What was your "Must have" toy?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, WWF Action Figures and Pillow shaped wrestlers... and Super Mario Bros 3.

 

And a Wonder Woman bike, of course

 

The original Super Toe (by Schaper!!). Guy was awesome until one of my older brothers popped his head so hard, his leg flew off. I was crushed. Absolutely a had-to-have toy.

 

Aside from my Star Wars toys, I'd have to say the Atari 2600. And I had these Lone Ranger, Tonto and anothe cowboy toys with horses that were totally rad. I think the other guy was Butch Cavindish??? maybe.

They were about 2 feet tall and had the saddle and guns and everything. Awesome.

 

The Big Jim Baja Beast

 

I absolutely HAD to have an Atari 2600, and my mom made a deal with me that if I could come up with $75, she'd pay for the other half of it. As a result, I saved my daily lunch money and skipped lunch (or gorged on the free breakfast) several times to save the cash quicker.

I got the money, but damn was I hungry a lot of those days as a result.

 

Hangs from the ceiling of my library like a disco ball.

 

I'm an idiot and don't know how to put images in, but Baseball Stars for the original Nintendo. Never was I more excited to go to the mall and make a purchase. Played that game for hours on end.

 

But DAMN, I sure had fun playing your Atari. Thank you for those hunger days! Dragster rules!!!

 

That Atari gave me so many hours of entertainment with Asteroids, Kaboom!, Freeway, Dragster and many more, at a time when I had no friends because, well, no one at school really liked me.

 

Seriously, I asked my mom for a changemaker (like the one ht e Good Humor man had) for about three straight birthdays between ages 5-7. Never got one.