DIY Solder Project Game Kit with 5 Retro Classic Games for Electronic Soldering Practice and Learning, Comfortable Acrylic Case and Handheld Size, Ideal Gift for Family and Friends by VOGURTIME

After finishing assembly, I had a couple lines on the display that didn't work. I emailed the company directly, past the return window, on a Friday evening. Saturday morning I had a reply. A real reply, not a form letter thing, but an actual reply from a person addressing my issue, advising me to check 2 solder joints. Bingo! I am a little new to soldering SMD components and I, fearful of bridging a connection, used too little solder on those 2 joints and had no continuity. Game works perfectly now and I will purchase other projects from Vogurtime due to the amazing customer service!There is not that much soldering to do with this project. An electrolytic capacitor, a couple dot matrix displays, a few buttons and one SMD chip. Game can be powered by USB or 3 aaa batteries. I've only really played Tetris on this but it works well. It has sound but its basic beeps, which is all you really need for these kind of games. If I had this project to do over again, I would consider leaving the paper cover on the acrylic on the interior side of the back and sides. It might look better that way, and if it doesn't, you can always remove the paper later. All in all, a fun project you can complete in an hour or two and then you have a gadget to play with. A lot of these soldering kits have you make something pointless just for the practice. With this kit, and their piano one, you get the practice and afterwards you have a toy that offers some entertainment value and then looks cool on the shelf. Recommended item, recommended seller, happy customer.

This was a fun little project as a newbie to soldering. It was easy enough and really didn’t require helping hands or magnification but it wouldn’t hurt either.I wish the surface mount chip wasn’t pre soldered as that took away some of the fun and challenge.Total time was about an hour and the included instructions were good enough. They provide an email address to request a full PDF but two days later and still no response.Make sure you have flux handy as it helps make soldering easier. It also helps to have the flux and some desoldering wick for the inevitable mistake. Take your time and try to only solder one leg/pin at a time to make undoing a component for whatever reason easier and faster. The biggest issue I had was alignment and gravity working against me as components tried to fall away from the board since most of the solders are going to be done upside down.In the end this was a fun project and the games are pretty neat too.

This thing is absolutely fantastic!! My 10 year old son and I had a good time assembling it (only 2 burns from the soldering iron!). It is tricky, but great for learning and doesn't take so long that it gets boring. The instructions are really thoughtful, and everything fit together perfectly. The case is super well made and it is nice that in addition to soldering there is also some construction. They even included extra screws. The only tiny glitch is the screws that hold the battery back on make the batteries fall out sometimes. But otherwise bravo on the design!And THEN!! IT PLAYS. I was worried he would think it was boring to play old style games but it has kept everyone in the family entertained all day. Why did people ever stop playing Tetris!? The effects are amazing for something so simple, music included, even high scores. I don't usually write reviews, but I am just so happy with this. Thank you for giving us this experience!!

We bought the first version of this, and it sucked. Horrible instructions, parts that failed, and the layout of some of the electronics made soldering difficult.This new kit has super clear instructions written in fairly accurate English, way better pictures to help with placement, and even a handy guide to help identify good vs bad solder joints. Excellent improvements over v1.I would recommend this kit for anyone who wants to build a game they can play. I built this with my 11y/o, and we’re having a great time competing on all the games, and marcelling that we actually constructed an electronic device that works.

It was easy to follow the directions. All the parts were provided. It works great and is very fun to play. The only advice for novice solder(ers). The entire plate is basically the ground. Any power terminal s were easy to flow the solder, but all the grounds, for me, were messy and difficult because the entire plate is a heat sink. All part of the learning. Still give it 5 stars!!

An amazing fun gift for someone learning to solder! It works perfectly and the games that you can play are so fun! When they finished building it the happiness I saw on their face was amazing!

Worked great for about an hour or two after building, even had my mom and dad play with it a bit but suddenly stopped registering button inputs. Don't know why this is the case but it was fairly easy to build and was very fun to build and play while it worked.

Great beginner project. My 12 year old is getting into soldering and he loved making this and being able to play with it when he was done. He did it all on his own and it was so fun.