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Pitiful trash

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: June 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

*Pitiful*. The "brain" behind this software, in the Gin Rummy option, is *horrible*. *Frequently*, my hands are not optimally parsed. For example, one time I had 5-6-7-8 of clubs, two other 8's, and four-of-a-kind of some other denomination ... a *gin* hand! *But* the program *insisted* upon putting the 8 of clubs into the 5-6-7 run, instead of with the other two 8's, and wouldn't allow me to knock, telling me that I had 16 in deadwood. Another time I had K-Q-J-10 of hearts, two other 10's, and 6 in "deadwood" in the remaining four cards. When the AI opponent knocked with 8, I should have scored an undercut, but, instead, my 10 of hearts was grouped with the K-Q-J, instead of with the other two 10's, leaving me losing by 18! This sort of thing has happened to me about every 5 to 8 hands. I'd *never* recommend this game to *anyone*: it's *trash* which shouldn't have been published without minimal testing. Shame on Telegames for releasing this game and shame on Nintendo for approving Telegame's release of this game.

Glitch in Klondike

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 15
Date: August 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

After going through the deck three times, the program freezes up, making it impossible to win. Rather than admitting a programming error, telegames replied "that's how this version is in some countries." What they should do is fix all the bugs in the program and issue a recall to replace the older version if sent to their mailing address.

Where is it ?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: May 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Has anyone received this product yet ?? I placed an order back in february. I'm getting alot of conflicting information. My account states that this item should ship last march. I got a letter from amazon, last april, stating that the release of the product is being pushed back to May 18th. This website (Amazon.com) states that the game is available and should ship in 2-3 days and I can't get a striaght answer from amazon customer no service. Does anyone know what's going on ? Maybe I can get the game faster if I cancel the order and re-order.

Bugs Bugs Bugs - Ultimate Disappointment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The only "ultimate" was my ultimate disappointment. This game cartridge could have been so much better. The bugs are so annoying in some of the games that I can't play them any longer because they are so frustrating. (Think having Ace, Two and Three of clubs in Gin Rummy and having the computer decide that this is deadwood instead of a run).

Some of the games have so many people playing that it is no fun for children (moves too fast). It would have been nice if you could choose how many opponents for Crazy Eights or Go Fish.

AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: April 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Like my subject... AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!
I have been waiting for this stupid game for sooooo long!!! It was supposed to come out so late, then it was pushed to February, then it was pushed to March 31, now it is pushed to MAY?! Aaaaahhhhh!!!!! I recently read their review on Gameboy.IGN.com and I thought, I am sooo happy I waited long enough to get this game. I saw their release date and it says March 31... May 12... I may as well just cancel this and order something else...

Pros:
Very good for long drives

Cons:
Too long to wait...(it's just like GTA 3 for GBA...)

Still Waiting...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 15
Date: March 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have been waiting for this game to actually come out for a while now. I am so excited to play this. I purchased the Ultimate Brain Games and was not impressed so I really hope this is worth the wait!!!

Don't buy it for the Solitaire

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: February 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I am a huge solitaire fan and I bought this just for Klondike. The game only lets you go through the deck twice and then you LOSE! WHAT is this!!! Instead of letting you select different cards/backgrounds/music it should have given you more options for your actual game! After wasting thirty bucks on this I gave it to my sister and went back to my old gameboy two color cartridge.

Also, it seems like they could have made the cards a little bigger and had less background. Have the makers seen the latest reasearch on the number of adults playing video games? Also that the adults preferred games are card and puzzle games? You guys need to MAXIMIZE the size for aging eyes!

P.S. I am 46 and have my own Gameboy Advance SP and love it!

I think we can eliminate "ultimate" from this games' title.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 50 / 59
Date: June 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I, like many folks, waited months and months for "ultimate card games" to be released. I am underwhelmed by the game in it's final form.

