Favorite toy of the 80s

[krossfyter]

The adage "Everything old is new again" is predominant in our society today.
Since we have quite a bit of nostalgia freaks on here and some guys and gals born in the 70s and 80s I'd like to see what yalls favorite 80s toy is. Forgive me if ive forgotten one on the poll but it only alows for 10 so if you would like just post your favorite toy. Lord knows ive spent a lot of time back in the early 80s buying and playing with them transformers. I swear you spend 80 percent of the time transforming those toys and the other time playing with them but it made for a great child hood. Ive managed to collect and ressurect a few some of these toys from back then... especially my pride and joy original die cast 12" voltron. It's just the best feeling when you see something that brought you pleasure as a kid. Some good times man. Let the fun commence...

[big]

those all rocked, but my Atari 2600 and Legos beat them all out

[Durandal7]

Loved my Star Wars figures. Especially my Luke and Boba Fett. Transformers takes second.

[krossfyter]

well yeah atari 2600 hella rocked...if i had more poll options i would have included it ...legos too!

[Mr. Anderson]

I'd have to say that the Star Wars toys would have been my favorite from your list, but go with Lego as the best - and it still is pretty damn cool.

D

[mymemory]

Hey what about Lego and Smurf?

It is so funny the 80's in the US how different was from the 80's in my country. We had all those cartoons but they were "the darker stages of the 80's", in my country we where more in to japanesse animation:
-Mazinger Z
-Voltron
-Battle of the planets

Later on;
-Galactica
-V

and the good shows:
-Cosmos
-The twight light zone
-etc.

We had more european influence, specially with the music. The US musc was way too comertial (as always) but the european had personality in to it.

[peterjhill]

Yeah, I would have to have a write in vote for Legos

I am toying with purchasing the mindstorm sets.

[job]

hey where is the ninja turtles option in the poll? ;)

[King Cobra]

Man, how could you leave out the multi-colored plastic bricks? I think you guys deserve bragging rights and then some! :D :rolleyes: :D :p

[krossfyter]

Originally posted by hitman
hey where is the ninja turtles option in the poll? ;)


those were in the 90s werent they not?


also were the legos created in the 80s???

[job]

Originally posted by krossfyter

those were in the 90s werent they not?

dunno really. possibly. i might have played with them around 1989.

transformers were pretty cool though. i think i might even have some still left in my closet. wonder what they would go for on ebay...

[krossfyter]

Originally posted by hitman


dunno really. possibly. i might have played with them around 1989.

transformers were pretty cool though. i think i might even have some still left in my closet. wonder what they would go for on ebay...


dude i think the tutles started in 89 but im not sure but i am sure that they hit it big in the early 90s. also man go found out what transformers you have... ill take them if you dont want them. :D seriously.

[job]

i'll check this weekend. :D

it's been a while since i've seen them. :D

[krossfyter]

Originally posted by hitman
i'll check this weekend. :D

it's been a while since i've seen them. :D \



frekin a man... thanks. i cant wait to see what you have.

[iGav]

BigTrak....... :D

[User X]

Transformer were the S***. Did anybody ever have Constructs?

[eyelikeart]

Earlier this year I decided to rekindle my childhood memories and recollect Garbage Pail Kids. I ended up buying a bunch through ebay, and actually found a guy who's able to get whichever 1st & 2nd series I want. I'm about halfway through my 1st series collection, and 1/4 through 2nd. I forgot how much fun these things were...he he he ;)

anyone around happen to have any in good shape they are willing to part with?

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by User X
Did anybody ever have Constructs?

are your referring to those things that were always green (i think) and they were like transformers in that they transformed from "figures" into all sorts of construction machines???

if so.... i had em!

[iGav]

least favourite...... the soding Rubiks Cube...... hated the thing....... :mad:

I loved Rubiks Magic though...... :)

[krossfyter]

hey hey eye.... how many garpage pal kids have you managed to obtain thus far? sounds intresting man.

jello... yep sounds like them

user x... true man transformers were the ***** ... i remember vividly thos constructs.. very cool. i did not have them but my friends did.

igav.... what was bigtrax??? sounds familar...refreshing my memory if you can. and yeah man rubix cube was a trip why did you hate it so much? whats rubix magic?

[iGav]

Originally posted by krossfyter

igav.... what was bigtrax??? sounds familar...refreshing my memory if you can. and yeah man rubix cube was a trip why did you hate it so much? whats rubix magic?

