My leapster was my obsession as a kid and I really think it helped my education. My ADHD ass hated homework, but I'd happily spend HOURS learning spelling and fractions on my leapster with Madagascar and the Incredibles.

Leapster is the reason I was the only kid in my second grade class that knew what a parallelogram was.

The books were technologically incredible given the time, honestly.

I got a Leappad for Christmas when I was 4, and I had a book about classical composers for it. That book (and the 2001 cinematic masterpiece, “Barbie in the Nutcracker”) introduced me to classical music; and I went on to study opera at university, but I found that I also had a huge fascination with classical composers and weird facts about them. I always joked with my parents that it was because of that leaped book. I always tried to find media about it online (my mom gave away my Leapad RIP), but never found a ton from the composer book. I continued being a music history nerd, and was the only one who enjoyed that required course in undergrad, and my essays would always be like 5x longer than they were meant to be, because I was so fascinated and wanted an excuse to read more and more. Lol. I graduated in December of last year, and for Christmas, my mom found me an old Leapad online (which came with a ton of other books that I didn’t care about). And then she gifted me the coveted “Hit it Maestro” book. I went through it and relived my nostalgia (I was also wine drunk, so that was great lol). And I also noticed the amount of immense detail that went into every aspect of the book. It was also even a tiny bit progressive for being from 1999, they alluded to Tchaikovsky’s homosexuality and his battles with depression (especially after the death of his dear sister during the composition of the Nutcracker), they also put Clara Schumann’s maiden name and listed her before Robert (she is often an unsung hero of romantic-era western classical music- and is usually “downgraded” to just being the spouse of Robert Schumann. The book held up very well, and it was so lovely to relive my nostalgia 😂 But now I’ve got a TON of Leappad books that I don’t know what to do with. I bought my cousin’s son a new styled Leappad for his birthday, and I would’ve loved to give him the old one I got too, but the pen is really hard to work with- I had to basically slam it into the book at a 90° angle to get it to work 😂

I see Billiam still hasn't fully recovered all his braincells from the Scooby-Doo Marathon but has atleast reached Leap Frog level.

I heard that LeapFrog "press the green GO button" music and immediately got Ratatouille'd back to 2006

this is a core memory unlocked. i literally played all of these. my whole childhood. me and my sister thought we were RICH for having these

Jesus the extreme feelings of nostalgia hearing the sounds from the leapfrog. This brought back so many memories I haven't looked back on in YEARS.

When he brought out that explorer globe it unlocked memories I didn't even know I had

"Touch the green go circle" gave me war flashbacks. You're pressing the wrong one if I'm remembering correctly

I had a leap pad and as a dyslexic kid it was probably the only reading based toy I was engaged with.

You don't realize how much I LOVED my leap pad. I played with it so much that the leap pad died completely. I love this video because the leap pad was so nostalgic. The Scooby-Doo and the donuts one was the best one.

Hearing the Leap pad song was a real *memory unlocked* moment

That jingle and “touch the green go circle” made me have a Ratatouille moment.

I had a leappad when I was a kid and I remember the scooby doo books. I really loved it tbh. It sounds silly with all the technology these days but I'd buy it for my future kids still. The book aspect I think really got me into reading. Like obviously I grew out of it eventually but it did help pave the way into enjoying actual books and I want that for my kids too.

I remember when I was a teenager, going to a friend's house and seeing a younger sibling or cousin's (I don't remember) LeapFrog toy, with a Scooby Doo book in it. I ended up messing with it while adults were talking in another room and was like "wow, this is really impressive, I wish could had this as a little kid". I'm sure there's apps and stuff nowadays that could teach more to a child, but... For something that doesn't have ads or or issues with updating or requiring wifi or anything besides batteries and the books, it's still as good for helping a kid learn now as it was back then I bet.

The leapster was a genuinely good unit when it launched in 2003. Hefty as heck with that really nice backlit screen? Touch compatible before the DS? Wild stuff.

Holly shit I owned a Leapster growing up and seeing it again just gave me so much nostalgia

OHHH my god, I had the Explorer Globe as a kid. Hearing the sound effect when you tap on something and the way the voiceover guy says "Madagascar" definitely unearthed some archived memories

I'm unlocking so many memories. I had a Monsters Inc. and Spongebob book for the leap pad that I loved so much, and an anatomy book that I got so frustrated with

I have extremely good memories of the LeapPad. With a lot of assistance from my parents, it helped me learn to read when I was 3 years old. I was proud of that as a kid -- I remember making other kids cry when I read Dr. Seuss books to them in preschool. I had the Explorer globe as well, which I credit with sparking my lifelong interest in geography.

