People who complain about legos have never stepped on a Construx rail or blue square.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
@@believein1 😆 They don’t know true pain.
@billstenta2765
Ай бұрын
My god the pain, my kids play with my old sets
@aaronbrandenburg2441
Ай бұрын
No the pain of both matter of fact I wound up running across 2 constructs pieces when sorting through Lego of mine the other day literally like 2 days ago. The pain depending on the piece could be about equal although some pieces worse than others especially a certain Lego pieces. And yes I have seen plenty of discussions online about which is the most painful Lego piece to step on and I'm pretty sure what are the Batman helmets might be up toward the top even the old Two by Two by Two brick is a contender. I remember usually when I step on a Lego piece I'd make this horrendous sound that I could not reproduce otherwise and yeah you almost couldn't breathe for a second all you can do is basically suck in air and sometimes no sound would come out when you almost scream or try to that is seriously
@ludgerwillgaster2095
Ай бұрын
D4
@avantasian8610
27 күн бұрын
This😂
@eveningblues8132
10 ай бұрын
I remember getting a pair of 'Hit Stix" for Christmas around 88/89. The gimmick was that they had a little amplifier and you were supposed to be able to play them in the air. It was impossible to not miss a beat! I also remember the Pogo Ball being fun occasionally.
@RetroDaze
10 ай бұрын
Both of those were for sale in a local vintage toy store some years ago.
@antonioborriello5287
4 ай бұрын
Same here!!! I can still feel the plastic and see the bright colors in my mind
@alkhemi8175
10 ай бұрын
Cptn. Power show was surprisingly deep and dark, loved my Dredd throne lol.
@RetroDaze
10 ай бұрын
Makes one wonder what they had in store for season two before it was cancelled. 🤔
@shibumi8
6 ай бұрын
Starriors and Captain Power….nice. Still have some of the toys. Spinjas I always wanted to get but by the time I found out about them they hadn’t been available for years. 😢 This at least explains why Mega Bloks turned into Mega Construx. I don’t remember that line yet I feel I should since it was right around my childhood….interesting.
@RetroDaze
6 ай бұрын
Yeah, Construx sure did change over the years. From an erector style building toy into Legos, basically.
@ZMAN_420
10 ай бұрын
Always Great Content? Thank you for the 80' upload! 👍🏻🇺🇲
@ctbinary42
10 ай бұрын
My sister and I had Monster Maker and fashion plate. We had endless fun swapping plates with each other and make really crazy creations. The planes didn't fit into each other set but we made do. They need to bring that back
@RetroDaze
10 ай бұрын
😂 I can only imagine how some of those must have looked.
@Hello_Fuckers0
10 ай бұрын
Im overly nostalgic as it is but some of your videos double it lol we really didn't know how good we actually had it
@RetroDaze
10 ай бұрын
They say you don’t until it’s gone. That’s absolutely true, and it bites!
@Hello_Fuckers0
10 ай бұрын
@RetroDaze you ain't kidding brother.
@ShadeofJeremy
10 ай бұрын
I Remember all of them, had some of them and still have a few. I have one Starriors and a couple Captain Power toys.
@RetroDaze
10 ай бұрын
That’s awesome! Do they still work?
@ShadeofJeremy
10 ай бұрын
Yep. The Jet XT-7 is in working order. Other than that I have a Capt. Power figure. And my little Starrior pull back still rolls.
@kalobhunt9001
10 ай бұрын
Gosh I love zoids so much.
@RetroDaze
10 ай бұрын
Zoids definitely went on to greater popularity than Starriors ever had.
@SyntheToonz
10 ай бұрын
I had the mighty men and monsters toy. It was actually really good for someone who couldn't draw squat. The first thing to do was learn how to follow the lines with the crayon so you got only the outlines on the paper and not a fuzzy blob. After a while I gave it to a friend of mine who was even more interested in drawing comics. He loved it to death..
@RetroDaze
10 ай бұрын
Yeah, depending on your skill with using it, the figure could end up turning out fine or looking like an absolute mess.
@irishone1712
7 ай бұрын
There are so many more wonderful forgotten toys from my childhood: Sectaurs, Crystar, Chubbles, Dungeons & Dragons action figures, Wrist Racers, Stomper 4x4, Blackstar, Penny Racers, Key Cars, Tyco Cliffhangers, Creepy Crawlers, thanks for the nostalgia
@RetroDaze
7 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! Wow, you listed a ton of great forgotten toys there. I myself (Tony G.) had Sectaurs, Crystar (just Crystar, nothing else from the line), lots of Stompers (love them!) and Creepy Crawlers.
