Simon Hand Held

by Hasbro

Product Features

• One or more players.
• Ages 7 to Adult

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 5.5 x 10.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00000IWGW
• Item model number: 49000
• Manufacturer recommended age: 7 - 12 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,040 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #80 in Toys & Games > Electronics for Kids > Handheld Games
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Editorial Review

Simon is back again in a miniature 4-inch form--small enough to fit in a pocket but still featuring buttons large enough to play with friends. Press the circle in the middle and try this classic memory test as it adds one by one to a series of tones and colors. The more notes are added to the game, the faster it gets, so even memory pros may have a hard time following this computerized marvel all the way through a sequence. --John Longenbaugh

Product Description

Going somewhere? Don't forget to bring Simon! This smaller version lets you bring the exciting memory game along with you for fast, furious fun on the run. Simon shows you the light and sound patterns and challenges you to keep up. Test your reflexes with three games at four skill levels. Play solo, or get others to join in! 3AAA batteries required (not included).

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best, September 3, 2002

By 

Dennis! (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Simon Hand Held (Toy)

I can't recommend this game strongly enough for kids and adults alike! I remember as a kid, my mother, brother and I would spend many an evening gathered around the larger, more clunky version of this game, each of us assigned to a lens or two, trying to recreate random light/sound patterns generated by the machine. Back then, the immense size was probably its biggest drawback. This handheld version is perfect!

The game is wholesome fun and improves memory and concentration to boot. There are three different play options, but the big draw of the game is obviously version 1, which challenges the player(s) to repeat a series of lights/sounds. Simon gets progressively harder, not only adding a light/note to the chain, but repeating them at a faster pace as the player keeps up.

Children and adults anywhere can get hooked on this game! There's even an option to turn the sound off (though it's less fun without sound), so you can carry it and play it in a train, airplane, or other crowded location without annoying the bejeezus out of everyone around you. For an additional challenge now (as an adult), I like to try to take on Simon's challenge with my eyes closed, echoing the musical tones rather than relying on the visual light pattern.

I brought my Handheld Simon back home with me when when I recently visited my family and my mother still loves it now as much as she did when I was a kid. I'm buying her one as soon as I'm done typing this.

60 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and education in one fascinating package, October 12, 2002

By 

JLind555 - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)   

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Simon Hand Held (Toy)

As the clinical director of an outpatient mental health facility for children, I was constantly looking for new ways to engage the youngsters in therapy. One day I brought my son's Simon to the office, and the kids were mesmerized. The clinical staff found Simon to be especially effective in working with children with attention deficit disorder; it helped them to focus and concentrate their attention long enough to engage them in other therapeutic activities such as play therapy and art therapy. Simon was such a hit that we developed a waiting list for using it and had to order four more. My son's original Simon is still going strong after ten years of use (and umpteen battery changes). This is a really great toy that has stood the test of time.

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simon in your hand, October 17, 2001

By 

Matt (USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Simon Hand Held (Toy)

I've loved simon every since I was a little kid but now I can finally hold it in my hand while playing it not have to put it on the floor or anything else. Now you can play with it on the road anywhere you want, in the car, at your doctors office, a great game for a time where you have a wait ahead of you. This is also the same as the original version which is great! This is a very education game also, you have to memorize different patterens and repeat them back into the simon machine. The toy is very durable game, I have dropped it thousands of times and it still hasen't broken. This a classic toy for the ages and a must- but. I strongly reccomend this.