BigTrak.....
http://www.toegristle.com/bigtrak/

So cool..... the british ones were white in colour though..... you programmed it on the console on the back and it used to hurtle off...... whilst making funny beeping noises..... very cool..... also had a trailor that could tip.......

As for the Rubiks Cube... hated it cos I couldn't do it.... :p

Rubiks Magic..... an incredible piece of engineering....

http://web.inter.nl.net/users/C.Eggermont/Puzzels/Magic/

[krossfyter]

wow intresting ive never seen such toys. must be a europe thing aye!!:D i honestly never heard or seen those. thanks for providing those links. anyone in the u.s. recognize such devices???

[krossfyter]

the constructicons....

[jelloshotsrule]

that's what i thought they were called... "constructicons"....

where'd you get the screen capture?

[krossfyter]

right here...

http://tfarchive.com/genone/decepticonimagesam.shtml

[jelloshotsrule]

ha. they look so much less impressive than i had remembered...

[krossfyter]

yeah on there they do for sure. if i can find a good shot of the actual toy it would do it some justice i guess. heh.

[eyelikeart]

There are a number of websites devoted to Garbage Pail Kids...when I started checking them out I nearly freaked out. There's seriously a cult following for these things...kinda creepy...but cool. :D

there are some hardcore fans out there...I don't know if I'll ever finish my collection (1st & 2nd)...but maybe one day... ;)

[krossfyter]

during the time i lived in dc with my parents my mother used to get together with other mothers around the community and they would make garbage pal kids etc. etc. and would sell them or give them away. i know my sis still has some. rockin.

[jefhatfield]

my gi joe was from the mid sixties or at least from maybe '68 and they were a foot tall and had hair

somehow the teens in high school did not like the concept since they were being sent to vietnam through the draft

hard core pro military high school kids, there were only a small handful, got to go to southeast asia after the end of the draft up to the class of 1975...but to my knowledge, the last high school kid from my high school to get killed over there was from the previous class of 74

three years after the whole vietnam mistake was over, our art teacher used to tell us of students who didn't come back normal, or at all, after the battles and one star student came back and told the teacher about having to cut ears off of dead viet cong to ensure that the body counts required by the military were correct

it really messed him up

and when i was a volunteer social worker and saw many homeless, too many of them were in vietnam...when i was a kid, i was a huge military buff, and these poor souls had the proper uniforms on tattered to all heck and some just kept on crapping and pissing in them while they huddled next to the jesus saves mission building waiting for their next meal or change for beer

born on the fourth of july or forrest gump and lt dan's character were dead on from the people i ran into...many of them drunks and junkies

[job]

Originally posted by krossfyter
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frekin a man... thanks. i cant wait to see what you have.

ehm...

sorry to disappoint, but i found out yesterday that my mother sold all of them at a garage sale several months ago...

without my consent....

ah well..

sorry.

[krossfyter]

dang thats a bummer man. thanks for checking it out though. i appreciate it.

[MacBandit]

Go-Bots kicked Transformer A**!!

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by iGAV


BigTrak.....
http://www.toegristle.com/bigtrak/

So cool..... the british ones were white in colour though..... you programmed it on the console on the back and it used to hurtle off...... whilst making funny beeping noises..... very cool..... also had a trailor that could tip.......

As for the Rubiks Cube... hated it cos I couldn't do it.... :p

Rubiks Magic..... an incredible piece of engineering....

http://web.inter.nl.net/users/C.Eggermont/Puzzels/Magic/

I had one of those they were sold at RadioShack under a different name and they were built slightly different with tracks instead wheels.

[mc68k]

Originally posted by User X
Transformer were the S***. Did anybody ever have Constructs? I did. I still have them stored away. I used to make some mad sh|t with those.

The Atari 2600 is what got me into video games. Like a drug, man.

I didn't see anything for Hot Wheels or Tonka trucks?

[ejb190]

Wow! Thanks for the trip down memory lane....

I had a ton of Star Wars and GI Joe stuff. Mostly the first through third series for both.

Had a few Transformers too. The old ones were a lot better made than the cheap ones out now. (My nephew has some I was playing around with a few weeks ago.)

Garbage Pail kids were kind of discusting then...and they still are (sorry eye).

Star Wars is back. So are GI Joe and Transformers. Saw He-Man figures at Toys-R-Us a few weeks ago! Lego has always been around. I have seen a few Rubiks cubes on the toy store shelves from time to time over the years.

So what is next in the wonderful world of re-run toys?

