Editorial Reviews:
Editorial Review
Outfitted in orange and purple, this electronic learning system for preschoolers plugs directly into a television, and at first take looks a lot like a video-game console. Insert any of Vtech's "Smartridges" into the unit for lessons on language, math, phonics, problem-solving, music, and more. Children can choose between two difficulty levels. Included are a large joystick, adjustable to right- and left-handed kids, and an Alphabet Park Adventure cartridge; other cartridges are sold separately. There's also a storage compartment on top that holds up to six cartridges. The system can run on either three C batteries or an AC adaptor; strangely, neither are included. --Andy Boynton |
Customer Reviews
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Appropriate for young children but poor video quality, Apr 12, 2023
My son (almost 5) likes to play both the Alphabet Park and Spiderman games but I must admit that I was shocked at the poor quality of the video display. If he ever gets a look at the XBox or PS products I'm sure this unit would become a dust collector.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 Not worth it., Mar 31, 2023
My 6 yr old daughter received this as a gift for Christmas. The games are too easy for her and she gets bored easily. There are not any games for her age that she will find challenging.
Also the joy stick does not respond well. Even I had trouble playing the game. It would not respond when I needed to jump or run.
I might exchange it for another game.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 funtastic, Mar 31, 2023
I purchased the V-Smile and several smartridges for my 3 year old son as a Christmas gift. He has now mastered all of the smartridges up through the 5-7 year old. He loves it as does my 14 year old cousin. My son now knows all of his colors, shapes, numbers, and letters. I only hope my 1 year old daughter enjoys it as well.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
The Absolute Best, Mar 18, 2023
I bought this for my 3 year old for Christmas. It has been the most played with item he received. He loves it. He went from a child that could careless about his ABC's and numbers, to being able to say most of his ABC's and count to 10. His favorite game is Pooh and the Honey Pots, but also like the Alphabet Park game that comes with it. I've pre-ordered the Toy Story game coming out in April since Buzz and Woody are his favorite characters. I know he will love it just as much.
The only bad thing I found was that it didn't come with the AC adaptor. It went through batteries like crazy. Now that I have the adaptor I have no complaints.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
 Difficult to use joystick, Mar 18, 2023
My four year old son received the V-smile as a gift for Christmas. He loves playing his older brother's
Gamecube and I thought he would enjoy his own video game system, too. However, he gets very frustrated with this game system. He is very adept at using the game controller for the Gamecube, but the V-smile joystick (which should be easier to use for young children) is very frustrating for him. When he's playing with this toy, he yells at the TV, "This is too hard!'. And it's not the difficulty of the game he's complaining about. He understands the concepts, but getting the joystick to do what he wants is difficult. It's even difficult for me to make it do what I want it to do. If you have another game system like Gamecube, you'll be sorely disappointed in the graphics. I wish Playstation and Gamecube would make some educational games for the younger set. If your child has an older sibling with a video game system, they want to play just like their big brothers and sisters and educational games would be perfect for them. The older siblings might even be interested in these types of games, too!
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