Star Wars Review: Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 3,353: R5-PR0UD (Pride Collection, Droid Factory)
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 3,353: R5-PR0UD (Pride Collection, Droid Factory). It's the R5 mold we've been getting for years, but now it has a lot more paint applications and tons of color, plus some of the best silver shoes we've seen. A new blue Snaggletooth would look good in these. If your Pride robot collection needs at least one more droid, this is a good one - even the back is loaded with big, uniquely colored panels.
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Go ape! Blokees Transformers Defender Version 06 Brutal Fang Optimus Primal Action Figure is a Battle Beasts-sized robot that doesn't transform, but does have a lot of articulation like swivel wrists and ball-jointed ankles. He even has little shoulder cannons! For a non-chase figure, it's rather nice - get one if you can find it. Read on, and come back Monday for more!
Via Super ZSNES: Super ZSNES - GPU Powered SNES emulation is here! New additions include enhancements to Super Mario Kart, but when I downloaded the Mac version it didn't boot - it just hung. Maybe I just got malware'd.
They also list some DSP1 and MSU1 stuff, and some other goodies. But maybe wait and see if the next version goes up before you get the Mac one. I liked the previous version just fine.
Review: Playmobil 70733 "Fi?ures" Figures Bali Dress
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Flowery! The Playmobil 70733 "Fi?ures" Figures Bali Dress is most likely not in a store near you, but this blind bag figure comes in q unique dress. She also has a nose ring, but no nose, so figure that one out.
Atari VCS Gets New P.K.E. Game (for Ghostbusters Fans)
Via Ghostbusters Virginia (thanks Phil): P.K.E. is a new, fan-made game with packaging art that feels like vintage Atari VCS packaging with better-than-average graphics. This Ghostbusters-inspired title has a Ray-like character going through mazes to capture ghosts. It plays like a cross between Dig Dug and Berzerk, with a catch - you can only fire your streams horizontally.
You can play in-window, or grab a ROM. When you hold down the fire button, the stream continues until the ghost is weakened and the trap goes out. Along the way you can pick up radar, food, power-ups of sorts, and chase a high score. It could use some challenges beyond empty rooms to keep things moving, but it's actually pretty engaging for 1970s hardware and feels a fair bit more accessible than some licensed titles of that era. If you're old, give it a try. And I hope they do a poster or a shirt of the box art.
Star Wars Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu (The Vintage Collection)
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: The Mandalorian and Grogu (The Vintage Collection). He has a new sculpt with revised armor and improved articulation. Hasbro did a great job letting the elbow cuts do a sniper pose - but is it obviously new? Not really. Grogu can hol on to a tab on the jet pack, but it looks a lot like all your other Mando figures. Read the whole review.
Review: Hasbro G.I. Joe Classified Series Cobra Commander Action Figure
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Ross season! The Hasbro G.I. Joe Classified Series Cobra Commander Action Figure is still available, maybe, at a Ross near you. I found it for $10, I've seen later shipments marked $15, and it can be had at or under $25 at online sellers. It's the classic blue bad guy, in cartoon colors, with a blaster and a knife and lots of extra hands. Those looking for cool armaments won't find excess accessories, but is a nicely jointed figure with a mirrored mask and tons of personality from his appendages. If you're the kind of person that will pose your figures for wacky pictures, this is a fun buy and a cheap thrill.
Review: Hasbro Transformers Studio Series 86 Voyager Shockwave Action Figure
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Reshelled! The Hasbro Transformers Studio Series 86 Voyager Shockwave Action Figure is basically the Siege mold, with new smooth purple armor more like the cartoon, plus a mini version of himself you can hand other figures as a blaster. This is the most useful of the Shockwaves, although I do have a soft spot for comic deco. I'm pretty happy with this one, although he's a hair short for cartoon scale. Read on!
Former clearance pick-up! Mattel Masters of the Universe Sketch Book Series Spikor Action Figure is a nifty spin on the character who appeared in last weekend's movie, and the toy line from 40 years ago. He has brown spikes, different armor, a nifty club, and a real pig snout. He may as well be a new character - and as such, keep an eye out for him. Read on!
