4. Jurassic Park Toys
As I mentioned earlier, I am a huge Jurassic Park fan. I’ve seen the movie countless times, I can quote the entire movie, and I liked the second one. We won’t discuss the third one, however, since it is an abomination to the JP world. Like lots of action/adventure movies, a toy line was released to support the movie. I had almost all of them! I had every dinosaur that had the chunk out of its side, exposing meat and ribs, I had every vehicle, I had every character (my favorite being Ian Malcolm), and my favorite one was my T-Rex that roared. “We have a T-Rex!” One of my top 10 worst days ever was when my dog chewed up that T-Rex. It looked like a burn victim after that. (wipes tear, sniffs) Every Christmas, it was pretty standard to get a few JP toys. I had every piece (other than the set) from this commercial:
And here’s a little something for all you fellow Ian Malcolm fans out there.
3. Nintendo 64
N64s were a hot item in 1996. Well, we didn’t get ours till 1997, because a) it’s cheaper and b) more games. Booyah, System! Anyway, when we got ours (I had to share it with my brother), my brother and I probably played Mario Kart for 18 hours straight. He would always get Yoshi or Toad, and I would always get Bowser. The game that everyone had, though, was Goldeneye. Sweet Joseph! It was the greatest game ever! You could play up to 4 players and it was revolutionary in its first-person shooter format. I have fond/scarring memories of playing with my friends till 6 in the mooooh-nin’. My friends would gang up on me and kill me, then wait till I reappeared and then kill me again while I had no gun. They would do this until my breaking point where I would cry in the bathroom. Many of you are probably saying, “Wow, Ike, how can you call those your friends?” My only response is, “You think you’re bedda den me?” (smashes beer bottle on edge of bar, points jagged end at you)
2. Any and all things NERF
My brother and I collectively had around 20 different types of NERF guns. I had the bow and arrow one, the ball shooter, and other kinds of hand and dart guns. Not to mention, their sports line: footballs that SCREAMED, a ball that could go in the pool. They can do what they want with the 2nd amendment, but they can pry these NERF guns from my cold, dead hands. (fires one sticky dart in the sky)
Things of note in this video:
- that is Devon Sawa (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001701/)
- (wonders aloud) Why do we have such a violent culture?
- I feel really bad for that kid in the trashcan.
1. Talkboy
I loved and still love Home Alone 2:Lost in New York, where the Talkboy originated. Personal anecdote: My brother had one of these that I borrowed frequently. One day, a good friend and I decided to record us saying words referring to parts of the human anatomy and replaying them in fast and slow motion. We, of course, were entertained for hours. Nowadays, I would never laugh at these types of things, though…Anyway, our older brothers found the tape and when we found out, they refused to give it back to us. The rest of the day, we were in fear of getting grounded or get an embarrassing talk from our dads if our brothers turned us in. They never did, but instead made us do something. I can’t remember what it was, but it was probably some chore that they were supposed to do.
And here's one of my favorite parts from Home Alone 2.
Honorable Mentions & Conclusion
Here are some more toys/games that people had mentioned to me:
I had the 100, but wanted the 200 so badly! There were legends of a 5000 that they only sold in Germany.)
Never had one, personally, but I did find one in my friend's attic. It didn't work. The end.
I liked the way they smelled! (Don't worry, I realize how creepy that sounds.)
I love you, Alexis. (That's my wife.) (cue Full House audience soundclip, "AWWWWWW")
I would always beat my family at this. Why? Because they were all epileptics. ZING!
I thank you all for reading and, hopefully, enjoying my list. These were just my personal memories, so I know that many of you felt that your toys were left out. Well, this is our blog so BACK OFF!
Peace and love,
Ike Peters
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