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things you wanted when you were younger but never got

incandenza_ [Edit] [Delete] 102 replies 12:28, 6 August '13

I really wanted some Vert-x rollerblades. in the run up to xmas that year, I kept having dreams in which I woke up to some. and then I woke up and felt sad.

crushed dreams ITT.

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  • Mr Frosty

    :(

    plasticniki | 6 Aug '13, 12:29 | X
    fitzcarraldo, Elaina_Casoolare, DaisyFlower, cheeseandbaconturnov, Scout, jontosh2001, GoatmeatMF, twentynine, StormsOnTheMoon, badmanreturns, El_Goodo, mistersappy, gonad, Puds, nice_squirrel, kubrahhh, Yesiamaduck, spit-fire, and freddiehubbard this'd this
    • Midnight Pumpkin

      Zoidzilla

      thewarn @plasticniki | 7 Aug '13, 10:09 | X
      • Actually contrary to my protests further down the thread

        I had a decent stash of Zoids, including Zoidzilla, and THIS: motherfucker: http://cdn2.sulitstatic.com/images/2012/0810/011632145_01142855774590af13d3140e52ed25946b78cdcad12763bb6.jpg

        Although this is making me sad at not ever having owned a Megazord or Ultramegazord, thanks parents.

        Pharyngeal @thewarn | 7 Aug '13, 10:17 | X
        • FUCK!

          Don't even remember that one. Amazing.

          thewarn @Pharyngeal | 7 Aug '13, 10:20 | X
          • this has also got me thinking about all the Might Max stuff I had

            as well. In retrospect, I was pretty spoilt up until about 4 years after my Dad left my mum, so I had the world until 9, then he dropped off the radar a bit due to troubles he was having and my mum was but a poor spinster.
            Things like this: http://mightymax.wikia.com/wiki/Mighty_Max_Caught_by_the_Man-Eater

            And this: http://mightymax.wikia.com/wiki/Mighty_Max_Storms_Dragon_Island

            Halcyon days for kids toys. What have they got now? Call of Duty it seems.

            Pharyngeal @thewarn | 7 Aug '13, 10:26 | X
            • Mighty Max was ace

              Well OK the cartoon was naff but the actual toys, so much fun.

              Lambchops @Pharyngeal | 7 Aug '13, 11:07 | X
      • I had a zoidzilla!

        inside-outside @thewarn | 7 Aug '13, 14:02 | X
    • Got one as a joke present five years ago for this exact reason. Can confirm its shit and nowhere near as good as my cousin's one was.

      georgiabeth @plasticniki | 7 Aug '13, 12:42 | X
      fidel_catstro this'd this
  • Mr Frosty

    sadpunk | 6 Aug '13, 12:29 | X
  • Mini halfpipe in my back garden

    Balonz | 6 Aug '13, 12:29 | X
  • David White back from Leeds.

    Sega Dreamcast.

    mala | 6 Aug '13, 12:30 | X
    • An old schoolmate won the first ever dreamcast in the UK

      He was in the SEGA magazine and everything.

      Songs_about_ducking @mala | 6 Aug '13, 12:32 | X
  • Love

    marckee | 6 Aug '13, 12:31 | X
    • Hate

      StormsOnTheMoon @marckee | 6 Aug '13, 13:19 | X
  • Soda Stream

    olegrich | 6 Aug '13, 12:31 | X
    thewarn and matthewslaughter this'd this
    • I have one of these now.

      I fucking love it.

      The best thing is putting shitty wine in it.

      plasticniki @olegrich | 6 Aug '13, 12:32 | X
      • Can you put soup in it?

        Antpocalypsenow @plasticniki | 6 Aug '13, 12:47 | X
        • I wouldn't like to try to be honest.

          I was scared enough with the wine.

          plasticniki @Antpocalypsenow | 6 Aug '13, 12:49 | X
          • ohmygod what is this

            http://www.sodastream.com/node/679

            plasticniki @plasticniki | 6 Aug '13, 12:50 | X
    • put milk in it

      freddiehubbard @olegrich | 8 Aug '13, 10:01 | X
  • trainers with lights in the heels that light up when you walk

    occasionally see kids wearing these and still get pangs of jealousy

    japes | 6 Aug '13, 12:31 | X
    meowington this'd this
    • I had a pair of LA Lights.

      8th birthday present. I was the coolest.

      plasticniki @japes | 6 Aug '13, 12:32 | X
      • Me too

        They were the bomb.
        True fact - you could take the lights out if you wanted, and have some decent trainers with a light that could be stuck on a keyring.

