you nostalgia you lose

[Yazza54]

monthefish said:

Blown2CV said:

oh and i remember lusting after a raleigh vektar so badly... they were like £200 even in about 1983 though so no chance.

I never had one but GOD did I want one badly. A chap at my schol had one but wouldn't give anyone a shot of it



Remember the 'cheapo' versions:

the Raleigh Wildcat


and Wolf

What's all that crap on the frame supposed to be?

[Ari]

http://www.flasharcade.com/shooting-games/play/bat...

[Steamer]

Jobbo said:

Yiliterate said:

You can buy them still (or perhaps again - I'm not sure whether they ceased to be produced for a while). I've got one in that exact colour on my Amazon wishlist. It's been there for months and nobody bought it for either Christmas or my birthday. Perhaps an indication that nostalgia does not equal taste

I did have one that colour (or possibly the opposite way round) in the 80s though, so I'm allowed to like it.

Edited by Jobbo on Tuesday 25th June 13:52

...and everyone had a key!

Woe-betide anyone that owned a Head bag but didnt carry their key with them.

[monthefish]

Yazza54 said:

monthefish said:

Blown2CV said:

oh and i remember lusting after a raleigh vektar so badly... they were like £200 even in about 1983 though so no chance.

I never had one but GOD did I want one badly. A chap at my schol had one but wouldn't give anyone a shot of it



Remember the 'cheapo' versions:

the Raleigh Wildcat


and Wolf

What's all that crap on the frame supposed to be?

If I have to explain, it'd be lost on you.

That 'crap' as you call it, is what dreams were made of if you were a youngster in the 80's.

[Rickyy]

johnnymaestro said:

GroundEffect said:

I'm 24 so my childhood was this...

And mine, but also remember these,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGH3uG4gGI4

Instant transportation to childhood.

[JRewing]

I could do with a new holdall....
That Head model could be just the thing I need. Especially if I want to play squash with Gordon Gekko.

[GTIR]

Elliot!

I wasn't allowed one in the 80's.







So I've ordered a 30th anniversary edition due for delivery any day now!

[MarshPhantom]

I had one of these in the early Eighties - Extra Burner.



And I have one of these in the shed - 25th Anniversary Team Aero Pro.

[lufbramatt]

ash73 said:

INCOMING MESSAGE

had this on the (ancient then) BBC Micros at school. Wasted hours playing Frontier: Elite 2 on my Amiga Came with a star chart and a book about the politic/history of the galaxy!

[Pilsner]

I remember lusting over this very image, years and years ago, even showing it to my grandmother in amazement.

Definitely the defining game of my early teenage years. I was a monster, got the world's fastest lap with the Koenigsegg (which was a bit of a dog, but my favourite) around Uffizi and was very fast around the Nordschleife! Won a few competitions as well. Loved it.

Project Gotham Racing 2, I miss thee.

[Vince70]

[NadiR]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCJWhf5QKeE

Makes me feel like the excited 10 year old I was 8 years ago, trawling through the used dealerships.

[lufbramatt]

NadiR said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCJWhf5QKeE

Makes me feel like the excited 10 year old I was 8 years ago, trawling through the used dealerships.

haha bought GT4 as a present to myself after completing all my coursework at the end of my 2nd year at uni

[Martyn-123]

[Blown2CV]

the world was definitely divided into those that rode BMX and those (weirdos) that rode 'racers' in the 80s!

[randomman]

Martyn-123 said:

Same as my Nan's first phone, she still has in the garage it of course, can't throw something like that away!

[mike80]

Many of us had that as our first phone when we were in sixth form. Never did find out how to send emails and watch youtube on it...

[Twincam16]

Martyn-123 said:

Ha!

This was my first mobile phone:



Lasted four years (including my first two at university, so it got the typical drunken-student punishment) and was as tough as the brick it resembled. Only died when the keys wore out.

[monthefish]

Pilsner said:

Project Gotham Racing 2, I miss thee.

Something I've always wondered - what was the connection to Batman on a racing game?

Was there one, or was the name Gotham just a coincidence?

[Morningside]

Twincam16 said:

Martyn-123 said:

Ha!

This was my first mobile phone:



Lasted four years (including my first two at university, so it got the typical drunken-student punishment) and was as tough as the brick it resembled. Only died when the keys wore out.

Is that the phone that was hacked to give free credit due to the boob on their behalf of storing credit on the phone rather than at the server.