I-TOP CLASSIC (ORANGE)

by I-TOP

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 0.3 ounces
• ASIN: B0000E3BT9
• Item model number: 02222
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,741 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

53 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plus more... the Secret Hidden Mode, May 21, 2004

By 

KTritan "ktritan" (Hamilton, NV) - 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: I-TOP CLASSIC (ORANGE) (Toy)

As well as the normal 4 games, the i-Top has some hidden surprises.

To access these hidden features:

Press MODE button until the first LED is lit.
Hold down the PLAY and MODE buttons simultaneously for at least 2 seconds.
Release the PLAY and MODE buttons simultaneously.
The 8 LEDS should each light up in turn, and the first LED should now flash rapidly.
You can now display 7 new hidden features:

1.compass mode
2.pattern
3.pattern
4.pattern
5.ufo
6.flower
7.random number of lines
8.Displays LATER and then turns off

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its no ordinary top!, May 21, 2004

By 

David Kossin (West Palm Beach, FL. USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: I-TOP CLASSIC (ORANGE) (Toy)

Tops have been a toy that has been spinning in the minds of children for centuries. Even in ancient egyption times young artist were making spinning tops made from clay, but no longer do we live in those time. The 21st century has brought us a top that can be put in to our ever growing pile of battery powered toys.
"SPIN TO WIN" is the first words you'll see as you spin the top. Its almost magicle the way the letters appear in bright red as it spins.
If your the type of person that like figure out the technicle aspects of electronics the you'll spend hours with this. A magnet inside of the top is connected to a counter wich knows everytime it passes magnetic north therefor alowing the computer chip to calculate the correct time to display words.
The top comes program with a few games that are quite Intriguing. One of my personel favorites would be the max rotation compitition where combatants spin the sleek looking top as fast as they can to reach a new maximum rotation score. The ITop has a memory bank to hold all the best scores from all the games wich can be read at any time in the high-score mode.
A toy of the future such as this can tell the future as it is. The furtune teller mode is smarter then your average 8 ball you know. Ask a question; give it a spin; and witness the magical answer that appears!
As an on going mission for buyers you'll love trying to find the "secret mode" wich will display 7 different elaborate designs as well as one very handy tool that I'm going to leave a suprise!
By all means I encourage the purchase of this very original toy.
It's great for all ages and even the occasional adult will enjoy.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as much fun if you're left handed, February 17, 2005

By 

Staci K. Thompson - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: I-TOP CLASSIC (ORANGE) (Toy)

I bought this for my son. Unfortunately, if you're left handed and use your left hand to spin, the top goes counter clockwise. The result is all of the displays are backwards! It took a lot of the fun out of it for him. It's awkward for him to get it to display correctly. Just wanted to let others know before another lefty out there was disappointed.