Pros: 1. Very easy interface, you quickly pick up how to play your cards, make wagers, etc. 2. You can save games quickly and at any point during a game or even during a hand. 3. Game keeps your stats, if you're into that sort of thing, that's kinda cool. 4. As far as "classic" games go, you have a lot of selections. I was particularly interested in cribbage and euchre, and it's nice to have both of them in a handheld format. 5. The AI isn't overly smart, but when the CPU is your partner (at least in euchre) you can trust it to make the correct play.

Cons: 1. Non-existent game manual. There are token descriptions of games that you can read when you choose them from the menu but no rules, no how to play, nothing! I've always wanted to learn to play Bridge or Canasta but I'm not going to learn how here! How hard would it have been to give me a tutorial on these card games? At the very least put rules, etc. in the printed manual so I can figure out how to play these games. That's just lazy in my opinion.
2.They should've called it "Ultimate Solitaire with some other stuff thrown in". I'm not a big solitaire fan, for the most part I find it boring. Telegames gives you about a dozen versions to play and I'm saying, so what? If you like solitaire, you might give this game a higher rating. My problem is you've got a dozen kinds of solitaire and only one game (draw) of poker. Has telegames not been watching tv lately. Poker is HUGE! And while they may have given us the most familiar kind of poker (draw) they missed several great games. Like say...uhhh...I don't know....TEXAS HOLD 'EM! How about some poker with dueces wild or five-card stud or even regular seven-card stud?
3. Since we're talking about casino games. Where's Baccarat? Where is caribbean stud or pai gow? You give me black jack, draw poker and video poker (Video poker? What? I thought we were doing actual card games here? Why not just throw in pachinko, keno and slots and call it ultimate senior citizens games?)

4. The AI seems to get awfully good cards on a consistent basis. In both poker and cribbage I've had commanding leads and though my cards don't necessarily get worse, the AI's card become incredible! I've only been playing it a week so "lady luck" or random chance might have more to do with this, it just seems suspicious.

5. This technically is an addition to my first complaint. I've been playing euchre for roughly thirty years now and it's certainly possible that I and the millions of people who play it online are wrong. However, the last time I checked there were 24 cards in a euchre deck. This game has 25, the extra card being some sort of "super card" that trumps the right bauer (the highest card in a given hand). What is that? Get it right people, or at the very least include a game manual that explains this and all the other games in some sort of detail that would allow those unfamiliar to enjoy this "ultimate" selection of games.

6. There are hundreds of kinds of card games and I'm sure that Telegames wanted a few kid friendly games to attract the younger set, but maybe skip "go fish" or "crazy eights" and throw in pinochle or some other "adult" game.

Synopsis: This game has many good points, it has a decent selection of games. The interface is wonderful and easy to learn. However, the overemphasis on solitaire, the lack of any kind of manual and the limited variety in casino and poker games makes it difficult for me to recommend this at it's current price point (29.99). In no way is this the "ultimate" in card games.

Fun, despite a programming ** bug ** in Draw Poker

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: June 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've been enjoying playing the Draw Poker game, which is the main reason I wanted this cartridge. Poker is a betting game, and this game has all the fun of check-raising and betting All-In.

This is where I've found a bug... If some of the players go All-In and some players fold, then if the All-In players have any hand, the pot is divided up, instead of the winning hand taking all the pot. Sometimes the pot is split, sometimes the better hand wins the pot (correct), and sometimes the better hand just wins the antes.

Set the betting limit to $20,000 (menu/Rules), and go All-In and draw and make a hand (pair, two pair, trips, etc), and if you get any callers, you'll see what I mean. Play a couple of hands like this. I think one of the criteria for this split pot bug error is that one of the players has to fold.

I wrote Telegames about this, and this is the response I got: "We regret any inconvenience that this situation has caused, but hope that you will still enjoy the many games and features that we have been able to pack into Ultimate Card Games."

Not really an acceptable response, so minus 2 stars.

Also, would have been nice to have Texas Hold'Em Poker. Maybe version 2?

OK, good value for your dollar.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: March 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is pretty good, though not espcially robust. It has a lot of games, which is nice for variety. But it doesn't have Texas Hold Em poker, which I was hoping for. Some of the games require a lot of clicks to keep the game moving forward. All in all though its a pretty good game for the price since you get a lot choices.

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