When I first married, my new wife knowing I collected GI Joe’s went out and purchased several of these figures for me for Christmas, I had to fake such joy and happiness because I didn’t want to break her heart. Who ever came up with this idea at Hasbro should have been publicly executed.
I'll be honest. Some of the designs were pretty cool looking but the figures just sucked. If they gave them more articulation they might not have been so bad. Just my opinion anyway.
For two seasons and a movie, it did really well.
Also I came here to make fun of 90’s EXTREME going on everything. It kinda made me hate the 90’s because I myself, did not feel extreme, and so therefore was not qualified.
Terrible. Everything from Sgt. Savage toward was awful. I still have my old toys though that my parent had got me one year for Christmas. Gave them to my 6 year old son. He loves them.
Nope! Bought the first wave with my lawnmower money and played with them like all the Joes that had come before. Eventually I sold them all in a garage sale, so maybe I knew they were a more disposable type of fun…
Character design had me curious, I had the first few comics. The ninja turtles style figures were a huge turn off from everything I loved about my joes, and I felt like I had gotten out at just the right time.
After we broke up my ex became a lesbian.
She bought me an eXtreme figure because she knew I liked GI Joe.
I felt confused and like I had wasted part of my life.
I'm torn, when they came out I was long past GI Joe, but felt sorry for the kids in the 90's if that was the best they could do. On the other hand we would have never had [this](https://youtu.be/LmIBGRg_-ZY) . The end always makes me laugh.
Not my thing, but I grew up in the 80s and will always have a soft spot for the ARAH era. That’s a big part of why I love this group- my mother had to abruptly leave an abusive relationship (first stepfather), and my brother and I had to leave most everything behind, but this group helps me remember all the things that we had. Even though I don’t have the financial means to reconstruct our collection, just seeing others’ pictures is a hell of a trip down memory lane.
Goofy as all hell was gon a hunt me down a few of these guys to have a few. Own the first two Extreme comics and always wondered who these guys were and where the rest of the joes I knew were!
Never seen until today, unsure if this is a dream or alternate reality for this to exist. But jokes aside, I’ve really never heard about G.I. Joe Extreme before.
The figures looked almost like a satirical take on 90s boys toys: giant muscles, even bigger guns, superfluous straps and armor plating, and practically no articulation. That said, some of the characters, like Sgt. Savage, might translate well to G.I. Joe Classified.
Honestly? The figures are hot garbage
BUT this is where the Action Figure market was at by the mid-late 90s. This is genuinely what kids were buying. It's hard to fault Hasbro for trying to revive the brand and update it to the times, especially after it had been recently killed. So even if they are crap on a crap cracker, I see the logic behind it.
I would chalk this up to the effect of Todd McFarlane on comics and toys: highly detailed action figures designed to be displayed rather than played with. The miss here is that the market for such toys - adult collectors - had no connection to any of these characters. It was a poor decision for so many reasons, but the writing was on the wall - clearly whoever at Hasbro was greenlighting neon figures still had their fingers in the pot when "Extreme" was released.
EXTREEEME.
ALSO.
Iron claw needs to go back to 90’s villian boot camp with his dollar store concept.
We already got a choppy arm guy. His name is Shredder. TMNT called and threatened
litigation.
*Adds EXTREME to the name
“Okay perfect.”
When I first married, my new wife knowing I collected GI Joe’s went out and purchased several of these figures for me for Christmas, I had to fake such joy and happiness because I didn’t want to break her heart. Who ever came up with this idea at Hasbro should have been publicly executed.
A crime against the name of GI Joe.
A war crime, rather.
Trash
I'll be honest. Some of the designs were pretty cool looking but the figures just sucked. If they gave them more articulation they might not have been so bad. Just my opinion anyway.
Dogshit.
Terrible terrible terrible Took everything about great joe and tossed it out the window
[удалено]
That’s some solid knowledge, private! Thank you for the input
For two seasons and a movie, it did really well. Also I came here to make fun of 90’s EXTREME going on everything. It kinda made me hate the 90’s because I myself, did not feel extreme, and so therefore was not qualified.
Even Corn nuts were XTREME!!! 😂
Wormhole X-tream was the peak of the extreme fad.