@NikkiDeJonge
Ай бұрын
I had Robot Man!! My mom bought it for me at a small chain store, one of those stores that sold everything. From clothing to school supplies, to toys I actually, accidentally (under line that!!) Found my 🤖 Robot Man. It was in the the basement, in the cupboard. I opened the door-and, SLAMMED it!!-laughing, it was a day before my 9th birthday. My though..what's she laughing at?? 😮-Then she realized-I found my birthday present!! So, I got it a day early. The following year, I got a Cabbage Patch Kid with a "dummy" in its mouth. My mom half-assed wrapped it..and-put it on the top shelf in the spare room, where I couldn't get into it..or see it. She learned her lesson!!😅
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
@@NikkiDeJonge We could be quite the little detectives when it came to scoping out gifts. 😆
@11C1P
Ай бұрын
There was an automobile version of the monster maker called something like "Little Van-Go's" where you used 3 different plates to make a custom van. A friend of mine had the monster & the van one, otherwise I probably wouldn't remember them.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
Yes! Someone else commented on that as well! Seems like there was quite the variety.
@williamsorrells6058
Ай бұрын
So I think you might have gotten one thing wrong, Mega Construx to my knowledge isn't supposed to be a rebirth of the Construx toy line, but rather a rebrand of their mega bloks line, that's why they look like Legos. Construx was a great line and came with some great figures, most rare is the lizard man figure only released with their T-Rex kind of creation. Sadly Construx don't hold up overtime the plastic gets weak and breaks easily now days.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
Thanks for that info William! Agreed, the plastic could be a bit brittle over time.
@joemerkel20
Ай бұрын
I LOVED Starriors! I had the “snake base” and used it for my GI Joes because my parents wouldn’t get me the Cobra Command center
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
Not a bad stand-in!
@davidbelanger7278
2 күн бұрын
Spent so many hours building with constructs.
@RetroDaze
2 күн бұрын
@@davidbelanger7278 There was just so much you could do with them. Endless cool things to build.
@AllBreaksLoose
Ай бұрын
I remember having a few Starriors. The brown one with the drill and that purple one with the saw blade. They were perfect with gijoe adventures as a kid! Had a couple zoids too. Those captain power figures were actually decent. Had captain power. Kmart had all that stuff and usually ended up on clearance. And this kid loaded up back then!
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
Starriors actually would have fit in well in a G.I.Joe play session. Pretend they are man-sized robots created by Cobra to take out the Joes.
@Pengalen
9 ай бұрын
I remember Starriors, though not specifically by name. I think I had the good guy one with buzz saw, and I specifically remember the bird things that flip over and turn into a speeder. I also loved my Mighty Men and Monster Maker. Pretty sure I gave that away or something. Wish I still had it.
@RetroDaze
9 ай бұрын
Starriors had a great variety. Too bad it didn’t find more success.
@earhornjones
5 ай бұрын
I was 100% all in on Captain Power. My parents hated the line, but I scrimped and saved to buy the relatively expensive ships/playsets myself. I also had a huge pile of Construx, which, for some reason, I used exclusively to build buildings for my Super Friends to destroy. The only toys carried by the hardware store my Dad hung out in were the Starriors, so I had a huge chunk of that line (and I loved them). I had a weird version of the Mighty Men toy. Mine was called "Little Van Go", and instead of creating monsters or superheroes, you assembled the plates to make pictures of custom vans. It was super weird, and I have no idea where it came from, meaning it was probably a hand-me-down from an older cousin. I spent hours making low-resolution images of 70's conversion vans.
@RetroDaze
5 ай бұрын
Using Construx as a battle area for action figures is perfect! Now that Little Van Go toy needs to be Googled. We must see this.
@earhornjones
5 ай бұрын
@@RetroDaze I Googled after making this post. It appears the actual name was "Little Van Goes". Not sure I got the pun as a six-year-old.
@RetroDaze
5 ай бұрын
Nah that would have gone right over our heads.
@BayushiGemma
4 ай бұрын
Captain Power was a pretty cool line I used my Lord Dread and Soaron a lot with my Joes. Starriors I had a lot of them they were pretty cheap to get at Kay Bee back in the day.
