Hungry Hungry Hippos
August 14, 2015 - Comment
Hungry Hungry Hippos Product Features Classic Hungry Hungry Hippos game has 4 hippo heads and bodies plus marbles for them to chomp 20 marbles included One golden marble, Cleanup is a snap with the marble and hippo storage Game base comes with 4 hippo heads, 4 hippo bodies, 4 marble launchers and guides, 20 plastic
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Poor quality from a lazy toy company I completely agree with many of the previous reviews. Why are American toy companies so cheap and lazy these days? Almost every game or toy (made in China now, not in the USA) is CHEAP and of lesser quality than many of these classic toys when they were originally made. I wish toy companies would either care about making a QUALITY product. Hasbro, do you? Clearly not.
The new version is crap. I don’t usually write reviews, but I used to love this game and bought it for my 3 year old niece and nephew and i’m not at all happy with it. The game doesn’t rest flat on the table/floor, the marbles get stuck in the hippos, and they’re really light plastic balls, so they don’t have the satisfying chunk that I remember from the old marbles. I’m going to throw this away as soon as the vintage game I bid on on ebay shows up.
Somewhat cheaply made I remember having this game when I was a kid and it seemed to be much more durable back then. I ordered this for my nearly 4 year old daughter because I thought she’d have a fun time playing with it. The game itself is still fun but I found a few issues: