I decided to review this 'blind' and only put the batteries in beforehand, without actually switching it on. I think I had more fun as a result. This item was donated by a kind man called Fearghas.
+UB40Music like the jaguar and no no no it's name should not be brought up ever games that are worser (which apparently is a word) (too lazy to put in that face) and dun :).
I loved the bit on the package where it said "Content's may vary from illustrations on the package". As if your expectations weren't low enough already.
The rubber things are the electrical connections to the LCD display. The rubber is a sandwich of many parallel insulator/conductor layers, basically a vertical array of wires. Pads on the LCD and on the board of the unit roughly align with those on the PCB on the base unit. It's a typical way of connecting cheapo LCDs to boards, though I've never seen it used as a removable connection before (usually the LCD is bolted onto the PCB with something more than a crappy clip).
And if anyone ever makes fun of you playing those crappy fakes, you can always throw those X shaped games at them like those ninja stars weapon thingies you see in ninja movies and who knows, kill your mocking enemies.
This is very old and probably no one will ever see this, but I feel like I should mention that that "bit of rubber" is a bunch of electrical contacts as well! It's something called a "zebra strip" or more properly elastomeric connector, commonly used for cheap press-fit contacts between a PCB and an LCD.
Yes, clearly I was worked up. I sure am glad you notified me that I should calm down, because in my state of mass hysteria, I never would have figured that out on my own.
I remember having these kind of games back when I was like 5 now looking at these games they give me headaches. I mean they used to make these sort of games for those Happy meal toys.
"Tonight on The South Bank Show, a double length special where I talk to the legendary inventor of the Pop Station, the handheld console that changed the landscape of portable gaming forever. We also talk to Ann Widdecombe and Diane Abbott on how the Pop Station has inspired the new proposed legislation for preschool learning development."
Grandma: I got you an xbox for Christmas! You: really? Sweeeett! Grandma: here you go! You: oh...um...it's a popstation shaped like an xbox shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt
The idea that some poor bastard received this as a Christmas present off his parents, then had to show them the console they actually were hoping for actually makes me feel some level of depression.
I actually know someone who received something quite similar for their birthday from their grandma who thought it was the real one. They still have it now, maybe I could convince him to send it to Ashens.
pop stations remind me of a gag from that one manga where they're at a festival and win a DS lite at a shooting gallery but when they get it home they realize it's actually a DS light, as in a flashlight that looks like a DS.
I can't help but correct you at 2:50 - the rubber is actually the thing that connects the LCD with the devic. It's special rubber with conductive paths inside.
10:44 "Terrifying thought: You have been watching an idiot talking about a broken toy for over ten minutes" Not so terrifying when you realize you´ve been doing it for over *fifteen years*
The theme at 3:46 is actually a classical/baroque music piece... I can't remember who it was by ;_; Possibly Bach. Years of not playing piano have made my music recognition skills go to shit
Useless info: That random rubber bit that fell off that one game is actually some sort of cheap conductor thing used in cheapo electronics for some reason. If it doesn't match up right & well, it doesn't work. Found that out taking apart a cheap multimeter.
