The best christmas present you got as a kid
17 December 2007, 04:40 AM
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The best Christmas present I had as a kid was probably the Vic-20 complete with Radar Rat Race and Omega Race
The best Christmas present I've ever had though was a Scalextric Subaru Challenge, bought for me by MrsD the first year we moved in together
I occasionally break the Vic-20 out when I'm home, and both the aforementioned games are still cool, especially on a 28" widescreen with surround sound
The best Christmas present I've ever had though was a Scalextric Subaru Challenge, bought for me by MrsD the first year we moved in together
I occasionally break the Vic-20 out when I'm home, and both the aforementioned games are still cool, especially on a 28" widescreen with surround sound
17 December 2007, 09:23 AM
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My best pressies were mainly car related strangely I had this toy which was basically a dashboard with a steering wheel and a gearstick which regulated the speed. Behind the dashboard was a sort of round plastic thing with roads and hills on it. You put a toy car onto the road and a magnet held it in place whilst the circular road thingy turned. I have no idea what it was called but it was awesome and felt like you were really driving 
My other favourites were Scalectrix, that other track based car game with the yellow plastic track and a lift that took the cars up to the top of three circular bits of track and another toy which was bits of road that you fixed together to make a town. I can't remember what any of them were called as my memory is rubbish and a long, long time has passed since I was a child
I had this toy which was basically a dashboard with a steering wheel and a gearstick which regulated the speed. Behind the dashboard was a sort of round plastic thing with roads and hills on it. You put a toy car onto the road and a magnet held it in place whilst the circular road thingy turned. I have no idea what it was called but it was awesome and felt like you were really driving My other favourites were Scalectrix, that other track based car game with the yellow plastic track and a lift that took the cars up to the top of three circular bits of track and another toy which was bits of road that you fixed together to make a town. I can't remember what any of them were called as my memory is rubbish and a long, long time has passed since I was a child
17 December 2007, 11:14 AM
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lol at this thread!!! its great....
close run thing for me, on different years, but probably in this order
Matchbox Motorway
Hornby 125 intercity Trainset
TCR
Vic 20
close run thing for me, on different years, but probably in this order
Matchbox Motorway
Hornby 125 intercity Trainset
TCR
Vic 20
17 December 2007, 11:17 AM
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lol at all the kids with blister on the index finger from playing this.....
well i think it was from playing this
well i think it was from playing this
17 December 2007, 11:30 AM
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Another memorable one for me was the Action Man Tower. A bright Orange tower with a zip line. I actually found this hidden away in a cupboard before the big day which slightly confused me.
I actually found this hidden away in a cupboard before the big day which slightly confused me.
17 December 2007, 11:35 AM
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17 December 2007, 12:24 PM
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Another Evil Knieval.Also Lone Ranger + horse
Have to say,even though I had a Dragon 32 computer,all I ever made it do was
10 Goto 20
20 Goto 10
Or something like that.Did they do anything else?
Have to say,even though I had a Dragon 32 computer,all I ever made it do was
10 Goto 20
20 Goto 10
Or something like that.Did they do anything else?
17 December 2007, 12:30 PM
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17 December 2007, 12:59 PM
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Age 12 got one of these, although not in this sort of condition.
Can't think of a better present I've ever had before or since. Spent all day hammering it round local fields.
Can't think of a better present I've ever had before or since. Spent all day hammering it round local fields.
17 December 2007, 01:13 PM
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10 PRINT "This computer is s*it"
20 GOTO 10
30 RUN
Oh, how I laughed..... until mum caught me and I got a cip around the ear.........
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for poor gramma!!!!
17 December 2007, 01:16 PM
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Still got all of my Star Wars stuff too
Can still remember the Christmas when I got my Millenium Falcon Had to wait another year for the AT-AT though
Dan
Can still remember the Christmas when I got my Millenium Falcon
Had to wait another year for the AT-AT though Dan
17 December 2007, 01:41 PM
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Ah, you're thinking of that program that got the PC to display a message on each line of the screen. My local BHS used to keep one of these on display and, as a kid, it was expected, nay, required that whenever it was switched on, you would enter the following code.
10 PRINT "This computer is s*it"
20 GOTO 10
30 RUN
Oh, how I laughed..... until mum caught me and I got a cip around the ear.........
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for poor gramma!!!!
10 PRINT "This computer is s*it"
20 GOTO 10
30 RUN
Oh, how I laughed..... until mum caught me and I got a cip around the ear.........
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.
.
.
for poor gramma!!!!
but do something like "go to tesco or shoppers paradise"
especially when pressing the button on top and trying to do the 180 spin 
17 December 2007, 07:10 PM
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17 December 2007, 07:12 PM
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No one has mentioned Vertibird/Chopper Patrol..... A friend had a (now very collectable and expensive) Star Trek version. The Space 1999 Eagle version was the best though.
17 December 2007, 07:19 PM
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I used to have a few 1999 Eagles, the corgi ones I believe
Still got a loft full of Star Wars stuff a lot boxed too
Astro Wars I could never stay off that damn thing
Still got a loft full of Star Wars stuff a lot boxed too
Astro Wars I could never stay off that damn thing