The nostalgia thread or "Do you remember?" or All things old.

[Elgin Clock]

The obscure old tv thread got me going on a nostalgic timewarp so, I created this thread to talk about everyting and anything from your past.

Ok, here's the rules.

Post a little something about something that you remember from back in the day. It could be a favorite toy, like jack in the box, or tv show like thundercats, or even a song that you haven't heard in a while but you used to enjoy when you were in a simpler time.
It could even be a memory of something you used to enjoy doing when you were a kid, like climbing my apple tree when I was younger.

I'm expecting this thread to vary signifigantly in the content as it reflects people of many ages.

Just post something that you used to enjoy before the stress of robotics and more importantly (gasp), "the real world", got it's grip on you!

I'll start off.

Does anyone remember that toy car called the "animal"? It had tiger claws that came out of it's tires when it got stuck or it was trying to go aover an obstacle, more often than not at my house, a pile of books. It was the coolest thing, and I don't see it around anymore. They should put that back on the market.

[evulish]

Originally posted by Elgin Clock
Does anyone remember that toy car called the "animal"? It had tiger claws that came out of it's tires when it got stuck or it was trying to go aover an obstacle, more often than not at my house, a pile of books. It was the coolest thing, and I don't see it around anymore. They should put that back on the market.

Haha. I had one of those...well, actually, I still have it I was going to find it and take a picture of it, but it is most likely lodged away in my basement. It was wicked...but insanely loud.

Anybody remember Crash Test Dummies? Maybe they still make them. I used to have the big crash arena thing...the crash car, the motorcyle, and about 5 guys. Actually, I still have those, too

[Joe Matt]

Ah yes, the Crash Test Dummies. The only Public Service Annoucement to become part of a marketing blitz. Test Track reminds me of those good ole days.

Anyone remeber Fun House on TV and the computer game?

[Kiwi_queen]

anyone remember when every show on Nickelodeon was good? like "Round House" and "Clarissa Explains it All" and "Hey Dude".
also...remember the G.I. Joe cartoon series? that was the best.

[Brandon Martus]

Originally posted by Kiwi_queen

also...remember the G.I. Joe cartoon series? that was the best.

http://www.yojoe.com/
THE best GI Joe site, ever!

[Ian W.]

Kiloblaster and Jill of the Jungle. Old School computer games, ran them on my dad's $3000 486, from the command prompt and all, as a 4 or 5 year old. Now those were some good computer games...

[Joe Matt]

Lemmings is the best old school computer game. I remember playing that at computer camp and getting so far and having a notebook full of passwords to the next level.

[evulish]

Originally posted by Ian W.
Kiloblaster and Jill of the Jungle. Old School computer games, ran them on my dad's $3000 486, from the command prompt and all, as a 4 or 5 year old. Now those were some good computer games...

Wow. 486's are old-school? Bah. *pets commodore 64* Man...when I got that pack of games meant for the big Sega arcade systems, I was so happy. I had a teenage mutant ninja turtle game...I loved it

[Kiwi_queen]

Who here remembers Duck Hunt?

[shyra1353]

Originally Posted by Kiwi_queen

Who here remembers Duck Hunt?

DUCK HUNT!!!!!!!!! i love duck hunt .. the greatest nintendo game ever .. definitely better with the gun then the controller .. and thats the only nintendo system we have ever had .. just the simple good ol' nintendo .. i love it ...

: goes and hooks up nintendo to play duck hunt again :

[Marc P.]

In the event that you can't find the ole' Nintendo, check this out

[Allison K]

TV shows- I watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Religously, Also liked Clarrisa explains it all, sAlute your shorts, and Hey dude, and lots of others previously mentioned.

Computer Games- Oregon Trail was my favorite. I also had a sonic the hedge hog game I loved until our computer got to advanced for the game and I couldnt play it anymore

Toys- Anyone remeber tinker toys. And I had tons of legos. And about three sets of marble racers. I got bored one day and wanted to see if it worked with water too. And pool noodles. My grandma has a pool and she bought about 50 of them and my cousins and I would have competitions to see who could make the best rafts out of them.

Food- Anyone remeber eating Dunkaroos?

Wow. I had forgotten about a lot of this stuff.

Allison

<edit>And does anyone remember gak, the nickalodeon slime stuff?</edit>

[Marc P.]

Originally Posted by Allison K

<edit>And does anyone remember gak, the nickalodeon slime stuff?</edit>

Yep, and I have a number of interesting stories related to it... including the blob of it that was stuck to the cieling in the stairwell going downstairs for over 3 years. We forgot about it until we moved out, at which time we scraped it down with a garden hoe and repainted the cieling.

[sanddrag]

Oh my goodness I had never seen this thread before now. What memories what memories.

Games

Virtua Boy - Yep, I think I remember it. It was the one that everything was only in red right? If that's the one then it was supposed to be like the coolest thing, and then people tried it out.

Jaguar - This thing had the best graphics of any game system hands down. Then playstation came out two weeks later and this thing was forgotten forever.

Yo Noid for original Nintendo - Remember Noid the little mascot for Dominos Pizza? My brother still has his little bendable figure somewhwere. The game was so cool, you would fling your yo-yo at people.

Oregon Trail - Perhaps the first ever long term strategy game? An educational classic

Dr Brain. - Anyone else play this in elementary school? Really cool puzzles.

ZOOMBEANIES! - Another pretty cool educational game.

Heck, All the Broderbund games. I still have a few of them somewhere.

Toys

Animal car - yep I had one of those. Nothing else like it. And the claws really did work and give it more traction when needed. I played with mine in the dirt a lot and I think I eventually ruined it. I remember it had a cool TV commercial and that is why I bought it.

Stomper 4x4s - Still have a couple. Lots on eBay usually. Very cool. One AA battery, four wheel drive, aggressive tires, and driving lights.

V V Best toy ever V V

Radio Shack Super-Armatron. - I got mine out of storage a few days ago and it still works great. That thing is a marvel of engineering. Did you know all the motors are actually in the base and it is all gear driven up to the claw.

Computer
Macintosh SE - My very first computer. Had all of like four programs. My programming techer still has his. I sold mine for $50 in 1998.

Hyperstudio - A really cool program. I'm not sure what kind of program you call it but if you've ever used it I'm sure you would agree it was neat.

ClarisWorks - Remember this Word Processor for Mac? What ever happened to it?

The optical harddisk - made by 3M it used light to read and write files. I got a never opened 1GB one a couple years ago and still have it.

television
Land of the Lost - yep. one of my favorites back in the day.

Legends of the Hidden Temple - This was a great NICK game show that no one mentioned yet. Remember with that talking wall face Ol Mec

A lot of these nick shows are still on one of the nick channels I get on digital cable.

Well, I think I got all the one's I recognized and remembered from my childhood. Thanks for bringing back those great memories. This is a great thread.

Hey post after me here if there's something I mentioned that you remember or had. Thanks.

[kpugh]

I used to love the Sit and Spin!!!!! My brother and I would just spin and spin on that thing until we couldn't take it anymore and fall off!!!!

I also remember when Tonka trucks were metal instead of the plastic they are now. My dad built us a 12' X 12' sandbox because we had so many Tonka trucks!