Gikfun STEM DIY Retro Game Console Soldering Kit, Learn Electronics Circuit Building with 4 Arcade Games, Educational Science Project for Adult & School Training EK1999

I'm really enjoying this , I assembled it in a couple hours and am enjoying the games more than I expected to. Seems to be quality that will hold up but so far I've only had it about a day. There is an on off buzzer that doesn't work and I'm ok with that

Bought for a kid in the family. Great kit for a child to learn on. And at the end of the project they end up with a very fun game.

Works fine, fairly easy to solder. However the buttons make a very loud click sound (mechanical not digital) and the 2nd column blinks rapidly. Turning off and then back on ends the blinking.

Good delivery. No issues with packaging, components went together well. No issues.

Bought this thing twice and the power supply, did not work but it only works when you plug it into a wall don’t trust the reviews on this one it is -JUNK- followd every instructions to the letter save your money DO NOT BUY unless you wanna play it by plugging it into a wall UPDATE found out that it all works with certain batteries it has to be brand spanking new none rechargeable batteries for it to work properly

I ended up with a short when I finished, had to desolder and troubleshoot... ended up having to add a bodge wire to get it working. one line was dead. I am not complaining about the kit. I learned a lot and got needed practice,,,,, If you are building this project because you want to play TETRIS... Don't bother... this is the worst tetris game I have ever played, even the $4 keychain tetris gamess are better.. the blocks are NOT RANDOM... they fall in the same order every time.... also there is only 1 rotate button..... they could have easily made the up button into a rotate button.. but it still would not safe this game... I plan to reprogram the chip.

This was a really build that is great for those learning how to solder, brushing-up on skills, or just have a general interest in retro-gaming. In all, the project took me about an hour to put together. I'm not at all an expert at electronics, but I am capable enough around a soldering iron for this project to go very smoothly. Even if you are new, the instructions are very clear and the pin positions are well placed, so unless you really glob on the solder, you're probably not going to have any problems. Even better, most of the components pressure fit in place, so it is easy to flip the PCB to solder the pins without the component falling out. In a few cases - like the chip connector - you might want to have some tape on hand to hold it in place. For solder practice this is great, but as a true STEAM project, some might find it a little lacking. There is no explanation of what the individual components do. You install resistors, capacitors, LED modules, etc, but unless you have some knowledge of electrical engineering, there is no information about why these items are necessary beyond their orientation on the board. The kit is also a closed system with no ability to hack, mod, or create your own games. To be fair, the kit doesn't hold itself up to be this, but it would have been a very nice feature to have. But those suggestions aside, I would still very much recommend this kit. The build is fun and very well organized - anyone who can build a lego or erector set shouldn't have too much trouble with this. Plus, the completed console is quite fun. It includes four games (the stripped-down version of tetris is quite fun and challenging), the lights and music are pretty impressive, and the whole thing is smaller than a deck of cards. Overall, I'm very happy with this it. Sure it could use a few more advanced features, but it is still pretty fantastic as is.

I bought this for my 11 year old son and I to do together. He did most of the work and really enjoyed the project. I thought some of the soldering would be a little to fine/detailed for him but he had no trouble with it. The instructions are good and it took us three half-hour sessions to put it together. The games you can play once the kit is complete are basic but fun enough, and act as a nice incentive for kids to complete the project.

This is an excellent student project, they get to solder it and build up the enclosure and then it lights up and plays with sound. A great end to a build. I had students build this and it helps demonstrate micro controller circuits and led multiplexing. The battery holder was a little tricky to get correct but the instructions were great and well put together. Defiantly worth the cost for the learning experience and sense of achievement when built and working

All good

J'ai acheté ce kit pour une première expérience en soudure, je suis très satisfait, avec de la minutie, j'ai réussi à faire le montage sans trop de difficultés, j'ai eu un petit problèmes avec une des composantes, j'ai communiqué avec le vendeur qui a répondu rapidement et ma offert de m'envoyer une pièce de remplacement, très bon service à la clientèle, je vais acheter de nouveaux de ce vendeur

Great fun to assemble, better fun to play with