This thing is cheap, and as far as I can tell that's not a bad thing! The cheap price tag means there are some drawbacks; you have to be careful with the system. Game carts are held very tight, so it's best to push in one side, then the other; reverse this to take it out. The system does take original controllers, but they fit a bit tight so push them in slowly. However, the cheapness does not mean it plays games poorly; in fact I'm quite satisfied with how well it plays and and how good the picture looks! Actually, it looks better on larger TV's; the image wasn't nearly as good on a 19" screen TV as it was on a 32" or even 47" TV! As a warning, if your TV's Composite input uses the Component inputs, the signal may not be strong enough to make the TV switch to composite mode (I'm using an RF modulator on my 32"). The game compatibility is very good and the graphics are crisp. All of the games I have work well and display well. The included controllers are actually decent and the turbo functions are nice. As a side note, the controllers look wireless in the photo but they are not. The biggest problem with this system is the same for pretty much all NES clone systems; NOAC. If you don't know, NOAC is Nintendo-On-A-Chip. NOAC is the heart and soul of these NES clones because it is basically the whole console on a little chip. This means that everything is compressed and needs to be decompressed, which is what causes some minor to major problems. The only thing I have personally noticed is the occasional music note will be a little off. I actually found this humorous because it's rare and it's not severe. I have heard a couple games don't work, such as Castlevania III. I've also heard Kirby's Adventure has lots of sound distortion. I own neither, so I haven't seen it personally. All in all, it's a great little system. It's tiny (two NES carts stacked) and portable, and it plays well. If you get a dud, get a replacement; mine works great and I love it!