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>Probably around 1986-1987, friend and I are about 10-11 years old
>G.I. Joe was well into it's golden years. Stuff hadn't gotten too crazy and colorful yet
>I'm kinda poor, friend has a lot more vehicles and figures but we still have fun
>Bring my Snow Cat and Buzz Boar over to his house, pit them against his Havoc and Moray
>I think we were getting to that age where pretend play kinda peters out but we still have fun
>The couch is the enemy's mountain fortress, and backyard brush is Cobra Island's jungle
>We sneak into a nearby apartment building, the kind that has those open carpeted stairs behind big front windows
>Battle on the stairs! Joe's on a string rappelling rope and Cobra Vipers are on zip lines from the balcony above
That childhood friend moved away long ago. Even if he hadn't I doubt we could ever really have imaginative play like that as adults. Still, thanks for the memories Jake.