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Patronize Me!
Solo: The Best They Could Muster
October 18, 2017 |
Review: Diamond Select Battle Beasts Minimates Stealth Vorin
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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!
Incentivized! The Diamond Select Battle Beasts Minimates Stealth Vorin was free when you ordered a bunch of issue #1 of the comic book 5 years ago. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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PS4: PSN Updates
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  New to the Playstation 4 this week: Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden, Bokosuka Wars II, Chaos;Child, The Jackbox Party Pack 4, Megaton Rainfall, No Heroes Allowed! VR, Real Farm, Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny, Rogue Trooper Redux, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, WWE 2K18, and Spiral Splatter.
--AP
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PS Vita: PSN Updates This Week
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  New to the PSP Vita this week: Chaos;Child and Spiral Splatter.
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New Fake Super NES
October 17, 2017 |
Review: Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Mantaray Burst 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!
He's clear(ed out of toy aisles a long time ago)! The Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Mantaray Burst Action Figure can shoot dice out of his belly and take up place on your beast toy shelves. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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Review: Resistance Tech Rose (The Black Series, The Last Jedi)
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  Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Resistance Tech Rose (The Black Series, The Last Jedi). She's supposedly at Walmart if you can find her. Read the whole review.
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Analogue Super NT - HDMI Super NES Clone
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  The makers of the very expensive, $450 Analogue NT have announced the much-cheaper Super NT, a 1080p Super NES clone of seemingly high quality. Unlike the Super NES Classic you can't find that has signs in every store announcing its non-availability, this includes no games for the price. If you have a pile of cartridges, this may be a viable option.
The good news is that it's much cheaper than their NES - the Super NT is $189.99. The bad news, no controller is included - but there are legacy ports to use your old, working controllers. Provided you didn't smash them to bits in the late 1990s. Is it worth the asking price? Maybe, maybe not.
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Hey, It's Friday the 13th!
October 13, 2017 |
Review: Nintendo Metroid Samus Aran and Metroid Amiibo
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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!
Get tanked! Er, tanks. The Nintendo Metroid Samus Aran and Metroid Amiibo unlock some handy reserve items as well as identify Metroids on the map. So read on, and come back next week for more!
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Nintendo 3DS Downloads This Week
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  This week's 3DS offerings: Little Adventure on the Prairie and Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth.
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Nintendo Wii U Downloads This Week
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  This week's batch of titles on the eShop:
Volgarr the Viking.
The virtual console has added the games MOTOROADER, Legend of Hero Tonma, and Digital Champ: Battle Boxing from the TurboGrafx-16.
--AP
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Nintendo Switch Downloads This Week
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  This week's batch of titles on the eShop: The King of Fighters '95, Wulverblade, The Flame in the Flood, Yono and the Celestial Elephants, Rogue Trooper Redux, Unbox: Newbie's Adventure, Don't Knock Twice, Neon Chrome, Putty Pals, Squareboy vs Bullies: Arena Edition, and 88 Heroes: 98 Heroes Edition.
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Don't Let That Fancy Paint Job Fool You
October 12, 2017 |
Review: Hasbro Nintendo Diddy Kong Monopoly Gamer Power Pack
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our 16bit.com Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Monkey! The Hasbro Nintendo Diddy Kong Monopoly Gamer Power Pack is ready to go ape, or it would, but it's a monkey and those are different things. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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Review: Luke Skywalker (Jedi Master, The Black Series, The Last Jedi)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Luke Skywalker (Jedi Master, The Black Series, The Last Jedi) . He's hard to find! Read the whole review.
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New Hitchhiker's Guide Radio Shows Coming to BBC
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  Via Sci-Fi Bulletein: More Hitchhiker's Guide for 2018. Despite spending the last decade and change dead for tax purposes, Douglas Adams managed to appear briefly in a series of radio dramas released in 2005 based on his final books. Additional books in his canon have been written by others, and now they're getting radio adaptations in 2018. Here's a quote with the stuff that matters:
"Across six episodes, Simon Jones will reprise his role as the main protagonist, the quintessentially English Arthur Dent, as he continues to travel through space and time following the destruction of Earth. Starring alongside Simon will be members of the classic radio, television and stage casts, including Geoff McGivern as Ford Prefect, Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox and Sandra Dickinson as Trillian, as well as special guest stars including Jane Horrocks as Fenchurch. Following in the footsteps of the late Peter Jones and William Franklyn, Douglas Adams' friend, co-author and former flatmate John Lloyd will step into the the voice of The Book."
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New Mummy Demastered Game "Based" on 2017 Tom Cruise Movie
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  Via many: The Mummy Demastered takes the word ÔMetroidvania' one step further. WayForward is talking up their adaptation of this year's big shared universe flop, The Mummy, which actually looks awesome. The 2D not-quite-Turrican seems to share a villain and colors with the movie, and little else.
With big bugs and monsters, it seems to have a lot in common with the wackier 8-bit and 16-bit adaptations of games in the NES, Super NES, and Genesis libraries - except this time, it might actually be really fantastic. WayForward gave us Contra 4 on the Nintendo DS, plus a lot of other really good retro-ish games.
