Skorpion, I know exactly what you are talking about! I've been very jealous of all the kids that have LEGO mindstorm now and that stop animation movie one. Man I would have loved those when I was a kid.
Really all the toys nowadays are awesome. The level of sophistication in many of them is higher than many things we adults buy. It's very easy to look at the toys and feel like we were gypped during our childhood.
Many adults play video games so why should we feel guilty if we went out and bought a Mindstorm set and play with it today?