        StormsOnTheMoon @plasticniki | 6 Aug '13, 13:20 | X
  • A Neo Geo console

    drop_b | 6 Aug '13, 12:32 | X
  • barbie house

    Elaina_Casoolare | 6 Aug '13, 12:32 | X
  • Linkin Park hoodie

    very_small_monk | 6 Aug '13, 12:32 | X
    • I really wanted a Green Day hoodie

      a Warning one like this other kid had. it was cream/white coloured. I didn't even have the album, I just liked the hoodie.

      incandenza_ @very_small_monk | 6 Aug '13, 12:57 | X
      • I wanted one with the Hybrid Theory album art on

        never got one tho cause I didn't want to get called a "sweddy" at school

        very_small_monk @incandenza_ | 6 Aug '13, 13:35 | X
  • My parents to love me

    :(

    Songs_about_ducking | 6 Aug '13, 12:33 | X
  • A knife

    Found an old Christmas list from when I was five years old where I asked for a knife.

    I didn't get a knife :(

    ma0sm | 6 Aug '13, 12:33 | X
    GoatmeatMF this'd this
  • TV in my bedroom.

    Maybe they were right cos i just read all the time instead. I still don't have a TV in my bedroom.

    Lo-Pan | 6 Aug '13, 12:34 | X
    PickledOeuf and jontosh2001 this'd this
  • Warhammer 40k starter set

    Mostly because it was the most expensive thing in the games section of the Argos catalogue. Think my parents probably did me a favour there.

    Steved | 6 Aug '13, 12:34 | X
  • Threesome

    NoahVale | 6 Aug '13, 12:40 | X
    • and a dog

      These two are in no way connect jfc

      My parents just flatly refused to let me have a dog. I got a goldfish called Shazzam instead

      NoahVale @NoahVale | 6 Aug '13, 12:55 | X
    • from your parents?

      alcxxk @NoahVale | 6 Aug '13, 13:09 | X
      Raanraals, ma0sm, and Royter-Hatfood this'd this
  • Tyco RC Rebound

    Massive Supersoaker
    Some sort of Nerf Gun

    Pharyngeal | 6 Aug '13, 12:44 | X
    • I got a remote control car, but not the one I wanted

      not a total loss.

      also got a Super Soaker, but I had to refill it more often than my friend Jason with his fuck off massive one (he also got a Rebound, the git).

      incandenza_ @Pharyngeal | 6 Aug '13, 12:48 | X
      • and if memory serves me right, a Nerf gun

        might have been a Nerf ball, actually.

        incandenza_ @incandenza_ | 6 Aug '13, 12:50 | X
      • Fuck your mate Jason

        sounds like a right entitled prick. I'm here for you. /solidarity

        Pharyngeal @incandenza_ | 6 Aug '13, 12:56 | X
        ma0sm this'd this
        • he was a prick!

          he also got a Barracuda mountain bike and a Dreamcast (which he let us play on, to be fair).

          incandenza_ @Pharyngeal | 6 Aug '13, 13:02 | X
    • All of the Tyco stuff was awesome

      I wanted some kind of bright yellow RC hovercraft which was seventy quid or something. Never got it; how those adverts on kids TV used to mock me!

      StormsOnTheMoon @Pharyngeal | 6 Aug '13, 13:22 | X
      • Tyco?

        Keep it.

        Tamiya did/do the good R/C stuff.

        Badly wanted a Hornet. www.tamiya101.com/model_info.asp?id=45 Got a knock-off cheaper version instead.

        TheWza @StormsOnTheMoon | 6 Aug '13, 15:04 | X
    • I did get a Nerf gun

      But the problem with that is it's always one of the basic ones whereas the spoilt kid down the road with the rich parents gets one of the really fancy ones. much like incandenza's friend Jason and his supersoaker.

      Lambchops @Pharyngeal | 6 Aug '13, 19:58 | X
  • A Playstation.

    justanothersheeldz | 6 Aug '13, 12:44 | X
  • Philips CD-i

    Pretty pleased I never got one now

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philips_CD-i

    MrSteveBob | 6 Aug '13, 12:47 | X
    • nah mate, you want a 3DO

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer

      guntrip @MrSteveBob | 8 Aug '13, 09:55 | X
  • celtic top

    wasn't allowed one as we lived in a shit area and my parents were convinced it'd lead to me getting battered

    fitzcarraldo | 6 Aug '13, 12:48 | X
    PickledOeuf this'd this
    • Keep spending most our lives

      living in the deep fried paradise

      ma0sm @fitzcarraldo | 6 Aug '13, 12:52 | X
      • deep fried goods were never off the table

        fitzcarraldo @ma0sm | 6 Aug '13, 12:57 | X
  • Nike Air Max Pro

    Body_In_The_Thames | 6 Aug '13, 12:54 | X
    Raanraals and fitzcarraldo this'd this
    • actually it was Air Max1's on closer inspection

      these specifically

      http://sneakerbardetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/nike-air-max-1-white-navy-red-og.jpg

      Body_In_The_Thames @Body_In_The_Thames | 7 Aug '13, 11:20 | X
  • Pop Up Pirate

    lordscopie | 6 Aug '13, 12:57 | X
  • A ride on train set

    Was plastic track with a battery powered train so not quite as grand as it sounds but still well beyond my means.