[krossfyter]

great guys.

i basically put a poll up for toys that were created during the 80's and big of course. i dont think hot wheels, legos or tonka was created during that time but i could be wrong. so im not certain.
again... anyone have any transformers, voltron or what not they want to send me ill be happy to accept them. rock it!

[krossfyter]

Originally posted by MacBandit
Go-Bots kicked Transformer A**!!


wow! i never thought i would hear that considering that go bots were transformer rip offs. so what brings you to say that macbandit? just curious man.

digit.

[Hemingray]

Legos, legos, legos! The scary thing is, I still have most of them. :eek:

Oh, and I remember when I was about 4, I had this Inspector Gadget doll. He actually did stuff, like feet sprang out, helicopter attached to his head, etc. etc. That was awesome. (And promptly broken.) :D

[kiwi_the_iwik]

I got my first Lego set for Xmas in 1976 when I was 6. Loved it to bits - as did my Old English Sheepdog, Waldo (he used to eat the parts, and we'd have to wait a few days to get 'em back - ewwww!).

But for the 80's, my FAVE toy on the planet was my Sinclair ZX81 - my first computer (if you could call it that - a pocket calculator has more power now!). It had a touch-membrane keypad, and a 16K ram pack (oooh - STACKS of memory!). Touch it in the wrong place, and the 20 minutes taken to download a program from the tape deck was wasted - the ram pack would move, and the computer would crash. Bummer.

In 1984, I raided my bank account and got an Apple ][e with all the trimmings (great games, and you could pound the bastard and it wouldn't crash. Great stuff...). Then, I got my first Mac in 1987 before I went to University - a 512KE. That did me well until I hit the big time, getting my first colour Mac in the 90's (but that's another decade...).

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by Hemingray
Legos, legos, legos! The scary thing is, I still have most of them. :eek:


oh man I used to LOVE legos!!! :D

I remember I had the lego castle...and my sister was pretty small...she fell into it and destroyed it...he he he...I was so pissed...

anyone had a LiteBrite? (spelling?)

[mc68k]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
anyone had a LiteBrite? (spelling?) I had an Etch-a-sketch. Anyone remember Speak-and-Read or Alphie the robot?

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by krossfyter



wow! i never thought i would hear that considering that go bots were transformer rip offs. so what brings you to say that macbandit? just curious man.

digit.

I had Go-Bots and transformers but until the Go-Bots went away I preferred them. I think it would be improper to call them a rip off since they came out at the same time as Transformers if not before if you consider there Japanese release. http://www.toyarchive.com/Go-Bots.html .


All of this aside I just like stirring things up. ;)

[krossfyter]

man thanks for that link to the go bots toy archive.

so who would you say came first go bots or transformers? they both originate in japan so i dont know really.

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by mc68k
I had an Etch-a-sketch. Anyone remember Speak-and-Read or Alphie the robot?

Speak & Spell...Speak & Read...damn that brings back memories...

there were math ones too...right?

[mc68k]

Originally posted by eyelikeart


Speak & Spell...Speak & Read...damn that brings back memories...

there were math ones too...right? I believe so. I know that those machines and Alphie, along with Atari had an impact on me liking electronics. :)

[diorio]

etch-a-sketch was pretty cool, but I don't really remember much else about the 80's.

[krossfyter]

looks like transformers is the most poplular toy from the 80s amongs macheads here. rock it!

[eyelikeart]

I still have my Atari 2600 with all the games...

I took it out 2 years ago to play around...I was surprised it still worked! :D

[3777]

I still have them stored safely in a couple of Boxes. I have everything, even Bruticus, and Perceptor? (Camera) which you had to mail in to get. I wonder how much they're all worth?:confused:

[krossfyter]

Originally posted by 3777
I still have them stored safely in a couple of Boxes. I have everything, even Bruticus, and Perceptor? (Camera) which you had to mail in to get. I wonder how much they're all worth?:confused:




yo hand them over man!

[3777]

Originally posted by krossfyter

yo hand them over man!


For a Dodge Viper maybe! ...........i have the die cast Lions Voltron packed away too!:D

[krossfyter]

sheeeet homeboy a dodge viper! you are shooting high man.:D


here you go....

[wake up Jobs!!!]

transformers for me. Allthough I was yung at that time, i still had a substantial ammount of those in the late 80's and early 90's:D

-GaBe-O

[Mr. Anderson]

ha, the dodge again, krossfyter?

you've still got some issues with the lighting on the sign - why's it green?

