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LeapFrog Leapster Explorer Learning Game System, Purple

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 266 ratings
Color Purple
Brand LeapFrog
Number of Players 1
Controller Type Button Control
Item Weight 1.75 Pounds

About this item

  • Introducing Leapster Explorer—the next generation of Leapster learning
  • The Leapster Explorer handheld features hi-res graphics on a bigger touch screen
  • A powerful processor allows for action-packed gameplay and Leaplet learning app game, e-Book and video downloads
  • An ever-expanding library of games goes beyond school skills, to creativity and life skills
  • For use with LeapFrog Explorer only. Not compatible with any other LeapFrog System.

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LeapFrog Leapster Explorer Learning Game System, Pink

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The next generation of Leapster with hi-res graphics, a stylus to practice writing, and a powerful processor that allows for action-packed gameplay and the ability to download games, e-Books, videos and more through LeapFrog's online Leaplet store.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
266 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, durability, fun, and ease of use of the preloaded electronic game. For example, they mention it's a great educational toy, it stands up to multiple drops, and the games are varied enough that they enjoy them while learning basic skills. That said, opinions are mixed on value.

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57 customers mention50 positive7 negative

Customers like the quality of the preloaded electronic game. They say it's a great educational toy that makes learning fun. They also say it is a nice system for kids to use, with age appropriate stories and learning skills. Customers also say the e-book is interactive, and it is great for any child who loves to learn and interact.

"...The e-book is interactive. She watched/listened while I operated it. You have to tap on the different characters to get them to talk...." Read more

"...It has been great to keep her occupied for long car rides, and for other times we go places and she needs to sit quietly...." Read more

"...It is very educational and keeps her entertained for hours...." Read more

"...The games are well done though and she does get immersed in them. Also, get rechargeable batteries, it goes through them quickly." Read more

16 customers mention16 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the durability of the preloaded electronic game. They mention that it is not easily broken, stands up to multiple drops, and has lasted the test of kids. The batteries seem to last a long time and the handheld is very durable in small hands.

"...The handheld is very durable. We did buy a carrying case and that has been great to keep it stored in along with the games...." Read more

"...I trust that it will be fun, educational and durable, however. If we keep it, I do intend to post another review after we have used it a bit...." Read more

"...The games available are educational and fun. They have stood up to multiple drops...." Read more

"My daughter loves to play it and it has held up very well.. She is 4 and seems to be able to use it very easily with out any help from me...." Read more

16 customers mention16 positive0 negative

Customers find the games available educational and fun. They say the games are varied enough that they enjoy them while learning basic skills. Some mention that the game system is truly a treasure, with age-appropriate stories and non-educational games to play.

"...n't really understand alot of the apps or games, but still has a lot of fun playing on it...." Read more

"...There are a number of great games for the system. Some favorites - Phineas & Ferb, Cars and Tangled." Read more

"...Definitely needs to grow in to it, but the wide variety of games/exercises means as long as she treats it well, she'll be using this for a while...." Read more

"...Amazing games with age appropriate stories and learning skills...." Read more

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Customers find the electronic game easy to use. They say it's sturdy, easy to set up, and has no complications. They also say the games are easy for them to play without complete assistance. They appreciate the game navigation, and the fact that it reads the instructions to them.

"...I know it will turn up. Registering it online was easy. I did download a free e-book for her and a sample of the Mr. Pencil game...." Read more

"...Very pleased with leapfrog products, easy set up, no complications, very happy!..." Read more

"...Why I love it: The games are easy for them to play with out conplete assitance. They learn more than you think they do!:)..." Read more

"...The process wasn't hard, but it is a little expensive after a while." Read more

10 customers mention10 positive0 negative

Customers find the preloaded electronic game console very educational and entertaining. They say it's fun and a great learning tool. Customers also mention that it keeps their child occupied for hours on long drives and teaches reading, math, science, art, and much more.

"...It is very educational and keeps her entertained for hours...." Read more

"...can't tell you how many times this lovely little contraption has kept her occupied when we needed it the most...." Read more

"My grandaughter is 3 yrs old and loves this item. It is fun and challenging to her. Great for hand eye coordination and problem solving...." Read more

"...Tangled and Princess and the Frog games are both easy to use and fun for her." Read more

23 customers mention14 positive9 negative

Customers are mixed about the value of the preloaded electronic game. Some mention it's well worth the money, while others say it'll eat up a lot of money. Some complain that the pink version is more money and that the free apps that came with the toy were disappointing.

