OMG!! Memory broke

[Whipped]

Ok, a few months ago I found an old toy that I'd been trying to remember the name of for ages. Now I've forgotten it again.

I've convinced myself that it was called Battle Tracker. It was a small tank like robot that you programmed from a touchpad on top. Simple stuff like move forward, back, shoot, etc.

Does anyone know the toy I'm talking about and what it is actually called.

 

[Tom]

I remember that toy, a friend had one. You programmed it to drive for a certain distance, before making a turn, then driving forward again.

*thinks*

 

[Cyfr]

Logo?

 

[Tom]

It was a kind of silver grey colour, it ran on tracks (like a tank) - or 6 wheels I can't quite remember, and had a pointy kind of nose with black ridges on. It was quite big, about the same size as your average colour inkjet printer.

 

[Tom]

Anyhow, give us a picture.

 

[Whipped]

I can't find pictures without knowing what the hell it was called

But you're right on with the description.

 

[Trem]

I had one of those, I used to piss on it.

 

[Vae]

Big Trak
(Google: programmable toy tank after several failings with battle and 1980's )

http://www.bugeyedmonster.com/toys/bigtrak/

 

[Whipped]

Oh you star. I was trying battle toy 1980 in google , tried programmable but got back loads of crap. Knew either battle or track was in the name somewhere.
Oh well, a couple on eBay. Was hoping to get one for my girlfriend's son's birthday. Not sure I can afford to fork out £120+ though

 

[Lynchet]

http://www.stuffwelove.co.uk/bigtrak.htm

 

[Cyfr]

Oh you star. I was trying battle toy 1980 in google , tried programmable but got back loads of crap. Knew either battle or track was in the name somewhere.
Oh well, a couple on eBay. Was hoping to get one for my girlfriend's son's birthday. Not sure I can afford to fork out £120+ though

Surly they do a much more modern version of something similar?

 

[xane]

Surly they do a much more modern version of something similar?

MY son got a more modern one a few years back, it was a remote controlled car but also had the programmable stuff like Big Trak on it too, I think there are several on the market, they might not be "tanks" but they are all programmable all the same.

 

[Cyfr]

http://www.terrapinlogo.com/show.cgi?id=1040406200280724&file=robotics/roamer.html

*gasp at price*

 

[Wij]

Bah - I was gonna say Big Trak too

m8 rich **** of a schoolfriend had one and the trailer.

in fact he had every toy.

i had a bootleg pikey kermit glove puppet

childhood == teh sux !

 

[Mazling]

thinkgeek has some stuff

 

[Whipped]

Yep. I have the Atari games stick and will soon be investing in this lovely Namco one.