I loved Battle Beasts. But not as much as
I was just about to post about MUSCLE. Loved those things.
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Obscure toys, shows, movies from your childhood
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I was just about to post about MUSCLE. Loved those things.
DontTouchMe
Member
would beetleborgs count?
Geno Breaker
Banned
Not a lot of people remember Zoids, but they were really sick. My older brother had a couple of the toys and I vaguely remember watching the anime on Cartoon Network. I also always played the (awful) Gamecube game. The designs of the mechs were great, and I especially liked the Liger Zero with it's modifications and dinosaur mechs. Shame it died both in Japan and in the West, but there's always some cool model kits to buy so I don't mind too much.
Oh, and the New Century Zero anime had a soundtrack by Kow Otani, the man who worked on Shadow of The Colossus and the Gamera trilogy of films in the 90's, so fans of his might enjoy it just for that.
Oh, and the New Century Zero anime had a soundtrack by Kow Otani, the man who worked on Shadow of The Colossus and the Gamera trilogy of films in the 90's, so fans of his might enjoy it just for that.
Zantetsuken
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My childhood almost.
a Master Ninja
Member
DaytimeWhiskey
Banned
My childhood almost.
Yesyesyesyes. Fucking loved the cartoon and that horrible video game
Professor Renegade
Banned
The Fucking Butt Ugly Martians
This show was so fucking bad, I wish I could annihilate it from existence.
This show was so fucking bad, I wish I could annihilate it from existence.
kaiju
Member
Thundarr the Barbarian was a pretty badass cartoon. Loved the post-apocalyptic setting, and the characters were designed by Jack Kirby.
Most obscure toy I had was probably Manglor Mountain. You dropped the Swamp Thing lookalike into the volcano, and a bunch of ooze would pour out. So metal.
Most obscure toy I had was probably Manglor Mountain. You dropped the Swamp Thing lookalike into the volcano, and a bunch of ooze would pour out. So metal.
walnutthewise
Member
You broke my brain with this one. I remember loving these, but never remembered them spcifically until this picture. Thank you for helping me recall this archived file from brain storage.
catapult37
Member
Dog Problems
Banned
Trash Bag Bunch. The figure would come in a bag so you didn't know what you were getting. And you'd dip the bag in water so it'd dissolve. Loved these things.
For a nice nostalgia rush, I like to check out the Big Trak Calculator app
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZXQJAPQKj4
Thanks for that. Good memories.
Fulminator
Member
x24hrs2livex
Banned
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Boston Common
Bonkers (Cartoon)
Boston Common
Bonkers (Cartoon)
BewilderedDragoon
Member
Herr Schwarz
Banned
I liked the mysterious cities of gold
Ryouji Gunblade
Member
This monster is so obscure that I don't even remember the name of the source material. Pretty sure it was a 90s monster book. Nowadays I only see it as a jack-o-lantern.
I'm guessing that it's from Shadow Games by Klutz.
This one was one of my favorites but I think I vaguely remember another toy line that was kind of similar with a sci-fi military theme and magnets, but on a smaller scale. I can't tell if I'm just misremembering Starcom though.
Edit: oh yeah it was definitely Megaforce and I think I looked it up the last time a thread like this came around
Oh i thought you meant mantaforce, which was also similar and scifi ships
(Edit whoops no magnets my bad)
Suspicious_Jug
Neo Member
Now Im trying to remember these two toys I had as a kid. One was a purple humanoid monster that would turn into a robotic spider, and th other was a weird gorilla creature that youd turn into a roboic gorilla by sliding the face and arms.
What was that movie where a guy from our world kills an evil dragon with math? Then the princess comes back with him to earth to be with him. Basically the biggest nerd power fantasy ever.
Edit: It was called The Flight of Dragons. I loved that movie way too much as a kid. Along with The Last Unicorn and the Black Cauldron.
Edit: It was called The Flight of Dragons. I loved that movie way too much as a kid. Along with The Last Unicorn and the Black Cauldron.
disappeared
Banned
So I had the local Regina, SK news on the other night, and Ross Hull from Are You Afraid of the Dark
Is now doing the weather.
Times theyareachangin
at least it looked very much like him. He did Global news for a while so I think so
Is now doing the weather.
Times theyareachangin
at least it looked very much like him. He did Global news for a while so I think so
Was it gobots?
Ouija Luigi
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Quite possibly the most awesome-est show you could ever hope for as a kid! Good guys vs. bad guys fighting while riding tamed dinosaurs, with frigging laser beams attached to their heads!
Never had any of the toys but I did have a VHS of the first few episodes that I watched religiously.
And then there was this:
I bet every Finnish person who was a kid during the 80's and 90's remembers Hopeanuoli. It's an anime series that was heavily (seriously heavily) censored and cut into four movie length episodes. Tells the story of Gin, a dog who must gather an army of wild, and not so wild dogs to take on a man eating bear the size of a mountain. Those four vhs' were probably my favorite thing to watch as a kid. The uncut series is awesome too! Although there's probably some nostalgia involved.
