I miss the old small town general stores, variety stores, liquidator stores, hardware stores etc.As much as I enjoy online shopping, I do miss mall culture. Especially at the holidays.
I had the MN Vikings vs Chicago Bears electric football game. It was all running in that Black and Blue division game.I remember more games than toys, at least in that age range. Had these within a span of a couple of years.
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Note: I was so excited to get that Chamberlain basketball game. Extreme dud. Lot of "passing" (more accurately, "swiping unsuccesfully"), waiting for the ball to roll into a hole, and even then you'd probably miss the shot.
Bas-Ket is a less-flashy, stripped-down version, but much more scoring.
I am an older guy who had the Canadian Hockey game (Toronto vs Montreal). The game was well-built with metal gears and players. The game pictures about was more plastic and broken much easier. I believe one of my nephews (or their kids) still have that game.
I really just read. Library was nearby, plentiful, and free, and I preferred books anyway. I had an updated version of this when I was 6 or 7 that I enjoyed:Yesterday's thread was awesome so thought I go next level. What were the toys that you loved when you were a child (let's say under 10-12ish)?
Born in '82...
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This was a big hobby of mine. 50s and 60s classics were my jam.
I remember you also had Mall Madness - something that you never hear about.I really just read. Library was nearby, plentiful, and free, and I preferred books anyway. I had an updated version of this when I was 6 or 7 that I enjoyed:
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Those things could break your bones. Instead; we tried to perfect Verne Gagne's "Sleeper" hold on each other.
Yes, I too enjoyed the gluing and painting model pieces. It was much later that I learned "glue-sniffing" was probably a contributing factor.Oh my…I remember now. Hobby craft store downtown Burlington. Wood plank floor. Ford Fairlane model and Testors bottles of paint. Long bicycle ride up hills to get home.
I also remember a few times on Christmas Eve when the entire family would go over to Omaha to look at the Christmas displays in the department store windows followed by supper in a restaurant (eating in a restaurant was a big deal for our family). Not quite a tradition but memorable.It's funny how malls rose and fell. The first big mall that I remember was built during my jr high years. It felt like it was an all-day destination trip back then but I just looked it up, and from Bellevue, WA (where I lived), the Southcenter Mall was only about 15 miles away in Tukwila (south Seattle metro). We would go once a year to do all of our Christmas shopping. It was super busy and everything was beautifully decorated and so exciting, even for a teenager. Crazy how most of that has disappeared into strip malls and online shopping.
This was definitely a hobby of mine as I grew out of other toys, I had a set up full of paints and glue etc for models. I got into military aircraft models. At one time I had a bunch hanging from fishing line in my room.This was a big hobby of mine. 50s and 60s classics were my jam.
80's kid. These were the go-to toys I played with growing up. We were fairly poor, but my mom was amazing at finding large lots (of most) of the following toys for cheap at garage sales..
GI Joe:
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MOTU:
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Our family got its first NES in '89.
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Got a bunch of these in early 80's.
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The small versions that we played with mostly inside:
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And the larger versions that we played with outside:
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Vintage Little People:
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Your own Christmas Story. Kind of.I also remember a few times on Christmas Eve when the entire family would go over to Omaha to look at the Christmas displays in the department store windows followed by supper in a restaurant (eating in a restaurant was a big deal for our family). Not quite a tradition but memorable.