There is a YoJoe.com forums thread that asks about knowledge of the Toys R Us Night Force set from back in the days... I don't think I knew of Night Force until more about the time I got the James DeSimone guides, or at least Volume 1, since these were put out before I had a computer and the internets GIJoe database was as big as it is now on the subject.
If I remember right it must have come out about 1993, as Volume 2 covered '93-'94, if I remember right. It's been SO long since I looked at those. The DeSimone guides were awesome, prior to that I used the vehicle inserts catalogs!
Now I reference YoJoe.com or JoeIndex.com for the toys on the internet, or I flip through Mark Bellamos Ultimate guide when I'm just sitting around the house. All are great resources that contains thousands of tidbits of information. Literally, just the classic GIJoe toys I'm sticking with have just that much stuff!
It's a lot like the Crossfire R/C vehicle in case for me, there's a lot out there. I just didn't know about it back in the day.
I know about more now, and I'm amazed at the amount of foreign GIJoe offerings from all over the world. As much as I would like to have it all twice, I'm sticking with just the domestic run. Keep it simple and fun. Still darn interesting, though!!
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