Never had any of the toys but I did have a VHS of the first few episodes that I watched religiously.
And then there was this:
I bet every Finnish person who was a kid during the 80's and 90's remembers Hopeanuoli. It's an anime series that was heavily (seriously heavily) censored and cut into four movie length episodes. Tells the story of Gin, a dog who must gather an army of wild, and not so wild dogs to take on a man eating bear the size of a mountain. Those four vhs' were probably my favorite thing to watch as a kid. The uncut series is awesome too! Although there's probably some nostalgia involved.
Suspicious_Jug
Neo Member
Searched them up, and they werent.
The spider guy had the spider shell and would fold his arms down his side, and the legs would fold into itself. Lay it on its stomach, and theres your spider.
I played with them in the early 00s, but dont know if they were older than that.
RadioHeadAche
Member
I remember this coming out while I was still a huge Goosebumps fan, and thought it was inferior. The only thing I remember well about it is the episode in which a family slept in giant Tupperware containers.
SpaceCadetKeon
Banned
Dot and the Whale
American Rabbit
Animalympics
Twice Upon a Time
The Point
Sebastian Star Bear: First Mission
American Rabbit
Animalympics
Twice Upon a Time
The Point
Sebastian Star Bear: First Mission
Chuckie
Member
This might be the perfect topic to ask:
Early 90s (or very late 80s) there were these single player games with different themes.
In one you had to save tiny astronauts from a blue alien that crept closer. I also remember one from the same toyline where you had to shoot barrels at a gorilla that was pretty similar to Donkey Kong.
There were even more, but those two were the ones I owned.
Please help!
Edit: I don't need your help GAF!
It was Milton Bradley's T.H.I.N.G.S.!
Edit 2: These are all of them
Early 90s (or very late 80s) there were these single player games with different themes.
In one you had to save tiny astronauts from a blue alien that crept closer. I also remember one from the same toyline where you had to shoot barrels at a gorilla that was pretty similar to Donkey Kong.
There were even more, but those two were the ones I owned.
Please help!
Edit: I don't need your help GAF!
It was Milton Bradley's T.H.I.N.G.S.!
Edit 2: These are all of them
I loved those games! The one with the knight and the one with the gorilla were my favourites. I didn't know there were so many of them!This might be the perfect topic to ask:
Early 90s (or very late 80s) there were these single player games with different themes.
In one you had to save tiny astronauts from a blue alien that crept closer. I also remember one from the same toyline where you had to shoot barrels at a gorilla that was pretty similar to Donkey Kong.
There were even more, but those two were the ones I owned.
Please help!
Edit: I don't need your help GAF!
It was Milton Bradleys T.H.I.N.G.S.!
Edit 2: These are all of them
JasonUresti
Member
Read these in third grade or so and they were the first series of books that got me hooked on reading:
I remember those from elementary school. Read the second and third, they were fun.
I remember the anime fondly, never knew there was your and a game though.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
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Anyone remember dragonflies?
Dash_Riprock
Member
Great toys. But by far the best thing about this franchise was the cartoon. Made be the same people as Reboot and Roughnecks.
Hero-of-Time
Member
I used to watch the hell out of this movie as a kid.
Maximus.
Member
Read these in third grade or so and they were the first series of books that got me hooked on reading:
Wow, I don't know how I remember this, but I deff read the second book in this series randomly and loved it as a kid. It was a random library pick up.
I always wanted a superhuman samurai toy.
Pagemaster was my shit.
I still love this show.
Great toys. But by far the best thing about this franchise was the cartoon. Made be the same people as Reboot and Roughnecks.
This show was crazy as a kid. Mainframe killed it with most of its shows during that time.
Sounds like Beast Wars - The gorilla would be Optimus Primal, and the spider would be Tarantulas.
Had this for years, So many miles I put on it.. Wonder if this played a big role psychologically to make me love Porsches as an adult.
I had something similar to this. My favorite toy in the pre-computer + steering wheel era. I loved, loved, driving. Not cars, but I always just wanted to drive, I'd be in the backseat mimicking steering and using the gear lever as my dad was driving. I'd spend more time "driving" bumper cars than bumping other people, just trying to avoid people and swerving in between.
I have very vivid memories of getting this and playing with it. It was so good.
ResidentWeevil13
Member
Im not even sure if this show was good. All I know is I used to think it was a real treat if I woke up early enough to watch it.
ChackanKun
Member
I used to watch the hell out of this movie as a kid.
This movie is AMAZING!
The bit you remembered about beating the dragon with math is actually from the Phantom toll booth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Co7UZ02_0
Another great film from when I was a kid.
Attack Pack:
Came to post these. And damn, that one bot is a total rip of the robot from Lost in Space.
Came to post these. And damn, that one bot is a total rip of the robot from Lost in Space.