Classic Review: Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Ceratus
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Posted 10 years ago! From Sub-Ternia, Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Ceratus got exactly one action figure - and you can get him on eBay. He's not cheap as such, but for a collector figure that's 11 years old? He's affordable. He's from the same species as Whiplash, and there seem to be no shortages of him if you want to pick one up and have the budget.
Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!
It was good! We had the opportunity to check it out on Sunday, and while it was a long flick stuffed with enough stuff for a couple of movies and maybe even a spin-off series or two, it seemed ideally suited for fans in their 40s or 50s that wanted to see a smattering of what they remember from the cartoon and some of the mini-comics, with nods to the 1987 movie and various toy lines. The digital sets somehow looked far better in the movie than in the trailers, so I assume improved lighting or perhaps a better projector resulted in the various sets in Eternia to look a little bit better. The Earth locations, of course, looked quite realistic with locations ranging from "apartment" to "office hellscape" to "local comic and toy shop." These are all places undoubtedly familiar to the core audience.
All parties involved did a good job taking a 44-year-old action figure line and making a modern movie out of it, with a lot of good sets and a few that looked like they were out of the digital era. You can't win 'em all, but you can get a pretty good live-action superhero cartoon out of it. As plot goes there are no big twists or surprise reveals, but you've got a few mid-credits and a post-credit scene to ensure your regret of ordering the big drink at the concession stand.
Skeletor was seemingly a completely covered creation, without any of Jared Leto peering out. His name was pretty far down in the credits, too, which makes sense as it was a pretty small part. Most of the focus was on Adam, Duncan, Teela, and the heroes. Goat Man, Trap Jaw, and a lot of the other characters got a lot of screen time, so it's not really a surprise that so many lesser characters got action figures. I was surprised Fisto was given so much to do and say given how few figures he got for this movie. Maybe he's secretly incredibly popular?
It's PG-13 with PG-13 jokes, but also plenty of pratfalls, gags, and reminders of the terror that is being stuck on Earth and having your boss monitor your eBay activities. It's extremely difficult for a big blockbuster movie - one bankrolled by Amazon, no less - to attempt to be anything but a four-quadrant crowd-pleaser with a healthy merchandising plan. It's clear that they had plans for future films - if those will happen after opening at #2 is anybody's guess - but at least it's a good time and a pretty decent way to spend a couple of hours. Check it out if you're curious, the theaters may not be crowded but at least people seemed to be having a great time.
Go see it on a big screen. The trailer looked strange on my computer, but for whatever reason it clicked when it was huge.
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Star Wars Review: BDX Droid (Orange with Dorn symbol, Droid Factory, Boxed)
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: BDX Droid (Orange with Dorn symbol, Droid Factory, Boxed). The four pack of droids from The Mandalorian and Grogu is at the theme park, and based on little original droids created for theme park stuff. They're neat droids, but to anyone who's seen the movie? They're of no significant importance, background characters you see maybe twice that don't do much other than walk around. If you like droids that look sort of like classic Tomy toys, though, these are pretty cool.
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Masters of the Universe Origins Fright Pit Is Nice, Has Lights
The Masters of the Universe Fright Pit Slime Playset is sold out at a few places and kind of expensive on eBay already, but it's pretty cool. I'm working on a review, but had to share this picture I shot in my bathroom with the lights off. 3x "AAA" batteries really make it glow, and the switch on the side toggles between a couple of different light settings.
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!
Masked! The Playmobil "Fi?ures" Figures Kendo Figure is long gone, but it has a swell set of gloves, and a sword, and a helmet. This is a pretty cool figure - not exactly a perfect replica, but it's Playmobil so it's really quite excellent given the limited new molds created for this guy.
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It was good! We had the opportunity to check it out on Sunday, and while it was a long flick stuffed with enough stuff for a couple of movies and maybe even a spin-off series or two, it seemed ideally suited for fans in their 40s or 50s that wanted to see a smattering of what they remember from the cartoon and some of the mini-comics, with nods to the 1987 movie and various toy lines. The digital sets somehow looked far better in the movie than in the trailers, so I assume improved lighting or perhaps a better projector resulted in the various sets in Eternia to look a little bit better. The Earth locations, of course, looked quite realistic with locations ranging from "apartment" to "office hellscape" to "local comic and toy shop." These are all places undoubtedly familiar to the core audience.
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