The new Transformer toys and Indiana Jones toys are garbage.
The 20 Worst Toy Makeovers
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Dusty Ayres
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I disagree. According to the fans, the new Transformer toys have better conversion times than the originals, and less parts get lost now. As for Indiana Jones, the 12' dolls of Indy and Mutt are killer-I wish that I'd got them when the comic book store I go to had them. And the small action figures aren't bad.
the newer Transformers (like the movie line and RiD) are better in having more realistic alt-modes and more poseability/articulation, but the Energon/Cybertron/Armada lines were full of fail and the Animated line is too styilised for my tastes.
Oh, that's without a doubt. I just think the article's a bit pointless trying to complain about toys today when what he's complaining about has been around forever.
Yeah, a lot of those are pretty lame. WTF did they do to My Little Pony? That damn thing looks like a mexican wrestler!
Ah well. Welcome to the 21st century, where we have thongs for 4 year olds, and kids are more interested in the latest cell phone than the newest toys.
Yeah, I'm old.
Ah well. Welcome to the 21st century, where we have thongs for 4 year olds, and kids are more interested in the latest cell phone than the newest toys.
Yeah, I'm old.
Actually I think Mattel has gone the wrong direction with the Barbie Doll. Barbies were always meant to be adults. The reason Barbie had the extreme figure was not to make little girls wish that they could have giant boobies. No the dimensions were so that the clothing (and clothing is key to the Barbie line of toys) would be an appropriate fit to that scale of doll.
Now Barbies have giant Bratz heads and look weird. They are no longer look like the little adults that they were supposed to. And given the loss of market that Mattel has expereiinced with their Barbies, perhapsd the changes were not the right ones to make.
The Transformers of today have many advantages over the ones from yesteryear (not that I don't love the 80's TFs or consider them classic toys). Among them are more complex transformations, inventive action gimmicks, better sculpting and a greater resemblance to their animated counterparts. In 1984, Bumblebee looked only about 60% like his animation model, in 2008, he looks about 97% like his animation model. That's a long way for a toy that has to look good in at least two forms. There has also been a movement to make sure parts integrate with both forms, which leads to less parts getting lost over time.
Of course, if all "better" means "die cast metal and rubber tires" to you, then in that sense, yes, the originals were "better".
The older Tonka trucks were better.
Has anyone seen the newest Tamagotchis? There's like nine of those little bastards living in there now! I can't keep up with that!
The worst company everis MEGA "Shit" Bloks. I had two sets in my life, one was OK, the other one was a helicopter and the pieces were made so badly it wouldn't stick together. My cousin got a dinosaur, T-Rex, with a premade head, it wouldn't snap on. My family called the company and they said "It wasn't supposed to". That explains that! A block company that doesn't make blocks that connect! Dumbass company.
I'm surprised the chatter-phone pull toy is still rotary dial.
Those damn things were more needy than real pets back when there was only one in there. How am I supposed to take care of 9 of them?
What's with all the hate for this? Can't you tell that it's not entirely serious? Damn. Looking at the list just makes me feel old. I think lists like this are kind of cool. You can really get a look at how times have changed with some of these, especially Tonka. Those were big metal trucks that were fucking dangerous things. You'd leave them in the rain and they'd rust or you'd cut yourself on the sharp edges. Kids today have plastic toys full of lead. How times change.
Getting old stinks, they ruin all the good toys! The new Uno deck graphics stink compared to the older ones and Rock 'n Sock'em Robots are flimsy as hell. Now get off my lawn!
I'm annoyed the newer Monopoly sets come with some crazy debitcard machine for transactions, eliminating money.
Which has, IMHO, many problems. Not the least of which not being able to not see how other players are doing but for younger players to, perhaps, learn the value of money and crude math.
Which has, IMHO, many problems. Not the least of which not being able to not see how other players are doing but for younger players to, perhaps, learn the value of money and crude math.
Though not really a makeover of a toy -
I was surprised to see some 'elastics' being sold in a toyshop a couple of years ago for $AUS10.95 each. I am not sure if this game was ever played much in the USA but it was very popular when I was a child in Australia and it has made a comeback a couple of times.
The thing is all a parent needs to do is to buy some hat elastic and tie the ends together. Why would anyone spend more than $10 on something they could make for a third of the price in in about 20 seconds?
I do admit that the store bought 'elastics; came with instructions and game rules.
I was surprised to see some 'elastics' being sold in a toyshop a couple of years ago for $AUS10.95 each. I am not sure if this game was ever played much in the USA but it was very popular when I was a child in Australia and it has made a comeback a couple of times.
The thing is all a parent needs to do is to buy some hat elastic and tie the ends together. Why would anyone spend more than $10 on something they could make for a third of the price in in about 20 seconds?
I do admit that the store bought 'elastics; came with instructions and game rules.
Something that should be on the list, but is not, is how Hasbro has utterly ruined Clue. And they DO NOT have an "original" version still available.
You can buy the regular version for like $7 on sale quite often.
Now that is bullshit, I hope I still have the regular version around somewhere. They got rid of the greenhouse room! That's bullshit. Make as many new versions as you want but keep one the same!