This. I have never owned an Optimus Prime figure in any capacity.
I've always wanted to rectify that, but it seems no mid-budget toy exists currently.
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Toys/Games from your childhood that you always wanted but never got?
- Thread starter El Bombastico
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This. I have never owned an Optimus Prime figure in any capacity.
I've always wanted to rectify that, but it seems no mid-budget toy exists currently.
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Got Prince of Persia: Sands of Time because the EB Games clerk told my mom to get that instead. I'd say he did his job pretty well, hope nothing but the best for him or her.
Now as far as action figure white whales TODAY.
I would move heaven and earth to acquire these in their respective MSRP or cheaper
Got Prince of Persia: Sands of Time because the EB Games clerk told my mom to get that instead. I'd say he did his job pretty well, hope nothing but the best for him or her.
Now as far as action figure white whales TODAY.
I would move heaven and earth to acquire these in their respective MSRP or cheaper
I had the G2 version of this. Trailer was black, still have Optimus Prime somewhere, missing his hands. It also came with this pack that had clipped onto the front of the trailer that made noises.
These and standard Star Wars Storm Troopers were the white whales of my early childhood. Eventually got a Storm Trooper though after repeatedly getting undercut by some asshole who would show up at store opening on restock days and buy out the whole stock.
There was definitely a lot of junk that I wanted that my parents (rightly) didn't get for me . One that always comes to mind is this silly Penguin stair/slide thing.
But that's not what I remember the most. Getting my parents to buy me "boy" toys was like pulling teeth. And I don't mean junk like the above that I would have probably only paid attention to for a little bit before getting bored. I loved castles and ships and train sets. But I wasn't allowed to get any of those. Anything involving building that was more complex then Lego was a no go. Hell, even more Legos beyond the initial set we had were a no go.
I'm sure that part of it was the expense, but it sucked to ask for that type of stuff and be guided towards only "girly" toys instead. That's not to say I didn't like those. I loved my Barbies and Polly Pockets and Beanie Babies. I just liked them all, and I hated the weird fuss, disbelief, and disapproval for wanting to step out of utterly ridiculous gender boundaries.
The one exception was when I managed to convince my mom to get me one of those wooden and plastic construction sets, but she made me feel like such shit for it that any time I brought it out I felt bad. I still think it's one of the coolest types of toys.
But that's not what I remember the most. Getting my parents to buy me "boy" toys was like pulling teeth. And I don't mean junk like the above that I would have probably only paid attention to for a little bit before getting bored. I loved castles and ships and train sets. But I wasn't allowed to get any of those. Anything involving building that was more complex then Lego was a no go. Hell, even more Legos beyond the initial set we had were a no go.
I'm sure that part of it was the expense, but it sucked to ask for that type of stuff and be guided towards only "girly" toys instead. That's not to say I didn't like those. I loved my Barbies and Polly Pockets and Beanie Babies. I just liked them all, and I hated the weird fuss, disbelief, and disapproval for wanting to step out of utterly ridiculous gender boundaries.
The one exception was when I managed to convince my mom to get me one of those wooden and plastic construction sets, but she made me feel like such shit for it that any time I brought it out I felt bad. I still think it's one of the coolest types of toys.
Yep, definitely this. Although these things were like £299, so that was never happening 🤣Lifesize toy car to drive in
More realistically though, I always wanted a mini snooker table.
Best friend had one in their garage; was always so jealous.
The USS Flagg equivalent for the Transformers in the 1980's - Fortress Maximus.
The Flagg was still cooler though.
A funny side note about a certain Transformer I always wanted, as a kid, Jet Fire
Now say hello to the Robotech VF-1 Valkyrie
For a brief moment we had a Robotech in the Transformers world. Then licensing issues followed and we ended up with SkyFire.
I'm reaching a bit but the newer version somewhat looks like the FFX Core fighter from Gundam First.
When I was really little, I wanted the Thomas Wooden Railway Roundhouse set.
I can't find a bigger photo of it than this, but shit had over 100 pieces and even came with a storage box shaped like Thomas. Raddest shit to my Thomas-loving ass.
And then when I was older, I wanted Cybertron Optimus Prime.
While I do own the recent Siege version of him, and I do think it's neat, I really still wanna get the original version one day because he was the only Optimus Prime from the Unicron Trilogy that I never owned as a kid.
