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CTVT Beats out Mattel?!?!?!
Shocking headline ay? But seriously... My son (9) has not really cared all that much about dad's affection for Mego's. He does think it's kinda cool that Dad plays with toys but, the action figures don't really do it for him, until...
Night before last (he's visiting for a few weeks) he spotted the CTVT reissues of the knights that I've been acquiring lately. He says, wow those are cool! I say, "So you wanna play with them?" To which he says "YES!"
Within a matter of moments we're embarking on a journey through the "World of Warcraft". He stops and says, "Wait, we need a Mage". So he grabs my bag-o-pieces and starts slapping together a Mage figure made up of a Fonzie head, Space 1999 cloak, Arthur's belt and amulet (gotta have a magical amulet right?) and wah lah! My son is a customizer. From here he decided it was time to mix and match to make better fighters for the campaign. Heads are popping, accessories and suits are getting swapped and I'm loving it. Just like dear old dad.
Flash forward to last night... a cousin of his comes over and they start playing with the CTVT Mego's. The pair came looking to see if I had any other bits and pieces at which time the cousin eyeballs the loose Mattel heroes on the shelf and I say, "You wanna play with those?" He says, "Uh okay". Not seeing much enthusiasm I handed them Lex, Superman and Green Arrow for their adventures. About ten minutes later I go to see how it's going (plus I had found a couple boxed CTVT Friar Tucks I was going to give each of them to use as fodder) and was a little sad.
The adventures were continuing but Supes and Lex were left out of the picture. GA was a part of the action mainly because of his Bow and Boxing Glove Arrow. After handing each of them a Friar Tuck their eye's lit up and the good Friar joined in the fray.
By the end of the session even Green Arrow was cast aside. The inability to switch out arrows seemed to be the deal breaker. Anyway the coolest thing outside of all the other cool things I saw them creating with their imaginations was that when they were done, both of them carefully boxed Tuck back up making sure all of his accessories were safe and secure in the box. They genuinely cared about that fat bodied shelf warmer!?! I was pleased.
So what does this mean in the grand scheme of things? I'm not totally sure but I have an opinion forming. Considering the nature of video games it seems that the most classic of characters have more appeal to the current generation of kids then the stuffy old superheroes of our day. Just a thought. Either way it goes I'm just glad that my son is finally seeing the fun that can come from Megos (or mego like toys) like his old man.
Night before last (he's visiting for a few weeks) he spotted the CTVT reissues of the knights that I've been acquiring lately. He says, wow those are cool! I say, "So you wanna play with them?" To which he says "YES!"
Within a matter of moments we're embarking on a journey through the "World of Warcraft". He stops and says, "Wait, we need a Mage". So he grabs my bag-o-pieces and starts slapping together a Mage figure made up of a Fonzie head, Space 1999 cloak, Arthur's belt and amulet (gotta have a magical amulet right?) and wah lah! My son is a customizer. From here he decided it was time to mix and match to make better fighters for the campaign. Heads are popping, accessories and suits are getting swapped and I'm loving it. Just like dear old dad.
Flash forward to last night... a cousin of his comes over and they start playing with the CTVT Mego's. The pair came looking to see if I had any other bits and pieces at which time the cousin eyeballs the loose Mattel heroes on the shelf and I say, "You wanna play with those?" He says, "Uh okay". Not seeing much enthusiasm I handed them Lex, Superman and Green Arrow for their adventures. About ten minutes later I go to see how it's going (plus I had found a couple boxed CTVT Friar Tucks I was going to give each of them to use as fodder) and was a little sad.
The adventures were continuing but Supes and Lex were left out of the picture. GA was a part of the action mainly because of his Bow and Boxing Glove Arrow. After handing each of them a Friar Tuck their eye's lit up and the good Friar joined in the fray.
By the end of the session even Green Arrow was cast aside. The inability to switch out arrows seemed to be the deal breaker. Anyway the coolest thing outside of all the other cool things I saw them creating with their imaginations was that when they were done, both of them carefully boxed Tuck back up making sure all of his accessories were safe and secure in the box. They genuinely cared about that fat bodied shelf warmer!?! I was pleased.
So what does this mean in the grand scheme of things? I'm not totally sure but I have an opinion forming. Considering the nature of video games it seems that the most classic of characters have more appeal to the current generation of kids then the stuffy old superheroes of our day. Just a thought. Either way it goes I'm just glad that my son is finally seeing the fun that can come from Megos (or mego like toys) like his old man.
WHEREVER YOU ARE IS WHERE YOU ARE AT
My son is 9 and his cousin is 6. For a fun suprise "prize" you culd pick up a set on the cheap from everybody's buddy Vini and give it a shot.
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