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New Games for the Xbox One
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  Xbox fans, it's time to try Shiny. Microsoft says:
"Left to fend for himself after mankind abandoned the doomed planet Aurora, robot Kramer 227 must find a way to harvest energy and rescue his robotic friends before Aurora crashes into its sun. In his journey, Kramer will probe the planet itself and overcome challenging obstacles, all while trying to conserve his limited life energy to power himself and his friends on their way to safety. Kramer will gather and share energy with his fellow robots, helping them escape dire situations and predicaments. He will have to jump and explore every platform in every corner of the 20 extensive levels to find all of his friends. Energy is running low on Aurora, so Kramer will have to collect batteries or use generators to recharge, as every action drains his power. Various power-ups collected along the way, such as jetpacks, energy spheres and temperature regulators, can help him on this crucial journey. Shiny is about saving lives, so it contains no blood or violence."
Also available: ACA NEOGEO METAL SLUG X, ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer's Edition, JYDGE, Iron Wings, Bulb Boy, Ninja Shodown, The Culling, Zombie Party, and Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure.
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Glow Outer Space Men Inferno Tonight
October 11, 2017 |
Review: Playmobil "Fi?ures" Figures Captain America
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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!
Patriotic - and evil? The Playmobil "Fi?ures" Figures Captain America is a padded, armored monster. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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New Japanese Transformers Listings
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  Via BWTF.com:
Toy News: Official images and listings for LG-EX Grand Maximus & Greatshot, or "You don't want that $400, do you?"
Greatshot is a Sixshot retool with a winged rhino mold. Really. The robot looks vastly different and it's beautiful, also $80ish. Grand Maximus is a decked out Fort Max redeco with the sword and even a Pretender shell. Maybe. This is unclear. It'll be closer to $240. Factor in shipping and import fees, and well, it's gonna be pricey if you go for these - neither are known to be planned for the USA.
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PS4: PSN Updates
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 New to the Playstation 4 this week: Alteric, Always Sometimes Monsters, Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online, Echo, The Evil Within 2, Fort Defense, Friday the 13th: The Game, The Invisible Hours, Radial-G: Racing Revolved, Raid: World War II, Raiden V: Director's Cut, Raw Data VR, Revolve, Stereo Aereo, White Noise 2, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle, and Miko Gakkou Monogatari: Kaede Episode.
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PS Vita: PSN Updates This Week
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 New to the PSP Vita this week: Alteric, Bad Apple Wars, Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle, Squareboy vs. Bullies: Arena Edition, Son of Scoregasm, and Semispheres.
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Funko Files for IPO
October 10, 2017 |
Review: Hasbro Transformers Optimus Prime Converting Power Bank
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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!
A shared exclusive! The Hasbro Transformers Optimus Prime Converting Power Bank debuted at HasCon, and it's a lot of fun. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
--AP
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Review: Rey (2-Pack, The Last Jedi Line Look)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Rey (2-Pack, The Last Jedi Line Look) . This is slightly different than the single version, with different voice clips, a slightly different head, and accessories that are tweaked a bit . Read the whole review.
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Amazon Lists Bumblebee Exclusive Transformers 3-Pack
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 I just found out that Transformers Bumblebee Evolution 3-Pack (Amazon Exclusive) and it's $59.99.
Bumblebee and the Hive bring you 3 figures that you may have with minimal changes. The packaging is stunning, and at press time it's in stock.
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The Outer Space Men Cosmic Radiation Series Continues
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  Via the Outer Space Men news blog: More Cosmic Radiation Outer Space Men Coming - Inferno This Week!
Carded samples will be sold in addition to the bagged one, and pictures on the Instagram also confirmed Xodiac is coming in glow too!
--AP
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RIP AOL Instant Messenger
October 9, 2017 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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 Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A column! 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!
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Review: Hasbro Transformers Generations Titans Return Arcee
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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!
HasCon, or not HasCon? The Hasbro Transformers Generations Titans Return Arcee debuted a few weeks ago and it's pretty great. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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Support 16bit.com and Galactic Hunter via Patreon
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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 at 12:01 AM my time on Monday!
Become a Patron!
If you've got a dollar a month to share, please Visit the Galactic Hunter Patreon and help cover our server costs. I'll still put in hours of work, writing, photography, and research for you - I just need some help making sure that the site costs me only time, and hopefully not money. Thanks for your support!
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Hey, It's Friday the 6th!
October 6, 2017 |
Review: Hasbro Transformers Sludge
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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!
A classic! The Hasbro Transformers Sludge is a toy I've had for over three decades - and a new one is coming in 2018, finally. So read on, and come back next week for more!
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NYCC - Massive Transformers News Dump, New Toy Too
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 Thursday was surprising. HasbroToyShop posted Transformers Titans Return Grotusque 3-figure Pack and it sold out rather quickly at $24.99. We were told Toys R Us may have more shortly.
TFormers and other sites posted news from New York Comic Con showcasing the Terrorcons in color, the combined Volcanicus Dinobot team, Rodimus Unicronus, as well as other new small toys - and a Predaking tease. Start saving, kids, because The Power of the Primes should launch in just a couple of months.
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Nintendo 3DS Downloads This Week
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 This week's 3DS offerings: Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy, Symphony of Eternity, and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
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Nintendo Switch Downloads This Week
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 This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle, Tiny Barbarian DX, Stardew Valley, Axiom Verge, Oxenfree, Earth Atlantis, Tumblestone, Ninja Shodown, Volgarr the Viking, and Metal Slug X.
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