"...If you do the math the home charger is worth every penny and the car charger is not.* DO NOT BUY THE FANCY CASE...." Read more

"...I now understand why people are complaining this thing can eat up a lot of money since one leaplet allows only 1 download of 1 item...." Read more

"...The price was less expensive on amazon.com than we saw in any box store, so she also learned a bit about comparison shopping...." Read more

"Bought this for my granddaughter for Christmas. Price was excellent. Arrived the next day. She LOVES it...." Read more

6 customers mention0 positive6 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the battery capacity of the preloaded electronic game. They mention that it goes through batteries like crazy, shuts off, and sucks them down relatively quickly. Some customers also say that the toy freezes if the rechargeable battery runs low.

"...The only down side is that she's going through batteries like crazy...." Read more

"...The only other draw back is it sucks batteries down relatively quickly." Read more

"...This is a wonderful product. Games are expensive and needs lots of batteries but the educational value is enormous...." Read more

"The product seems to be fine however it does go through batteries very quickly shuts off now and then while they are playing" Read more

Top reviews from the United States

jennc73
5.0 out of 5 stars Great learning toy
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2012
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This is a great item so far. I purchased it the Monday before Christmas and it arrived 4 days later. So that was awesome! Now as far as the product review. I purchased it for my 2 1/2 year old daughter. Yes it shows that it's for 4 and up but some of the reviews I read indicated a tech savvy 2 year old could handle it, which she is so figured we were good. However, after observing my daughter play with it, I am not sure a 2 1/2 year old is ready for this toy, although she does love it. She carries it around with the attached stylus so that makes me nervous. She also turns it off when she gets frustrated with it not doing what she thinks it should do. So she is constantly turning it off and back on. She has also taken out the Dora game she received as a Christmas gift to go with this and we cannot find it! My fault for not watching her closely. It happened while I was out and my husband was on watch duty. I know it will turn up. Registering it online was easy. I did download a free e-book for her and a sample of the Mr. Pencil game. This game requires the child to use the stylus to trace shapes and choose the right color and "color" a picture. She is doing so-so on this but prefers that I do it and she watch. The e-book is interactive. She watched/listened while I operated it. You have to tap on the different characters to get them to talk. You basically just tap on any of the pictures and they will say something. She can sign-in on her own, she just chooses her name and it has a star by it so I told her to tap on the star and she can do that just fine with no help. That's as far as we have gotten with this toy. It has the same cheap, generic AA batteries I put in on Christmas day and they are still running. She doesn't play with this game daily though and it only keeps her attention for about 15 min each time she does. So at this rate, I think we'll get a little more battery life than an older child. We have another game, Tinkerbell, that was a gift but I'm not allowing her to open yet, not until we find the missing Dora game. As far as the Dora game, she likes it a lot but I'm not real sure she knows what she is doing. I think at 3 years old, she will do a lot better with it.
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L. A. Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Christmas present ever!
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2012
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I bought this for my daughter for Christmas and it has been wonderful. I had read many reviews a head of time so I knew that I needed to download the handheld to the computer to get everything ready so that she could play with it as soon as so opened. (This did not take very long but we also have the Leapfrog Tag reader..which is also a fabulous product.) For her free download I chose the Dinsour book, and I thought that was a good choice for our daughter. We also bought games Pet Pals 2, Mr. Pencil, Spongebob, and the Dinsour game. Her favorite games are the Pet Pals, then the Mr. Pencil game (we had to download the additional app for Mr. Pencil so she coudl explorer more areas). It has been amazing how much she as learned from all the games, especially the names of several dinosaurs. Spongebob had been okay for her, she just does not play the racing part much because she got frustrated with the stearing so fast. It has been great to keep her occupied for long car rides, and for other times we go places and she needs to sit quietly. For those occasions she wears headphone (the same we use for our MP3 players). She has been good about about not playig too long. Have not had many issues with batteries yet, as they seem to last a long time. The handheld is very durable. We did buy a carrying case and that has been great to keep it stored in along with the games. We plan to purchase the Rapunzel game and the camera for the handheld as well.
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jadegal
4.0 out of 5 stars decent, but a bit heavy
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2011
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First of all, let me start by saying that we've only had this unit for a few days, but I felt the need to do a review for what I've seen so far.

I bought this for my 2.5 yr/old. I realize she may be a bit young for this, but she's been obsessed with my iphone for the past few months (it's the only way to allow us to eat a decent dinner or to keep her happy for my drive home each day); but a phone is a phone, and she would sometimes make unexpected calls or move my icons around, so I finally decided she needs to get her own gaming system instead of playing w/the games on my phone.

