# Best christmas present you received as a kid...

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [December 21, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101 "2008-12-21T12:38:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/61 "2008-12-22T08:57:38Z")

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[http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/reviews/g2\_optimusprime.php](http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/reviews/g2_optimusprime.php)

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**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/62 "2008-12-22T09:00:59Z")

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> [@Estorvito](#):
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> Nintendo 🙂  
>   
> w/ Mario Brothers or some shit lol  
> I remember blowing the tape for it to work lol

Thats what I was thinking too…  
I just grabbed it from my dads house and it still works.  
RC Pro Am FTW.

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**Author:** ![JCuz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jcuz/32/7338_2.png) [@JCuz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JCuz)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/63 "2008-12-22T09:54:16Z")

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![http://www.obenaufauctions.com/May10,2008-Bob%20Plue%20014.jpg](http://www.obenaufauctions.com/May10,2008-Bob%20Plue%20014.jpg)

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/64 "2008-12-22T09:55:36Z")

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![http://videogames.lovetoknow.com/wiki/images/VideoGames/3/3e/Tmnt_screen.gif](http://videogames.lovetoknow.com/wiki/images/VideoGames/3/3e/Tmnt_screen.gif)

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**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/65 "2008-12-22T10:28:03Z")

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[quote=“drvnkd,post:62,topic:60101"”]

Thats what I was thinking too…  
I just grabbed it from my dads house and it still works.  
RC Pro Am FTW.

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excite bike ftmfw

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**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/66 "2008-12-22T10:31:20Z")

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> [@Treads4Heads](#):
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> Fuck your aliens, I remember when I got this and finally had the complete set of the exploriens
> 
> ![http://www.1000steine.com/brickset/images/6982-1.jpg](http://www.1000steine.com/brickset/images/6982-1.jpg)

They weren’t aliens:shrug:…just guys with helmets…

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**Author:** ![Treads4Heads](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/treads4heads/32/7416_2.png) [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/67 "2008-12-22T10:40:24Z")

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You never read any of the little comics that came with the big sets did you…

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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/68 "2008-12-22T10:51:44Z")

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> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#):
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lol

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**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/69 "2008-12-22T11:02:45Z")

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lol

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**Author:** ![fbrendan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@fbrendan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fbrendan)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/70 "2008-12-22T11:21:20Z")

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👏

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**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/71 "2008-12-22T11:31:52Z")

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hahaha nicely done newman

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**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/72 "2008-12-22T12:11:07Z")

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Yeah… Legos takes the cake for best presents. Always had a good time with those.

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**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/73 "2008-12-22T12:16:55Z")

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I loved the Bandit, the thing took a hell of a beating before I found out the motor doesn’t work well underwater… 😢

![http://i16.tinypic.com/8akurl2.jpg](http://i16.tinypic.com/8akurl2.jpg)

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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/74 "2008-12-22T12:18:51Z")

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I had something simialr called the “turbo hopper”

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**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/75 "2008-12-22T13:24:33Z")

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> [@newman](#):
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> I had something simialr called the “turbo hopper”

My Turbo hopper melted down after 2 days playing with it in the snow ☹  
After I broke the bumper off jumping it.

![http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2014/2426034925_a71d81c2ef.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/9/c9a5a45d13d00d900a91aa235b4693201d778ce4.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/76 "2008-12-22T13:56:20Z")

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> [@Treads4Heads](#):
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> You never read any of the little comics that came with the big sets did you…

I didn’t know there were comics 😕

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**Author:** ![L8APEX1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/l8apex1/32/7276_2.png) [@L8APEX1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/L8APEX1)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/77 "2008-12-22T18:42:08Z")

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![http://bmxmuseum.com/image/gtperf2_lg.jpg](http://bmxmuseum.com/image/gtperf2_lg.jpg)

![http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Atari2600a.JPG/300px-Atari2600a.JPG](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Atari2600a.JPG/300px-Atari2600a.JPG)

i am seriously dating myself here

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**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/78 "2008-12-23T05:27:57Z")

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> [@L8APEX1](#):
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> ![http://bmxmuseum.com/image/gtperf2_lg.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/7/8724cc151f7547f8edcc4dddfd42b179cbad3995.jpeg)
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> i am seriously dating myself here

sweet ride.  
NYSpeed needs an old school bike meet. lol

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**Author:** ![L8APEX1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/l8apex1/32/7276_2.png) [@L8APEX1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/L8APEX1)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/79 "2008-12-23T05:44:00Z")

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i loved that thing but it was sooooo fucking heavy lol

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**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-christmas-present-you-received-as-a-kid/60101/80 "2008-12-23T05:46:37Z")

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This is where I date myself…hahah

I had probably about $400 worth of power ranger toys when I was little, still have all of them too, including all the head flipping figurines lol.

The year I got these though…OMG \<3

Dragonzord, Megazord and Ninjazord FTMFW!

![http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/Motocrossx23/2574305185_42ed780939.jpg?t=1230039884](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/Motocrossx23/2574305185_42ed780939.jpg?t=1230039884)

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