I know it's unconventional for me to capitalize and use proper grammar whilst drunk, but...
What are your favorite memories of childhood toys? How many of you had Lego, or Hot Wheels, or Power Wheels, or Big Wheels, or even the Micro Machines Van City (http://images.bidorbuy.co.za/user_images/405/1298405_100302195454_S4014323.JPG)? Post your memories of toys here.
Yeah, Super Soakers. Such a great toy. I remember my first Super Soaker was one that I found that was lost by some poor kid at the Boise River Festival(a big event in Boise back in the 90s). Had so much fun with that thing. Remember the Super Soakers that had those backpack-style tanks of water that shot out of bazookas? I always thought those were the coolest.
Legos were my shit back then. I remember back in 2000 what I really wanted for Christmas was this big Spielberg director's room set that was like $100. My mom thought it was way too much for a Lego set, even though I think it came with a little video camera so you can make movies with it, so she didn't get it for me until it got cut in price.
I also had a bunch of Hot Wheels and Micro Machines as a kid. Not to mention action figures and Disney Store plushes.
Super Soakers were legit as fuck. I had this one that could shoot three ways at once and it was like "OMGF WALLHAX." The best.
But for the most part, I gotta' agree with Avaitor, Legos were the best ever. That Spielberg set was awesome, which I got a few years after it came out when the price dropped considerably. My friends and I made tons of (shitty) movies with that thing, almost none of them related to Legos. Good times. :thumbup:
Oh yeah, and Super Soakers were the shit, too. Fuck airsoft and paintball guns, those were where it's at.
I played airsoft a few times when I got older. It was pretty fun, but nothing compared to the super soakers. :lol: That could have just been due to my age, though.
I like paintball, but the guns (even just rentals) are too expensive to be worth it and I'm allergic to something in the masks. Gives me hives every time. :( Also, the guys who freeze their paintballs are total dicks. Shit is seriously dangerous.
There are people who do that? Damn.
I actually really like paintball, but yeah, it's too expensive to pursue. I have a couple of friends who used to have their own guns and gear, but they all ended up selling them.
Quote from: Brak's Dad on May 06, 2012, 12:03:35 PM
There are people who do that? Damn.
Yeah, I encountered guys who did it every single time I went paintballing (which was four, I think?). One of my friends was wearing a thick leather jacket when he got shot with a frozen paintball... ripped through his coat and shirt, plus broke the skin.
Oh yeah, paintballing. That was popular in middle/early high school, both on official paintball fields and neighborhood streets. Kids used to ride around on their bikes shooting that shit at other kids. And of course kids froze those things, that's what kids do. They don't give a shit if it hurts someone else. It's like the kids who ran their snowballs under the tap and froze them so they would become rock solid before throwing them at other kids.
Quote from: Comeau on May 06, 2012, 12:38:44 PM
And of course kids froze those things, that's what kids do. They don't give a shit if it hurts someone else. It's like the kids who ran their snowballs under the tap and froze them so they would become rock solid before throwing them at other kids.
These were grown men, actually. Like 25+.
You guys have said most of them, but I also used to enjoy action figures. Particularly ones based on action movies, super heroes, and wrestlers.
Quote from: Foggle on May 06, 2012, 12:43:54 PM
Quote from: Comeau on May 06, 2012, 12:38:44 PM
And of course kids froze those things, that's what kids do. They don't give a shit if it hurts someone else. It's like the kids who ran their snowballs under the tap and froze them so they would become rock solid before throwing them at other kids.
These were grown men, actually. Like 25+.
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Ah, I should totally watch that ep. Never gets old.
Marvel and Power Ranger action figures were my main shit. I still have these sweet Spidey and Daredevil ones from the beginning of last decade somewhere.
Oh shit, speaking of Hot Wheels, check out what I found at Target today.
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They also made ones for The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Tom & Jerry, and Scooby-Doo, but I figured that this would interest Chalmers the most.
Yeah, Mattel likes to do series based on different properties. They've done them for other cartoons like Rocky and Bullwinkle, He-Man and Yu-Gi-Oh, and even once had a SEGA set of cars. I'm not much into collecting them anymore, but it's still pretty cool to look at.
I'm pretty sure they did HB before, but I still think it's cool that they're doing it now.
Did you guys ever take your Green and White Ranger action figures and have a battle of the Tommys to see which one was real? Or was I the only one who did that?
The only Power Ranger toy we had in the house was a Blue Ranger that my brother had that I broke the arm off of. My brother was only like three or four at the time, and he got all mad that I broke his action figure, even though I don't think he was ever really into Power Rangers.
He also had a Batman Beyond figure that I broke, but I don't think he was that torn up over that one.
I only ever had a black Ninja Ranger figure. Obviously Adam was my favorite. :>
I had all of the MMPRs, plus Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd. I have NO idea what happened to any of them today, though.
I got into PR too late to have a couple of Tommy face offs. I did have some Turbo and Space face offs though since 80% of those teams were the same people. I really got into the TJ role playing too since I liked to pretend he was somewhat mad at himself for losing Red Ranger status.
I had a big stuffed White Mighty Morphin Ranger, but I lost his vest shortly after I got it. I remember having more toys from Zeo and Turbo, including the Gold Zeo Ranger. I wanted to get more PRiS (especially Ecliptor) toys, but my parents wouldn't let me.
I was more of a Beetleborgs kid growing up anyway. I remember having all 3 of the original Borgs, the White Borg, and I think I had a Shadow Borg as well. I also had toys of all 3 Metallix, including an awesome one for the Silverborg with a plastic cape, and one of the Astral Borgs (I think it was the Firefly one). My favorite BB toy though, was a 12 inch Roboborg figure.
Who's ready to put down 60 bucks for a super articulated version of the Megazord? (http://myfigurecollection.net/item/91865)
Speaking of Legos, I remember when the only licensed sets they'd have were for Star Wars. I also remember when the Harry Potter ones came out, I think when the second movie was premiering.
Now they have them for everyone. Indiana Jones, DC, Marvel, SpongeBob, Cars, Toy Story. And they just started doing ones for Lord of the Rings. Freaking crazy.
Was HP the second licensed property they did? I remember when they came out, I wanted the Hogwarts castle so damn bad, but it cost so much money. We also had some Spiderman sets around the time the movie was out.
And remember before LEGO got Indy when they had Johnny Thunder? They kind of threw that character out the window didn't they?
I'm suprised it took this long for LEGO to make LOTR sets. When I saw the commercial for them I was like "It's about time".
Quote from: Comeau on June 24, 2012, 09:05:18 PM
Was HP the second licensed property they did?
Depends on whether they released them for the first or second movie. I forgot that they had Spider-Man sets, which is weird because I had one of the sets. I still have my Gobby and MJ Legos somewhere. I lost Spidey ages ago though.
Didn't they have a Pirates set, too? I recall commercials for it at one point, but I don't remember when.
Anyway, when I was a kid I just made my stuff up!
Oh yeah, they did.
I think they even had an A:TLA set, or were talking about doing one?
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From the X-Games. So much different than when your Hot Wheels hit the edge of the ramp when you were a kid.