On to the review:

--this unit is a bit thick and heavy to lug around. Since I need it to keep her happy in the car and in restaraunts, I would have to carry it in my purse everywhere we go, which means I can no longer carry a small purse.

--I read all the warnings from other reviews about plugging this to the computer, and I thought I'm savvy enough to bypass it...unfortunately, I fell victim as well...spent 3+ hours on it, went pass midnight, tried it on BOTH computers at home, and STILL this thing would NOT connect!! I kept getting the following errors:

1) can't detect/find your unit
2) you've been disconnected

I googled for answers, tried doing a tune up, turned off all firewalls, turned off all anti-virus - still to no avail

I have window 7 on one machine, and xp on another - same errors on both

finally took it to my parents house the next day, tried it on their computer, which runs on vista, got the same error, but somehow it did finish the tune up (which upgrades the hardware), and then the Leapster Connect App connected to the unit!! I was so excited, I actually jumped up and down and did a dance...

--Then I noticed you can't really download anything unless you have a leaplet code; the unit itself came with one free leaplet code, so I was able to download ONE thing..I had to pick and choose on what I think my kid really needed...finally settled on an e-book;

when I ordered the unit I didn't quite understand what leaplets were, but I went ahead and bought 2 anyways, which didn't arrive in the same shipment; so now I have 2 more leaplets to use...will have to decide what to get next...I now understand why people are complaining this thing can eat up a lot of money since one leaplet allows only 1 download of 1 item.

--I also bought the charger as I read it can eat up a lot of batteries as well. my thought on this is, the rechargable battery should have came with the unit (it came with the charger instead); why make us buy it separately and now what do we do with the part that holds the regular batteries?

--screen is clear, but a bit small, if the kids are going to be watching videos off of it...

--sound is ok;

--I like how the pen is attached to the unit via a cord so the chances of losing it is small...

will update later if I see any other issues.

so far so good. My 2.5 yr old is able to figure out the different buttons, she likes the built-in pet app and laughs hysterically when the cat meows.

I also bought the clickstart wireless keyboard system as well; will be doing a review on that also...
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emzy24
5.0 out of 5 stars good value for money
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2012
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I brought this for my daughter for her fifth birthday she had originally wanted a Nintendo ds but after playing with a leap star at one of her friends houses she decided she liked this and how glad was i as it is a real bargain. it is also i think a lot more educational than a ds and more for her age range i would really recommend it to anybody with a child 4 years upwards rather than pay out a fortune for a more expensive console as there are a wide variety of games available and hrs of fun and peace and quiet for us a real must have product
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F. R. Playfoot
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't get my daughter away from it!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2011
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My daughter asked for a Nintendo DS for Christmas (she is 5!) and not really knowing much about them I enquired as to what it was. Realising that they were rather pricey and also I don't like the idea of computer games very much, I decided to look around to see what other things similar were available. I first came across the leapster 2 and thought it would be a good substitute as it has eduational value. However after reading reviews I decided to spend the extra money and buy the Leapster Explorer as I hope this will last longer (age wise!). I must say I am very pleased so far. My daughter will not put it down and we have had to give her a time period when she can use it! She recieved a couple of games with it aswell as the free leaplet that comes with the console. She did need a little encouraging to start with as she couldn't quite get the hang of what she was supposed to do but has now already completed the games. Its also great for in the car. My nearly 4 year old son also likes it and has a little go with it although I wonder if its slightly too old for him at the mo. I feel that this does have eduactional value and would far rather my children have one of these than a DS anyday!
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Honest John
4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely recommend
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2013
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Since buying this, my child plays it constantly. It is a good learning tool and does make her think. If I could have any criticism, it would be that sometimes the stylus pen does not exactly line up with the mark on the screen which makes it difficult to trace lines etc. on some areas but otherwise this is a good purchase.
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naomilouP
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2012
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We bought this for my daughter's third birthday after she'd been playing on her elder brother's Leappad. She loves it! She calls it her DS! It's great for taking out with us to keep her occupied in the car, or while we're waiting for food in a restaurant. The only problem I have had is it won't connect to my laptop (not a major issue for us because it will link to my husband's) and I just cannot figure out what the problem is. But all in all, a fantastic little gadget!
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Mrs. Am Lawson
5.0 out of 5 stars fab leapster product
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2012
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The leapster has been a great learning tool for my 5 year old, very easy to use and naviagte round. Like that you can put parental controls on to it and that when you log in to computer you can see the progress they are making. The games have good instructions and with a narrators voice makes it truley interactive. would be nice if the games were cheaper would make me want to but more of them.

Thanks overall a great product.
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