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Patronize Me!
SDCC Begins Tonight!
July 19, 2018 |
Review: Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Raioga 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!
Older! The Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Raioga Burst Action Figure is a 3-inch jewel of a blind-boxed figure. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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SDCC - Twitter Dump
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  Because it's late, we're posting SDCC Images to Twitter since I don't have time to do galleries tonight and be at the Hasbro breakfast in a few hours. Hasbro Transformers and Star Wars are show, as are Doctor Who items and some other goodies.
More as we have it. Highlights include Cyberverse Acid Storm and Slipstream, G1 reissues, a gold movie Bumblebee VW Bug, and some other goodies.
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New Games for the Xbox One
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  Xbox fans, it's time to try Tempest 4000. Microsoft says:
"Tempest 4000 is a visually stunning, action-packed tube shooter based on the classic hit arcade game, Tempest. Developed by legendary game designer, Jeff Minter, Tempest 4000 remains faithful to the original fast-paced gameplay by putting you in control of the Claw, a powerful spacecraft equipped to destroy deadly creatures and other obstructions with rapid-fire shots on vibrant geometric prisms."
Also available: The Mooseman, The Path of Motus, Mugsters, Epic Loon, MOTHERGUNSHIP, and The Long Reach. And a lot more, including pre-orders.
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And We're Off
July 18, 2018 |
Star Wars Review: First Order Flametrooper (The Last Jedi Line Look)
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  Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: First Order Flametrooper (The Last Jedi Line Look) . It's a de facto US Entertainment Earth Exclusive, and a step up from the last version. Read the whole review.
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Wireless Upgrades for Classic NES, Super NES, Genesis Controllers
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  DIY kits! Easy-to-install. 8BitDo DIY controller upgrades are $20 a pop, with tutorial videos. It looks pretty simple to do. Gizmodo has an article about them too.
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Outer Space Men - Order Cosmic Radiation Jack Asteroid
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  Via the OSM News Dump: Now Available - Cosmic Radiation Jack Asteroid! Will there be more? I assume so! I'm looking forward to mine.
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PS4: PSN Updates
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  New to the Playstation 4 this week: Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion, Blacksea Odyssey, Chicken Assassin: Reloaded, Frost, Gene Rain, Gotcha Racing 2nd, Guts and Glory, Hungry Shark World, Ice Cream Surfer, and Sonic Mania Plus.
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PS Vita: PSN Updates This Week
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  New to the PSP Vita this week: Super Destronaut DX, Ice Cream Surfer and Spacejacked.
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Amazon Hasbro Shop has Transformers and Pony Toys, Shirts
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  Amazon's Hasbro Comic-Con Shop has shirts and toys from My Little Pony and Transformers. As far as I know this has nothing to do with what's sold at the actual convention, but is timed to go with the convention.
Blast Off with Megatronus was briefly available for pre-order or back-order, but Repugnus and Punch/Counterpunch remain available. My Little Pony Twilight Spakrle as Star Swirl the Bearded - I assume this means something - is still available, as are 21 t-shirts from both brands. The Transformers ones seem to tie in to the toys and their character art, plus Bumblebee in general. The Ponies have a strong 1980s influence.
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Ad: Pre-Order New GLOW and More at Entertainment Earth
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 Ad: Catch up on Funko TV Collectibles at Entertainment Earth! New Glow, MacGyver, I Love Lucy, and more can be yours if you pre-order now.
   
Order yours now! And don't miss the Friday the 13th Bloody Jason Voorhees Glow-in-the-Dark Mask Stylized Action Figure - Entertainment Earth Exclusive either.
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Hex Enduction Hour
July 13, 2018 |
Star Wars Review: Mimban Stormtrooper (Solo: A Star Wars Story Line Look)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Mimban Stormtrooper (Solo: A Star Wars Story Line Look). This 3 3/4-inch scale figure is pretty good with a cape, rifle, and mud. Read the whole review.
Also, Galactic Hunter posted Comic-Con 2018 6-inch exclusives.
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New Glyos Drop From Thursday
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  Via the Glyos News Dump: Glyos Onell Design July 12 2018 Drop Menu .
Silver, glow, mystery, Vlix, and a lot of goodies are here - and some are still available!
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Nintendo Switch Downloads This Week
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  This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Octopath Traveler, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion, ACA NEO GEO THE SUPER SPY, Johnny Turbo's Arcade: Express Raider, Super Destronaut DX, and Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded. And many, many more.
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Nintendo 3DS Downloads This Week
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  This week's 3DS offerings: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
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We're Reviewing a Vlix? Yes!