@RetroDaze
4 ай бұрын
Both of those toy lines were actually very cool and top quality stuff. It’s unfortunate that neither found success enough to continue on.
@TheWarmotor
4 күн бұрын
Every kid on my block had Captain Power, they were AWESOME.
@RetroDaze
4 күн бұрын
Did it work like it was supposed to for you?
@TheWarmotor
3 күн бұрын
@@RetroDaze Yes, but we didn't watch the show over cable, we had the VHS tapes. I would imagine the blinking lights could be affected by broadcast quality? I don't think the show was on for very long.
@mediacenterpc1
4 күн бұрын
There was also Supernaturals and Visionaries.
@tsimps2
Ай бұрын
Captain Power's greatest contribution to pop culture was teaching J. Michael Strazinski how to do low budget television.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
He cut his teeth on He-Man a bit as well.
@VulpisFoxfire
Ай бұрын
@@RetroDaze And Real Ghostbusters.
@jayaCatLvr-ys5ix
Ай бұрын
Could you do a vid on vintage stuffed animals? I love stuffer animals.
@BrittanyMcCarthy-r7u
Ай бұрын
I still have my PC popple and never do see them mentioned on vlogs about nostalgic toys sorry if this is sent multiple times stormy weather is interrupting my wifi
@sparkster1701
Ай бұрын
Great list. I had a bunch of Starriors growing up. I also had Captain Power, though that came as a gift. Recently I got to meet Captain Power himself at JoeFest this year. Got a signed photo and a replica of the badges they wore to power up in the field.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
That is awesome! Bet he never thought he’d be signing autographs as a result of that show nearly 40 years later. 😆
@sparkster1701
Ай бұрын
@@RetroDaze Well, it was his first convention appearance in roughly 20 years, and quite a few people did stop by the table to talk with him. He was great to talk with and my brother even has his email to further communications with him.
@jaredjurkiewicz4006
23 сағат бұрын
Construx were an amazing toy for the time. I built so many things with them when I was young. For example, I was a huge Doctor Who fan in the 1980s and I actually used the construx toys to build a working Tardis console. Its moving central pillar was motorized and driven by the power pack and motors provided in some of the kits. For children with an imagination these were amazing toys that you could build all sorts of things from. Other than Motu it is the strongest toy memory from my childhood.
@RetroDaze
19 сағат бұрын
@@jaredjurkiewicz4006 That would have been epic to witness! A Tardis console from Construx! So cool.
@timebaby3
Ай бұрын
Construx was one of my favorite toys as a kid, great building set, hours of fun and imagination. I think this one mostly went away because of Legos, they were more plentiful, came in a variety of colors, had more diverse play sets and themes, and tended not to wear out as quickly(the plastic connecting joints would often break or wear down over time).
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
@@timebaby3 That was very likely the case, though Construx was just better if you were wanting to make bases or vehicles for use with your action figures.
@timebaby3
Ай бұрын
@@RetroDaze very true, but I found them best for making vehicles, especially space ships, since many of the sets had a space theme to begin with and came with little astronaut figures.
@snukastyle
3 күн бұрын
I owned and have great memories of the first four-most of them probably sold at a yard sale for much too little (I though nobody remembered Spinjas!). I never had any Robotman merch, but I recall loving the design, plus watching the cartoon and reading some of the comics. Alas, that Monster Maker set was before my time (a bit much in 1978 for a 2-year old!), but I recall the girl's fashion version in the 80s. I wonder if anyone else remembers Squarbles, the square marbles? Literally little heavy cubes you shot at each other with a spring-loaded device.
@RetroDaze
3 күн бұрын
@@snukastyle Oh wow! That is definitely a new suggestion. Need to look those up!
@ryvyl
8 ай бұрын
I owned 2 Starriors figures, both long gone, and still have my 2 Spinjas sets. And they still work!
@RetroDaze
8 ай бұрын
That’s awesome! Which Starriors did you have?
@ryvyl
8 ай бұрын
@@RetroDaze The brown and tan one with the drill (he featured in all the comics) and a white and blue one that had twin buzzsaw that scissored.
@LastBastian
5 ай бұрын
"Starriors" is what I came here hoping to find! Could not remember that name!
