 year old daughter loves it! We sit with her and help her along giving her directions which is fine a child of that age shouldn't sit in front of the tv like that by themselves anyways. I highly recommended this for any parent that's child watches tv, this is interactive and educational for young children. We game all the time so how can we expect our children to not follow in our foot steps slightly. I have had no problems what so ever with this. You can even turn the game options so that you never die! Constant directions though out the game tell you exactly what to do next, i don't think they could have made it any simpler.

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Good, but strange

Posted Oct 8, 2005 - My 2 year old would always go directly to this thing in the store, So I figured if she likes it that much, I'd let her do something different with her time in front of the TV. Keep her active, at least. I'm an avid gamer myself, and I can say this is actually an easy to navigate game system for kids. She has trouble with the joystick being SUPER sensitive, so she always misses where she wants it to go, and get frusterated. The carts are too hard for her to put in and take out herself. I think the reason they don't have the AC line on this, and only batteries, is to cut down on the number of cords floating around your TV. I think it's a good idea, and so do battery makers around the world. Still, as parents we have an ample supply of all types of batteries on hand. Also, there aren't close to enough programs available for this system, and it almost really turned me off to it. But, the price of the system, and the games held my interest. Consider the other systems, they are pricey, then you have to spend so much on those accessories and a bundle on the games. All-in-all, it's a good basic system for a beginner.

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Bought this for Christmas this year and my 3 1/2 y ...

Posted Feb 10, 2005 - Bought this for Christmas this year and my 3 1/2 year old loves it. The one thing that he does not like is that I have to change the cartridge because they stay in very well and require an adult to pull them out and change. This is actually a good thing to me as he can not lose them by taking them out if I leave the room. Other bad things were trying to find the cartridges around Christmas and not having the AC power supply. It takes C batteries and I had to run to the store on Christmas day to get those. Would purchase again.

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Good learning system for the begining gamer

Posted Nov 28, 2006 - We bought ours last year, the console worked great, there was a power surge and it didn't want to work again, so I thought. Six months later (last week) I got the console out and it worked just fine. I assume that it needed a break. As far as the graphics go, I recently found out that kids (2yrs to 5yrs) aren't as impressed by graphics of ANY nature when we bought them a Classic Cartoon movie (EX: Betty Boop and Three Stooges from the '50's the graphics are not what's important to them, it's the content. I'm glad the manufacture has kept up with that. We only have the original game and my 4yr old still loves it a year later.

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We love it!

Posted Nov 27, 2006 - My 4 and 5 year old boys love their V Smile we have ten games two controllers and the handheld pocket they play it almost everyday and we have had it for over a year and it has never had problems. I love it because their learning from it and I don't have to pay a fortune for the games I usually pay fifteen to twenty bucks a game unlike our PS2 where the games vary from thirty to sixty bucks a game and for small children thats too much.

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It is awesome

Posted 1 year ago - I bought it 3 yrs ago and no trouble with it except for the joystick, want more older games for her. She is so rough on toys and this thing just keeps on going.

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PROBLEM with the joystick and on/off button

Posted Dec 15, 2005 - We are on are third system since March. Simply because the on/off button only works when it wants to. Tech support was a joke. It's almost like the button gets stuck and it won't do anything, then when you least expect it to work it does... Go figure. I've been very satisfied with v-tech products that I've purchased in the past but this one has been an on going issue. The kids LOVE IT! They just need to improve the system as well as tech support.

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