If you were born in the late 90s or early 00s then you may remember playing absolute bangers using one of McDonald's retro toys - the plastic MP3 player. Now, a retro games account on TikTok has reignited fond memories after collected the Happy Meal toys from over 10 years ago and sharing videos of the various tracks, including songs from the Sugarbabes.
When the toys first came out before 2010, you would get a small plastic speaker with a card which would play snippets from different songs, accompanied by the artist's face. The MP3 players evolved over the years giving its customers the most popular songs at the time, but there has not been anything quite like it ever since.
The toys were among some of the favourites children and Happy Meal fans could get at the time. The various tracks included 'Crazy Frog', Bob Sinclar's 'Rock This Party' and Girls Aloud's 'Call The Shots', amongst many others.
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In one of the videos shared by the TikTok user @retrotoyseller, they played the Sugarbabes' About You Know on the small white speaker. One person commented that they wanted to 'go back' to the time when McDonald's sold these toys, while another branded the MP3's 'the best happy meal toy'.
@retrotoyseller has been sharing all sorts of nostalgic content on their platform, and on one of their videos showing off their collection of old McDonald MP3 players, the official McDonald's account even commented: "Memory unlocked."
One person commented: "I had the McFly one too 'Heart Never Lies'
A second said: "Kids these days will never understand." Someone else commented: "The old toys just hit different."
A third viewer wrote: "Thank you. I remembered my 5 years childhood. I want to go back." Someone else said: "Best happy meal toy."
Another confessed: "My mom had to hide these from me because I wouldn't leave them alone". While someone else penned: "Miss this era."
"Omg wow. I remember I had the black eyed peas one and kept playing it on repeat" added another TikTok user.
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