@RetroDaze
5 ай бұрын
Awesome! Happy to be of some service. 😊
@dinogoldie9716
14 күн бұрын
Powerlords, Wheeled Warriors, RATS (Robot Anti Terror Squad), Manta Force.
@RetroDaze
14 күн бұрын
Wheeled Warriors we did cover in our first video! kzitem.info/news/bejne/tG6YrqZpq6x8h2Usi=gH3LL-lJuLtE-nJo
@danielwilliamson6180
Ай бұрын
I've heard of Starriors and Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future. I've never heard of Robot Man.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
@@danielwilliamson6180 Nor had we. It was surprising to see that he even had a float in the Macy’s parade.
@ultramaximusreviews
Ай бұрын
I don't remember the Captain Power TV show but I remember the VHS tapes - we'd play with those. The Monster plates were sold through the 80s - that commercial was from the 80s. I had that and my sister had the fashion plates one. Many hours coloring with those things
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
They were great fun, but you ended up wishing there were expansions that you could buy that had more plates!
@StarJoes
17 күн бұрын
Oh man! I had quite a few Starriors as a kid. These days I just have the mini-comics, the Marvel comics mini-series, and the books that used to have records with them. I had several Construx sets, including some of the military ones. I would build for hours with them, making bases and vehicles for my other toys. I remember even making a version of the Tigersharks airship since I thought that was cool, but a toy version didn’t exist. I definitely had the Mighty Men & Monster Maker. I would swap the plates around so much and make up stories for my creations.
@RetroDaze
17 күн бұрын
@@StarJoes Very cool! Seems like almost everyone who had some Construx sets were using them to create bases and vehicles for their action figures.
@godofzombi
5 ай бұрын
Now, please, do Unifighters, Zero Hour, Army gear, MegaForce and Food fighters!
@RetroDaze
5 ай бұрын
Great list! Writing all these down.
@decadentdave
Ай бұрын
The Tomy Starriors line continued with R.A.T.S. (Robot Anti Terror Squad) and Tribots triple changers
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
@@decadentdave The R.A.T.S. Seemed like a bit of departure from Starriors. Kind of like a repackaging with some new, animalistic characters. Tribots felt more like a Zoids meets Transformers line. All three had some great toys though!
@decadentdave
Ай бұрын
@@RetroDaze regardless of the branding on the shelf they are essentially the same Starriors/Zoids aesthetic and are a fantastic extension of the line.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
Agreed! All are very cool.
@adambell9188
3 күн бұрын
BRO! Spinas! I have been trying to remember what those were called for years! I wanted them so bad but my parents saw them as a gimmick and wouldn't let me have them lol
@RetroDaze
3 күн бұрын
@@adambell9188 It’s a gimmick that has been around for quite a long time!
@jazzman782000
Ай бұрын
Soaron “digitizing” people was legitimately terrifying. I absolutely wanted one of the good guy’s suits, though!
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
Imagine finding one up for auction somewhere!
@jazzman782000
Ай бұрын
@@RetroDaze my brother still has his. I remember being disappointed that the weapon he came with didn’t look like the one on the show. The only Captain Power toy either of us ever had.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
Did it at least work correctly?
@chrisbutler9594
20 күн бұрын
I had 2 of these, Captain Power and Construx. Captain Power was mid because honestly the CGI was not there yet, but for it's time it was ok. I agree its kind of manipulative, if you wanted the toys for the show. I wanted them for their play with each other, yet never got anything but the 1 jet. As for Construx, if you look it basicly was "lets take Erector and give it Lego properties" aka the easy build function. I had severa, always building space stuff. Never had enough to build the stuff I wanted though lol
@RetroDaze
20 күн бұрын
Many folks seem to have used Construx to build playsets for their action figure lines.
