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remembering snug
she was the cutest tabby kitten i'd ever seen ~ & she loved to snuggle ~ she loved to play with her mom, sisters & auntie sabrina ~ we named her snugglebug, but mostly we just called her snug, & she was always my special kitty ~ i love all...
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ghost's top eleven rpg's:
#1 ~ down the rabbit hole... "here's a riddle.. when is a croquet mallet like a billy club? ..i'll tell you... whenever you want it to be..." cheshire cat to alice (american mcgee's alice: the original) this game is my favorite above all others...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you thank you mr mcgee for alice madness returns!!! (with the original i still rate these the best!)
#2 is primal, especially the wraith world where i felt right at home.. what a relief to play a strong female for a change, and with scree the gargoyle at my side... loved this game and want more!!!
#3 is fable/fable:lost chapters/fable 2.. get lost in this incredible world and determine your own fate... good or evil.. or somewhere in between... fable 3 is out!!!
#4 city of lost children.. based on the french movie of the same name.. you are miette, an orphan, use your thieving and sneaking skills to free the childrens' souls from the evil inventor who is stealing their dreams...
tied at #4 the kingdom hearts games (2).. disney meets final fantasy! play in disney worlds alongside jack skellington in halloweentown, jack sparrow in the caribbean or alice at the mad tea party..
#5 is van helsing.. if you liked the movie, play this gothic masterpiece and face werewolves, the frankenstein monster, mr hyde and count dracula himself...
#6 are all of the lord of the rings games, which are all worth mastering, including the hobbit game.. (watch out for the spiders!)
& the old classic snes lord of the rings.. (another good old favorite.. i spent forever lost in the barrow downs...)
#7 are all the ultima games.. my favorites were 'quest of the avatar' and 'the false prophet'.. but if you like the classics try out 'black gate' and 'exodus' and the other oldies..
#8 is the original nes game shadowgate.. the one that turned me into an rpg junkie in the first place all those years ago.. hunched over my controller in the dark in my camper in the middle of the night.. still a classic...
#9 is final fantasy, but i'm an old time gamer, so i mean the original final fantasy games on nes/snes like 1, 2, 3 + mystic quest.. still the best even without the graphics of the newer games...
#10 is lemony snickett's series of unfortunate events.. ok, so this game is not terribly hard..
(i was able to complete it even while fairly intoxicated..) it is still creative and fun if you enjoyed the movie, which i did...
i needed a #11 on my list for all the honorable mentions.. unforgettable games like wizardry, king arthur's world, tombs & treasures, deja vu, faxanadu, the immortal, breath of fire and the dragon warrior games.. also baldur's gate, the ren & stimpy games that wrecked my nerves, zombies ate my neighbors, fester's quest, maniac mansion!!! ...gasp... too many to remember... aargghh! all those years spent in the dark deep in some labyrinth scribbling cryptic notes and maps.. is that what is was that made me mad? or did they save me from madness...? the world may never know.. (p.s. i never made it without biting..)
!X! a bonus: i absolutely approve of the gamecube's eternal darkness: sanity's requiem.. lovecraftian & hallucinogenic.. i dare you!
the post-apocalyptic fallout games, F3, new vegas & F4 coming soon!
dante's inferno ~ go to hell!
gothic victorian lovecraftian bloodshed :D bloodborne!
i highly approve of the other from software games besides bloodborne, demon's souls & dark souls 1, 2 & 3.. not for the faint of heart, gotta get good for these!

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11/21/2013

toy castles

keeping on with the medieval theme a little bit longer, this little mini castle playset is from the 90's ~

with working gate & drawbridge ~

i especially like the little ghost ~

the kool toyz hidden adventure castle playset ~

tiny knights, horses & dragon etc ~

a more girly-girl alternative is the fairy castle ~

called the blue box tiny dreams fairy castle playset ~

with treasure, carriage & white horses ~

& different decor ~

sticker decorations ~

made in china ~

ghost & toxic

p.s. thanks abby!

UPDATE! be sure to check out the 2020 flashback friday favorite repost which includes the rare haunted castle playset!!

Posted at 09:31 AM in ghosts, medieval | Permalink

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Hey man. I have been looking for this castle FOREVER. What brand is it?? Is it for sale??

Posted by: Brandon | 04/07/2014 at 08:17 AM

brandon ~
hey, yeah, good luck finding one since i can't find a brand, only made in china on the bottom. we got these both from a mail order company in the 90's that sold import items in bulk, thus why we bought 2. i only sell my duplicates so no i'm afraid it's not for sale. my ebay link has anything i'm selling right now.. but thanks for visiting!

Posted by: ghost | 04/07/2014 at 10:56 AM

I've been looking for this forever, too. I had one when I was four, only the drawbridge door was pink and all the inside doors were yellow. I used to catch fireflies and put them in the dungeon, but they always squeezed through the bars.

Posted by: Hannah | 10/22/2014 at 05:18 PM

lol! :D

Posted by: ghost | 10/23/2014 at 09:33 AM

Can you tell me who makes this castle and where I can get one just like it?