I can't find a bigger photo of it than this, but shit had over 100 pieces and even came with a storage box shaped like Thomas. Raddest shit to my Thomas-loving ass.
And then when I was older, I wanted Cybertron Optimus Prime.
While I do own the recent Siege version of him, and I do think it's neat, I really still wanna get the original version one day because he was the only Optimus Prime from the Unicron Trilogy that I never owned as a kid.
The original Kenner Alien. They pulled that off the market fast.
A vinyl caped Jawa. I have a really nice carded fake and a loose one now.
A vinyl caped Jawa. I have a really nice carded fake and a loose one now.
I totally wanted the penguin thing too - I'd see it displayed at toy stores, and my child brain was hypnotized.
But I wanted to ask about the above, if it's not painful to share - how on Earth did your mom make you feel bad for playing with that construction set? I can imagine trying to steer you away towards "girl toys" in the store, but once you owned it...I can only picture something surreal, like "oh hey playing with boy toys again i see, what a stupid, those are only for boys you stupid". To imagine a mother getting salty about her daughter playing with construction toys feels more complicated than regular homophobia; especially since you had fun with toys aimed at girls too.
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I was a lucky kid and got the t-rex, I can't complain too much, but this was my most wanted. I never even saw it in person, it was never on store shelves where I lived.
If I ever fall into a load of money I'm tracking one down just to fulfill my childhood dream. Looks like if they ever do appear on ebay the price goes into the thousands...
I was a lucky kid and got the t-rex, I can't complain too much, but this was my most wanted. I never even saw it in person, it was never on store shelves where I lived.
If I ever fall into a load of money I'm tracking one down just to fulfill my childhood dream. Looks like if they ever do appear on ebay the price goes into the thousands...
NeoGeo is still a classy looking machine.A Neo Geo.
I understand why though.
This this this
I was a lucky kid and got the t-rex, I can't complain too much, but this was my most wanted. I never even saw it in person, it was never on store shelves where I lived.
If I ever fall into a load of money I'm tracking one down just to fulfill my childhood dream. Looks like if they ever do appear on ebay the price goes into the thousands...
Motherfucker even had a slide.
I asked for this for Christmas around 1993-ish and my mom ended up getting this one instead:
It couldn't transform and the only removable parts were the legs... for... some reason?
She tried at least. ❤︎
I had this! I loved it to bits :')
Power Wheels Jeep. Too expensive and I always lived in apartments.
N64. Too expensive and my friends had them anyway so I wasn't missing too much.
Project Justice. Borrowed a copy from my brother's friend no too long after it came out. Regretted not picking it up when it was cheaper.
N64. Too expensive and my friends had them anyway so I wasn't missing too much.
Project Justice. Borrowed a copy from my brother's friend no too long after it came out. Regretted not picking it up when it was cheaper.
The main one I remember was asking for Age of Empires on PC one year and instead getting a legendarily bad Doctor Who game instead.
I was a gigantic Doctor Who nerd as a kid, so I got my money's worth out of it despite it being trash.
I was a gigantic Doctor Who nerd as a kid, so I got my money's worth out of it despite it being trash.
Holy shit what a cool toy! I think this would totally sell nowadays and if I knew of it's existence in my infancy I would do anything to have one. Always had a love for dinosaurs and miniatures.This this this
I was a lucky kid and got the t-rex, I can't complain too much, but this was my most wanted. I never even saw it in person, it was never on store shelves where I lived.
If I ever fall into a load of money I'm tracking one down just to fulfill my childhood dream. Looks like if they ever do appear on ebay the price goes into the thousands...
I first remember seeing the Penguin thing at a friend's house and was utterly captivated. It's one of my earliest memories. Whoever designed that really understands how some kids' minds work.
In general my mom made me feel bad about anything I did that didn't 100% adhere to what a girl should do. Toys were just a part of it. There was definitely an aspect of homophobia to it, but I would say more so just a fear of not conforming to gender roles, standing out in the community, and being a reflection of her failure as a mother. Common refrains from her were: "What are you, a boy? Why do you think you're a boy? Why can't you be a normal girl? No one's likes girls who do that." Etc.
With that construction set in particular, I mean that the fuss of getting it tainted the experience of playing with it. She relented in giving it to me, but she made it clear that I was in the wrong for wanting it and that getting it was a waste of money. I don't really remember her commenting on me playing with it afterwards beyond a few "I can't believe you still like that" comments.
