Customer Reviews

Original Pixter Handheld Game (2001)

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2 star:		(3)
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When my 5 year-old wanted a Game Boy my husband and I had some misgivings. We first worried that he was too young for one (although we see plenty of young kids playing with them) and we then worried about the endless hours associated with playing with a Game Boy and the mindless content of the games. Well, then the Pixter came out. This is a great electronic hand-held toy that teaches coordination and creativity. The pricing on the Pixter is great and I especially love that you can buy new software for under (price). I know some folks are saying that this is a great toy for 8 and up but my son has no trouble playing with this game and can easily change the software without help. This is a great toy for parents who want to give their kids a "travel" toy that is fun and educational.

I bought this for my 7 and 4 year old last Christmas. We were going on a long car trip and I thought it would keep them entertained. It was fun for the whole family and with the added software, they used it for hours. We had a hard time finding additional software until recently. We purchased the games on-the-go pack and enjoy competeing against each other. A lighted unit would be better, but it really is fun just the ways it is. My son is now 8 and still enjoys playing with it. We have never bought our kids the game boy products, but this seems to be an educational alternative when you buy the learning fun software. We have had it for a year now and it still works and the kids still play with it, which says a lot for a toy considering how many toys we have that a rarely played with.

We recently saw this and bought it for our just 4-year old before a long car trip. His 6 year old brother plays his gameboy in the car and we wanted something to keep the younger one occupied in a simliar way but thought he was too young for a gameboy. This was a real hit. He will play with it for hours and the kids even trade when they get board. We bought 2 of the cartridges (learning fun and animal safari) and they offer great variety. The adults even like to play with the Pixter too! The added bonus is that we have not yet had to change the batteries even after about 25 hours of play time. (You don't get that on the Gameboy!) I highly recommend this one.

My 7 yr old daughter loves this. I had to take her to work with me for an 8 hr shift, she played with this for hours. I bought 2 extra games, Animal Fun and Learning fun. I thought she was too old for the abc- 123 game, she loved it. There are so many different ways to use this game. It doesn't get boring for them.
We are taking a trip in 2 weeks, we will definetly bring this along for the plane ride. Everyone at my job was coming over and playing with it too. I think they were going out to buy their children one before it becomes the "hot Item" this season.

We got this toy for our almost 4 year old daughter and she loves it!! I thought that I would have to help her play with it because I thought it might be too complicated for her, but after I showed her how to use it once she didn't need any more help. The toy keeps her entertained and we are planning to have it handy during our cross-country car trip. Not only is the toy for fun for her but you can frequently hear her asking "mommy, daddy are you playing with my pixter?" Hopefully we can find the travel games before we leave.

I think this is a great educational toy for children, but the problem is I am having a hard time finding the game cartridges to fit in the Pixter. If I would of known how hard it was to locate the cartridges (since none came with the game) I may have thought twice.

I found Pixter to be a wonderful toy for my 5 year old. She loves it and could easily figure out all the features. I think it is much more educatonal then a Gameboy. The learning software is awesome for children learning to write..it even speaks the letter. (...)Another small problem is this toy was created favoring the right handed...my daughter and I are left handed and the short cord for the pen is on the right side!

I purchased a Pixter for my 3 year old for Christmas. She loved it but we became frustrated when it quit working right. The lines that she drew would break up or not draw. We couldn't get it to respond when we tried to turn the sound down. It would not respond when we tried to press some of the icons. Very upsetting. BUT.... Toys R'Us taught us how to reset the game. There is a small hole in the back. Press a pin in there and press on the x's in the circles. PRESTO! The game works perfect now. So,just as with many electronics it gets out of wack. We are very exited to have our game working again. So, don't return your Pixter's if they do this. It is a simple fix. We love our Pixter again!

My 4-year old loves the Pixter, however, I have been trying to find the software with the games on it. You can't find it anywhere. Well, not true...I found it on [online store] for [$$$]. Why would they make some of the software unavailable? It is frustrating to buy a product and not be able to find its accessories. I would recommend it if your child likes to play the same software over and over and over.

My daughter, who is left-handed, said it was very difficult to write with this as the cord and stylus are on the right hand side and the cord isn't long enough. I'm hoping there is a way to fix this?