Posted by: Gayla | 03/20/2015 at 08:07 AM

check out the other comments..
sorry i can't help much ~

Posted by: ghost | 03/20/2015 at 08:40 AM

I'm very happy I stumbled upon your website on my search for this castle playset but sad their is no brand information. Do you remember the name of the mail order company, I know it has been a very long time since then haha. Thank you ahead of time :D

Posted by: Steve | 03/22/2015 at 10:34 PM

I even tried a reverse image search which brought me nothing but now that I have a photo the search will get a little better thank you.

Posted by: Steve | 03/22/2015 at 10:35 PM

steve ~
you know it was just some import company that we got a catalog from my that my husband found at work, it was cheap because they sold everything in multiples, clothes, toys, office stuff.. the company's probably long gone.. i think i had to buy 3 of these castles to get the price, i kept one of each kind & gave the third to my niece as a gift.. funny how many people still remember these little toys! i wish i could be more help..

Posted by: ghost | 03/23/2015 at 08:26 AM

1999 Kool Toyz Hidden Adventure Castle Playset

Posted by: Marisa | 04/12/2015 at 08:40 PM

omg! I, well you found it! I was at the store and seen a castle with horse and carage. i thought the horse and carage looked familiar but thats it. Then I remembered my old castle. Soon as I seen your pictures it all came back! thank you!! ^_^

Posted by: Nunya | 01/22/2016 at 01:11 PM

another toy lost & found :)

Posted by: brenda | 01/22/2016 at 05:21 PM

I have one of these... are they worth much? I know nothing about it..

Posted by: misty | 07/15/2016 at 10:33 AM

hi misty,
as you can see lots of people remember these & are looking for them, they were imports & hard to find now.. i don't know how much you could get for one, but i remember seeing alot of people talking about them & linking here from a redit forum, if you could still find that thread, people there may be interested rather than just take your chance selling on ebay..
good luck,

Posted by: ghost | 07/15/2016 at 04:42 PM

These were a lot of fun. Loved the catapults and the little knights.

Posted by: JMC | 07/16/2016 at 02:59 AM

I have this castle. I found it in the thrift store without the extra accessories or action figures. I bought it, revamped it and got some miniature knights to go with it. check me out on instagram to see it tattoo_ace

Posted by: Aaron Hardy | 12/20/2018 at 02:43 AM

so many people remember this old castle! your version looks great, me & mr dad like to create mini houses together, check out down left in the sidebar for a bunch, right now we're working on one called 'innsmouth house' with a lovecraftian theme :)

Posted by: ghost | 12/20/2018 at 09:11 AM

I have this castle too since 1998

Posted by: Iris | 01/11/2019 at 03:13 PM

The "girl's" castle is called:

Blue Box Tiny Dreams Fairy Castle Play Set

the "boy's" castle was called:

Kool Toyz Hidden Adventure Castle Playset

Posted by: Abby | 08/28/2019 at 07:52 PM

thanks abby! i have updated the post accordingly, so many people remember these little castles!!

Posted by: ghost | 08/29/2019 at 08:58 AM

Just buy one , still in the box ! The compagnie is blue box and they call it hidden adventures Castle play set

Posted by: Kim | 03/08/2020 at 08:19 PM

kim, thanks for the info! :D

Posted by: ghost | 03/09/2020 at 08:08 AM

Hell yeah i need to buy this thing again, loved it as a kid

Posted by: Rolf Janssen | 03/18/2020 at 10:03 AM

Posted by: ghost | 03/18/2020 at 10:20 AM

Kim do you have a link for Blue Box? My brother has been dying to find one of these again

Posted by: Ben | 07/04/2020 at 09:30 PM

Hi not sure how to post on here but I've noticed these castles were part of a line called Bluebox Adventures. I have a haunted castle version which I haven't been able to find anywhere. I'm not sure how to post images on here but would love to share pictures.

Posted by: Andy | 08/19/2020 at 03:11 PM

andy,
i would love to see & share pix of a haunted castle version! i never knew there was one, just the little ghost in the knight's castle shown above, these little playsets get lots of attention still!

Posted by: ghost | 08/20/2020 at 07:56 AM

I have the haunted version how do I upload pics I’ll do it now

Posted by: Reeceleecrake | 10/15/2020 at 02:14 PM

It has 3 coffins where the ramp goes and makes loads of weird noises and flashes up I was born 1996 and got it sometime when I was a kid I’ve never seen another one since I’m thinking it was like a Halloween special so probleys not many of them about at all

Posted by: Reeceleecrake | 10/15/2020 at 02:23 PM

I have the box all the characters and it still lights up 😅 id never partways with it it’s litteraly been with me since I was a baby.

Posted by: Reeceleecrake | 10/15/2020 at 02:26 PM

rc ~ :D sent you an email!

Posted by: ghost | 10/16/2020 at 07:06 AM

Hey, I've now taken some photos. If you can give me your email address I'll send them across.

Cheers
A

Posted by: Andy | 10/19/2020 at 03:34 PM

hey andy,
i've sent you an email at your hotmail address you used for the comment..
if you didn't receive it then here is my email address:
ghost@brensgumbyland.com

thanks so much for taking photos!

Posted by: ghost | 10/19/2020 at 08:40 PM

now UPDATED this post links at the bottom to my 2020 flashback friday favorites with andy's cool haunted castle playset pictures! enjoy!!

Posted by: ghost | 10/23/2020 at 10:54 AM

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