Smoking
I had to plug it in because it was dead and it started smoking
Truly awful experience, with poorly written material
If you're looking at the app then you've probably also unfortunately paid money for this kit. I would advise you to run, not walk, back to the store and return this as soon as possible. The kit is riddled with numerous problems. First, the controller doesn't actually connect, at least to any Apple products. I've tried everything, it can't be done. You can play the iPad game without it, but then what's the point. Second, the app itself gives terrible form of instruction that doesn't relate to kids at all. It feels like it was written by an entry level mediocre corporate programmer who hasn't yet developed enough skills to explain computation to an adult let alone a child. It does not attempt to introduce the child to coding concepts or procedure on any level but expects them to simply figure out how to fill in the blanks of some poorly written code examples. There is no coaching whatsoever like there is on Apple's Swift Playgrounds or on code.org. It's beyond terrible and I am really disappointed that Thames Kosmos would put such pitiful effort into what is supposed to be a teaching tool.
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Horrible
Music is bad it’s just in a loop,u can’t even reset firmware, so now I can’t play the rest of the levels! And it’s possible to glitch blocks out of the grid! What is this?!
Meh
It is a good way to learn to code but is very frustrating. Better than expected, but worse that you would think. I cried when I got this for Christmas and thought it was something good.
Great
I absolutely loved making my own controller and playing with it! I don’t like the music, though
