Best christmas present you ever got as a kid

Azureus · 04-03-2011 06:04PM

My snes! Loved it so much.

After that, the most anticipated one was my furbie. Was obsessed with it until three sleepless nights later when the lil f*ck wouldnt shut up...bye bye batteries and any love for furbies after that.

CoDy1 · 04-03-2011 06:13PM

Tyco Scorcher RC car. This thing was the business! 6 wheeler with 9v battery. I got it from Santa about 15yrs ago. Wish i stilll had it.

Exact same as this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYiSk2YqHNs

gouche · 04-03-2011 06:27PM

Surprised no-ones mentioned a NES.

So.....my NES!!!
With Super Mario 3 and Solstice.

I played that so much my folks didn't buy me a new console till the N64 came out.:(

checkyabadself · 04-03-2011 07:02PM

I would say it`d have to be my tractor, the type that you sit on and pedal.
Mine was a "Ford" with front loader and rear "slurry spreader" that you could spray water out of.

My parents told me, that when I (aged 3) ran in and saw it first, that I ran out of the room bawling crying as I had been overcome with the emotion of getting one.

I was one of those kids that would have to be lifted off of similar tractors and go carts in toy shops, previous to getting my own one. My parents used to be mortified as they had to peel my fingers from the steering wheels as I`d be lifting the tractor up off the ground with me as I was being pulled off them.

To this day it is the best present I ever received.

Gulliver · 04-03-2011 08:47PM

blaze1 wrote: »

I was going to say the rambo helicopter

but then saw your links

I got this one year

http://gijoe.wikia.com/wiki/W.H.A.L.E.

wicked, wish i still had it!

Yeah! I asked for that one year and Santa's elves couldn't errr.... locate one. Don't think I was too gutted over it. Can't remember what I got instead though.

Still have the Dragonfly and Rattler in the attic. All the missiles are gone and I think the canopy might be damaged. Must root them out for a look some day.

Liamario - that looks the business!

messymess · 04-03-2011 09:12PM

It's a tough one to call but:

Atari 2600
Amstrad CPC464
Fender Strat

sunflower27 · 04-03-2011 09:43PM

checkyabadself wrote: »

I would say it`d have to be my tractor, the type that you sit on and pedal.
Mine was a "Ford" with front loader and rear "slurry spreader" that you could spray water out of.

My parents told me, that when I (aged 3) ran in and saw it first, that I ran out of the room bawling crying as I had been overcome with the emotion of getting one.

I was one of those kids that would have to be lifted off of similar tractors and go carts in toy shops, previous to getting my own one. My parents used to be mortified as they had to peel my fingers from the steering wheels as I`d be lifting the tractor up off the ground with me as I was being pulled off them.

To this day it is the best present I ever received.

Are you a farmer now?

OutlawPete · 04-03-2011 09:47PM

1984 got a DVD boxset of The Fall Guy and a touch screen mobile with the theme tune of The Fall Guy set as the ringtone.

KeithM89_old · 04-03-2011 09:49PM

Got a huge Knex set when i was 9 or10. Spent years making crap with it.

evillive · 04-03-2011 10:42PM

Mr Magners wrote: »

Evel Knievel

Really giving away my age:D

have to agree with this one -great toy

CrazyRabbit · 05-03-2011 05:19AM

OutlawPete wrote: »

1984 got a DVD boxset of The Fall Guy and a touch screen mobile with the theme tune of The Fall Guy set as the ringtone.

A touch screen mobile phone in 1984? Wow. Must have cost a fortune.

fergiesfolly · 05-03-2011 10:52AM

Can't quite remember the name of it, but it was an Action Man set that you could build various vehicles from. The central cockpit had attachments to turn iinto boat, plane, jeep or helicopter. It was the only time during my childhood that I got the coolest present for Christmas, on our street. It lasted years and was played by every young fella on the street. Brilliant toy:)

Best christmas present you ever got as a kid

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