Speak & Spell Electronic Game - Educational Learning Toy, Spelling Games, 80s Retro Handheld Arcade, Autism Toys, Activity for Boys, Girls, Toddler, Ages 7+

YESS 😂 The Toy That Raised an Entire Generation I bought the Speak & Spell 80s Retro Edition and immediately felt like I needed permission from my parents to use it. The second it powered on, I was transported back to a time when cartoons were only on Saturday mornings, TVs weighed as much as a small car, and learning to spell felt like a high-stakes game show hosted by a robot with zero mercy. That voice. You know the one. Flat. Metallic. Emotionless. It doesn’t praise you. It doesn’t comfort you. It simply announces whether you are correct or a disappointment. This thing taught spelling the same way the 80s taught everything: loudly and without apologies. The buttons are big, clicky, and gloriously plastic. Every press sounds like confidence. Or defeat. There is no in-between. You can practically hear a cassette rewinding in the background while it judges your vowel choices. And let’s talk about the experience: You sit there, staring at it, fully confident. You spell the word. It pauses. Your soul leaves your body. Kids today will think it’s a fun toy. Adults will realize autocorrect has been saving them for decades. Final thoughts: This isn’t just a toy—it’s a neon-colored time machine back to leg warmers, synth music, and being humbled by electronics that ran on pure attitude. If you survived the 80s, this will feel like home. If you didn’t, welcome to the training. 10/10. Still smarter than me. Still louder than necessary. Still perfect.

This is one of the best products to introduce to your 2 year old, instead of giving them your cell-phone. SPEAK-N-SPELL, by Texas Instruments. It helps your child with their pronunciation of new words, sounds, etc. Also, they will learn & memorize the words that are being introduced to them. It's a 10+ for me. This product came out in 1978.

Huzzah for retaining the original firmware. Just like the one from the 1980’s.

Talk about bringing back nostaligic memories! So, it is almost exactly the same as the Texas Instrument version I had in the 80's same words, they picked a lot of tricky words for the average 1st - 4th grader at the highest level. My 6 yr old is sufficiently challenged with level 1 as a supplement to the work we do with physical sight words. There is no way to add words once mastered so no added functionality. I wish they would have maintained the standard plug for earphones. I think I would take this toy on a road trip with us if it had the ability to support headphones, since it doesn't this toy is relegated to rooms I can easily exit, once I have had my fill of the robotic voice and ample volume even on the lowest setting. Pros: Great durable toy, funtionality is easy for the little ones to navigate independently as there are symbols and simple instructions. The keyboard is in alphabetical order, so there is opportunity for little ones, not spelling yet, to keep working on letters (not sounds). The word list is in the instructions so there is opportunity to teach the words and have the toy support the work. I would suggest that a student with diverse abilities could gain from this toy. Cons: as mentioned the lack of a headphone port limits use for environments that don't need quiet. Limited words. Some of the pronunciation of the words are a little challenging like chalk sounds funny.

It is just like the one I bought back in the 80’s! This one is for my grandson and I am looking forward to watching him enjoy it as much as my children did !

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This is a fun and easy to use teaching toy much like modern leapfrog devices in a lot of ways. My kids like it well enough, but it falls short in a couple ways. It's very very accurate to the original toy in that it has a limited vocabulary of only about 200+ words. This remake was a missed opportunity to expand that. Second, it falls short of the original in terms of screen quality. The LEDs used for the letters have a terribly viewing angle and low brightness, making them very hard to read. Though it obviously has better battery life thanks to these modern parts, the bad display makes to harder to use than it should be.

Love it