Old school gamers will always appreciate a good plug and play video game system that has all of their favorite classic video games on it. There are many of these types of systems out there, and the best thing about them is that all of the video games are built in. There is no need to buy any game disk or cartridges. All a person has to do is connect the power cord, hook up the audio and video wires and they will have a wide selection of retro video games to play.
I have owned many of these types of video game systems, and a person should never expect to receive one of the best made video game consoles. With that said, a person should not ever hesitate in buying one of these things. If someone does not abuse the system, they will last a very long time. They are usually made of cheap plastic, so if someone abuses it and is rough with it, chances are that it will not last them very long.
The Power Player video game system is probably the best old school plug and play video game system in the market. The console has various names that it goes by and often changes as the years go by. I remember when it used to be called simply Power Player. It would also have something on the box that said something like 76,000 in one. Supposedly, this was meant to lead someone to believe that there was 76,000 video games on the system. Honestly, there does not even exist that many old school video games. In reality, the Power Player actually will have between 76 and 100 video games on it. When someone turns the system on, they will see a list of games to choose from all the way up to 76,000. The thing is that the original 76 or so games are constantly repeated. Many times, on the repeated listing, a player will be able to start their game on a certain level. For example, Arkanoid may be the 20th game on the list, and when a player chooses it they will begin on level one and play a regular game. Arkanoid may also be listed as the 155th game and have a player begin at level two. It will also be listed as the 280th game and have a player begin the game on level three. This goes on and on all the way up to 76,000!
Some of the games also do not have the original game title on them. This is purposely done by the manufacturers to avoid any legal issues that they may come across. For example, the game Dig-Dig may be titled as Digger-Man and things of that sort. There has been some legal controversy over the years about these type of game systems, but they continue to be a success in the market as old school gamers love them.
As mentioned earlier, back in the old days, the Power Player was simply known as that. Later, it was known as the Power Blaster as this was the imprinting on the box. As of now, many people will find that they will find the Power Kracker. They are all basically the same thing, and the only difference may me a few games on the system. They basically have the same games. Off the top of my head, some of the games on the Power Player are Super Mario Brothers, Contra, Galaga, Dig-Dug, Space Invaders, Defender, Joust and many others. The system comes with two controllers, and while playing some of the games, two players can play at the same time. A gun piece is also included, but it will not work with newer televisions. Most people think that the gun is defected, but it will only work on old tube televisions. Something about the LCD/Plasma screens do not allow the gun to work. This should be no problem for most people though as there are only a few games on the system that would use the gun. If you are an old school gamer who is looking for an inexpensive video game console to play all of the classics, you may want to purchase yourself a Power Player video game system. There are a few other old school plug and play video game systems out there that are good purchases, and I will tell you about those ones later.
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