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Dean 
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 Posted: February 21 2010 at 07:02 |
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'Don't get mad, man' is known as Ludo in the UK, and often has Snakes And Ladders printed on the back - both derived from Indian board games I believe.
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Dean
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Posted: February 21 2010 at 07:17 |
anyone remember these classic failures:
Both launched with a huge amount of hype around the same time as Trivial Pursuit.
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clarke2001
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Posted: February 21 2010 at 07:41 |
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I will never understand why those board games were always labeled 'ages 7 to 107', 'ages 9 to 99' and such? Was a 'for all generations' tag not good enough?
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Snow Dog
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Posted: February 21 2010 at 10:09 |
 Dean wrote:
anyone remember these classic failures:
Both launched with a huge amount of hype around the same time as Trivial Pursuit. |
I've got 'em.
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LinusW
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Posted: February 21 2010 at 11:02 |
stonebeard wrote:
POGS.
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jammun
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Posted: February 21 2010 at 13:05 |
Don't get me going on POGS. I'm fairly certain there are about a thousand of those somewhere in my house. I had the old stuff. Son had the other stuff. POGS, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And of course the Silverhawks.
Edited by jammun - February 21 2010 at 13:06
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Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
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Epignosis
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Posted: February 21 2010 at 13:11 |
 
Silverhawks- such an underrated cartoon / toy line that remained in the shadow of a very similar but more popular one...
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A Person
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Posted: February 21 2010 at 14:48 |
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I used to love the Thundercats.
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UndercoverBoy
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Posted: February 21 2010 at 15:07 |
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I have literally spent weeks worth of time playing this game.
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Oh, I remember playing that game for the first time when I was six. It took me a week to get past the Deku Tree. Now that I'm older, I can see why it's considered a masterpiece, but it's definitely too hard for little kids.
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Atavachron
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Posted: February 21 2010 at 19:09 |
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yep that's the one I had, the Shado Interceptor Iain mentioned his 'Action Man' (our G.I. Joe)-- I remember Joe when he had actual hair - well, fuzz - all the clothes were real, and much of the equipment was made from metal .. man they don't make 'em like that no more (well they do but you have to go to a specialty shop and pay hundreds)
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Snow Dog
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Posted: February 22 2010 at 07:44 |
Atavachron wrote:
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yep that's the one I had, the Shado Interceptor
Iain mentioned his 'Action Man' (our G.I. Joe)-- I remember Joe when he had actual hair - well, fuzz - all the clothes were real, and much of the equipment was made from metal .. man they don't make 'em like that no more (well they do but you have to go to a specialty shop and pay hundreds)
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It's the only UFO model I had. It was great though because as you know, it fired it's missile.
I remembr Action Man had real fuzzy hair at one time too.
My first Action Man was a Space one. I had the model for Christmas and my [parents thought it included the Action Man...it didn't of course, so I had to wait for that.
This was it.
Edited by Snow Dog - February 22 2010 at 07:49
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progkidjoel
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Posted: February 24 2010 at 02:12 |
gottagetintogetout wrote:
A Person wrote:
I have literally spent weeks worth of time playing this game. |
Oh, I remember playing that game for the first time when I was six. It took me a week to get past the Deku Tree. Now that I'm older, I can see why it's considered a masterpiece, but it's definitely too hard for little kids. |
I played through most of that over the christmas holidays; first time I've given it a serious play since I was about 8 years old. Brilliant nostalgia right there.
For gaming nostalgia I'll also add the Spyro series, namely:
And all the others in the series.
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Atavachron
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Posted: February 24 2010 at 03:00 |
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I remember that one.. sweet.. funny thing is those test capsules weren't much bigger-- I had the Action Team surveillance van, it was full-size with a back filled with panels and a dish on top, I also remember the orange rubber scuba suit with air tanks and speargun ! 9 years old all over again 
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refugee
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Posted: February 25 2010 at 17:51 |
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I voted for my bike. LEGO was also important for me, but not like my bike, at least at the age of 10, 11 or 12. After that, I had my guitar, my voice, my books and my brother. And the Stiga Ice Hockey Game. Do you remeber?
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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A Person
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Posted: February 25 2010 at 19:03 |
gottagetintogetout wrote:
A Person wrote:
I have literally spent weeks worth of time playing this game.
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Oh, I remember playing that game for the first time when I was six. It took me a week to get past the Deku Tree. Now that I'm older, I can see why it's considered a masterpiece, but it's definitely too hard for little kids. |
Yeah it took me way to long the first time. Now it only takes minutes. 
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jampa17
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Posted: February 26 2010 at 16:24 |
Great all the mentioned above... very cool things... but this was my thing really... a complete devoted for GIjoes action figures...
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Change the program inside... Stay in silence is a crime.
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jampa17
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Posted: February 26 2010 at 16:26 |
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Change the program inside... Stay in silence is a crime.
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Rivertree
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Posted: February 26 2010 at 17:29 |
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Finnforest
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Posted: March 17 2010 at 14:37 |
 There was actually one we liked better, called an Itza-ball. It was rubber and air-filled, really nice and grippy so you could throw the thing a mile. It kicked butt on the Nerf actually.
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Finnforest
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Posted: March 17 2010 at 14:44 |
Oh and how could I forget....the freakin' superballs. You really couldn't keep them more than a day, they were so wicked on the bounce. Compressed rubber. Throw them hard enough and they are gone.  
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