Things that I done plain forgot existed (and a few I fondly remember).

During an early morning discussion on the subject of toys from the 1980′s (M.A.S.K., He-Man & The Masters of the Universe etc), I was reminded of the existence of Super Naturals. I definitely had the guy who looks like Skeletor, as I still have that eyeball shield. The figure, I fear may have been lost to the annals of the history of toys that have to get thrown out/given away becasue you’ve left home and they’re turning your bedroom into a guest room, and you can’t bring them to where you live because you live in a hovel and everyone that you live with is an untrustworthy swine who would nick them / break them / give them away.

But anyway…

…thanks so much Jamie for the link and bringing this all back.

Beside that little nugget of forgotten wonder, I spotted this:

..which answered a long nagging question in my mind, which was:

‘What the hell were those little elemental monsters called with the tiny hologram on their chests?‘

Answer: Battle Beasts! I only had a handful of them, but anything with a hologram was pretty much the coolest thing ever in the 80′s. Finally, I thought for a moment on my favourite board game as a kid. It had a glow in the dark skull for Pete’s sake! How could you NOT want this?

GHOST CASTLE!!!!!!!

Which has all put me in a very good mood for the day and will maybe manifest itself upon my Christmas list this year!

(NB: I am still in possesssion of the vast majority of my toys and was never at any stage forced to give them away or throw them out. I am claiming creative license on that one. That and I got in trouble for saying it)

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zombiehamster on September 10, 2009 | Filed Under Blog, Entertainment?

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JimmyMisanthrope  on September 10th, 2009

Goddammit man, I didn’t have any of those as a child. I don’t think they were available in New Zealand. Now I feel inadequate due to only having wood, rocks and bits of other children as toys during my childhood.

zombiehamster  on September 10th, 2009

That’s what made you the wonder you are today. Ha, and they all thought it was a dingo took that baby. (Yes I know that’s geographcally incorrect, but indulge me).

JimmyMisanthrope  on September 10th, 2009

Oh I took several. Tore them apart & stuck them back together in random combinations of baby bits. One of them grew up to be Jack Osbourne.

essjayess  on September 10th, 2009

Angry Eighties Child Simon liked two things: Wildlife on One & Violence (preferably with axes and that). Battle Beasts (I had loooads :p) are one of my fondest childhood memories. ^_^

zombiehamster  on September 12th, 2009

Battle Beasts!!!! I loved them. I had the little tiger and a few others. The Super Naturals were wicked though, I still have one somewhere.

Tim the Enchanter  on October 14th, 2009

Thanks man, I remembered those Super Naturals and Battle Beasts but would never have been able to put a name to them! I also still have the eyeball shield somewhere (I think it’s in my Mom’s house), that particular figure was by far the coolest, the holograms on the other shields weren’t as clear, you needed to know what they were supposed to be before you could make them out.
On a related note, did you have any M.U.S.C.L.E. Men? I had loads of the cheap little homunculi!

P.S. My browser’s built in spell checker recognises homunculus but not it’s plural. Strange.

zombiehamster  on October 15th, 2009

Tim! I don’t know MUSCLE men, but will investigate forthwith. I had the skull shield and associated figure as I think a well emaning relative thought it was a He Man figure. I am not complaining. ^__^ Glad I awoke some long buried memory within your subconcious, now let us all bask in the glory of 80′s toy goodness…mmmm….basking.

zombiehamster  on October 22nd, 2009

Eeep, I lost your last post! Did you try setting the Atari up with the 42″ ? I bet that was pretty spectacular.

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