Is Leapster a "stand-alone" toy? Is it necessary to have some pre-existing "system" or gadgetry to play them on?
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My kids - 5 and 8 yrs old - love their Leapsters. All you need is the Leapster itself and additional cartridges are a plus. Fantastic for car trips or visits where there are no other games available.
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The original Leapster games should play on the Leapster 2, but the Leapster 2 games will not work on the original Leapster system. To my knowledge, neither will work on the new tablet-type system.The only thing you might discover is that the original Leapster games won't look as good on the Leapster 2 games on that system - lower quality graphics, etc, much like you would see with Nintendo, etc.I hope this helps!
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My four year old grandson received an L-max Leapster for Christmas. It also came with tv cables. He can play the portable game by himself or take turns playing with his friends. He can plug the game into the TV to see it bigger and play it easier with his friends.
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I'm thinking so was looking at it for a 6 year old rather then innotab or leap pad. I also checked out the getjar markplace and they have several games we can get for them all free as well. Other reveiwers also said that you can put amazon market place on to it.
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Yes. My kids have the stylus that came with thier Leap Pad's attached to the device itself so it doesnt get lost. I am sure you can probably get by without one for this game. But my two kids use thier stylus to play this game. I think an important part of this game is that it allows kids to practice thier grip on the pencil, and how to properly write/draw.
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My three yr old daughter got a LEAPSTER for her 3rd Christmas. And she did quit well with it and has played the older games. She is now 4 and doing math. So I think they are very age apporiate IF used with learning games. It takes them awhile to figure it all out but she played what she could with the pre-k games. (coloring, shapes, take care of pets, etc.)
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We have a LeapPad Explorer and some old leapster and LeapPad games and they don't work!! Why?
898368
The original Leapster games should play on the Leapster 2, but the Leapster 2 games will not work on the original Leapster system. To my knowledge, neither will work on the new tablet-type system. The only thing you might discover is that the original Leapster games won't look as good on the Leapster 2 games on that system - lower quality graphics, etc, much like you would see with Nintendo, etc. I hope this helps!
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I have a 3 1/2 yr old girl who loves her leapster!! She plays a few games (Diego & Dora also one of the Letter games for the LMax), but she mostly likes the game that comes installed in the game itself. I would say get him the game and let him learn. It IS leapster after all!! He'll love it!!
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I'm not sure if this is the one or not,but if you check the leapfrog website directly they DO sell one...but I don't want to buy this one until I find out for sure its the right one. It says it does not work with leapster explorer...and since the leappad and the explorer seem to share everything else...I just don't know! Someone please help us!
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No only the leapsters. The cartridge is to big to fit. I know because I own both.
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We bought a pink and a green Leapster (the original, not LMax or Leapster2) from the leapfrog.com website and are also having problems. On the pink one, when I look at the reviews of upcoming games, it says "... coming soon ... available Fall 2005" then it gets stuck in a loop, reviewing the games over and over. I have to turn it off and back on again to get out of the loop. When I tried the green one with a game cartridge I also ordered from leapfrog.com, the game already had someone else's high scores! So, I get the feeling that we got Leapsters that have either been returned or refurbished. Anyone else have these suspicions? We bought a pink and a green Leapster (the original, not LMax or Leapster2) from the leapfrog.com website and are also having problems. On the pink one, when I look at the reviews of upcoming games, it says "... coming soon ... available Fall 2005" then it gets stuck in a loop, reviewing the games over and over. I have to turn it off and back on again to get out of the loop. When I tried the green one with a game cartridge I also ordered from leapfrog.com, the game already had someone else's high scores! So, I get the feeling that we got Leapsters that have either been... » Read More We bought a pink and a green Leapster (the original, not LMax or Leapster2) from the leapfrog.com website and are also having problems. On the pink one, when I look at the reviews of upcoming games, it says "... coming soon ... available Fall 2005" then it gets stuck in a loop, reviewing the games over and over. I have to turn it off and back on again to get out of the loop. When I tried the green one with a game cartridge I also ordered from leapfrog.com, the game already had someone else's high scores! So, I get the feeling that we got Leapsters that have either been returned or refurbished. Anyone else have these suspicions? « Show Less
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I looked on LeapFrog's website, because I was wondering the same thing. It says: requires 3 AAA batteries (batteries included)
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Leapster is great. My kids loved the educational games. It lasted a couple of years. While they still play it, they are now ready for the DS. I'd go with the Leapster, and maybe go with some used games. I wouldn't invest too much because around 6-7 they want the newer big-kid games.
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Yes, it comes with some pre-loaded games and there are several available in stores made specifically for the LeapFrog.
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Yes they will. I bought the new Dora game for my little girl's leapster and it worked perfectly. And personally I prefer the old leapster system to the new one. I think it is easier for younger kids to use.
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Hi H. Sexton-Which leapster do you have? It looks like each new game is $20+ for the Leapster 2. Thanks.