    I wanted it so bad that I wrote to Jim'll fix it asking for it.

    Feel free to finish this reply with your own quip. Maybe something about riding the A-train?

    hapi | 6 Aug '13, 12:58 | X
    • my cousin had this exact train set

      i had outrageous envy as a result

      fitzcarraldo @hapi | 7 Aug '13, 11:11 | X
      • I felt a twinge of jealousy reading that

        Hope he let you have a go!

        hapi @fitzcarraldo | 7 Aug '13, 11:43 | X
        • nah she didn't, think i was too old by the time she had it :(

          fitzcarraldo @hapi | 7 Aug '13, 12:05 | X
  • air rifle

    GoatmeatMF | 6 Aug '13, 13:06 | X
    StormsOnTheMoon and japes this'd this
  • thundercats duvet set

    alcxxk | 6 Aug '13, 13:09 | X
    mistersappy this'd this
  • I used to want loads of stuff from Argos

    I used it as inspiration for gifts. To the point where one year I made a christmas list and even put the Argos catalogue number on the list.

    steinbolt | 6 Aug '13, 13:40 | X
    mistersappy this'd this
    • EVERYONE did that, surely?

      Either the Argos catalogue or the autumn/winter issue of the Kay's catalogue.

      marckee @steinbolt | 6 Aug '13, 13:44 | X
      NickDS this'd this
  • For some reason*

    my university flatmate Jamie confessed in Freshers’ Week that as a kid he’d always wanted a Fashion Wheel for his birthday but his parents didn’t think it an appropriate gift for a boy. (To be fair, he was from the Medway towns, they almost certainly saved his life.)

    Two months later we clubbed together and bought one from Argos for his birthday. He’d forgotten all about his confession by then and was genuinely touched. Of course, we all took the piss out of him mercilessly as he played with it on the floor, a look of unabashed delight across his face.

    A few weeks later my Spring/Summer ’99 collection was critically acclaimed by all who saw it.

    *alcohol

    umlaut_ampersand | 6 Aug '13, 13:49 | X
    • actually quite a sweet story

      somehow

      brusma @umlaut_ampersand | 6 Aug '13, 13:59 | X
      Steved, ElthamsmateOwen, deadonthestairs, DaisyFlower, hapi, nice_squirrel, incandenza_, fitzcarraldo, and badmanreturns this'd this
  • my ears pierced

    PickledOeuf | 6 Aug '13, 13:50 | X
  • a pair of clean white underpants

    was top of my xmas list one year

    inside-outside | 6 Aug '13, 13:55 | X
    • pretty sure I got them though so suck it

      inside-outside @inside-outside | 6 Aug '13, 13:56 | X
  • Sega Megadrive

    Lambchops | 6 Aug '13, 13:56 | X
    • got one of them for my 7th birthday

      all my family heard was 'SEEEEEEEGGAAAAAA' over and over again as I constantly died at sonic and reset the console

      inside-outside @Lambchops | 6 Aug '13, 15:11 | X
    • There's a home video somewhere

      Of me being a right little jammy arsehole when I got one when I was about 8. Cringeworthy viewing.

      thorners @Lambchops | 6 Aug '13, 19:43 | X
  • I think I kind of wanted those various kids kitchen things, which I was never given. And I wasn't allowed anything Pokemon related when I was older :-(

    I got cool presents though. Especially in the age 3 - 6 bracket.

    SCALETRIX? Check.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QIAtFTH3Zk

    MATCHBOX RAPID SHOT SETS? Check.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaNx2NmqKH0

    PLAYMOBIL RUBBISH TRUCK? Check.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XQK3PKWTC4

    PocketMouse | 6 Aug '13, 14:46 | X
    • aww... adorable

      Looks like you got the really posh scalextric set. We had this one: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/garethj/Slot%20cars/scalex198315.jpg

      marckee @PocketMouse | 6 Aug '13, 17:33 | X
      spit-fire this'd this
    • I got that rubbish truck!!

      also the fire engine :D

      incandenza_ @PocketMouse | 6 Aug '13, 19:50 | X
    • I got one of the Scaletrix tracks

      With the banked corner that the car slide pathetically to the bottom of the track if you don't go fast enough but end up going skiting off the top if you carry too much speed. Fun times.