July 12, 2018 |
Review: Onell Design Glyos Vlixden
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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!
New today! The Onell Design Glyos Vlixden is a 3-inch tribute to Vlix, from Onell Design and me bugging Onell Design. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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New Games for the Xbox One
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 Xbox fans, it's time to try Super Destronaut DX. Microsoft says:
"Inspired by an arcade classic, Super Destronaut DX is retro space shooter that pits you against an enemy more dreaded than a UFO, a scoreboard."
Also available: Warhammer: Vermintide 2, 20XX, and Defiance 2050. And a lot more, including pre-orders.
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Indiana Jones 5 - 2021 Or Later Now
July 11, 2018 |
Star Wars Review: Luke Skywalker (Jedi Master, Solo: A Star Wars Story Line Look)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Luke Skywalker (Jedi Master, Solo: A Star Wars Story Line Look). It's got a new sound chip, and a green symbol on his foot, but is otherwise unremarkable compared to the other release. Read the whole review.
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Transformers Prime Wars Trilogy Reveals
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We don't know when these will go up for sale, but images have been getting around of Transformers Titans Return Repugnus, Dastard, and Solus Prime Prime Master and Transformers Power of the Primes Punch-Counterpunch and Prima Prime Transformers Power of the Primes Punch-Counterpunch and Prima Prime on Amazon. They may be exclusives, they may not. Orders may be going up soon - possibly Amazon Day or Comic-Con - but we shall see.
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Onell Design Teaser - New Drop Thursday
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 Our good friends at Onell Design have a new drop at 9:30 PM EDT Friday. While you wait, enjoy this teaser graphic from the mechanicals of the figure. These are two new tampos debuting on - and potentially exclusive to - this figure. What is it? Well, come back Thursday and we can show you more oft his nifty special edition that appeals to fans of a certain age who are me.
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RIP Steve Ditko
July 9, 2018 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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 Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: Solo, Exclusives, and Star Wars Droids Eternal! 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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More New Glyos on Thursday
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  Via our pal Phil: Onell Design Teases Next Glyos Drop for July 12. What are we getting? Well, we don't know yet.
But I know one of the figures. And it's pretty exciting.
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Outer Space Men - Order Cosmic Radiation Ohpromatem
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 Via the OSM News Dump: Now Available - Cosmic Radiation Ohpromatem! I'm looking forward to all the glowing figures and the big vinyl guys showing up real soon! I need more glow green in my life.
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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 as soon as it's ready, which can be as early as 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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Programming Note
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Hi all! After doing the toy journalism thing almost daily since 1995, we're shuffling the schedule to give me a bit of a break. Star Wars Q&A will continue to go on Galactic Hunter every Monday (Sunday overnight.) Star Wars Figure of the Day will be up on Galactic Hunter every Tuesday and Thursday - links will appear here on 16bit.com on Wednesday and Friday. 16bit.com Figure of the Day will post a new feature here every Tuesday and Thursday.
This schedule could change, but right now I needed less to do - to keep up I had to write 1-2 reviews per day every day over the past 12 years, sometimes more when I had business travel. I'm going to try this and see if it's less manic - and we're going to try to focus on more esoteric stuff as the buffer thins out a bit. Also, you're gong to see a figure debut in Thursday's review. It's a winner.
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New Scheduling Next Week
July 6, 2018 |
Review: Fisher-Price Imaginext Series 10 Collectible Figures Spaceman & Alien
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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!
Newish! The Fisher-Price Imaginext Series 10 Collectible Figures Spaceman & Alien is a 2018 nod to a 1983 toy. So read on, and come back next week for more!
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Star Wars Review: Qi'ra (Solo: A Star Wars Story Line Look)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Qi'ra (Solo: A Star Wars Story Line Look). This 3 3/4-inch scale figure is surprisingly well-designed, able to sit or stand or hold her blaster - things you don't always get from figures these days. Read the whole review.
Also, Galactic Hunter posted Comic-Con 2018 6-inch exclusives.
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Nintendo Switch Downloads This Week
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 This week's batch of titles on the eShop: ACA NEO GEO SAMURAI SHODOWN V, Awkward, 20XX, Another World, Johnny Turbo's Arcade: Two Crude Dudes, Runbow, and Shining Resonance Refrain. And many, many more.
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Nintendo 3DS Downloads This Week
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 This week's 3DS offerings: PENGUIN HOP and Zeus Quest Remastered.
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Transformers Power of the Primes Punch-Counterpunch and Prima Prime on Amazon. They may be exclusives, they may not. Orders may be going up soon - possibly Amazon Day or Comic-Con - but we shall see.
