Customer Reviews

SNK AC Adapter

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First of all I will say the adapter works fine. It is a great product for gamers who play the system endlessly, however for casual gamers it isn't worth it. The system runs up to 40 HOURS just with 2 AA batteries which can cost less than 3 dollars. Even if your playing at home the batteries will work fine as long as you don't play endlessly like I said earlier. I think casual gamers will be fine with the 40 hours of gameplay offered by 2 AAs. I took my system on vacation for a week in a half. I played for hours straight while on the road and even at the hotels. Still I only needed 2 sets of AA batteries! I personally need the A/C adapter still because of my endless play. Ask yourself how much you play the system, if you don't play a lot skip the A/C adapter and head to your local grocery store to pick up some duracells.

Don't spend 15 bucks on this, get a 5 dollar Game Boy ACAdapter. They're completely compatible.

Like I said in my title, it's an ACadapter, and it's first-party, meaning you don't have to worry about it screwing up your NGPC. And to the guy who said that this takes away all the portability, ever think people play their NGPC at home or in a place with a free outlet? Why wast batteries when you don't have to? And then when you want to leave, just unplug it! Please, think before you review.

I've owned the adaptor since the system was released in the U.S. a couple of years ago, and it works just fine. It's an AC adaptor, not much to get wrong there. If you don't want it, don't buy it...but don't be scared off by that bizarre anti-AC adaptor rant.

This product will save you alot of money in battery cost. Well worth the investment, expecially for young kids who do not have the money to keep buying batteries.

This product is a perfect example of getting what you see.

What does it do exactly? You plug one end into your power outlet, and the other end into your NeoGeo Pocket Color, and you can play without using a battery.

It works like a charm and has a long cable, but the problem is that the system can run for 40 hours on batteries, which is a lot of playing.

I like this product because I don't usually go places and I don't want to have to buy batteries every few months or so.

A previous reviewer said the Game Boy's adapter was compatible and would cost less. Game Boys use three times as much power as NGPCs, though, so using the wrong adapter means risking burning out the unit. Always get the manufacturer's model and avoid universal solutions when you're dealing with power sources, or at least check yourself to make sure the power rating printed on the unit matches the source exactly. Besides, this one's nicer than the other AC adapter designs because the transformer block is in the middle of the cord instead of at the contacts, meaning you don't have to make any extra room for it in the wall socket -- it'll plug in like a regular two-pronged power cord.

By using an A/C Adapter with ANY type of hand-held system, you are virtually taking the word "portable" out of "portable video gamimg systems" such as Neo Geo Pocket Color, Game Boy Advance, etc. In this day and age, who in the world wants to be connected to an wall-socket while playing video games? Or, worse than that, plug this A/C Adapter into an extension cord, then plug the extension cord to the wall outlet ... what a mess! You're better off spending your money on any of the new-wave "high-tech" batteries on the market today, such as Duracell's "Ultra" or Energizer's "E2 Titanium", both proven to last longer in high-tech devices. Better yet, go purchase the "3-in-1 Worm Light" for Neo Geo Pocket Color...which includes a re-chargeable battery pack w/charger.