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V.Smile

The V.Smile is an educational game console created by VTech. It was such a success that it gained two generational upgrades, two spinoff consoles, three portable models, and many different peripherals. On top of it all, it had a really happy and...slightly annoying mascot.

It even got a successor in the form of the V.Flash, although that was a commercial failure.

Unused Graphics#

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A graphic depicting half of a first-generation V.Smile controller, along with graphics for pressing the Enter button. Presumably, at one point the console asked the player to press Enter for something.

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Various graphics for a "Main Unit Test Program".

Regional Differences#

Watch on YouTubeV.Smile releases from other countries will usually have different accents.
(Note: There is a mistake in the video: at 0:32 the text is supposed to read "France" instead of "Germany")

Extra Text#

In only the Chinese version, after the usual animation V.Pal will say "斗智神童", which roughly translates to "Smart Kids", while the text displays above his head.

V.Pal Dialogue#

The dialogue of V.Pal varies based on region.

North America, China

France

Germany

Italy, Mexico, Spain and United Kingdom

Ehhehe! V.Smile!
Eh eh ah eh eh! V.Smile de VTech! (Hehhahahheh! V.Smile from VTech!)
Hey, V.Smile!
Ah ha ha! V.Smile!