{"id":6281,"date":"2018-05-08T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/index.php\/2018\/05\/08\/big-toys-week-earthquake-tower-by-remco\/"},"modified":"2019-09-08T18:38:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T18:38:48","slug":"big-toys-week-earthquake-tower-by-remco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/big-toys-week-earthquake-tower-by-remco\/","title":{"rendered":"BIG Toys Week: Earthquake Tower by Remco"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nI think this is one of the more infamous toys we\u2019ve ever discussed on PlaidStallions. Remco sought to cash in on the Irwin Allen disaster movie craze (but not pay for it) by creating this playset that emulates a massive earthquake hitting a tower. <\/span>
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<\/span> Earthquakes are real events, unlike King Kong or Godzilla attacks<\/a>, the Remco Earthquake tower is well, one of the more morbid toys ever conceived (with this being a close contender for #2<\/a>).<\/span>
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\nRemco sold it as a sort of rescue game, your goal was to save as many civilians as you could using your copter and fire truck but as a former 7 year old boy, I’ll tell you right now, those people are toast.<\/span><\/div>\n


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<\/span>  It\u2019s also, as the theme week would anticipate, really, really big. It’s five feet tall, which means bigger than most kids.<\/span>
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<\/span> Remco even included a floppy vinyl record of explosions, sirens, and perilous music to help you simulate this environment; it is, however, tastefully bereft of screams. Give it a listen if you like, I put it on Youtube.<\/span><\/p>\n

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