"They were awesome, except when stepped on in the dark. Ouch!"
Yes, the malady known as "Lego Foot". many is the time that I have had a Lego logo imprinted on the sole of a misplaced foot.
I had several different sets (including two Technic sets). I made all kinds of fun, odd stuff. Lego catapaults are great siege engines!
Lucky... < /Napoleon Dynamite>
We mostly just had the regular ones, plus a bunch of generic ones that worked with Legos...I forget the brand. Had enough that every few months Mom would offer us a penny each for found pieces as they'd get spread all over the house, and I usually made a couple bucks...
Unfortunately Dad has this habit of clearing out anything he doesn't see as useful any more. I have no idea where they ended up, but I didn't get 'em. *snif*