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Before I head out to Austin’s 15th Classic Game Fest, I thought I would keep up some good feelings (or vibes, which is getting as overused as Kate Bush’s 1985 hit). When I was at the Greater Austin Comic (Book) Convention two weeks ago, this vendor had this on display. I didn’t ask if the original toy was inside, I was way more impressed that he had the first packaging as Kenner would update it at least twice. I had to have a photo due to how many good memories it continues to give me. Not just the movie, the toy and all the fun I had “flying” it around the house occasionally pressing the button which blurted the only noise it made; it wasn’t anything from the movies.<\/span><\/p>\n The greater memory it instills involves my parents who I haven’t spoken to in 19 years (their loss). How they went through all the difficulty to get me 1979’s\u00a0it toy<\/em>. So whenever a kid got (or receives) a Cabbage Patch doll in 1983, a Tickle-Me-Elmo in 1996 or I imagine an iPhone today, I share the happiness, the joy and the heart-warming glow. The Netflix show\u00a0The Toys That Made Us<\/em> had such an incredible episode covering the history of\u00a0Star Wars<\/em> toys, namely the Kenner era. What’s really funny, or sad, my friends Doc and Eiko gave me the\u00a0Falcon<\/em> in 1995 and 16 years later, Kenner used the same mold to make it: the smuggling compartment floor, where the landing gear retracts and how it’s assembled. The improvements were awesome too. It had four real sound choices the\u00a0Falcon<\/em> actually made, they found a way to put re-entry and battle scars into the plastic and the stickers were more accurate. What happened to it? I sold it to a friend in order to move in a hurry and cut down on my clutter. I regret it somewhat but it was an emergency. So I foolishly wasted some stimulus money on the\u00a0most recent version of the\u00a0Falcon<\/em> which is closer to scale and the clincher, it came with a Hondo figure! It remains in storage right now and one day it will either be in my office(s) or a very, very lucky child will receive it. Off to see all the video games I loved at Aladdin’s Castle, played in college when I should’ve been studying and whatever else my very large tribe loves.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Before I head out to Austin’s 15th Classic Game Fest, I thought I would keep up some good feelings (or vibes, which is getting as overused as Kate Bush’s 1985 hit). When I was at the Greater Austin Comic (Book) … Continue reading