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Incredible Crash Dummies Collection

Oct 28, 2013 at 6:36:30 PM
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Man, I remember these from when I was a kid and I still have all of mine packed away in a storage tote with all my childhood action figures. I have the Crash Test Center, Crash n' Bash Chair, one of the motorcycles, Slick, Spin, Spare Tire, 2 Junkbots, and probably 2 other Crash Dummies. These were a lot of fun.

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Oct 30, 2013 at 5:57:43 AM
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I'm really in the mood to buy a new item for the first time in a few years but there is like nothing on eBay right now going for competitve prices, nothing but high price BINs.

Oct 30, 2013 at 9:03:31 AM
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Neat collection. Brought back some memories. I never owned any, but I remember seeing them in stores.

Oct 30, 2013 at 9:24:01 AM
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This brings back the memories of the tv comercials.

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Oct 30, 2013 at 10:09:52 AM
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Originally posted by: Trj22487

I'm really in the mood to buy a new item for the first time in a few years but there is like nothing on eBay right now going for competitve prices, nothing but high price BINs.
New Crash Dummies item ya say?  Got a CIB GB version on the bay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171146675...

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Nov 1, 2013 at 7:30:31 AM
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Originally posted by: jonebone

Originally posted by: Trj22487

I'm really in the mood to buy a new item for the first time in a few years but there is like nothing on eBay right now going for competitve prices, nothing but high price BINs.
New Crash Dummies item ya say?  Got a CIB GB version on the bay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171146675942

/Shameless self plug
 

I've got my eye on it but just got hit with a few unexpected expenses. Of all the videogames, none are rare so I feel I can pick them up anytime I choose.


Edited: 06/04/2015 at 06:42 PM by Trj22487

Nov 2, 2013 at 5:52:30 AM
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I have a few pictures of myself in the early 90's playing around with these things







You can see my Commodore 64 in the back of this photo as well. Gauntlet is the floppy disk that is visible.



Edited: 01/12/2018 at 08:46 PM by Trj22487

Nov 4, 2013 at 10:25:03 AM
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Very cool set man, much respect for that.

Nov 4, 2013 at 11:01:44 AM
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My five year old just saw this thread with the pictures ( I'm home with him as he's sick from school today.).  He just spent  about 8 minutes staring at all of the toys.
They are cool.

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Nov 18, 2013 at 4:42:23 PM
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Wow. I loved these. Also had the vhs till my vcr ate it.

Nov 18, 2013 at 9:11:23 PM
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I finally got inspired to buy my first new item in a few years!
After shipping I paid $9.48 which is a pretty good deal. (look on eBay)
Now I have two of the four bad guys in their packaging again



Glad everyone has enjoyed these toys


Edited: 11/18/2013 at 09:16 PM by Trj22487

Nov 19, 2013 at 1:31:41 AM
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HOLY FREAKING BAT @#$@!

Wow, thanks for the trip down memory lane. I loved that toy lineup, was quite obsessed with it back in the early '90s. Begs the question, what do you think of the video game counterparts?

True story... confession time.

Back in '93 I bought the big white plush break apart dummy. It got messed up somehow and so my mom exchanged it for the purple one. And for whatever reason, rather than beating up the purple one, I "adopted" it as sort of my pet. I called it "Dummy" and remember wishing to Santa that he would grant "Dummy" magical speaking powers. I had a spare bed in my room when my bro switched rooms, and I let Dummy "sleep on it," with little blanket and all. LOL, it's pretty pathetic and sad looking back, but the bloody thing and I bonded. I never shared this with anyone until now.

Spin the purple dummy was MY guy back in the day. Had him for a number of years before my mom finally threw him out in the late '90s. The "pet phase" only lasted a year or so, but even after that I always treasured the thing.

Haha, sad huh?

True (scary) story.

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Nov 19, 2013 at 6:59:46 AM
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Originally posted by: Steve
Back in '93 I bought the big white plush break apart dummy. It got messed up somehow and so my mom exchanged it for the purple one. And for whatever reason, rather than beating up the purple one, I "adopted" it as sort of my pet. I called it "Dummy" and remember wishing to Santa that he would grant "Dummy" magical speaking powers. I had a spare bed in my room when my bro switched rooms, and I let Dummy "sleep on it," with little blanket and all. LOL, it's pretty pathetic and sad looking back, but the bloody thing and I bonded. I never shared this with anyone until now.

