Kids today....scalextric kind of

underdog

OK this is a basic OMFG have you seen this thing. I been looking for something for my boy for Christmas and come across the Anki overdrive.

Now I can't post links as I'm on my mobile but do yourself a favour and get on YouTube and look it up, if you already knew about it why did no one tell me

not_the_dj

Ooooo that's cool....

Fuzzdog

Screw getting it for kids, I want one for myself.

underdog

So cool, it plays like Mario cart

@Fuzzdog fair point

lloyd

Awesome

underdog

I'm torn between the anki overdrive and the real fx racing for my boy. The real fx is cheaper and more traditional affair (no weapons etc) and doesn't require smartphone to control it, bit the anki looks more fun and easier.

frankus

my son wants it, the basic kit is £150 has two cars and you'll need a couple of fairly modern phones to use the software.

underdog

frankus;852433" said:

my son wants it, the basic kit is £150 has two cars and you'll need a couple of fairly modern phones to use the software.

Yeah I've just had a phone upgrade so have my old HTC One that will work, and I have a new HTC One. I think it's the initial cost that bothers me, it's twice the price of the real fx but it does look a lot of fun, the track seems easier to use on the anki too.

Tesco has the real fx for £75.

Anki can be had for £120 on Amazon in Germany.

chillidoggy

Oh dear. I'm not going to be able to get this one past the wife, my son is 26.

underdog

chillidoggy;852949" said:

Oh dear. I'm not going to be able to get this one past the wife, my son is 26.

It's made by a robotics company so could it be some kind of research project for a job that if it came off would mean lots more shoes/handbags/stuff she likes

chillidoggy

Nah, it's not gonna happen. She just buys whatever she wants anyway, so there's no lever in that respect. Thanks for trying, though.

57Deluxe

My Father was a model railway engineer and was skilled at turning those Revell kits into great Scalextrix cars. There had upgraded motors in them too and would fly round the track. Sadly the bitch woman he took to live with him just before he died sold the lot along with all my childhood and stored stuff before I could get the keys off her (legally). It took 6 years and a Barrister and £13500 in fees to get access to a stripped bare new build house - not even a light bulb remained...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/manitouguy/revell-small-box-body-kits.jpg

I had several of these made up for me by my old Dad...

duotone

Never heard of it before, but it looks brilliant.

underdog

Well I ordered the anki overdrive off Amazon today as they had tenner off it. Will let you know how it goes when I "test it" next week

capo4th

What's wrong with Drive Club on PS4 ?

underdog

capo4th;854303" said:

What's wrong with Drive Club on PS4 ?

In have no idea, I don't have a ps4

Axe_meister

My son took one look at sceletrix and a train set and immediately decided they were boring as they only go round in circles
Bloody PlayStation generation

boogieman

That looks .........awesome!!! Want. Want.

underdog

boogieman;854942" said:

That looks .........awesome!!! Want. Want.

Will let you know on Monday if it's as good as it looks I think my boy will very much enjoy it as it has a cross over to technology with it all being app based.

not_the_dj

The Anki one looks a bit too video gamey for my kids (4 and 7)...and we don't have enough smartphones/tablets anyway.....but the Real FX looks ideal......I'll have a word with Santa.

underdog

not_the_dj;854964" said:

The Anki one looks a bit too video gamey for my kids (4 and 7)...and we don't have enough smartphones/tablets anyway.....but the Real FX looks ideal......I'll have a word with Santa.

Real FX is £75 in Tesco, even cheaper if you have club card points to double up.

My boy is only 5, I think the fact crashing doesn't happen with the anki will stop the frustration he has with slot cars