[kiwi_the_iwik]

Originally posted by dukestreet
you've still got some issues with the lighting on the sign - why's it green?

The sign's light source is flourescent - approximate colour temperature 4700K. However, it's a dusk (or dawn) shot with ambient light set at between 8-9000K.

As standard daylight is approximately 5600K, the sign's lighting will look a little green...


What can I say, duke? It's a hobby of mine...

;)

[Mr. Anderson]

Yes, but the reflective nature of the Viper's paint would have some part of the green light in the color - I was just mentioning that since his photoshop skills need to be tweeked a little more. Still, its a good job.

D :D

[krossfyter]

hey duke i honestly believe it will always look a little off. why? because the pics were shot at different times under different lighting sources. im not trying to make it look perfect. its the idea thats the main factor here. anyways i will not be using this in my resume. i have two versions of this picture... one where the sign is less green and this one. both look off... but its the principle of the matter thats of issue here anyways mixed in with a little fun. kiwi_the_iwik has the right idea about the current lighting configuration. but thanks though for keeping my skills in check. :D


rock it!

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by 3777
I still have them stored safely in a couple of Boxes. I have everything, even Bruticus, and Perceptor? (Camera) which you had to mail in to get. I wonder how much they're all worth?:confused:

here u go... (http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?GetResult&query=transformer&from=R10&ht=1&itemtimedisp=1&st=2&category1=246&Top10=&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&catref=C2)

ebay...always a good place to start ;)

[iGav]

I also forgot to mention the Tomy Omnibot 2000 with the funky yellow glowing eyes...... (I own one.... very cool).....

Also Scalextric.......... and Lolo balls, Impossiballs, Raleigh Vektar Electronic BMX, and Terrahawks toys cos they were so much cooler than Thunderbirds because of the Zeroids.....

Oh lest we not forget Zoids...... Tomy reintroduced them a couple of years ago..... but they lacked the coolness of the original 80's versions....... but Zoids would kick Transformers ar*e in a fight....... heh heh :p

[krossfyter]

Zoids? Kick the Transfomers butts? What do these toys look like? Link it.

[iGav]

Originally posted by krossfyter
Zoids? Kick the Transfomers butts? What do these toys look like? Link it.

I think I may have inadvertently started a Transformers Vs Zoids war.... :eek: :D :p

http://members.lycos.nl/frx/zoids/zoidzilla.html

Zoids were self assembly kits made by Tomy........ they were based on Dinosaurs and were either battery powered or wind up powered...... the biggest baddass one was Zoidzilla..... he was huge, and could steamroller right over Optimus Prime and co........

Tomy re-released them a couple of years ago, called, imagintively enough Zoids 2, but they lack the coolness of the originals......

Zoids kick ar*e!! :D :p :p

[bombensington]

ouch, no love for the ladies.

care bears, strawberry shortcake, rainbow brite. i hated barbies, blech.

oh yeah, and i also had an atari 2600...it was awesome, i loved it.

[3777]

Originally posted by bombensington
ouch, no love for the ladies.

care bears, strawberry shortcake, rainbow brite. i hated barbies, blech.

oh yeah, and i also had an atari 2600...it was awesome, i loved it.

Sorry, but the transformers kicked the care bears @$$es...... I mean, can you imagine, when having a big transformers war, some kid shoed up for battle with a bunch of care bears:confused:

Atari 2600 was cool though.......I miss dig dug...... or was that 7800.....

P.P.S. Those Go Bots were pretty cool too:cool:

[bombensington]

Originally posted by 3777


Sorry, but the transformers kicked the care bears @$$es...... I mean, can you imagine, when having a big transformers war, some kid shoed up for battle with a bunch of care bears:confused:

Atari 2600 was cool though.......I miss dig dug...... or was that 7800.....

P.P.S. Those Go Bots were pretty cool too:cool:

maybe you just need a tenderheart bear to soothe your ill-will towards care bears. they were loveable and awesome...

i am not familiar with transformers (only child, no brothers), but in all truth, they probably could kick some care bear butt.

[krossfyter]

hahaha this is great .... transformers vs carebears!

rock!

[big]

what's funny is, on a toy excurtion to the local toy store (to let my 2 boys buy Bionicles w/their allowance) I ran across some Care Bears....

Picked one up and remaniced about my childhood when my sister had many of them...

Now my kids have one each...and they came with some old videos of the care bear episodes...I guess so you can learn what they are all about.