We had Action Man instead of GI Joe here in Blighty. I had the one with the eagle eyes and rubber grippy hands. One of the best pressies I got as a nipper was the big war boat accessory. I was small enough that taking it on holiday I could sit on it in the sea.
Now remembering the Six Million Dollar Man figure. With the grissly skin that rolled up on the arm to expose his tech.
And Stretch Armstrong, the bendy bugger. Think I had the version that was green and modelled on the Hulk.
Was Donkey Kong the first appearance of Mario? Had one of those handheld video games. Preferred my ice hockey one though. Bigger, about the size of a tablet PC, you could even play 2-player.
Always used to go for a game of Space Invaders after swimming at the local baths, but the most abiding arcade memory was the first Gauntlet. A holiday at Butlins had me ensconced at that machine. "
Warrior, needs food, badly. All your potions, will be lost."
