Ah, the good old days, when toys were toys and ‘screen time’ meant staring out of the window during a long car ride. Welcome to our blast-from-the-past extravaganza: ’50 Nostalgia-Packed Toys From The 70s, 80s, and 90s You’ll Want To Play With All Over Again.’ Remember when happiness was a fresh pack of batteries in your Talkboy, or when solving a Rubik’s Cube made you feel like a genius?
Whether you were a master of the Pogo Ball, a Tamagotchi life-saver, or the reigning champion of your neighborhood’s Pogs tournament, this article will teleport you back to a time when the biggest dilemma was whether to play outside or stay in with your favorite action figures. Prepare for a trip down memory lane, where neon colors ruled, gaming cartridges needed a good blow to work, and Saturday mornings were sacred.
Let’s rewind the clock and indulge in some serious toy nostalgia. Warning: You may feel an irresistible urge to dig through your attic by the end of this article!
1. Devs Need To Bring Back True Offline Gaming
2. This Is One Of My Most Detailed Renditions – St. Basil’s Cathedral, Which Took ~30 Hours To Render (Etch A Sketch)
3. Let’s Go Fishin’
4. These Bouncy Balls You Got From Quarter Vending Machines And Arcades
5. One Of My Favorite “Toys” As A Kid, Fashion Plates
6. Found My Old View-Master
7. My Wife Got Me This For Christmas. She Knew That My Parents Never Got Me One When I Was A Kid. I Love Her So Much (Gameboy)
8. Polly Pocket. Ordered It Off Of Ebay And Cried When I Saw It Because The Nostalgia Hit So Hard
9. Lite Brite
10. Spotted This Fisher Price Set Today
11. I Know No One Cares But I Got A Mimitchi On My Second Try. I Am 33 Years Old And Regret Nothing
12. Crayola Stamper Markers
13. Anybody Remember POGS? Just Found Mine From The 90s
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23. Thrift Store Pick Up. 1978 Simon Game. Package Isn’t Great But The Toy Is Like New
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29. Plastic Tube With Water And Plastic Fish Inside It, If You Try To Squeeze It It Just Rolls Itself
Mike Primavera is a Chicago-based comedy writer even though he doesn't HAVE to work. He lives comfortably off of his family's pasta fortune. Follow him on all social media at @primawesome