When that little jingle plays after hitting the go button, something in my brain gets trigger like it’s an activation phrase for a sleeper agent

Whoever did the "correct/incorrect" lines did such a great job, had me cracking up!

Fun fact: an excerpt from the LeapFrog tooth story is used by the Leapster as its sort of equivalent to the Genesis's TMSS, or the Game Boy's Nintendo logo. If the cartridge contains that excerpt in the header, the game checks out. The Cutting Room Floor covers this in a bit more detail.

I remember I could never get past one of the Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull levels because I didn't know division yet. That's an actual memory from my childhood.

4:50... you have no idea how much early childhood nostalgia memories you just unlocked for me with that jingle and narration.

When’s the Lobster 3 droppin?

My mom left my leap pad on top of the car on the way to school once, surprisingly after being thrown to the side of the road it still worked with no issue. This thing was awesome, and indestructible. My younger sister had the Leapster as well and she was hooked on that Sleeping Beauty game.

I remember how popular the books were. My parents were poor so never actually had one. My friend had one and never got into it either. Lol. I was one of those kids who adored the library.

The start up music and voice of the leappad just made me smile so big, how did I forget that shit holy cow

I had a leap frog device when I was 5 or 6 and I legit had so much fun that I legit thought that it was more of a game system rather than a device used for education. The only thing I remember playing on it was this weird dog game were you not only took care of your dog but also learned how to write the alphabet and sentences at this dog contest of some sort.

Leappad and Leapster helped me so much. Read my first book at age 2 and read my first lengthy chapter book (100+ pages) when I was 5. I also had the globe as well, my Mom and I would sit on my bed and compete in the challenges. A lot of times the geography info would cause me to become more interested, and my mom would go online with me and we would look at info. I was that weird kid that did a show and tell in Kindergarten on some photos I printed of the Great Wall of China. My favorite leapster games were Spider-Man and Math Missions. I remember there being a later console (I think it was called dij?) that I had too, and I loved the Indiana Jones, Spongebob, and Sonic games on it.

You know I'm still a child at heart when I laughed at "Leap gave Lil pot"

My sister had a leap pad when we were kids, and that "It wiggles Leap, the top one here!" Unlocked a memory of that line being played over and over, and over... 🙃

holy shit this unlocked some memories lmao, I actually still have my leapster (I don't think it works anymore tho) and and went and checked and they fr had so much licensed stuff, I had bratz, spider-man, batman, sonic, incredibles, scooby-doo, and nemo games

leapfrog basically raised me lmao. i loved the leapster explorer, the leap pad, and the tag pen thing haha. i believe my brother and i had a couple other things but this is such a nice throwback lol

I hope Billiam will eventually cover the Leap Frog cartoons. Those things were my childhood, not really the devices myself. Letter Factory and Storybook Factory was my jam for child me.

Hearing the "touch the green go circle" thing unlocked a core memory I had forgotten about

The Leapster was a top tier educational console. I love my Leapster so much. I also had the LeapPad too! Leapfrog gadgets were the best.

I had the pink LeapPad, I had mostly Disney and Scooby Doo books! I think I still have it floating around somewhere, I still think it’s an impressive piece of tech, even to this day. Especially as someone who has dyslexia and ADHD, it really made things fun whilst also keeping learning interesting.

When I got a leap pad I had the biology book that had a skeleton. I’d annoy my mother by making it say “ ulna” over and over lol.

I was born in 1998 so I was at the perfect ages to experience BOTH the original Leap Pad and the original Leapster. I remember loving the Leap Pad, but wishing my Leapster was a DS 😂😅

Did anyone else grow up with those 2D LeapFrog movies that were on VHS and DVD in the early-mid 2000s? I internally screamed when the rat popped up on the screen at 13:18 because I remember him appearing in all 6 of them and having multiple voice actors.

Great video... I was born in 1988, so LeapFrog was all around growing up. We used to have them, until the other technologies 'caught up' and out paced them + we grew up. Went from the LF products to the GameBoy OG and the GBC. We used to have a few in our school, too! :D

Oh man Leap Frog... so many good memories Now I kinda wanna see if you'd ever review the old Leap Frog animated movies with the sentient alphabet

I love how mature Billiam is with just pointing to random words making random sentences 😂🤣😂

You just unlocked one of my forgotten childhood memories. I had two or three Richard Scarry books as a small child and I absolutely loved that worm character. I don't remember why but I probably thoght he looked fun.

