Since it was such a popular choice last week, here's Gay #2...
This topic is also a blast from the past....and all toys are fair game here....going from simple stuff to electronic.
Top 5 Childhood Toys
- Atari 2600 - I played this thing so much my parents had to buy another tv because some of the games were burning into the tube....ha ha. This was great for me because I now had my own TV and play-room...... I could play whenever I wanted.... my buddies loved it. My Mom didn't because this usually meant lots of friends staying for dinner and sleep-over parties.
- Transformers - These toys were really cool. Granted they were very expensive and I remember having to beat someone's Mom to one around Christmas time..... I even remember her calling me a "Fucking Brat" and my Mom almost punching her out at the Toys R Us.... good times.
- Army Men - I had hundreds of these things and would spend hours in my backyard making them bases and forts. My friends would come over and we would have war games....each kid would set up their army and then we used socks to blow up the other team. The guy with the last green army man standing won.
- Hockey Cards - I can still remember buying them packs at a time and having a gum ball the size of a baseball in my mouth. We used to play games with the cards at recess throwing them up against a wall..... closest one..... keep throwing until someone over-lapped a card....or who would bounce off the wall the furthest. If I only knew how much that Gretzky Rookie card was going to be I would have kept them..... hindsight.
- Table Top Hockey - This game even now would probably be right up there with Guitar Hero!!! My Dad and I used to play for hours. I remember back then too kids would order their guys with their favourite teams and kids would come over and we would switch the guys up every game.... winner stayed.
Honourable Mentions: Rubiks Cube.....was cool when it first came out then lost its luster. Pet Rock.... who woulda thought some dude would make millions by gluing some eyes to a simple rock.... but I am sure we all had them. Cabbage Patch Kids..... while I never owned one I just remember going with my Mom to the Mall at Christmas time to help her get one for my little sister. Let's just say I got all my speed from my Mom. We both got to the stack of them and both got one. My Mom sold the second one to a lady for $600 which back in in 83-84 was a good score. It was all I could eat at McDonald's.... ha ha.
My Official List:
1. My Penis...God Bless Him!
2. My Big Wheel...ah the burn out.
3. Star Wars toys...the Falcon ruled.
4. Cards...hockey, baseball, Star wars, Happy Days...anything to get that gum inside.
5. Marbles...ah the youngen years version of Caps!
WTF's A POG!?
Posted by: Killerov on November 16, 2006 01:47 AMPOGS...haha a little late in the game but i remember the hype..i had a sweet one but i lost it down the cracks of our deck :( found it last year when we put the hot tub in LOL
Posted by: Batman on November 15, 2006 01:03 PMToys for me ... gonna be a weak list as we were always told to go play sports outside.
1) sports equipment - football,baseball,hockey basketball didnt matter let the competition begin
2) video game system - anywhere from atari, nintendo, genisis, playstation ect all good
3)board games - chess, checkers, monopoly anything for the thrill of victory
4) Sticker books and card collection - younger to older as you realize that stickers never have value later on
5) only actual toy to make my list was small collection of gi joe that my bro and i shared
fuck November is the month of old i guess ... happy belated scotty, happy bday killerov and soon to be happy birthday vag... in honor of your b days im gonna play a proline ticket with sabers islanders and leafs assuming killers team is the leafs ...(if not let me know and ill change) and since their is know way the islanders and leafs would win on the same night as they never win it should be a big pay out ... then we shall buy booze with the winnings and drink for free all night/weekend depending on how big the win is ...killer we will drink in your honor…..Happy b day old fuckers
Posted by: marty party on November 15, 2006 11:47 AMScotty.............happy birthday brother!!!
Posted by: Jay on November 15, 2006 10:21 AMOld... and Bu...
do we ever get to be new hotness again?
Mattyy
Cheers dude, have a great one!
V
Happy Birthday ScAtty!!
Posted by: Batman on November 15, 2006 08:12 AMthanks guys & gals - killer you enjoy that 48 hours buddy!
Posted by: scotty on November 15, 2006 07:31 AMHappy Birthday Scott!
Posted by: chilli on November 15, 2006 07:06 AMOFF TOPIC BUT IMPORTANT...HAPPY BIRTHDAY FELLA! YOU ARE OFFICIALLY OLDER THAN ME FOR 48HRS YOU OLD FART!
Posted by: Killerov on November 15, 2006 01:52 AMFinally... enough talk about music shit, now we're onto the important stuff.
1. Lego - I had the airspace control tower. Woohoo.
2. Nintendo - but only for the game Marble Madness.
3. My little pony/barbie/cabbage patch Kids/keepers - dolls are all one category, and were played with only when all else failed
4. Micro Machines - specifically, the little lunchbox-type kit that unfolded into an entire city.
5. Easy bake oven - even back then i was burning stuff.
Honourable mentions (since even gay did them in his original post) go to etch-a-sketch, fuzzy/smelly stickers, koosh balls, light brite, play doh fun factory, sea monkeys, slinky and super-soaker water guns.
**P.S. I work with computers, and I still had to think twice about what the hell a Commodore was. Man you guys are old. (Oh ya... happy birthday scotty ;) )
sMaLl ThInGs aMuSe sMaLl mInDs HaHa JK
Posted by: Batman on November 14, 2006 02:27 PMI'm w/Scotty, except my number one would be my Penis...still can't enough of that toy!
Posted by: Killerov on November 14, 2006 11:59 AM1-Building forts and playing 'house'
2-Barbies..i had it all Barbie Ferrari,trailer,rock band stage,hot tub etc
3-Original Nintendo..super mario bros w\genie codes was the shit and of course duck hunt(which i still play)
4-Lego..racing little brother to build the biggest house
5-Dirtbikes\Bicycles..riding around town or thru the 'monkey hills' w\the posse or racing on wkds
Honerable.Mentions:Commodore 64..Garbage Pail Kids..Hot Wheels complete w\city area rug..Pooch Patrol..Pogo Ball
Man,
I remember one Christmas waking up and finding a Commodore Vic 20 under the tree... Man that was cool! Cosmic Cruncher, Gorf... It had the data set and everything... LOL! Who knew that you'd be able to fit 20 V20s in a keychain 15 years later :S My buddy had the 64 - cue the age of pirating games :D
Peas.
PS. Happy early birthday guy - I actually remembered the date this year :S Is that a good sign or baad?
1. Star Wars. The undisputed champ of toys. I had the small figures, the big figures, carrying cases (vader head), cards, bases, ships, transports, guns, lightsabers, masks, capes, sheets, etc. etc... even caught 'Jedi' on opening night at what is now the Hyland theatre on Wharncliffe. Yes, i am 34 tomorrow.
2. Lego. Lots of space legos, a bunch of regular shit too.
3. Sports cards & sticker books. Mostly baseball sticker books at this point. my buddy bought about 10 times the amount of stickers that i did, so i always had a full book from his doubles. The one time i got the sweet shit he didn't have, i conveniently started my book from the back, so those stickers were in place before he got there.
4. Marbles. Marbles in the sand pits were hot public school items for some reason. i once won a ball bearing the size of a baseball.
5. Electric race cars. The tracks were shit back then, but if you could keep them on for a few laps it was considered good fun.
Honourable Mentions: Hot Wheels. I always had a modest collection, never the full cases of cars my buddies carried around. Atari. Again, i had a smaller stash of games than my friends did, so i kinda sucked at most of them, but i ruled at Decathalon. The Atari joysticks were very biased against lefties!
Posted by: scotty on November 14, 2006 07:32 AM