After starting to plan for my Halloween countdown that I am doing this year, I got my Mighty Max toys out again. Every time I get 'em out, I realise that being a grown man, how far from being an adult I really I am. I sat for entirely too long playing with Mighty Max …
Continue reading Mighty Max Escapes from Skull Dungeon playset!
I loved and still love Ninja Turtles. It is such a weird combination, get some turtles, make 'em mutated ones that are roughly the size of humans and who can talk. And make 'em ninjas as well. What part of that isn't the best thing ever? I had quite a few Turtles toys as a …
Continue reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Wacky Action Rock ‘N Roll Michaelangelo action figure!
Not very long ago and not terribly far away, Star Wars wasn't the massive iconic juggernaut that it is today. You can visit any toy shop in this day and age and you'll probably find Star Wars toys somewhere on the shelves, even for upcoming Star Wars movies that aren't due out for months. But …
Continue reading Vintage Star Wars! The first 12 Kenner figures from 1978!
I wasn’t a very modern kid growing up. When my friends were all playing on their Super Nintendos or Sony PlayStations in the 90s, I was still playing on my Gameboy or my parents Amstrad computer. A lot of the titles for the Amstrad and other home computer systems of the time like the ZX …
Continue reading Video game Retrosp’egg’tive, The Dizzy Series!
There aren't many establishments that I have been (soberly) ejected from, but I distinctly remember that as a kid I was threatened of being kicked out of the local super market by a security guard. Why? Was it for stealing sweeties or some other heinous crime? No. I was opening the tops of the cardboard …
Continue reading Cereal box freebies! Nestle ‘Playstation Action Heroes’ toys from 2001!
I like to play retro games as they usually aren't quite so 'heavy' as modern games. They don't demand a huge amount of time or effort to be put into them. You could easily pop Super Mario Bros. on for an hour and a half and finish it. A lot of games from the 8 …
Continue reading Video game Retrospectives! The first three Metroid games. NES, Gameboy and SNES!
I used to think it was strange the things that kids from times gone by used to play with. Like hitting a hoop with a stick for example. What person thought, "Christmas is coming up, I want 20,000 sticks and hoops on shelves by September! Every kid is going to want Santa to bring one …
Continue reading Opening packets of alien Pogs from 1995, and Star Wars Tazos!
Probably to my girlfriends dismay, I acquire a lot of crap. I make that sound like it just appears and I shrug my shoulders and go about trying to find a space for it. This isn't the case so I should probably rephrase my previous statement. I willingly purchase a lot of crap. I obviously …
Firstly I should state that I am not sponsored by The Toy Box, I just have a big appreciation for old toys. I have probably mentioned before, but in the 1990's hitting up carboot sales, charity shops and collector fairs it was easy to pick up lots of awesome toys from the 70's and 80's. …
Continue reading The Toy Box! A delve into an 1980’s filled mystery box!
My memory is pretty darn good regarding unimportant stuff from back when I was a kid. But I don't remember if I saw the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV show before or after I owned these toys . I probably did watch the show first. I remember watching the show with my cousin, but I …
Continue reading ’90s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ‘Auto Morphin’ action figures!
The Forgotten Starship 