Hasbro Gaming Stranger Things Palace Arcade Handheld Electronic Game Ages 14 & Up

This is a great game for kids. I initially bought one for my nephew who loves Stranger Things and have since purchased two more, one for a kid who also enjoys the show and one who just loves arcade games. It’s nice that there are two sound settings so it can be turned down when necessary. The games work well on the small console and it’s really nice to have something portable that doesn’t require WiFi for game play. My 10 and 11 year old nephews really enjoy this.

The media could not be loaded. I LOVE what they did with the screen. They tried to reproduce the old arcade monitor, kinda look like the glass of an old overhead. The games are fun and always on the theme of Stranger Things, except the 4 or 5 first classic games.Cons: only two levels of volume. No button to control it. It’s in the menu. A bit annoying.Overall, really arcade. Love it.

Bought this for my wife as a Christmas gift because she loves Galaga and we both love Stranger Things. Comes with 4 known games and 16 Stranger Things inspired games. This is amazing because of reminds me of old arcade games as well as a Gameboy. I highly recommended turning the sound down in the settings instantly HI volume is loud.

Surprisingly well made little trinket.Full versions (as well as I can tell) of classics such as Pacman and Digdug, and they look GREAT.The sound is surprisingly good and crisp for a single speaker with low bit-rate audio.The "original" games are clones of things such as Frogger and the like. Kinda neat, kinda cheap feeling knock offs, but fun nonetheless.My only real complaints are as follows:-Batteries only, no adapter option.-Screen, even magnified, is a tad small.-The buttons feel cheap in their construction and they tend to stick, sometimes.All in all, I recommend this to fans of retro, fans of Stranger Things, fans of nostalgia. It's a lot of fun! (Just don't overpay. MSRP or below. There are better retro devices for higher prices and this ain't one of 'em.)

My daughter loves this. If you are a fan of Stranger Things you will like this. There are some old school games, and then a few games that have characters inserted, such as frogger with a demigorgan or Donkey Kong with Steve.

This mini arcade is fun and cute. It has a variety of games and the screen looks retro (cool!). It makes for a cute little gift. The controls are good, the screen is good, the quality is good. It is a nice purchase.

Good size. It was actually a bit bigger than I imagined but it looks real nice. Delivery was prompt and product looks good overall. I haven’t tried out any of the games yet but I’m sure It’ll make a great gift for my nephew.

I love Stranger Things, I am a child of the 80s, loved arcades, I collect old handheld gaming systems, so this was a slam dunk of a purchase for me. For the money (under $30 at the time of writing), I enjoy it and am fine with it as a neat collectible Stranger Things item.However, my expectations fell quite short on the games. There are about 20 games, with most of them newly created games that are Stranger Things themed but right at home with an 80s arcade feel. I'm totally fine with those 15 (or so) games. The problem I have is with the licensed games. PacMan is of course about as classic of an arcade title as there is, and I figured it would play like the original (I have been playing arcade-perfect versions for close to 30 years; it takes almost zero processing power to accurately recreate this ancient game). Instead, the version plays very slow, has slight hiccups, and while it looks pretty good it plays worse than any version I have seen (yes, it is even worse than the Atari 2600 version; at lease that one plays smoothly). I have an even smaller "mini arcade" version of just PacMan in my collection, and for comparison that version plays almost exactly like the original arcade version. I'm not a purist, but if a game really isn't even playable, then it is merely a fun and interactive collectible, but falls short of my expectation on that front.In summary, sure, it is a fine little collectible toy and would make a fine gift for almost any nerd in your life, but don't expect to enjoy the licensed games (or at least do not expect them to play anywhere close to the original arcade versions).