@daviddalrymple2284
Ай бұрын
The history of Jim Meddick's Robotman comic strip is incredibly fascinating. In the beginning, the strip was just one prong of the company's attempt to turn Robotman into a multimedia sensation in the vein of Strawberry Shortcake, Rainbow Brite, etc. In the beginning, the strip was about Robotman living with a human suburban family. Most of the gags were about Robotman's bafflement with human culture, or Robotman being in love with electrical appliances. Then after a few years, they had stopped making the Robotman toys and videos, and the comic strip was the only thing left. At this point, Jim Meddick (having no corporate oversight aside from his syndicator, and probably assuming that the strip could be cancelled at any minute) turned Robotman into a sci fi parody strip. Robotman would travel through space and time, meeting characters like Mr. Spock. Eventually, the strip would settle down a bit, with Robotman moving in with an inventor named Monty. The focus of the strip then became Monty's wacky inventions, and his sad-sack personal life. Robotman would continue to appear as the straight man of the strip, until he was replaced (for various behind-the-scenes reasons) by an alien named Mr. Pi and the strip was renamed "Monty". It's a real shame that "Robotman" strips (especially from his creative peak in the 90s) are so inaccessible these days. The earlier (pre-2001) strips aren't archived online, and there were precious few book collections. There are a couple books covering the earliest strips of the 1980s, but only two books were released in the 1990s. "Cyberpunktrek" has selections from the period when Robotman was a wacky sci-fi parody strip, and "Primary Crullers" collects highlights of the "Robotman and Monty" era.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
@@daviddalrymple2284 Thank you, David, for that wonderful look back at Robotman’s roots. We greatly appreciate that. It is unfortunate that he didn’t quite catch on like the other characters he was meant to emulate the success of.
@JasonCheseborough
Ай бұрын
Construx was amazing. I never had the Real Ghostbusters Firehouse as a kid, cause I'd make my own with Construx.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
Yes! Why buy one when you can make all your own bases!
@isaacheres1354
10 күн бұрын
I know Captain N: The Game Master, but never heard of Captain Power
@RetroDaze
10 күн бұрын
@@isaacheres1354 Captain N was fun too! Wish there would have been some toys from that show.
@Sakura_Matou
Ай бұрын
Great Video! I don't know if Construx, Captain Power or Starcom from the part one video are really forgotten though. Mega Force is one Forgotten Toy line I would like seen covered , but that may be early 90s.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
We will add that to our list! We may do a third someday.
@Drawkcabi
Ай бұрын
I loved Construx as a kid! So much so that I gave away ALL my Legos to a friend. I must have had close to a dozen sets. I built a robot taller than me. I built my own Transformers. The space sets were my favorite. I built a space carrier battle ship...it wasn't as big as the U.S.S. Flag, but it was taller and maybe half as long. I built fighters for it that could launch from it and I built a couple different types of fighters. I had some of the Captain Planet toys. I had the bad guy's plane. I had one of the VHS tapes. The plane's lightgun being interactive with the tape playfeature was a bust for me. It never worked. I never got into the show itself. I liked the action figures though.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
Hey, if you couldn’t get Santa on board for a U.S.S. Flagg, then building your own is a stud move! Respect. 😆
@Archangelglenn
14 күн бұрын
I had a Ninja Turtles version of the Mighty Men and Monsters creation idea. So obviously someone remembered it. Sadly I don't know where it went over the intervening decades, but yeah that's how it goes.
@RetroDaze
14 күн бұрын
Unfortunately yes. Stuff gets sold off in yard sales or handed down to other relatives and then disappear into oblivion.
@done.6191
4 күн бұрын
Damn! Mighty men and monster maker!! Haven’t thought of it in 40 years or more…
@RetroDaze
4 күн бұрын
Well we do enjoy bringing back some forgotten memories! Nice.
@knyght27
5 ай бұрын
I never knew about that Mighty Men Monster Maker, I would have loved that when I was 9!
@RetroDaze
5 ай бұрын
There were other, similar ones, but they all seem to be mostly forgotten today. But they were so cool!
@CB-ke7eq
5 ай бұрын
My older sister and I had a couple or these including the doll one, we had so much fun with them!
@mattnieman5809
5 ай бұрын
Megabug Gladiators. Now, they were released in 1979, but they were by far some of my favorite toys growing up. I had all three: scorpion, spider and dragonfly.
@RetroDaze
5 ай бұрын
Wow! These need to be Googled.
@joshuachristian5443
Ай бұрын
I had monster maker. I currently have 1 Starriors figure mint on card and all the Marvel and mini comics. Not something I'm really into but I have a lot of vintage robot toys. For years I mispronounced the name. I would say "Starios" like it was a breakfast cerial. There are many forgotten transforming robot toys I have such as Chargertrons...powertrons... convertors... roadbots... zybots... transistor robots...and many others. Some are pretty bad others are pretty cool.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
@@joshuachristian5443 Starios? We’d buy that cereal! It just sounds yummy! And maybe if it came with a free mini robot figure inside we’d buy two boxes! 😆
@scotthintze5901
8 ай бұрын
I remember Starriors Wastors. I love how you get to wind up and activate their lasers, saw blades, screws, etc. It's a shame it didn't last long because of the Go Bots and Transformers line. I also didn't know it was based on a Japanese toy line called Zoids.
