Nostalgia...yes!  Kids today...NO!
934693
Don't buy more than one of these level 1 books.  They are very repetitive and don't hold the child's interest at all.  Nostalgia only.
1040463
Not going to buy this again.  Obviously not the same quality as decades ago, but pretty disappointing to give the kids and see how cheap things have become.  It could not take the wear and tear from kids that get excited to play this game.  Not recommended.
1503237
If you watched it growing up, it's a fun memory. But doubtful it'd hold a kid's interest today.
1098886
Ah, nostalgia. I can't tell you how freaking excited I was to see that, once more, Count Chocula, Frankenberry, and Boo Berry were available to buy! The sugar! The color! The flashback to my youth!

Well, I'm here to say that, while these cereals were good for what they were and a nice sweet treat, they bear little resemblance to the old formula of these cereals. And trust me, I remember them WELL.

Maybe the old formula had too many (yummy!) chemicals. Maybe it's just a matter of not being broke, but General Mills wanting to "fix it", anyway. But, it's almost like going from Coke to New Coke. Okay, not THAT horrific, but you get the gist!

"Old" Count Chocula's cereal - the same for Boo Berry and Frankenberry - was of a different consistency. And, unlike the current version, it was not just different colors but the same cereal. No, Count Chocula lived up to its name! Not only was the cereal chocolatey, so too were the marshmallows. "Old" Frankenberry followed suit, strawberry cereal (a deep pink color - almost a rose color versus the neon pink of now) and pink strawberry-flavored marshmallows. And, finally, "Old" Boo Berry was...well...blue. Maybe unnatural. But bah, natural is overrated! It *was* blue with a blueberry flavor and light blue blueberry-flavored marshmallows!

While "new" Frankenberry and "new" Count Chocola kept the cereal color, the marshmallows have lost the distinct flavor of the cereal it was for and are "just" marshmallows, and have different colors than the original. And "new" Boo Berry is now a dark purple, with white marshmallows with blue, no longer "blueberry" flavored.

Not to say, if it was any other cereal, it was "bad", but it is NOT what I stuffed into my little kid body in the '70s.  Bummer.  :-(  (And I have ZERO recollection of Frute Brute or Yummy Mummy! Fakers! Ahem!)

I guess it's true. You can't go home again. The kid in me weeps for the old formula, sad that it's just gone. :-(

But if you're not as anal retentive and just want the thrill of a sugar rush, these cereals still do the job.

At least Lucky Charms hasn't forsaken me yet!
1084242
Man . . way to ruin a classic! Toys are made so crappy now.  This use to be a cool toy.  .They make it way el cheapo now. Save yr money.  Mr. Potato Head is still good, magnadoodle is good, some toy pianos are still good, . . . we are buying alot of natural wooden toys (i.e. wood blocks, giant puzzles, we even found the classic corn popper push toy in wood, real instruments that are kid friendly, etc. ). . . not this 10 cent plastic waste of time type of stuff anymore.  Work too hard for the money.  damn.  you can buy sterling silver action figures for these prices! ! !  you could almost buy your own damn REAL farm. ha ha
4723043
I saw this at the theater when it first came out. I was a little kid then. My memories of it, limited as they were, were fond. So I thought I'd rent it and show it to my kids. Wow! Bad mistake. Besides being badly dated at this point, it simply isn't any good. Starting from the beginning with the way overlong opening of Popeye rowing in to town in a supposed storm. The soundtrack is full of lightning crashing and the screen is darkened, but the scene was obviously filmed on a placid day. It's laughably bad. And it just gets worse. Robin Williams played Popeye like the old 1920's cartoon Popeye (which I love BTW) where Popeye was constantly muttering under his breath. It was great in the cartoons, but in this expensive, over-the-top musical, the muttering just gets lost. I suppose I liked it when I was a kid partly because I loved the cartoons, which my kids aren't familiar with, but also because production values weren't as slick as they are now. My kids, who are used to more modern fare, gave up on this halfway through. Don't waste your time
2537722
What I have a problem with is none of this is the candy we had in the 90s real 90s candy was stuff like astro pops and ouch gum and bubble jug and even bubble beeper, to tongue splashers, sound bites, hubba Bubba squeeze pop, wonder ball, and bubble gum cd player who cares about stuff that's still around that's not 90s candy and is a joke to try and play on 90s memories when people want the real stuff that isn't around these days
353341
The game setup is nice and what you remember from childhood, if you played this growing up. My main disappointment is on the questions for kids. So many of them revolve around pop culture, specific to TV shows, music, and movies. Really? Why cant questions be about more than that, or ask about more recent historical events rather than the name of Hannah Montanas third boyfriend. The kids didn't enjoy it that much because of that. Admittedly we don't watch a lot of TV but even if we did and they knew the answers, it might make me question what they are learning versus what they should be learning. Lots of better games out there to play as a family than this one such as Ticket to Ride or Pandemic. Save your money.
4064744
Loved this stuff as a kid and even well into my 20's and 30's but this is no longer the same recipe. They have screwed it up to the point that both the sauce and the dough taste nothing like the original. The dough has no life whatsoever and tastes like the cardboard box would taste if you made that into a pizza. The sauce no longer has the 'zing it used to have. What a disappointment! Keep this nostalgic food in your memories, don't ruin it for yourself like I did!
465170
I was a very young kid in the 1980s, but I still remember PAC-MAN. It was one of the first video games that we owned and I believe it came included with the Sears Atari 2600 that we owned. MS. PAC-MAN was a bit more fun because it was more colorful and the mazes were a little more challenging. I also remember the 1980s PAC-MAN tv series. Therefore, I was really excited when I had the opportunity to see a promo copy of PAC-MAN AND THE GHOSTLY ADVENTURES: GHOST PATROL.

