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 …
There are many many toys I remember owning as a kid and enjoying so damn much. But sometimes I got things for Christmas or birthday that kind of got lost in a landslide of other toys. Not actually lost, but definitely forgotten about and not appreciated as much as if I had received this a …
Continue reading Tomy’s Pokémon Viridian Forest ‘Polly Pocket’ micro playset!
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!
In 1999 I can't really say that as a 9 year old kid that there was really much that I needed back then. If I was to write down a list of necessities in order of importance, it would probably be something like this: 1) Pokémon 2) Oxygen 3) Food and water …
After getting a Retron 5 for Christmas last year, I faced a conundrum. I had owned many different systems and games over the years, but unfortunately nearly all had been lost to time. The first few games I decided to re-acquire were pretty much the bread and butter of retro gaming, and ones …
Continue reading Video game Retrospectives- Captain America and the Avengers, Sega Megadrive/Genesis
The Forgotten Starship 