Throwbacks: The Toys You Forgot You Had

Somewhere in a loft there's a box with your name on it. Inside: a Boglin that has seen things, a Battle Beast with a rubbed-off chest, and a Ninja Turtle who lost his weapons in 1990 and never got over it.

These pages are the way back to it. Some you can tick your way through for a score, and others are just here to make you say "I had that!" out loud in public. Either way, expect a sudden urge to ring your mum about what happened to your He-Man.

How Many of These 1985 Toys Did You Have?
1985 was a great year to be a kid with pocket money. The ThunderCats arrived, and the toy aisle got very strange.
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How Many of These 1986 Toys Did You Have?
1986 was a great year to be a kid with a strong stomach. Madballs and Battle Beasts turned up, and it only gets weirder from there.
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How Many of These 1987 Toys Did You Have?
1987 was a great year to be a kid who liked holograms. Boglins sat on your hand, and some toys started firing at your telly.
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How Many of These 1988 Toys Did You Have?
1988 was a great year to be a kid with no taste. The Ninja Turtles arrived, and Dino-Riders strapped soldiers to dinosaurs.
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How Many of These 1991 Toys Did You Have?
1991 was a great year to be a kid with big pockets. Monster in My Pocket and Mini Boglins filled them, and the rest of the list gets stranger.
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How Many of These 1993 Toys Did You Have?
1993 was a great year to be a kid with a telly. Power Rangers landed, Biker Mice from Mars arrived, and the toy aisle tried to keep up.
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90s Toys You Forgot About. How Many Did You Have?
You remember the Turtles and the Power Rangers. These are the ones that got left in the loft.
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Why We Built These

We grew up with these toys, and we never quite left them behind. Grayl started as checklists for collectors, and they're brilliant when you know what you're looking for. But nobody can search for a toy they've forgotten existed.

That's the bit we love: the moment you turn a corner, see Mighty Max or a Monster in My Pocket, and you're eight years old on a bedroom carpet again. So we picked the toys that do that to us, wrote something daft about each one, and left you to it.

If you get to the end and want the real things back, Grayl will keep track of the ones you've got and the ones that got away. If you just want to prove to your brother that you had the better childhood, that's fine too.

The 80s, Briefly

The decade of plastic muscle. He-Man flexed, ThunderCats roared and Transformers turned into anything with wheels. Zoids took over the kitchen table, Battle Beasts settled every argument with a rub sticker, and Madballs and Boglins made your parents question your choices. Dino-Riders strapped soldiers to dinosaurs, and The Real Ghostbusters put ghosts in your bedroom on purpose.