toy history: hexbug

[@verylostdoommarauder]

I loved these things as a kid

[@awcolorcat]

Love these guys! My friend had a hexbug themed birthday party once where we fought our Nanos to the death for prizes

[@xephrou]

genuinely sounds like a great time

[@SoftEndy]

Last year when Target did the big toy clearance in November I got like 6 Hexbug Nanos for $1 each

[@xephrou]

that is actually a steal

[@Kittenfox_55]

Hexbugs, Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time.

[@CosmicVoid_S]

I didn't realize how many Hexbugs me and my sibling had over the years until now. I remember a spider, a fire ant, a scarab, I think one of the classic beetles?? And a bunch of nanos and some track things for them. We really wanted a fish at some point but I don't think we got it

[@argo2624]

GET HEXBUGGED. Great video as always, ty!!

[@xephrou]

i'm glad you liked it :3 get hexbugged

[@valedan1075]

I would love to see a video of you covering Squishmallows!

[@Beatlelover21]

Target used to sell these novelty gift cards, some had buttons and little gimmicks, and once I got a target gift card that literally was a hexbug nano. The barcode was on the bottom of the dude.

[@xephrou]

THAT'S ACTUALLY SO COOL

[@Beatlelover21]

@@xephrou idk if they’re like, documented anywhere but I had lots of toy target cards. The ones I remember most were a tiny water gun with a barcode on it and a small plastic box with a button you pressed for the “naughty or nice” meter, it would randomly light up red or green

[@SpineBones]

The nanos were my favorite, I never got any of the others because none of them were better than the nanos in my mind, they were so tiny and cute and I loved them I watched them run around like you watch fish in a tank and when I had to stop playing I'd switch them off and tuck them into bed like they were sleeping

[@xephrou]

they're so silly i can see why you preferred them

[@WhiffyPlush]

Loved the Nanos as a kid

[@RedNosedLugia]

There was a hexbug that predated the Fire Ant and the Mirco Ant that was literally just called "Hexbug Ant." The fire and micro ones are not the original.

[@salted_twinkle_toes6720]

YOOOO I just noticed but, I freaking love the new intro! Also great vid!

[@xephrou]

thank you!!!!

[@saskha_chicken]

Wow that's a memory unlock! Being a little kid at a New Year's local event I got a guaranteed gift - sorta Barbie doll. I was upset because boys got colorful and funny running cockroach Hexbugs (nano), as a girl and not being fon of any dolls and puppets it was a bummer... Also huge props to whole video quality! (and Wanderer puns hehe)

[@saskha_chicken]

"party nano" is giving me such a childhood nostalgia vibe

[@douglewisamaanthro383]

ay i had hex bugs, they were cool, (the most of all the typs i got was up to the wall climbing ones

[@MandrakeRoomba]

This is extremely nostalgic. I am 14 and I grew up watching robot videos and hexbug nano videos one one of the ones that I watched a lot. I eventually got my own set of Nanos and I loved all of them, then I started to get scared of them for no reason. I still check them out at stores and I think its the one of the best toylines ever, they still release new stuff, they actually quietly released a new nano variation called Evo which I have never seen anyone pick up except for the hexbug Reddit. Also, if I remember correctly Nano was the first hexbug to be released? I don’t remember but they were released in 2007

[@xephrou]

i think nano was further down the line and/or came out the same year as the initial bugs!! the very first hexbugs were big beetle looking things

[@Beetle_Bonessz]

Just seeing the new intro!! It looks so cool :3

[@xephrou]

thank you!!!

[@Wolfstone999]

Hex bugs where my favourite omg hahahhehehehrhrhrhahhr

[@zombienano9771]

love this video, i wasn’t around when hexbugs were first released but last year i started collecting all most of them 2nd hand on sites like ebay, my collection is huge containing most if not all of them, btw u forgot to mention that Hexbug released and XL version of the Spider, Scarab, and Strandbeast

[@xephrou]

i will definitely make a note of that!! i was having trouble finding good resources for exactly what products they released, i might make some kind of part two or an addendum to this somehow to fill in the gaps!!!

[@zombienano9771]

@@xephrou ya i feel you, unfortunately a community for hexbug doesn’t exist lmao, such a shame cus in my opinion, they r extremely underrated and i would’ve love to have a chance to share my collection, recently they have been releasing mediocre and upright lazy products which is scary to think abt the direction they or spinmaster is going

[@RedNosedLugia]

@@zombienano9771 There is a reddit community that is fairly active.

[@LegoMyEggo69420]

Ngl hexbugs are pretty fire, one time had 3v3 with nanos. There were two teams. (Warning these names are stupid) the toesuckers, and the tinklefards, the tinklefards got gagglefucked.

[@LegoMyEggo69420]

That’s the kinda bullshit that happens when I hang out with my friends. (Yes I know, this is stupid)

[@我说中文我是好redhanui]

Whah Happened to hexbug

[@xephrou]

i believe most variants can be purchased directly off their website, and they still sell certain products at walmart and target :)