Sadly, like Rainbow Brite, Strawberry Shortcake, G.I. Joe, and even the Looney Tunes, Pac-Man has suffered from being "updated" for the modern era. The Pac-Man outside of the original video game was a husband and father and the guardian of his village. The Pac-Man of PAC-MAN AND THE GHOSTLY ADVENTURES is kind of a bratty teenager; he's an orphan and the last of his kind (the yellow Pacs), but that's no excuse for brattiness. Blinky, Pinky, Inky, Clyde, are still ghosts, but instead of trying to defeat and foil Pac-Man, they're actually friends of his from the "Netherworld". Also, in this series Pac-Man is pretty much unstoppable as he can become just about anything by eating berries from the Tree of Life.

Besides the changes in the characters, PAC-MAN AND THE GHOSTLY ADVENTURES also suffers in the animation department. It's not terrible animation. However, it's not all that great animation either. The animation in the episodes I watched reminded me of those inexpensive knock-offs of name brand movies (e.g. there's a movie called WINGS that has packaging extremely similar to Disney's PLANES). There's not much detail or shading involved and much of the scenes lack depth. Compared to the 1980s series (which was done by Hannah-Barbara), PAC-MAN AND THE GHOSTLY ADVENTURES is a big disappointment.

I can understand why some children might like PAC-MAN AND THE GHOSTLY ADVENTURES: it's got lots of pretty colors, most of the adults are clumsy or idiots, there's lots of silly physical humor, and there's very little storytelling or characterization involved. However, even the 1980s series was based upon a video game and was silly at times, there was some characterization, the storytelling was better, and the animation was of a much higher quality. Therefore, even if you have younger children, I'd recommend staying away from PAC-MAN AND THE GHOSTLY ADVENTURES and instead find a copy of the old PAC-MAN tv series instead; you'll enjoy it more and it's better entertainment for the kids, too.
3441438
This toy was much better when I was a kid, probably because the animal sounds matched up correctly to the picture.  The handle is hard for my two year old to turn, and the arrow may point to a dog and then oink! (instead of barking!)  How confusing for a baby learning animals and sounds!

What a shame!!!! This could have been an awesome toy like it was back in the day.  Now it is very likely to end up collecting dust and forgotten by your child.(like ours is)
4460950
I'll save anyone reading my review the repitious unsatisfactory comments mentioned by other reviewers. I'll just say that I agree with them all. We have at least ten of the Wiggles videos and a few CD's- all are satisfactory or outstanding ( we do not have the theater release one). What a disappointment this new video was for me. But, this is not who the video is intended for is it! So, the $... question is---what did my kids think of it. Well, seeing how they were strapped into their carseats eating McDonalds junk food as they watched this video for the first time they were totally satisfied and not going anywhere! My one child did want to watch it again as soon as it was over and also it was the first thing he requested upon waking from his nap. So, will I be listening to this sickly "Love Boat" / "Don't Worry Be Happy" cabana type dribble anymore? Chances are, if you give your kids a new Wiggles video, they're going to want to watch it again and again! I'd rather have to wait longer for new Wiggles videos than get bogus, thrown together , cheap-o productions like this one.
4224452
Deat parents, teach your kids to use something called imagination or is that concept dead nowadays? Seriously people, when I was 10 I got the original pokedex for my birthday which was the same thing. I loved pretending to be Pokmon trainer with it even though it didn't "scan." Quite spoiling your kids with iPads and iPhones.
882227
So this is a family that has their minds stuck in the 60's when they are the 90's right now.  How lame its not worth it
2966
These aren't anything like the ones from my childhood. They aren't awful, but I was expecting them to be the same based on the description.  I am very sad.  I remember that flavor fondly and was looking for that trip down memory lane. :O(
813094
The 5 Star reviews of this game all reference the nostalgia factor of the game and doesn't reflect the current model. The remastered Operation's openings are HUGE and provide no challenge at all, not even for the youngest and most dexterously challenged children. Broken hearts, writers cramps, funny bones and the various other goofy maladies have all been replaced. This new model is a real disappointment.
4916786
Unfortunately, Mr. Barrios is completely off base about Grease being an outlier. I do agree that the best of the post-50's musicals comment on their times, Mr. Barrios seems to have completely missed the nostalgia wave of the 70's. Sha-na-na performed at Woodstock (essentially as a parody), then had a successful TV run doing 50's music. Grease the stage show began 1971. Happy Days began in 1974. Linda Ronstadt mined the Roy Orbison and Everly Brothers catalogs, while other artists did the same. And over in Britain musicians like Showaddywaddy, Dave Edmunds and Shakin' Stevens updated the 60's British blues movement from the US 30's to the 50's. Grease the movie was the ending high note of the nostalgia wave of the 70's.

Grease II was one of those examples of clueless studio executives. Being as it was disconnected from the nostalgia wave that begat it, it was doomed to failure. Though it didn't have to be, as in 1982, there was a new wave of nostalgia. This wave was predicated on rockabilly and tied in to the punk and new wave movements. This music was much more raw and unrefined, unlike what Grease II was trying to sell.