      Lambchops @PocketMouse | 6 Aug '13, 20:05 | X
  • Black leather jacket

    obviously

    aboynamedgoo | 6 Aug '13, 15:08 | X
    • Didn't think they were that popular in the 30s

      Royter-Hatfood @aboynamedgoo | 6 Aug '13, 15:09 | X
      umlaut_ampersand and incandenza_ this'd this
      • The EIGHTEEN THIRTIES

        *darts music*

        Royter-Hatfood @Royter-Hatfood | 6 Aug '13, 15:09 | X
  • gooey louie

    TheKennedyCurse | 6 Aug '13, 15:50 | X
  • Thunderbirds green spaceship

    My rich friend had one. Think I considered swiping it for a while.

    malick | 6 Aug '13, 19:35 | X
    • You're talking about Thunderbird 2, right?

      Sometimes used to carry Thunderbird 4 inside it. I still fucking want one of those.

      blisters @malick | 7 Aug '13, 05:40 | X
  • A train set

    It was always top of my Christmas list...but I never got it. I didn't mind so much until I realised I'd been asking for about 5 years in a row and it wasn't even mentioned once.

    wonton | 6 Aug '13, 19:44 | X
  • Mario 3 for the NES

    Not long before Christmas I dreamt that I not only got the game, it also turned into a little aeroplane with Mario in it that flew out of the window while me and all my friends ooh-ed and aah-ed.

    Didn't really want it all that much afterwards, it wad never going to live up to that dream.

    in_limbo | 6 Aug '13, 19:49 | X
    • sorry but you're wrong

      mario 3 is amazing

      fitzcarraldo @in_limbo | 7 Aug '13, 11:12 | X
      • Agreed

        But still not as amazing as if the cart turned into an aeroplane with Mario inside, who was somehow alive.

        in_limbo @fitzcarraldo | 8 Aug '13, 08:10 | X
  • To get buggered by a Radio DJ/ Tv Celebrity/Wobbleboard Player/PR Guru

    I mean by all accounts everyone else was getting some action, why not me?

    tea_segall | 6 Aug '13, 20:05 | X
    • Not very funny

      wonton @tea_segall | 6 Aug '13, 20:48 | X
      a_man_ate_my_hand this'd this
      • He buggered that one up.

        DaddyorChips @wonton | 8 Aug '13, 09:50 | X
  • megazord

    CrispinAlexander | 6 Aug '13, 20:07 | X
  • Tin Can Alley

    midnightpunk | 6 Aug '13, 20:07 | X
  • I wanted a Transformers toy but we were too poor in the mid-80s.

    My mum bought me a Gobot instead. Not quite the same thing but I guess money was tight back then.

    BMS1 | 6 Aug '13, 20:31 | X
    • Gobots Ruled

      The toys seemed to be more hard-wearing than Transformers?

      wibblypig007 @BMS1 | 8 Aug '13, 10:07 | X
      DaddyorChips this'd this
  • Bicycle

    blisters | 7 Aug '13, 05:38 | X
    roastthemonaspit this'd this
  • Raleigh Extreme

    UnluckyBeast | 7 Aug '13, 10:04 | X
  • A skateboard

    Probably for the best, reckon I'd have written myself off had I ever tried using one

    urbanfox | 7 Aug '13, 10:20 | X
  • Gillian Anderson.

    DaddyorChips | 7 Aug '13, 11:09 | X
  • A GF.

    The Breville just didn't cut it.

    LOLpop | 7 Aug '13, 11:18 | X
  • never got a Buzz Lightyear

    :(

    wrightylew | 7 Aug '13, 11:29 | X
    ElthamsmateOwen this'd this
  • One of these

    http://www.otithelis.com/toys/evel-knievel-stunt-cycle.jpg

    saps | 7 Aug '13, 12:00 | X
    • Whoa. I remember that toy. My cousin had one. That's a blast

      from the past from the early 80s.

      BMS1 @saps | 7 Aug '13, 13:31 | X
  • nobody has said drum kit yet?

    DRUM KIT

    mug_mug_mug | 8 Aug '13, 08:16 | X
    douchebag this'd this
  • A Dukla Prague Away Kit

    Obviously...or a proper transformer...err

    wibblypig007 | 8 Aug '13, 09:49 | X
  • Most games consoles

    I was always a good 2-3 years behind the curve. Secondhand SNES, PS1 etc etc.

    CHAIRMAN_LMAO | 8 Aug '13, 11:17 | X
    fidel_catstro this'd this
  • http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JXFoFeyRF1Y/Tq_omCssCwI/AAAAAAAAFO4/3jis7HA_frs/s400/80s-girl%2Btalk%2Bgame.jpg

    http://media.onsugar.com/files/ed4/2010/01/01/192/1922507/f009c6e7e2811e04_dream-phone-post.jpg

    (my sister did have them both but i don't think i ever played them)

    ithica | 8 Aug '13, 11:31 | X
  • http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/0/4/10265-powerglove.jpg

    matthewslaughter | 8 Aug '13, 11:32 | X
  • da da d-do do-do!

    foppyish | 8 Aug '13, 11:33 | X
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