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it was such a beast.

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The GI Joe figures were cool, but underwhelming since they were so tiny. Their vehicles were awesome however (I remember I had some remote control jeep one that they made). The packaging was honestly cooler than the figures that came in them. Fantastic marketing on their end to make it so damn desirable.

Transformers, on the other hand, were in a league of their own. Their toys were bigger, more colorful and vibrant, and of course, fucking transformed. Amazing IP, that Michael Bay and the other dunces have ruined, with the last good Transformers product being the 1985 animated movie.
 
Between me and three brothers we really dominated GI Joes. Decent transformers collection too but GI Joe was epic.

- U.S.S. Flagg Aircraft carrier
- Skystriker Jet (w/ Ace)
- Cobra Rattler Bomber Jet (w/ Wild Weasel)
- Dragonfly Assault Copter (w/ Wild Bill)
- Skyhawk aircraft
- Cobra Fang Copter (w/ Enemy Pilot)
- Killer W.H.A.L.E. Hovercraft (w/ Cutter)
- MOBAT Tank (w/ Steeler)
- Cobra Hiss Tank (w/ Cobra Commander)
- Vamp Attack Jeep (w/ Clutch)
- Dreadnok Jeep (w/ Thrasher)
- Snowcat large Skimobile (w/ Frostbite)
- Polar Battle Bear Skimobile
- Cobra Devilfish attack boat
- RAM motorcycle
- Silver Mirage Motorcycle
- S.H.A.R.C. small submarine (w/ Deep Six)
- Night Landing raft
- jet pack
 
Volcanologist said:
the original Transformers were made of mostly metal.

back then, Megatron turned into a Walther PPK-like pistol.

fucking awesome.
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Megatron was the one Transformer toy I didn't like, actually.

When he transformed into the gun, he was fucking massive so no other figure could obviously hold him, and the gun wouldn't stand up on its own, and so it was a misfit in the collection. Making his transformed state a gun was a pretty dumb idea by the creators. The leader of the bad guys has to be held and fired by someone else in order to do any damage outside of his robot form? And wasn't mobile like literally every other decepticon and autobot? They actually fixed this when they turned him into Galvatron in the movie because his laser cannon form was able to stand on its own and fire. Should've made him like that from the start.

Separately, I loved those 5 merging into 1 big robot ones. The Constructicons initially, and then later the Aerialbots and others. Genius.
 
LeafOfFaith said:
The GI Joe figures were cool, but underwhelming since they were so tiny. Their vehicles were awesome however (I remember I had some remote control jeep one that they made). The packaging was honestly cooler than the figures that came in them. Fantastic marketing on their end to make it so damn desirable.

Transformers, on the other hand, were in a league of their own. Their toys were bigger, more colorful and vibrant, and of course, fucking transformed. Amazing IP, that Michael Bay and the other dunces have ruined, with the last good Transformers product being the 1985 animated movie.
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even in 86’ I was woke….my first GI Joe was…


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Do you guys remember that laser tag tv series, that pretended you could play along from home? I think it was Canadian made.
 
Haha, I have no fucking clue which was the first I ever bought. Way too long ago.

I do, however, remember wanting Snake Eyes so fucking badly and could never find him. Never caught a glimpse of him at any Toys R Us, or any other toy store, and even when Consumers Distributors would send their catalogue, I'd call them up immediately and ask if they had one and they'd say no, sold out. : (
 
Montana said:
my cousins had the StarScream from that set, and it was the coolest thing on earth as far as I was concerned.
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How about the triple changers that came in the next wave? There was Astrotrain who turned into both a train and a spaceship. And Springer who was a helicopter and a dune buggy.

Incredible.
 
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