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April 25, 2025 |
Star Wars Review: Jawa (Mos Eisley, The Vintage Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Jawa (Mos Eisley, The Vintage Collection). It's a nice Jawa, but it's made from parts dating back up to 10 years. Some parts come from a 3 3/4-inch 2-pack of Jawas from The Black Series, but mostly he shares elements with the Offworld Jawa and Teeka. This new one comes with a playset! It's still a nice Jawa, but you might have a very similar figure or three in your clan already. Read the whole review.
Also of great importance, Hasbro announced they re-upped their licenses for Marvel and Star Wars toys. But for how long?
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Ad: She-Hulk and Magic Helmet at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: New stuff! Don't miss the Star Wars The Black Series Death Trooper Helmet Prop Replica and the Fantastic Four Retro Marvel Legends She-Hulk 6-Inch Action Figure are now up for pre-order.
Also, buy yourself a nice Star Wars The Retro Collection Return of the Jedi 3 3/4-Inch Action Figures Set of 6. It's got Yak Face! If you don't have Yak Face, you can fix that.
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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 This week's batch of titles on the eShop: 9th Dawn Remake, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Tokimekimap Road To Future, Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics, and over a dozen more.
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Light & Magic Season 2 Is Good
April 23, 2025 |
Star Wars Review: Dark Trooper (Epic World of Action)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Dark Trooper (Epic World of Action). I haven't seen it in a store myself yet, but if you do? You should get one. It's big, it's sturdy, it's cheap, and the paint on the figure is very good. I am not crazy about both the blaster and blast effect being clear red, but it's still pretty excellent. Read the whole review.
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Review: Mattel Hot Wheels Street Wiener
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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!
Who's ready for lunch? The Mattel Hot Wheels Street Wiener was a car design that has been around for a few years, in many similar-but-different colorways. This one has a base that looks sort of like a paper tray, with wheels that look sort of like toppings, and I assume zero dollars needing to be paid to the Wienermobile people. It's really neat, and new versions of it are still shipping cheaply at a store near you. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Ad: New Hasbro Star Wars at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: Andor returns tonight, so it seems like a good time to get the Star Wars The Black Series Death Trooper Helmet Prop Replica out there! With electronic lights and sounds, this full-head helmet looks amazing.

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Andor Night
April 22, 2025 |
Review: Hasbro Transformers Legacy Evolution Voyager Animated Universe Motormaster 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!
Old! Hasbro Transformers Legacy Evolution Voyager Animated Universe Motormaster Action Figure came out last year, and is another in an ongoing series of toys that are lower-price updates (or substitutes) of old BotCon exclusives. I sure don't miss BotCon price points - $35 for this boxy-headed fellow felt plenty fair. Read on!
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Nintendo World Championships: Week 41
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 Via Nintendo: Competition #38 is on now in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. It was a little challenging.
This week:
Mushzoom 3 (Super Mario Bros. 3) - in which you do mushrooms.
Seek & Destroy (Kid Icarus) - in which you snake, rattle, and roll.
Fireball Rush (Kirby's Adventure) - in which you fly.
Bonus or Bust (Ice Climber) - in which you jump up into the ice.
Divemaster (Super Mario Bros: Lost Levels) - in which you sink and/or swim.
I had no problem getting the silver trophy, but that gold is challenging so far.
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Iga's Deceptive
April 21, 2025 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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 Galactic Hunter has posted Q&A: Star Wars Epic Sizing and Baggage. 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: Funko Hikari Vinyl Ghostbusters Pink Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
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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 Funko Hikari Vinyl Ghostbusters Pink Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was a clear glitter figure, exclusive to Entertainment Earth, and painted like it was being burned. I liked these guys a bunch - the whole line was a little expensive for Funko fans, and they more or less ignored it. It's a shame, the colorways are really cool and I bet would have done well as $10-$20 standard 4-inch guys. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!
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Ad: New Hasbro Star Wars at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: A lot of new Hasbro pre-orders are live! Grab Star Wars The Black Series Han Solo 6-Inch Action Figure, Star Wars The Vintage Collection 3 3/4-Inch Nightsister Merrin Action Figure, and more!
Also, buy yourself Star Wars The Retro Collection Return of the Jedi 3 3/4-Inch Action Figures. It's got Yak Face.
If that weren't enough, check out new Superman and other action figures.
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