@RetroDaze
8 ай бұрын
I loved Starriors. My little brother had many, and I think I messed with them more than he did.
@ChrisDavis1975
3 ай бұрын
I had a ton of Construx. I got them for Christmas & my birthday multiple years. My friends & I had so much fun building our own stuff. Most of my Construx survived & my 2 sons played with them too.
@RetroDaze
3 ай бұрын
That is awesome! Passing down the fun to the kids.
@DrFunk-rk6yl
Ай бұрын
I think the kid playing captain power is the same person who played 'Buck' in 'the great outdoors'.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
He definitely looked very familiar.
@davidjeter5067
4 ай бұрын
I had so many Construx, forgot all about Monster Maker. Thank you for uploading this! Also had a pile of Gobots, bunch of Starriors, good times.
@RetroDaze
4 ай бұрын
There were so many great toy lines… it’s unfortunate that more didn’t really catch on. Some of the less remembered lines were so fun and well made.
@Bigdaddyweese
26 күн бұрын
I had a bunch of Starriors. Played with Spinjas. Awe the 80’s
@RetroDaze
25 күн бұрын
Starriors were awesome. Not too expensive and a lot of variety.
@oneearrabbit
Ай бұрын
I had Captain Power and Construx. For Construx I even had the giant glow in the dark space set. I also had some Zoids and the Starrior Sawtooth, though I always wanted the giant cobra shaped battle station.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
Here’s hoping that Starriors makes some kind of comeback. Perhaps Nacelle will get on that. They seem to like bringing back obscure toy lines.
@Sam-o5u5m
5 ай бұрын
What about the toy, "Sweet Secrets" ? Transformers for girls. Lol ❤❤❤❤
@RetroDaze
5 ай бұрын
Oh wow! That is a perfect example of this subject. Nice!
@mrvxg4820
4 ай бұрын
I know I’m the only one but I thought Construx was better than Legos growing up. I used to make exo suits, vehicles, and bases for my smaller action figures.
@RetroDaze
4 ай бұрын
Construx was cooler looking for making bases and vehicles for action figure lines!
@Dragonrider1227
Ай бұрын
Huh, I didn’t know there was a boy version of Fashion plates
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
@@Dragonrider1227 Indeed! They were quite fun!
@amadoxxxx7593
Ай бұрын
My peepls I gots starriors fever. And the only solution is more …. Starriors!!!!
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
@@amadoxxxx7593 Now if some company like Nacelle would buy up the rights and make more!
@masenko81
Ай бұрын
Id like to see army gear. They were military equipment that turned into play sets
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
Oh. Nice suggestion! We’ll add that to the list.
@godofzombi
Ай бұрын
Those were cool. I had the pistol that turned into a missile base.
@ajk635
8 күн бұрын
Had Zoids. Loved them
@BrittanyMcCarthy-r7u
Ай бұрын
I wonder why Popples are never mentioned.when i got my popple (PC) (which i still have today along with my puffalump i also still have) the Popples were popular and had a cartoon series
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
Popples may not be remembered like other toy lines, but we wouldn’t say they are forgotten.
@jayme69
10 ай бұрын
Being from the UK, I wasn't familiar with the majority of these toys but still enjoyed watching :-) Everyday is a school day!
@RetroDaze
10 ай бұрын
Thanks again for watching Jayme!
@dennisrounds1996
24 күн бұрын
I remember having at least one of the “Starriors”. I was so young though, it’s difficult for Me to distinguish which line some of those toys belonged to as I got them mixed up with son many other similar i.p.s Sure do wish so had still had those mini comics though that came with so many toys and games!
@RetroDaze
23 күн бұрын
They were so great, and the comics really did a great job fleshing out everything.
@shauno5888
Ай бұрын
I was just talking about Spinjas with a younger co worker the other day when he brought up Beyblade. I thought they were awesome toys; you could get a portable self-contained battle set for about the same as a single larger figure.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
Without Spinjas, would there even have been a Beyblade?