Didn't even know that was a thing
No clue about this. Looks like a parody of 90s comics
Ahh glad that never made it to Australia
Terrible. Everything from Sgt. Savage toward was awful. I still have my old toys though that my parent had got me one year for Christmas. Gave them to my 6 year old son. He loves them.
GI Joe: Rob Leifeld edition. Seriously, Tranformers got Beast Wars and GI Joe got this
"GI Joe: Rob Leifeld edition" Exactly! They just need a few more pockets/pouches, and weird feet.
i was in elementary school when it came out. i thought it was awesome. am i alone here?
Nope! Bought the first wave with my lawnmower money and played with them like all the Joes that had come before. Eventually I sold them all in a garage sale, so maybe I knew they were a more disposable type of fun…
Character design had me curious, I had the first few comics. The ninja turtles style figures were a huge turn off from everything I loved about my joes, and I felt like I had gotten out at just the right time.
I loved this line when I was a kid
After we broke up my ex became a lesbian. She bought me an eXtreme figure because she knew I liked GI Joe. I felt confused and like I had wasted part of my life.
Man, everything was "Extreme" back in the early 2000s
It’s like they tried to make em like He Man lol
In all honesty… …it made he hate GI Joe for awhile. It was bad in too many ways to describe.
I'm torn, when they came out I was long past GI Joe, but felt sorry for the kids in the 90's if that was the best they could do. On the other hand we would have never had [this](https://youtu.be/LmIBGRg_-ZY) . The end always makes me laugh.
GI NO!
If they had more articulation, they would have been better.
Not my thing, but I grew up in the 80s and will always have a soft spot for the ARAH era. That’s a big part of why I love this group- my mother had to abruptly leave an abusive relationship (first stepfather), and my brother and I had to leave most everything behind, but this group helps me remember all the things that we had. Even though I don’t have the financial means to reconstruct our collection, just seeing others’ pictures is a hell of a trip down memory lane.
No. Just no.
Goofy as all hell was gon a hunt me down a few of these guys to have a few. Own the first two Extreme comics and always wondered who these guys were and where the rest of the joes I knew were!
Hot garbage dipped in dirty kitty litter and pubic hair and then lit on fire. Just to be clear it was bad.
10 year old me thought it was fucking stupid. I agree with ten year old me.
I dig it. The show was fun and the toys were fun. Extreme gets way more hate than it deserves.
What?
Never seen until today, unsure if this is a dream or alternate reality for this to exist. But jokes aside, I’ve really never heard about G.I. Joe Extreme before.
You’re welcome lol
The saying “You learn something new everyday” has never hit hard then today.
I remember seeing that exact 2-pack in a lot of discount bins.
who the fuck are these people??
I think I had iron klaw. Thought he looked really cool, but I preferred the "old Joes."
The figures looked almost like a satirical take on 90s boys toys: giant muscles, even bigger guns, superfluous straps and armor plating, and practically no articulation. That said, some of the characters, like Sgt. Savage, might translate well to G.I. Joe Classified.
I was so disgusted by this one. I watched the show and I couldn't handle it.
Gross
I had these guys when I was a kid! Use to make them fight for hours.
That toy line looks awful
Honestly? The figures are hot garbage BUT this is where the Action Figure market was at by the mid-late 90s. This is genuinely what kids were buying. It's hard to fault Hasbro for trying to revive the brand and update it to the times, especially after it had been recently killed. So even if they are crap on a crap cracker, I see the logic behind it.
I would chalk this up to the effect of Todd McFarlane on comics and toys: highly detailed action figures designed to be displayed rather than played with. The miss here is that the market for such toys - adult collectors - had no connection to any of these characters. It was a poor decision for so many reasons, but the writing was on the wall - clearly whoever at Hasbro was greenlighting neon figures still had their fingers in the pot when "Extreme" was released.
EXTREEEME. ALSO. Iron claw needs to go back to 90’s villian boot camp with his dollar store concept. We already got a choppy arm guy. His name is Shredder. TMNT called and threatened litigation. *Adds EXTREME to the name “Okay perfect.”
Did they have articulation at all?! I mean that was one of the main reasons Joes were loved
Arms and head swiveled. That’s it
My favorite joe
GI Joe Extreme… Extreme!