Oh my goodness this takes me back to when I was little. I owned a purple leap pad explorer and two leapfrog tag books (the newer ones). An incredibles one and a finding nemo one. I think I remember even watching an educational leapfrog show. One fun story I have was when me and my older sibling would ussually play around by tapping whatever we found on the page and hear what the sound was. In the incredibles book, one page had what looked like some guy in a small disked shaped ship off in the corner, and it played a goofy alian tune. So we decided to pretend my older sibling was an alian in the basement while my dad was playing some video game. My sibling walked beside him, (I have no idea if they were wearing something over themself or not) and made a silly pose. My sibling then said something along the lines of them being an alian and I played the tune from the book in another room. I don't remember much after that, but it's such a fun memory. Edit: spelling errors

I actually remember most of these. These were the pre-DS days with my family. Math missions and incredibles were my favorite. Math missions had actual games and was pretty fun. Incredibles wasnt bad, but the main "game" was like a chessboard that you moved characters through. There was also a batman game that had actual combat and bosses in it. Was pretty good! Also, the video now also had games...and they were something alright!

I played on the Leapster as much as my Gameboy Advanced and DS. Good times.

This was completely memory-holed for me. I used to have dozens of books for the leappad and read them every day, thinking back, they really were great as educational tools. The knockoff gameboy and current tablets just don't hit the same way.

i grew up with a lobster 2 and i vividly remember loving this pet grooming salon game and having a lot of fun with it i wish i knew where it was to play on it again

I had a leappad, the leapster was beyond my years. the book that came with it is forever etched into my brain, and I had so much fun with it as a young kid. I also learned to read relatively fast, so I would also just read the books on their own during class lol

I was more of a V-Tech kid, though I did see commercials for it while growing up. Also was surprised to know that Sonic Didj was a thing. Especially with it using previous zones

You need to do a video covering all the jumpstart pc games!! Literally my childhood :’’’’’)

That twist at 7:47 had me dying 😂

When I was 6 I asked for a GameBoy Advance SP for Christmas. Instead I received a Leapster. Needless to say that was not a good Christmas when I discovered the only games on it were educational.

The Leapster, that’s a name I haven’t heard in a while, I actually grew up with one of those. Also, I had no idea Leapfrog had other products before that said console.

I had the original leap pad in Pink. I used it forever. I Have learning disabilities and it was the only thing that could help me. My younger brother had the writing one. I just remember it being so much bigger and bulky then mine. My younger sisters had the pen system. Which still is in our house and works. It is weird to hear about all the other options that I never knew about.

The leap pad was my favorite thing when I was little.. the frogs were the best! I was very sad when it stopped working.. I also found out if you click certain points of the page you can hear stories from other books in that story that I didn’t even have.

The Leapster was my childhood! It was one of those handhold ones. Also for years I thought Letter Factor was a fever dream I had as a child! I was just talking with my sister about it today! What a coincidence This entire video was flashbacks for me! Oh the nostalgia! I loved the drawing game! And the Cinderella one and the dog game

I can literally smell the early 2000s from billiam. Never change dude love your content

This entire video brought back so many memories. I had both leap pads and the leapster. The Scooby doo book was my favorite, and to see it again was amazing. Makes me want to play with my old toys again.

this video is the most nostalgia inducing video you’ve done so far. good job

The Leapster had a few games with their mascots that were essentially a collection of minigames that I remember being really fun. That was, like, when I was 4-6, but i enjoyed them!

This brings back so many childhood memories. Like oof, I had the leap pad growing up (and I think it might still be somewhere in my basement) and dang did I love it growing up.

I love how people have nostalgic memories with this toy[LeapPad] and i did own one too (the pink and purple one), I only had one booklet for it which was the original because by the time I was old enough to know how to play with it; money got short and it was one of the remaining toys that's nice along with my vtech laptop. I remember begging for my mom to buy me AA batteries so that I can play with them especially when the power goes out which was quite frequent in our place. I actaully learned form these and the fact that I knew the different types of insturments and what a cranium is at 7 is just amazing.

3:39 I remember having that globe, and I'd like to share two memories. 1: When looking at the different music of the world, I was perplexed by Ukraine's lack of national music and absolutely hating Burkina Faso's high-pitched dribble that came out of the low quality speakers. 2: When I found Great Britain on the globe, I was like "That country is so small! How do people fit on it?"

Hey, does anyone remember that Leapfrog movie called Letter Factory, and watched it a ton as a kid? No? Just me? OK.

"Remember the Fly Pen??" *Years of suppressed memories from childhood suddenly come flooding back*

There's a niche memory I have tucked away in my brain... where I'm playing over at the neighbors house with her kids. I've worn them out with Mario Kart. I'm the 'babysitter' despite being eight because mom and her are out getting drunk on the porch for this particular girl's night. All is quiet aside from the Mario Kart Wii soundtrack playing in the living room and the sound of vague laughter I can almost hear from the closed door... And finally I can try and play on it. Their Leapfrog device. Nobody is there as I spend thirty minutes painting on the Wall-E leapfrog game, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

i swear every time i watch a billiam video i unlock more memories lol. i completely forgot about the leapster, but i had it when i was a toddler actually, and my favorite game on it was the incredibles...i'm shocked i even remembered it, but it was definitely when i was really young since i got my ds at age 6 and mostly stopped using it.

