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Re: Toys used to be so much better
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Mon, 9 Apr 2001 18:42:34 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Steven Lane wrote:
> I feel sorry for todays kids, not only have lego sets become less
> interesting and more childish, toys in general arn't as good. Where are the
> classics available during my childhood. Decent transformers that turn into
> cars, not the stupid bugs that deserved to be squished and the decent comics
> to back them up with a credible story enabling you to re-enact it with your
> toys or imagine your own side story. We also had the brilliant Zoids, small
> GI JOE's and a whole multitude of brilliant vehicles (Known as Action Force
> here in the UK). Todays kids are saddled with Pokemon, Digimon and heaven
> forbid Bionicle :-). At least Star Wars is still keeping it's end up even if
> George Lucas isn't. It's about time Zoids made a come back, there are
> numerous similarite's between zoids and pokemon except Zoids are good.
> Pokemon is a fad well past it's sell by date.
You know, you're completely right. I remember, back in the 1980's, feeling
really bad for kids, because they couldn't get any decent-sized action
figures, all they had were the superheroed/pro-wrestlerized, tiny GI JOE
figures, instead of the 12-inch, sturdy, fully articulated, GI JOE figures.
With all the cool gear - the space capsule, and safari jeep, etc, etc.
Sure, the Kung Fu grip thing was stupid -- a couple months after your
birthday, you wound up with a fingerless GI JOE. But at least you had a
toy you could *play* with, instead of just setting up like chessmen.
;)
Steve
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| (...) What? Superheroed? Huh? Maybe you're thinking of the ones that were released in the late 80's. The earlier Joes were pretty good, but I'll admit the figures got pretty silly later on. (...) The 3 3/4" Figures were very nearly as articulated as (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) You've got me all wrong, I wrote: (...) I never had any 12 inch ACTION MEN (in the UK), I'm slightly too young, I was around just at the right time for the introduction of the small figures and their brilliant vehicles. They we're exactly the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| I feel sorry for todays kids, not only have lego sets become less interesting and more childish, toys in general arn't as good. Where are the classics available during my childhood. Decent transformers that turn into cars, not the stupid bugs that (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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