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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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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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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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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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Gone! The Fisher-Price Imaginext Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous Dino Pioneers is a Walmart exclusive for $20, and I got one for $5, because clearance sales are still a thing. You get your money's worth here with a big XL dino, two humans, two vehicles, and three hatchlings. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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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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Posted 10 years ago! The Super7 x Funko Alien ReAction Ripley (Spacesuit) was a redeco with a head swap of Kane, and she turned out well making use of old Kenner aesthetics. It's a little more expensive now but I like it. Hopefully you got one when she was $10. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!

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