kisrael Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Has anyone played with the vg pocket caplet? I see a few references here and there. The retail price is $20, but I got it at costco for 15. The screen is legitmatelyimpressive (with A/V out!) and the games are solid...decent little ports of burgertime, bust-a-move, space invaders, and some others, including versions of zuma, and buster bros, and some other ones. Grapically it's roughly SNES/Genesis, though feeling a bit sharewarey in places... sometimes there's a nice vintage Capcom feel to the graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Driver Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 This thread features most of the discussion that's occurred regarding the Caplet: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=83939 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinChargers Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Being an owner of both the Tablet and the Caplet, I find both to be of very decent quality. If you ever find the A/V cord that you hook up to the thing, let me know, cause I've had poor luck finding one. How these didn't sell better than what they did puzzles me. Can't wait til we get our portable 2600 hopefully something simular to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Being an owner of both the Tablet and the Caplet, I find both to be of very decent quality. If you ever find the A/V cord that you hook up to the thing, let me know, cause I've had poor luck finding one. How these didn't sell better than what they did puzzles me. Can't wait til we get our portable 2600 hopefully something simular to this. I bought the 50-in-1 unit, but wanted the AV cable. So I had to buy the accessory kit for the smaller caplet(circular one) to get the cable. Now I have a non-fitting carrying case. Anyone up for trade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Sprite Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 (edited) I bought both, they make great stuffing stockers. How these didn't sell better than what they did puzzles me. "Space Invaders II" not the best mascot game. Pastels? D-pad suffers from rigor mortis. There's another version of the 16 bitter that's missing all the really good pirated games. ( Okay, technically a few are more than graphics hacks) Guess which one is reviewed on youtube? Nobody can take screenshots. We look like suckers when we try to convince people it's better than it sounds... Edited December 25, 2007 by A Sprite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Yeah... I have the A/V cable (pulled it from an earlier VG Pocket product, the lackluster Max) and it won't work with my DVR, although it connects just fine to my monitor. Frustrating? You betcha, especially since I had plans to put the footage up on my YouTube page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Nobody can take screenshots. We look like suckers when we try to convince people it's better than it sounds... Heh, even the screenshots they put on the extra Costco packaging had bizarre JPEG artifacts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vrocko Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Hey all I just saw the VG tablet at my local Gamestop for $9.99, that's the 50 game version. Looks cool. I may have to have one seeing as how it has Burgertime. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Am going to have to check my local GameStop i have been want one of these for a while might be worth pick one up now at that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Hmm, I think I saw one at a Boston Area one for $20. You might want to call ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinChargers Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Being an owner of both the Tablet and the Caplet, I find both to be of very decent quality. If you ever find the A/V cord that you hook up to the thing, let me know, cause I've had poor luck finding one. How these didn't sell better than what they did puzzles me. Can't wait til we get our portable 2600 hopefully something simular to this. Finally, after months of searching, I found the starter pack for the Tablet! It was in a clearance bin at Circuit City for $5. Now I can play all the Tablet and Caplet goodness on my TV and get a nice carrying case for the Tablet to boot!! Anybody else find the VG Pocket in the last few months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I got 2 of the 25-gamfe units to give my sons as stocking stuffers over Xmas. They both love them. My wife loves yummy-and-tasty or whatever the princess/cake puzzle game is called. I agree that the screen is really, really nice for the price. The dpad on the other hand is awful. Games that need pixel-pefect turns like Burger Time are really unplayable, and that's a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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