How many of you remember these?

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Skate or dieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !!!!!!

720 Degrees Arcade Game Part 1 - YouTube

We used to fight over who played this game in the ice cream parlor. Everyone wanted to play it, there was lines, line of quarters across they bottom of the screen, special ones so you knew when you were up.

awesome man! forgot all about that game! we had an arcade at the beach and then we also had one at the mall and we used to play super mario brothers at the Revco Pharmacy (now CVS).. after school.

the 80s were the shit man! one of the best times to be a kid IMO! had a blast. no cell phones, computers, just sun, heat and sweat with friends and laughs and adventure.

i wonder if kids even know what its like anymore to wake up and go outside and play with your friends and not come home until dark? i used to have to strip naked on the porch and go straight to the bathroom for a shower! LOL..

[Brett N]

Here's the board I had. All my friends had either the Gator, Ken Park or Tony Hawk. Micke Alba was the one I looked upto, even though he wasn't the best of all time...he was a great performer. Crazy graphics on it.

[Igifuno]

Nice

[DCI]

The most awful shit to play with , the instructions were purposely mis leading lol

[gixxerboy1]

who didnt have a secret stash?

[Igifuno]

who didnt have a secret stash?

It was fvcking awful when my mom found mine.

[gixxerboy1]

It was fvcking awful when my mom found mine.

lol, been there too

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It was fvcking awful when my mom found mine.

lol, been there too

LMFAO!!! this one time i took a mag into the bathroom (uh.... to read the uh articles) and when i was done i took a shower. well when i got thru showering i got out and went into my room. well i forgot about the magazine i left in the bathroom. now this magazine had a pic on the cover of a female with a guys dick in her mouth. on the back it had like a newport cigs advert. well my mom reminded me of the magazine i left in the bathroom when she brought it into my room for me after finding it on the counter!

fortunately for me, the cover was facing down and the cigarette was facing up. to this day i dont know for sure if she turned it over to keep us both from being embarrassed.. i dont plan on asking her either! LOL..

[Hazard]

I had the frosted tips goin on when I was younger lol

[Hazard]

Prior to that - was this atrocity.....

[trikydik]

My first tape player. I got one similar to this from a neighbors trash and repaired it.

Damn it had good quality sound (for the time)

[marcus300]

to young remember nothing of what's been posted

[capetown]

say what??

Now we are talking. I still have a tony hawk signature board and a original mike vallely.

[Igifuno]

I had the frosted tips goin on when I was younger lol

Nice.. lol

Prior to that - was this atrocity.....

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

[redhawk01]

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no one had hot wheels?

[Igifuno]

Of course.. I used to battle my hot wheels agains my matchbox cars.

[bass]

Meccano Set my dad bought me for Christmas when I was 5, that was in 1965! i was so in love with it probably why I became a mechanical engineer.

The Meccano Light Red and Green Period - www.meccanonut.com/lightred

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found the look im going for guys.. gonna get one of these and restore it for the man cave (and i might even ride it a little hahaha )..

[Igifuno]

yeah that was the sh*t right there man. .

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yeah that was the sh*t right there man. .

a thing of beauty! i remember when i got mine, i had not even heard of it at the time. i was 9 years old. it was my second bike. i had originally wanted a mongoose with the spider mags and thought i got ripped off when i saw the supergoose sticker LOL.. of course that only lasted long enuff to hit the street with it and then i was the top dog..

[trikydik]

found the look im going for guys.. gonna get one of these and restore it for the man cave (and i might even ride it a little hahaha )..

That bike is in too good a shape. Mine was pieced together from like 5 different bikes. Tires didn't match.. forks off one bike and seat from another...

[MuscleInk]

who didnt have a secret stash?

Secret? My dad used to buy it for me!

Thanks dad!!!!!!!!

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That bike is in too good a shape. Mine was pieced together from like 5 different bikes. Tires didn't match.. forks off one bike and seat from another...

LOL yeh this was restored by a guy. he did a great job IMO.

[MuscleInk]

The first home computer my dad brought home by Texas Instruments.

[MuscleInk]

Anyone ever have one of these?

[gixxerboy1]

Anyone ever have one of these?

is that a laser disc?

[Igifuno]

Never even seen one of those.. what is it. record player?

[MuscleInk]

is that a laser disc?

Yes sir. Slide the plastic sleeve into the player and the disc is removed and played. When half the movie is watched, remove disc with plastic sleeve, flip over, reinsert, and watch the rest of the movie. Happiest day in the house for my dad when he bought this thing. Didn't last long though. I believe shortly after that, the BETA tape players came out!

[MuscleInk]

This got a lot of play time in my house

[MuscleInk]

Dumbest toy ever!!!!

[jasc]

lmao, I used to use jello to spike my hair.

Lmao

I used Kool-aid to dye mine

Turns out that black hair doesn't take color well but white skin did. Haha

[Igifuno]

You've always been a crazy bastard jasc.. haha.

[Cuz]

Prior to that - was this atrocity.....

lmfao! that was me, minus 100lbs lol

[jasc]

haha.. not really. i hung with a good crew of kids though. one year we built an entire 8' tall, 8' wide half pipe out of wood we stole from peoples yards! (i forgot about that!).. summer '86 i believe.

Same here, there was 6-7 of us up until 9th grade that were skate or die (remember that arcade game? Funny story, this kid moved to our school in 8th grade, metal head. He walked around the school the first day and at the end came up to us and said "Looks like Ill be hanging with you guys." Turned out to be a good friend.

As far as the ramp, my friend was rich, he was the smartest in his grade but had dread locks and smoked weed (In the 80's, he was ahead of the times). His parents said if he kept his grades above 95 when they built their new house he would get a ramp. They builders built the house, 2 car garage(with half court basketball), huge pool deck and then the ramp attached to the deck behind the garage. We sat there everyday for a month, they built the half pipe we would skate on that when they left and then they finished the bowl around it with metal coping.....epic days!

Edit: I had the hair too, would go in my mouth lol.

Good stuff guys. We built a bunch of big ramps at the end of our street out of wood from construction sites. Made a box and a few differnt ramps and landings to do gaps. Always wanted a half-pipe but never had the funds or know-how at that age.

We'd also go downtown and "street ride." We'd go in a good size group and do drop-offs, grind, bunny hop any and everything. Also had some sweet dirt trails we spent months making.

Those were the days.. BMX bikes, Heavy metal and Red Dog beer.

[MuscleInk]

Zoom zoom beep beep!!! Can't find any good pictures but anyone ever have one of those motocross bicycles with the plastic gas tank, plastic fenders and off road knobby tires? My favorite bike as a kid!

[jasc]

who didnt have a secret stash?

Definitely had a stash. My dad kept them in the bathroom n every once in a while I'd swipe one. We kept em in my youngest brothers room so we wouldn't get busted with them.

[jasc]

I had the frosted tips goin on when I was younger lol

Bahahaha

Same here

Had lightning bolts n steps in my hair too lol

[jasc]

found the look im going for guys.. gonna get one of these and restore it for the man cave (and i might even ride it a little hahaha )..

Badass 405! Be careful doing stunts though. Rims and forks bend much easier at our weight than they did back when we were kids.

[jasc]

I'm ashamed to admit this but I once owned a leather bomber jacket. The brown faux leather with the fur collar and a couple pilot type patches.

Had a couple jean jackets too.

The 80's were a dark time. Still hate my mom for making me wear that stuff. Lol

[Igifuno]

yeah that was the sh*t though..

How about late 80s early 90s when BUM Equipment sweatshirts were in and Z Cavaricci Jeans.. Come on, you know you pegged your pants!!