OMG MY CHILDHOOD IS BEING COVERED BY BILLIAM. THIS IS THE GREATEST HONOR OF ALL TIME.

wow man, the original LeapPad did so well at teaching me how to read that I was onto chapter books by Kindergarten. What a throwback.

Man, did I love my leap pad when I was a kid. My favorite early memory was with the princess one and telling my mom that I couldn’t wait to be 16 (clearly 3 going on 16) so that I could be Ariel.

Man I wish they still made stuff like this now. Helped me a lot a child

The fact fancy pants adventure got dropped made my day. I had the leapster book reader as a kid. It was fun for a bit. My favorite thing was the leapster bopit. Helped with my math skills and spelling

To my surprise, there’s actually a Bakugan book specifically meant for the Leapfrog Tag. It’s easy to find online.

Wow! You reawakened my childhood memory of the scooby doo doughnut book thankyou (I'd spam the monster and doughnut words so much for some reason). First Pixel Chicks now this, pure nostalgia. ❤️ Also had the finding Nemo Leap Frog book and the introduction book. 4:51 that's the sound of a 2000's childhood.

I had a tag pen when I was a kid and absolutely adored it. I was a huge bookworm even before I could read, and my single mom didn't have all the time in the world to read to me, so she invested in one. It must've worked because I was reading before I started kindergarten and was at a 6th-grade level by grade 4.

I had an original LeapPad with three books. Two LeapFrog ones, and a SpongeBob one. I freaking loved it growing up! It was one of my favorite toys growing up!

as a legend once said, " hi, I'm jared, I'm nineteen, and i never learned how to fucking read."

Man, it’s been quite a while since I’ve given any thought to the Leapster. I myself had a Leapster L-MAX, and I loved it to death despite only having, like, three games for it. 😆

7:52 lmaooooo that caught me off guard 😭😭😭

Omg the little music when you turn on the leap frog 😭 sheesh the feels hit me dead in my stomach .

The "Incorrect" caught me so off guard. Good work Billiam, put even more of a smile on my face.

Animal genius was my absolute JAM as a kid. Loved playing that on my leapster. Found a video of gameplay and the nostalgia hit me like a truck.

I loved these interactive books as a kid. My younger sister and I each had one of the readers and we'd trade the booklets around. The reminded me a ton of the humongous entertainment point and click games. To this day I have a soft spot for point and click games.

Holy shit man, you just completely took me back to a better time. A time I didn’t need to worry about school, work, money, relationships. I remember hooking up my elmax to my tv and coloring for my family to watch.

Gosh, I had completely forgotten about this. We used to have a weekly day where we could either get one of these or play with blocks and finish math problems. I feel as a page of my life has been restored lol thanks Billiam!

Leap pads were in such high demand at the library in my tiny childhood town, and there were only 2 pink ones where there was 4 green ones. You felt like the queen if you managed to get a pink one 😂

5:38 That was the Leap Pad story I owned! I actually remember wearing parts of it out. This whole video was such a memory lane trip. Also, I find it so funny that there was something called a Quantum Leap Pad. Did they program Ziggy into that one? (Please let someone get that reference please)

The way Billiam scratches the memory part of my brain with these is astounding

Ngl, I think I MIGHT still have my leapstar and I used to pull it out sometimes even as a highschooler, it was nostalgic and comforting 💕

I remember I was so excited when I finally got my LeapPad for Xmas after begging for it for so long. My parents were never the time to blow big money, so I didn't expect it. It was truly such an amazing gift & I played w/ it all xmas morning, but I left it out when we went to my gmas later on. When I got back, my dog had destroyed all of the books & pen. I cried for so long...

I had a few of these books - I specifically remember the lion king, Thomas the tank engine, Disney princesses and generic frog games. They were actually a lot of fun! Got such intense nostalgia hearing the sound effects! Weirdly though, despite being born in ‘03 I never heard of the leapster, too expensive for me I guess. The books were probably hand me downs

Huh, so this is like more than those books with a row of buttons by the side to play sounds while you read through, but less than an interactive storybook CD that has actual minigames and animations

Hearing the Leapster voice sent me straight back to my childhood

Oh my gosh! My childhood!! Especially with the green go circle. I was obsessed with every Tad & Lilly book

The narration of the leap pad just unlocked a core memory