Runaway Roller (1990 Waddingtons) Down From The Attic Ep- 75

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Hey gang, back again with another vintage review, apologies it's been a while since the last one, it's been a crazy month for me. This episode, I'm looking at RUNAWAY ROLLER, a battery powered motorised game from Waddington from 1990. This game isn't an easy one to come by and is a chaotic, manic frantic game of survival!
The channel turned 4 years old recently and a big thank you to everyone who's supported the channel and watched my videos after all that time, it's massively appreciated. Have a ton of reviews written and ready to film it's just finding time still in these Covid times and still all being confined to the house, it's not easy getting moments of quiet!
Hoping you're all keeping well, keep safe and keep gaming,
Luke

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8 июл 2024

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@dtimm612 3 года назад

The vibration and shake of the roller is what makes it so great and anxiety goes up - heart attack in box a box is perfect. Maybe something about it reminds me of brave little toaster, the auto junkyard scene, maybe it's the big shaky smiling face bearing down on you

@LaZavionSoda 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, the roller looks like something straight out of The Brave Little Toaster!

@SalfordRedM38 Год назад

Talk about nostalgia watching this!

@adriansayles8728 10 месяцев назад

Ha ha. Great review! I actually worked and developed Runaway Roller for Waddingtons in the 90s and I agree it's not one of their better games. I think it was Waddies answer to Shark Attack, which it didn't match in quality. The factory in China making the roller didn't get close to the required standard but there was no time to resolve issues before launch. Thanks for posting this, your video was a great (albeit slightly embarressing) trip down memory lane 😂

@LaZavionSoda 8 месяцев назад

Despite its flaws, this still instantly became one of my most wanted board games because it's so cool looking, I especially love the design of the roller!

@robevans5507 3 года назад

cracking channel this mate i go visit my mother everymonday with my dad and because of your channel you reminded me i had games like mouse trap...crystal maze in the attic and also found wimpole village & cluedo hidden away on my search haha also a fav of mine ghost castle but sadly like you say in the video some pieces very fragile and my axe has fallen off LOL

@downfromtheattic 3 года назад

Man I've not thought about Wimpole Village in about 30 years! Crystal Maze is fun game still, find it better than the new one they released not too long ago. As for your ghost castle axe, can still get replacement bits on eBay for that game

@tadofficial1563 3 года назад

This is like shark attack but straight

@GummyBearRoman Год назад

I once had this game I used a marker to mark the game pieces bases with a different colored dot

@vincent9329 3 года назад

This is like a spoof off the song from the UK Punk Rock Band The Addicts," My Baby Got Run Over By A Steamroller"! 😄🎸🥁🎶❤️

@thegreekgeek7252 3 года назад

most people: i like Cardi B videos me: oh i like some British guy in his attic

@craigward7691 3 года назад

you're the cool kid!!!

@anarchycastro 3 года назад

Great review. Keep them coming.

@AtticRaidersRetroReviews 3 года назад

What a pity that the track doesn't fit! Doh! How'd they not pick up on that during testing?! I still need the middle section of track to be able to play my copy (if anyone has that piece spare please get in touch!), which is a shame because it looks like a lot of fun!

@downfromtheattic 3 года назад

Yeah they really dropped the ball there with the track, affects the game. The roller has these rubber strips on them and the back of the play pieces bases has a little hook of sorts, that's what's caught with the rubber strip on the roller. But with the track not being flush to the board, it elevates the roller just enough in places not to catch that hook. It still works, it still flattens them but yeah, is disappointing for sure. Good luck finding a track piece, I could take measurements of mine so you could get one 3D printed maybe?

@thatgeek8064 3 года назад

Why is the box for this game so big when there's so few components? Lol 😂 Another great review

@kidcardco 3 года назад

"Heart Attack in a box" LOL That's great. I agree. Looks amazing, but a rare "miss" from Waddington in quality components. Glad to see you back on brother! We need to chat again soon!

@TabletopIsland 3 года назад

Matt’s too busy playing all his games to hang out with us... 🙄🙄🤣

@kidcardco 3 года назад

@@TabletopIsland You can send me some of your neglected games if you want to. Poor games in your collection just begging to be played.....LOL

@TabletopIsland 3 года назад

@@kidcardco They’re begging you to play Tornado Rex more and Queen Games less... they also said focus on your hair less too. Hahahah

@downfromtheattic 3 года назад

The track not fitting into the board elevates the roller just enough to not immediately catch the bugs, you may have noticed a couple of shots of them being pushed along. Definitely need a catch up, it's been a while!

@bonebreakingaction6815 3 года назад

Great video great channel

@DankerTVTimeCapsule 2 года назад

This needs a reprint production cycle and I am sure 21st-century tech would make this a lot quieter.

@TabletopIsland 3 года назад

Been waiting for this one! Excellent review! Think I’ll stick to Shark Mania however this one has a neat theme 😬😬

@downfromtheattic 3 года назад

Yeah I like the theme to this too, the roller is a cool component. Glad you enjoyed the review Bernado

@정우지우가족TV 3 года назад

출시되면 대박입니다🇰🇷

@crueltyfreecolorist1025 Год назад

Interesting game, odd there is no board game geek listing of it

@vincent9329 3 года назад

This game is like Shark Mania! Great game!

@Erik.Miller 3 года назад

I immediately thumbs‐upped the video upon seeing the modification at the end of the opening title - nice little mutual‐appreciation society we have here!! This game could be reworked as a nice mechanism for a Grape Escape remake… 🍇💢

@cubang71 3 года назад

Would love to see you do The Omega Virus!

@Erik.Miller 3 года назад

I have a sneaking suspicion Luke would love to see that too…

@downfromtheattic 3 года назад

Oh I have Omega Virus, have had it for a good few years and love the game but I've got other reviews queued up before I tackle that one ;)

@Erik.Miller 3 года назад

@@downfromtheattic Iʼve seen you effervesce about Ω before. 😁 When you mentioned the difficulty in getting moments of quiet - well, letʼs just say that as much as your narration and music tracking are appreciated, that game would definitely call for additional audio recording! Canʼt wait to see whatʼs coming next!

@downfromtheattic 3 года назад

@@Erik.Miller oh I’ve not hidden my love for the game, Matt Wilkins, Bernardo and myself did a stream last year on our top 50 vintage games... Omega Virus is my #1, it’s a fantastic game. And yeah, Runaway Roller is a noisy one. Filmings not so bad with standard games but anything with sound effects or motors has been tough to get filled lately. Have a few Modern Classics I want to look at and few vintage scripts written too

@vincent9329 3 года назад

Dude I think the stem the pegs are like an upside down T right? So I'm thinking that maybe you put the top of the T part of the peg into the hole as you showed right and then you slide the T peg into that other part of the slot nah mean mate? So put the T pegs in and then slide them back to fit in the track slots. Does that work that way? I'm just trying to be of help mate. 🙂

@downfromtheattic 3 года назад

Nah, they're incorrectly spaced, plugging one end in makes the other end misaligned. The track isn't symmetrical with it's tabs so it's not like you can flip it round and see if it fits that way, it's just poorly designed. it's just a matter of wedging it into the holes as best as you can

@vincent9329 3 года назад

@@downfromtheattic Oh ok 🙂