There were tons of big expensive toys I wanted (like zords from Power Rangers) and never got prob from the price tags, and stuff I could just never find (like some rare Kenner Jurassic Park toys like the Carnotaurus), but the one thing I ALWAYS wanted was an SNES and I asked every Christmss, but it was too expensive and my mom hated me playing games. Only got to play when I visited friends that had one.
Feels bad hearing stories above with the gender role thing :( I played with a variety of toys, being influenced by stuff I liked and things my cousins were into. My family had no problem buying whatever, and kids in school accepted it too. I was pretty lucky and it seemed normal, and I had other friends that played with "opposite gendered" toys too no problem. Guess I was lucky.
Feels bad hearing stories above with the gender role thing :( I played with a variety of toys, being influenced by stuff I liked and things my cousins were into. My family had no problem buying whatever, and kids in school accepted it too. I was pretty lucky and it seemed normal, and I had other friends that played with "opposite gendered" toys too no problem. Guess I was lucky.
I still get jealous when I see little kids rolling in a Power Wheels. I have a real car...Lifesize toy car to drive in
I had the G2 version of this. Trailer was black, still have Optimus Prime somewhere, missing his hands. It also came with this pack that had clipped onto the front of the trailer that made noises.
These and standard Star Wars Storm Troopers were the white whales of my early childhood. Eventually got a Storm Trooper though after repeatedly getting undercut by some asshole who would show up at store opening on restock days and buy out the whole stock.
I absolutely loved these, and I can't express my disappointed in the 'new line' that followed these ones where they enhanced their chins and shit. I loved the plain robotic look. I don't want them to be action heroes, they really blew it.
edit: Now it's all coming back to me. I had the cat, the dog, the baby. I remember loving the car, which I loaded up with guys and drove it off the front porch. It was awesome.
The local toy store had this assembled in the window.
I got this for Christmas one year. Still have the whole thing in its box. I need to set it up with my daughter.
I wanted the Technodrome from TMNT, and two specific Lego sets; Black Knight's Castle and Fire-Breathing Fortress. The TMNT toy was far too expensive and the Lego sets were discontinued by the time I asked Santa to give me the hook up. I had mountains of other turtles toys, and ended up with Royal Knight's Castle from Santa eventually.
i wanted any ninja turtle but never got any. any free money i had went towards nintendo games.
They're not so bad the consoles themselves now, but the games, hoo boy. I was lucky to grab a NeoSD pro before they sold out.
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A Neo Geo.
I understand why though.
I knew someone in grade school who had one. And yes, his parents were loaded, he went to a private school from middle school onwards.
He also had one of these:
Lifesize toy car to drive in
Yeah these were always the envy of every neighborhood.
G.I. Joe Aircraft Carrier
Voltron
I knew two brothers whos' parents bought them each one of everything GI Joe (so that there was no fighting). Yes they each had their own Joe Aircraft carrier.
Would have been awesome to have the really intricate die-cast Voltron. There was this version, that I did have:
Then Finally:
8 Year old me always wanted this thing. Thanks to Restoration Games, 44 year old me gets another shot (at a game that is probably going to play better.)
Remember seeing the ads for this nonstop and mainly wanted the pool table, parents said there was no space.
we used to have water pistol shootouts with the all the neighborhood kids and this was way before supersoakers, all we had were those dollar store neon POS and one day a kid unveiled this fucking beast, fully automatic water death machine, we were all fucking jealous out of our minds, my parents laughed at us for even asking for it
I had a turbo express (along with a turbo grafx). We had the tv antenna adapter too. Was great for car trips as a kid lol.I knew someone in grade school who had one. And yes, his parents were loaded, he went to a private school from middle school onwards.
He also had one of these:
Add me to the life-sized-car and Voltron clubs. I also wanted the train running through the house from Silver Spoons, even though there was no space for it.
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On the subject of board games:
Doesn't really count since I did own this game, but we lost the fireballs and most pieces after like a year. I still kick myself for it because the game was not only blast ti play but a complete game is worth a ton of money now. I'm thinking about buying the remake that is out right now...
Doesn't really count since I did own this game, but we lost the fireballs and most pieces after like a year. I still kick myself for it because the game was not only blast ti play but a complete game is worth a ton of money now. I'm thinking about buying the remake that is out right now...
All my friends had Mighty Max toys and I thought they were the coolest thing ever and for whatever reason my parents just wouldn't go for them.