@xcar0982
16 күн бұрын
My father told me sometimes about a robot toy he had as a kid, he doesn't remember the name, just that the one he had looked similar to a Star Wars R-4 in gray color with the head with the shape of a prism, and that my uncle had a different one of the same toy line, but this looked more like R-2, but black with gold accents. Bad he doesn't remember the name of the toy or the toyline, or even if the robot did something.
@RetroDaze
16 күн бұрын
Hmmm. What were your father’s childhood years?
@rutherfordappraisal258
17 күн бұрын
Starriors’ lack of popularity, toy line cancellation and eventual fade into obscurity is a damn crime.
@RetroDaze
16 күн бұрын
Agreed. They were a lot of fun and being able to swap out body parts made them even better.
@Tzimisce00
19 күн бұрын
I got spinjas on my 6th birthday early 1988.
@RetroDaze
18 күн бұрын
They made for tons of fun at that age!
@vioisme
14 күн бұрын
Spinjas yes! Been trying for years to remember what it was called.
@RetroDaze
14 күн бұрын
Glad we could be of assistance!
@mho...
17 күн бұрын
i still dont understand why Construx wasnt continued! it was soo great to have bigger pieces then Lego to build stuff with
@RetroDaze
17 күн бұрын
They were really well suited to creating larger structures and vehicles for other toy lines to use.
@kellythomas545
7 күн бұрын
Thank you. I had the starriors armored battle station as a very young kid. I barely remember it, and have been trying to find info on it.
@RetroDaze
7 күн бұрын
The base that looks like a brown snake?
@argmentum22
12 күн бұрын
Some of the stariors got the moulds reused in rats (robot anti terror squad ) and some of the stuff from rats got reused in turtles again later on ( the grab attack vehicle and pizza thrower)
@RetroDaze
12 күн бұрын
@@argmentum22 Woah. Never realized that about the Turtles line. Very cool info!
@Bigdaddyweese
26 күн бұрын
I had Construx and Captain Power toys as well. I remember all these toys
@RetroDaze
25 күн бұрын
Awesome! Both toy lines were a lot of fun and had some great features.
@temlastname8316
Ай бұрын
I wish I still had my construx set and M.A.S.K. toys.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
@@temlastname8316 Those M.A.S.K. toys are worth some cash nowadays!
@RobberStormfire
Ай бұрын
I loved the Starriors, I had most of the regular figures and I was even super into the 4 issue Marvel comic series which went above and beyond the comics that came with the toys themselves. I always thought they should have been a bigger franchise than they were
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
Perhaps if an animated series had actually been made it could have done a bit better.
@sarahpounds6064
Ай бұрын
I had all the Spinjas and so did my brother. We loved them. But we didn’t have the stadium.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
@@sarahpounds6064 It’s weird to see how successful the spinning top battle games are these days and realize that Spinjas are basically forgotten completely. If anything they should have made a comeback by now.
@whiterabbit75
Ай бұрын
I think I had one of the Starriors. It was a brontosaurus that walked when you wound it up, and had to be assembled. It's been so long, I ha forgotten what they were called.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
The name was a bit confusing and hard to remember. But the toys themselves were quite memorable.
@joshuabekel9700
7 ай бұрын
I LOVED Construx!
@nDndAd
Ай бұрын
The Starriors story had so much potential. Really wish it had got a chance.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
@@nDndAd As do we! The toy line could also have been so much more.
@RabbiJoeInJerusalem
23 күн бұрын
We got the Starriors base at a discount store, and it was amazing. It was very easy to adapt it for other toy lines.
@RetroDaze
22 күн бұрын
Yes! Especially lines like M.A.S.K. And Dino-Riders!
@lyreamoonchild2024
15 күн бұрын
Dude I had Spinjas
@brianhays1797
25 күн бұрын
Micronauts were my favorite with anything Star Wars
@RetroDaze
25 күн бұрын
@@brianhays1797 Micronauts have been mentioned several times! Lots of fans out there.
@scotth4713
Ай бұрын
Still have my Mighty Men and Monster maker kit along with Little Van Goes.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
@@scotth4713 That Little Van-Goes keeps getting mentioned! It must have been fairly popular.
@QNFirefly
7 ай бұрын
Starriors my brother had one of the toys and had the four comics still do. I also watched Captain Power I found show fun to watch and well written. Even if never got a toy to play with the show I liked the story in was enjoyable without the toy. I got DVD and still watch them to this day.
