Best non-computer childhood toys

[Kyriakos]

While not exactly a toy, there were the (in)famous pez dispencers:

I wonder what happened to pez.

 

[timtofly]

The only thing that can compete with lego sets are the toy trains !!!

If you have the space, you can do that with LEGO: Brick City in Niagra Falls, CA.

 

[Bamspeedy]

GI Joe and monopoly are toys and games I can remember at the moment.

I wonder what happened to pez.

They are still around, just what stores you can find them in might have changed over the years.

https://www.pez.com

 

[shadowplay]

Anyone remember Muscle Men?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.U.S.C.L.E.

 

[Narz]

My boyfriend never suspected I'd ever do something nasty like slipping him a "civil disorder" card in the final trading round of the game... I ended up winning that one.

When getting into a relationship with a lady one should never be surprised by civil disorder.

 

[Kyriakos]

Anyone remember Muscle Men?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.U.S.C.L.E.

There were countless variations of that, although i think i had some from the group you posted too

 

[Bamspeedy]

How could I forget....

Edit: used electricity for the motor, but I wouldn't call it a computer.

 

[IglooDame]

How could I forget....

Edit: used electricity for the motor, but I wouldn't call it a computer.

Oooooh, yeah, good times with that too. Cranes! Lots and lots of cranes!

 

[Silurian]

A big box of computer punch cards.

These one had a perforation that allowed them to be folded, so then they could be stacked up a bit like playing cards to make buildings up to the ceilings, walls across the room etc.

 

[metatron]

You can post any cool non-computer toys you had

I was a spoiled kid. I had way to much Lego stuff to appreciate it properly.

So, yeah, typical MRA toy:

Spoiler :

Yeah, i didn't watch the stupid show.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

My boyfriend never suspected I'd ever do something nasty like slipping him a "civil disorder" card in the final trading round of the game... I ended up winning that one.

When getting into a relationship with a lady one should never be surprised by civil disorder.

The other person left in the game was the guy who'd taught both of us to play. When he saw that civil disorder card turned up, he got a huge grin on his face and said, "Beautiful. Just BEAUTIFUL!"

He was pleased that I'd successfully applied some of the things he'd taught, since back then I wasn't very good at map-based strategy games.

 

[Grisu]

How could I forget....

Edit: used electricity for the motor, but I wouldn't call it a computer.

that looks almost excactly like my Stockys box ....although Erector is kinda a more funny name

 

[timtofly]

Lost in translation?

 

[Spidernova]

Legos for me, I had/have most of the first few generations of bionicle stuff floating around.

 

[bugwar]

I enjoyed modeling clay for the longest time.

Then G.I. Joe showed up.

 

[FriendlyFire]

All I had was a second hand push bike and some plastic army men.
That was the height of luxury.