LMFAO. That's...that's awesome. I have a story about mine too. About 9-10 years ago I had it out of my bureau, I think I'd been going through what I had or whatever...anyway, I left it out, in the box and everything just like it still is obviously. I didn't think much of it, anyway, I ended up bringing a girl back to my place that night and eventually we got to the bedroom, with the lights mostly out, maybe the glow from my monitor or something was lighting the room, you couldn't see much. We had sex seriously for what must have been a half hour before she noticed this GIANT crash dummy buckled into a cardboard box just staring at her and it FREAKED HER THE HELL OUT. So now I always make sure the toys stay in the closet lol. Those things were really cool as a kid though because they were soft and cuddly at night, but you could also rip the arms and legs off and knock off the head with a baseball bat if you wanted.


As I said before, I think the Genesis and SNES versions suck, but I actually like the NES game, most people don't. I don't have much problem crusing through the entire game in about 30 minutes only taking a few hits. It's got some good graphics for an NES game. Dumb enemies though. This line sure had a lot of videogames though for being such a short fad. I've never tried the Game Gear or Game Boy ones. Isn't there a Master System version too or am I wrong about that?


Edited: 11/19/2013 at 07:07 AM by Trj22487

Nov 19, 2013 at 10:01:40 AM
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Originally posted by: empire

Wow, awesome collection. I had the car and the fat dummy, they were a lot of fun to play with.

I now know who to blame for the totaling of my '97 Chrysler Cirrus. Thanks, I hoped better from you.

Also, I am an idiot. I always thought it was "Incredible Crash TEST Dummies". I am also the dude who thought it was "Downtown" Abbey as opposed to the proper Downton Abbey. Sheesh.


Nov 19, 2013 at 12:05:49 PM
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Crash Test Dummies was a popular rock band in the mid 90's. Incredible Crash Dummies is the toy line.

Dec 15, 2013 at 10:47:44 AM
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I've never had an avatar on NintendoAge and just today it dawned on me it should so obviously be Slick and Spin with an NES controller! Every time I break these things out with the camera though I get the urge to make a movie out of them, and then I'm like, "no dude, that's too nerdy." and I put them away.


Edited: 12/15/2013 at 10:49 AM by Trj22487

Dec 15, 2013 at 12:19:35 PM
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Make the movie then post it here!

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Dec 15, 2013 at 4:13:25 PM
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Awesome avatar dude! Digging it.

Funny that you bumped this thread. I still remember the date I bought Crash Dummy Spin on. December 23, 1993. Damn, almost 20 years ago. Ah, the memories. I recall getting him from KB Toys for a discounted $10 (regular price was $20)

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Edited: 12/15/2013 at 04:13 PM by Steve

Oct 1, 2014 at 5:20:33 AM
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For years I've wondered who the illustrator was to all of the awesome box artwork in this series.
Finally a bunch of beta material has popped up on eBay, and I have my answer.

Marc Ericksen.   http://www.retrogameart.com/...
He also has 75+ video game illustrations to his credit.



Including the Crash Dummies videogames of course, another classic NES game he did the artwork for - Bad Dudes - It is so obvious now!!





Edited: 09/02/2016 at 09:33 AM by Trj22487

Oct 1, 2014 at 8:34:18 AM
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Originally posted by: Trj22487

I have a few pictures of myself in the early 90's playing around with these things





We ALL had that haircut. 



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Originally posted by: lotz-o-boxes

Originally posted by: Trj22487

I have a few pictures of myself in the early 90's playing around with these things





We ALL had that haircut. 

 



So true lol.

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Oct 1, 2014 at 5:19:20 PM
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Edited: 08/31/2016 at 07:13 PM by Trj22487

Oct 1, 2014 at 11:11:14 PM
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thanks a ton for sharing your collection, I havent thought of these since I was a kid. This sure brings back some fond memories. I had 1 regular guy, 1 fat guy, 1 bad guy, and maybe a motorcycle? Such rad toys.

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I also had the exact same keyboard as the one in the picture above. Awesome!

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Edited: 10/01/2014 at 11:12 PM by 64BitMatthew

Oct 4, 2014 at 6:44:58 PM
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I was digging through some boxes in my closet and came across these two items. I can't believe I'd forgotten about the pinball machine!
It is loud as hell with no volume control, I used to drive my parents crazy with it as a kid. Lots of fun.



Edited: 01/14/2018 at 08:31 AM by Trj22487

Feb 4, 2015 at 8:14:12 PM
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I got my first new item in forever today, this is the 3rd one of these I've ever had. The box was a bit shelf worn but I got it for $8 which was really good