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Patronize Me!
A Fast Stop
June 6, 2025 |
Star Wars Review: Shin Hati (The Vintage Collection)
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  Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Shin Hati (The Vintage Collection). The costume and lightsaber look great! I'm not sure the wig and nose are right. Her lightsaber hilt hangs on her belt, the armor has a lot of detail, and the articulation is very good. How you get her hair right - even with a separately molded wig - seems like quite a challenge.
Read the whole review.
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Ad: New Transformers and Marvel at Entertainment Earth
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Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 This Week
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  This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Arcade Archives 2 RIDGE RACER, BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster, Arcade Archives SUPER WORLD COURT, and over a dozen more.
Switch 2 Game Cube games are going up with that subscription program including The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, F-Zero GX, and SOULCALIBUR II. That's a pretty great start.
In some console life cycles I'd be saying it's time to keep an eye out for the final Switch 1 game, but my hunch is that backward compatibility will keep software for the older system in development for years to come. According to Wikipedia, the final US game for the Playstation was FIFA 2005 in 2004 - nine years after the console debut. The black and white Game Boy came out in 1989, with Pokemon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition as its final release in October of 1999. The final games for the Atari 2600 (from 1977) were released in 1991, before the revival a couple of years ago. The original Nintendo Wii came out in 2006 and its final game, Just Dance 2020, came out in 2019 - but its final non-dancing, non-singing game was in 2015. The Wii U came out in 2012, and its final game came out in 2023.
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Trash Parrot
June 4, 2025 |
Star Wars Review: J7R-T (The Book of Boba Fett, Droid Factory)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: J7R-T (The Book of Boba Fett, Droid Factory). He's a newish release that sold out online quickly. He has salad plates. The dome isn't a perfect match for the show, but he's pretty good - check it out and keep your eyes open in case they show up in a theme park or elsewhere. Read the whole review.
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Review: Mattel Hot Wheels Buns of Steel
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  Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Pretty good! The Mattel Hot Wheels Buns of Steel may be at a store near you - it's a reissue of an older casting, and there are lots of other colors for this one. It's a burger with fries, which is something I can get behind. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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RIP Jonathan Joss
June 3, 2025 |
Review: Hasbro Transformers Legacy Evolution Voyager G1 Universe Metalhawk Action Figure
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Not new! Hasbro Transformers Legacy Evolution Voyager G1 Universe Metalhawk Action Figure is a barely-changed redeco of an existing toy, and... it's neat! There's no Pretenders shell, but the colors are decent and it's pretty good for a Cyclonus retool. Read on!
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Nintendo World Championships: Week 47
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 Via Nintendo: Competition #47 is on now in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. There was no actual record of the updated batch of challenges - no press release was added - probably because of the imminent Switch 2 launch. So, I'll just write what I played tonight as the game itself did get an update.
This week:
Veggie Plucking (Super Mario Bros 2) - in which you get plucked.
Updraft (Kirby's Adventure) - in which you take a ride up the jetstream.
Gut Bomb (The Legend of Zelda) - in which you get bombed with Dodongo.
Shoo, Lakitu! (Super Mario Bros) - in which you run through 4-1, again.
Finders Keepers (Donkey Kong) - in which you pick up a nice bag and a pair of sols.
Since it's been almost a year I was about to stop tracking these - but since Nintendo stopped, maybe I'll keep doing it unless I see it's a fluke. It's a nice thing to have a record of, for no good reason, like the other things I track.
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RIP Loretta Swit, Valerie Mahaffey, Alf Clausen
June 2, 2025 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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 Galactic Hunter has posted Q&A: New Movie Toys and Star Wars Best Selling Guesses. It's new! Be sure to click through and read up on the latest!
Be sure to send in your questions for the next thrilling update! We now have one for next week.
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Classic Review: Hasbro Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Decepticon Offroad
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 Something new every day-- but this was posted 10 years ago today! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Posted 10 years ago! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Decepticon Offroad was a replacement for Wildrider, for some reason. He's cool! But he's not what people wanted as a first choice for a limb, and we haven't seen him get a new toy since. I expect he may be forgotten. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!
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 We're taking donations for server costs! Really. One of the rewards is Q&A a few days early - you can read next Monday's installment as soon as it's ready, which can be as early as 1:00 AM my time on Monday!
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Goodnight Ladies
May 30, 2025 |
Star Wars Review: Imperial Security Bureau (Imperial Officers set, The Vintage Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Imperial Security Bureau (Imperial Officers set, The Vintage Collection). There are very few ISB figures, and this one from 2023 can be yours! If you already bought it! Because it sold out! It's pretty good.
Read the whole review.
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Third Onell Design Glyos Drop For 2025
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  Via the Glyos News Dump: Glyos Onell Design April 17, 2025 Drop Menu. The Last Exellis and Standard Govurom heads were run over a decade ago and matched with new bodies - it's not the kind of thing you tend to see every day. A cape accessory sold out almost immediately. Check 'em out!
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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 This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Vasilisa and Baba Yaga, Arcade Archives RYUKYU,
Wilmot Works It Out
, and over a dozen more.
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RIP Rick Derringer
May 28, 2025 |
Star Wars Review: Momaw Nadon (Hammerhead, The Vintage Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Momaw Nadon (Hammerhead, The Vintage Collection) . He's basically the same size as the 2006 The Saga Collection release, but a completely new sculpt, but colored like the 1996 figure, but given accessories to touch on nearly every Hammerhead toy. And a bonus alternate hand for his drink. If you have all the existing Ithorian toys you could want, you may not need this one - but the added articulation, lower cloth robes, and ability to sit in a booth may make it worth your while to pick up if you see one. Read the whole review.
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Review: Playing Mantis Johnny Lightning The Challengers Wasp (Maroon)
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Pretty good! The Playing Mantis Johnny Lightning The Challengers Wasp (Maroon) may be at an antique mall near you. It may also not be worth more than it was in the 1990s. It's a reissue of a toy sold in the 1970s, with a hefty build and a fanciful design that would be retro by today's standards. I like it. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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