I myself wanted one of those remote controlled air planes. I thought that’s the coolest thing ever. Once I grew up and had the money, I never bought it.
I wanted the micro machine van that opened as a town with the little mini cars.
i have that! come over and play mega man x with me and we can take turns with the micro town.
wait nvm its at (my daughters) grandmas house
Why grow up otherwise? Also, why grow up samewise?
I just want to say thank you to OP. I am going out and treating myself to all the stuff little me wanted
Exactly. That’s the whole point of having a grown up income.
You don’t have to buy everything your child self every wanted. But “that one thing” that you can afford now, buy that and display it prominently.
Sorry to all you kids that wanted a Ferrari, though.
I always wanted a cool Voltron toy with all the lions, but I never got one. When Lego released theirs I bought it straight away.
The giant metal one that broke down to the 5 lions and could transform was the pinnacle of childhood toy wants.
Play Earthbound, please!
Say, “Fuzzy Pickles!”
Nah, my memory’s not that good
Grew up with Commodore 64s and Ataris. Always thought it’d be ace if the graphics were loads more realistic
FUCKING FINALLY 😂
I bought a ton of ps1 , ps2 and ps3 games recently that I couldn’t afford before. Also I buy my son Lego sets he too young to build himself and make them for him because I find it really fun .
My wife/kids recently got me Kirby’s Dreamland for a Gameboy that I’ve had since about 1990 and never had any decent titles for.
True story. I was in a comic store and saw a statue of a character I loved as a kid. He wasn’t an action figure when I was young, so technically I’d never wanted it as a kid. Anyway, I saw it and wasn’t going to get it, but then I realized if I didn’t buy it I’d be kicking myself for years.
I brouhgt it and it sits on my shelf. I seldom think about it, but when I do I’m happy i have it.
What was the character? Don’t leave us hanging!
Bwah-ha-ha!! Suffer! Suffer!
yep. all the video games i had always wanted, like epic mickey and mario sunshine. now i still havent played them lol
The one toy I wanted more than anything as a kid was the Jurassic Park Compound.
I see them on Ebay going for $100-200, but that’s just for the building itself. It’d be pretty pointless to have a big fence with no dinosaurs in it, so I’d have to buy some dinos too. And I need action figures to sit in the watchtower and watch over the dinosaurs, you gotta have that.
And then the realities of adulthood set in: I wouldn’t enjoy this toy as much as I would have when I was a kid. Kid me would probably spend hours with this thing crafting big elaborate stories about wrangling dinosaurs and stuff like that. Nearly-40 me would set up the toys, make sure everyone’s in cool poses, and then it would probably sit on a shelf. I’m not really sure it’s worth it.
So while I’m sad I never got the toy as a kid, I think going back and buying it nowadays would be kind of an expensive hollow victory.
Nearly-40 me would set up the toys, make sure everyone’s in cool poses, and then it would probably sit on a shelf. I’m not really sure it’s worth it.
I gave in, and made that shelf, and I was pleasantly surprised how much joy it brings me. Each time I glance over, a get a little dopamine hit. It feels right that I kept a promise I made to myself when I was little.
Edit: I don’t touch the shelf much, but I know that I could, and that makes me happy.
My Grant figure lost his glued on hat and he always had an ugly boxy cone bead underneath 😭All I wanted was a new hat.
Sort of. My grandparents spoiled me growing up so I had a lot of fun toys, but lost them all in a house fire in high school. I’ve been slowly picking up some of my favorites ever since, everything from Mighty Max to Transformers to OG Gameboy games.
