HasbroJAKKS Pacific Namco Ms. Pac-Man Plug & Play with 5 TV Games

Defective right out of the box

Great games, tons of fun!

I got this primarily for Galaga and secondarily for Ms. Pac-Man. As others have indicated, the joystick has "issues"; specifically, turning corners in Pac-Man is just as likely to send you careening back the way you came (into pursuing ghosts in my case) as it is to actually turn the corner.So why did I give it three stars, instead of one? Entirely for Galaga. I was one of those geeks that could spend a half-hour playing Galaga using one quarter. The nostalgia value of that alone is worth $20 plus shipping.Even for just Galaga, there are issues. It is hard to hit the fire button in the rapid, staccato shots needed for "challenge" stages in Galaga (and helpful elsewhere). You have to use your thumb because of the small size of the unit. On the arcade Galaga, I use the tips of my fingers on the fire button, which is placed several inches away from the joystick.Some intrepid video game maker needs to make a "universal" video game. It would look like an '80s stand-up or table-top game, but would be able to play many (say, 50) classic '80s games. The software issue would be trivial; the hard part would be having buttons, joysticks, knobs (Tempest), trackballs (Centipede, Missile Command), etc. able to handle the different games. Perhaps there would be modules that could be plugged in to the controls area as needed for different games.

The picture used to represent this product is not accurate. The present it as if it comes packaged as depicted in the picture, but the item I received was very worn and the joystick goes right when I try to go up. This is horrible experience and I feel like the seller is dishonest in using the picture to misrepresent the actual product you will get. Amazon should also do better if they want people to continue using and trusting this platform!! Why can’t I get a decent Pac-Man that works??!!!! I give up.

Before it was released, my brother and sister bugged me for weeks to get the this Ms. Pacman joystick. Problem is, all the reviews you read are right. The joystick is practically worthless to play Ms. Pacman. What a crock for the title game of this 5-in-1 unit!I am a fan of the "TV Games" and collected a number of the better "plug-n-play" controllers. This one is good enough for Galaga and Pole Position. But Ms. Pac Man fans need not fain acceptance of this joystick.There is already a better Ms Pac Man, and it's wireless! Includes Pole Position, Xevious, Rally X, Bosconian, Galaga, and Mappy. [See link below.] Controller has improved, graphics seems sharper, sound is better, heck...IT EVEN SAVES YOUR HIGH SCORES. Pole Position has improved speech, and Bosconian finally has speech it did not have in the other joystick.The wireless is closer to five stars. More like 4.5 in my opinion. Using a total of 8 AA batteries, it's more overhead to run, but totally worth it. The simulated arcade woodgrain is classy and the joystick design is more arcade-like.Just spend the extra money on the new one with 7 games. Trust me, you'll never miss the other Ms. PacMan with the same 5 games.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007PHO9S/qid=1112194842/sr=8-9/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl63/103-4517317-3867806?v=glance&s=videogames&n=507846