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VG Pocket Caplet VG-4003 Review:

  

  I was really surprised by how fun this thing is to play. There are a few lame games, but most of the ones on this unit are fun to play. It's a great handheld system for people with a short attention span and a fondness for arcade games. This handheld has a 16-bit processor and the graphic capabilties are far beyond others in this price range. The LCD has a better look than the original Nintendo DS, but it is a little smaller. You can barely make out the individual pixels. This handheld is definitley an awesome buy at $30. It's available in four different colors at GameStop/EBgames, Circuit City, and Toys R Us.


The VGpocket VG-4003


The VG Pocket Caplet was created by Performance Designed Products and Pelican Products. The Caplet comes in four colors; blue, silver, red, orange. Has a very bright 2.5” backlit 960 x 240 TFT display. Graphics are quite an improvement over those of the earlier models of the VG Pocket. The unit is powered by 3 AAA batteries. Comes with 50 built-in games which includes 3 licensed through Taito: “Space Invaders,” “Bust-A-Move,” and “Burger Time.” The unit has the capability of being displayed on any TV set with the purchase of a separate “starter kit” that includes a storage carrying case and special AV cables unique to the system.

Games on the Caplet include- Space Invaders, Bust-a-move, BurgerTime, Sudoku Quiz, Boxboy, Adventures of Valdog, Deep Storm, Bubble Wubble, Final Escape, Wolfy's Quest, Legendary Hero, Craig the Caterpillar, Crystal Cavern, Final Round Tennis!, Magic Jelly, Blazebusters, Rotating Puzzle, Underwater Pinball, Bubble Blaster, Greedy Grabber, Puzzle Chance, Victory Road, Jet Racing, Yummy and Tasty, Code Name: PLUMBER, Hanoi Tower, Leapfrog, Win or Lose, Pop goes the Ball!, Kart Racer X, Battle Blocks II, Switch and Mix, Survival Challenge, Go Back Home!, Motojet Mania, Tiger Rescue, BIlliards Master, Mr. Onion, Wacky Racing, Tennis Caddie, Blaze of Glory, Underwater Memory, Crane Maniac, Go Bang, Jewel Master 2, Smashing Ladybugs, Submarine, Slot Machine, Video Poker, Black Jack There are no save features for high scores or game progress. (thanks wikipedia)

The games play really well and the handhled loads the menu and games nearly instantly. If someone figures out how to hack this unit and add some more ROMs, this thing would really rock. I took some photos of the games playing on the units built-in LCD.

Here's some of the screenshots I took with a camera:


Title Screen



Menu Page 1



Space Invaders



Bust-A-Move



Burgertime



Adventures of Waldog



Blazebusters



Boxboy



BubbleWubble



Craig the Catepillar



Crystal Cavern



Deep Storm



Final Escape



Final Round Tennis



Legendary Hero



Magic Jelly



Rotating Puzzle



Sudoku



Wolfy'sQuest


I'll post the rest of the screenshots soon!


  Game List:

  Space Invaders
  Bust-a-move
  BurgerTime
  Sudoku Quiz
  Boxboy
  Adventures of Valdog
  Deep Storm
  Bubble Wubble
  Final Escape
  Wolfy's Quest
  Legendary Hero
  Craig the Caterpillar
  Crystal Cavern
  Final Round Tennis!
  Magic Jelly
  Blazebusters
  Rotating Puzzle
  Underwater Pinball
  Bubble Blaster
  Greedy Grabber
  Puzzle Chance
  Victory Road
  Jet Racing
  Yummy and Tasty
  Code Name: PLUMBER
  Hanoi Tower
  Leapfrog
  Win or Lose
  Pop goes the Ball!
  Kart Racer X
  Battle Blocks II
  Switch and Mix
  Survival Challenge
  Go Bck Home!
  Motojet Mania
  Tiger Rescue
  BIlliards Master
  Mr. Onion
  Wacky Racing
  Tennis Caddie
  Blaze of Glory
  Underwater Memory
  Crane Maniac
  Go Bang
  Jewel Master 2
  Smashing Ladybugs
  Submarine
  Slot Machine
  Video Poker
  Black Jack


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