@RetroDaze
7 ай бұрын
The show’s budget and premise made for good entertainment with or without the toys (Captain Power).
@cowpuddles4851
6 күн бұрын
These were all great and I remember each (but I didn’t have most). How about a Power Lords, MegaBug Gladiators, or Metal Man (Zee Toys) video?
@RetroDaze
6 күн бұрын
Two of those three are on our list of more to come! Metal Man is a new one though. Looking into that one. Thank you!
@cowpuddles4851
6 күн бұрын
They look like imitation Micronauts. For years that’s what I thought they were!
@AaronLevine-t3j
3 ай бұрын
Monster maker I never got me into drawing but remembered it from when I took an archeology class in high school. My private school I attended had that class and the teacher used the monster maker as a hands-on approach on learning how to stone rub.
@RetroDaze
3 ай бұрын
That’s such a cool memory and creative use of the toy!
@scorpiohurley6786
13 күн бұрын
out of any of these ive never hear of any of them but mighty men monster maker...
@RetroDaze
12 күн бұрын
Did you own a Mighty Men & Monster Maker?
@cyrusmallare6875
Ай бұрын
Remember Rocks and Bugs and things??
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
We’ve seen that one mentioned by others as well. Looks like a fun set.
@sethkaicer319
10 ай бұрын
The sector's
@RetroDaze
10 ай бұрын
Great suggestion! Nacelle Company is actually bringing them back to market too.
@sethkaicer319
10 ай бұрын
@@RetroDaze I had some when I was a child. I distinctly remember the tarantula that you could stick in the sink it would absorb water and you could shoot it like a water gun
@RetroDaze
10 ай бұрын
@@sethkaicer319Very cool!
@csj9619
Ай бұрын
Construx were the cat's pajamas. Had a bunch of 'em.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
@@csj9619 Fun part was making fortresses and other things to use with your other toys!
@dennisrounds1996
24 күн бұрын
Construx were amazing and I remember had quite a bit of variety. Different lines and several models lines the shelves of the toy store. I couldn’t stand Lego (back then), for the most part all you had was a bulky, lose, heavy stack of (literal) bricks which fell apart the moment you tried to move it …ugh. Construx on the other hand Actually could have you build a FRAME! They had flexibility and were much quicker to assemble. Also they were versatile as they could work with your standard 3.5 or the shorter 2” (1/24th scale) lines as well.
@dennisrounds1996
24 күн бұрын
The snap in sides were brilliant too, they could have used some more different sizes and shapes though.
@RetroDaze
23 күн бұрын
Seems a great number of us used Construx in conjunction with our smaller figure lines!
@LIOTBs
Ай бұрын
I still have my construx. Those were so much fun I spent hours with those.
@RetroDaze
Ай бұрын
Those building type of toys made for endless possibilities and endless fun.
@knuthamsun6106
5 ай бұрын
I feel like a moron that I never realized the textured side of those plates was intended to be used that way 🤦🏼♂️
@RetroDaze
5 ай бұрын
Don’t feel bad! Neither did we!
@paulcoy9060
9 ай бұрын
Monster Maker was the best toy ever! Thousands of sheets of paper as I tried to find the perfect combinations.
@RetroDaze
9 ай бұрын
Many more trees were sacrificed once Monster Maker hit the shelves. 😆
@apex2000
5 күн бұрын
Yet people thought Beyblade was a new idea!
@RetroDaze
4 күн бұрын
Right? It’s a concept that’s been around for a long time.
@Blairedwardperry-yu2mg
8 күн бұрын
Air raiders Which were run by air hence the name Please reply
@RetroDaze
7 күн бұрын
You’ll be glad to know we recently covered them! Even More Forgotten Toys of The 1980s kzitem.info/news/bejne/rGttu2R_h4qco3o
@gorryman
5 ай бұрын
so weird I clicked on this hoping for the mighty men & monster maker , spent so many rainy days with that thing
@RetroDaze
5 ай бұрын
Awesome! Glad we didn’t disappoint.
@TCHorwood-xq7mw
17 күн бұрын
Constux looks a lot like Fischer Technic.
@RetroDaze
17 күн бұрын
@@TCHorwood-xq7mw There are some obvious similarities there.
@MMinifigurecollector
26 күн бұрын
im sure sonic rangers by soma was the 1980s
@RetroDaze
25 күн бұрын
All indications are that it was early ‘90s, but still a great recommendation.
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