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Patronize Me!
RIP Val Kilmer, Patty Maloney
April 2, 2025 |
Star Wars Review: Darth Vader (Epic World of Action)
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  Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Darth Vader (Epic World of Action). The 2025 model has more motion at the shoulders and hips, plus adds knee and elbow joints. The lightsaber is overpowered too, take a look at the energy bolts coming from it - it's pretty cool, and hopefully will be in a store near you soon. Read the whole review.
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Review: Playing Mantis Johnny Lightning The Challengers Custom Turbine (Aqua)
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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!
Spin to win! The Playing Mantis Johnny Lightning The Challengers Custom Turbine (Aqua) does not actually have a spinning turbine, but the wheels roll well and I love that bubble dome. Also, this is a 1995 reissue of a car toy from the 1970s, which is worth under $5 today. So you can afford it! Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Ad: Star Wars Retro Is Back at Entertainment Earth
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 Ad: More oldness! If you missed the hard-to-get (and expensive on the secondary market Star Wars The Retro Collection Return of the Jedi 3 34-Inch Action Figures Set of 6 - Exclusive, you can get it! It's one of many Star Wars: The Retro Collection action figures and sets at Entertainment Earth. This set is famous for having a reissue of Yak Face as well as a new-to--the-line Mon Mothma, both of which are due to ship later this year.
       
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Happy 29th Birthday Entertainment Earth
April 1, 2025 |
Review: Hasbro Transformers Legacy Evolution Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt
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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!
Sold out! Hasbro Transformers Legacy Evolution Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt is a repaint of a good toy, but with tons of accessories - and I lucked into it on sale. Is it worth $20 extra to get a couple of blasters, a Mini-Con, and blast effects? Read on!
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Axiom Verge Turns 10: Retronauts
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  This week on Retronauts: Retronauts Episode 680: Axiom Verge. This new retro-themed game is no longer new - it turns 10 years old, qualifying for your favorite retro podcast, probably. I'm just over an hour into it right now, and it's an excellent listen if you played the game. It reminds me that I want to play through it again, it's really fun and on Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox, and it was on Wii U too.
I see it's $4.99 on Steam and $19.99 on Switch. According to the podcast, the PC version has more patches and seeds, so you might want to try that one. I own the Switch version.
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Nintendo World Championships: Week 38
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  Via Nintendo: Competition #38 is on now in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. It was a fun week, but the trophies lacked variety.
This week:
Hammer Bro KO (Super Mario Bros. 3) - in which you hammer a brother.
Sub-Space Exploration (Super Mario Bros. 2) - in which you do mushrooms at night.
Heating Up (Excitebike) - in which you overheat.
Jumping Jacks (Donkey Kong) - in which you don't fall too far.
Monochrome Hero (Kirby's Adventure) - in which you run through the jungle - or that one level of an NES game that looks like a Game Boy game.
It took me a while to get the gold trophy last week, but this was a pretty easy week. Two of the challenges - Sub-Space Exploration and Heating Up - are on both trophies.
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RIP Bruce Glover
March 31, 2025 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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 Galactic Hunter has posted Q&A: The Star Wars Kid Stuffs are All Right, HasLab Anxiety. 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: Super7 x Funko Alien Egg Chamber Action Playset
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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 Super7 x Funko Alien Egg Chamber Action Playset is from 2015 and while expensive, was one of the coolest things I've bought. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!
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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 1:00 AM my time on Monday!
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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 - 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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CBS Hates Late Night
March 28, 2025 |
Star Wars Review: R2-BNE (Bunny, Holiday Droid Factory)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: R2-BNE (Bunny, Holiday Droid Factory). After selling out online, an announcement for this figure fast became one of my most-reblogged and liked Tumblr posts. I'm not sure if the theme parks still have it in stock - it's a Disney Parks exclusive - but you should probably grab it soon if you see it. It has new rabbit ears on the same mold Disney has been using, but do you have another blue and pink droid? Probably not. So get this one! Your friends will love it, so buy an extra for them, too. Read the whole review.
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Taylor Tomlinson Quits After Midnight, CBS Quits Time Slot
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  Via The Hollywood Reporter: 'After Midnight' Ending After Two Seasons on CBS While not every episode is amazing, host Tomlinson has been doing a great job enjoying the show or throwing it shade here and there, with a cavalcade of great guests (and also regular guests) from night to night. If it wasn't for this show I might not know about Vinny Thomas, or Atusko Okatsuka, or the concept of a "zaddy."
According to the article, the final episode is in June. I hope we get a return of tiny couch. The host will be going back to stand-up, and if you've seen her specials, you'll get it. If you haven't, go watch them, they're good.
While I'll miss the show, late night shows are either forever, or very brief shining jewels in the sky. This one is ending too soon. Adding to the tragedy, CBS is ceding the time slot back to the local affiliates - this means there won't be a new show, which is a pity. The time slot has been home to some great hosts, and also not.
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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 This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Dark Receipt, Arcade Archives Senkyu, Bubble Ghost Remake, and over a dozen more.
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RIP Clive Revill
March 27, 2025 |
Review: Super7 Godzilla Monster Island Mystery Box Mechagodzilla '74 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!
New! The Super7 Godzilla Monster Island Mystery Box Mechagodzilla '74 Action Figure is showing up in stores now, and I found it marked down at a Walmart near my house almost instantly. Well, OK, I can take it at a discount - it has fancy weathering and looks really cool. Even at full price, it would be pretty neat! Do read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Banana Bash Demo ROM for NES, Lost Populous ROM
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  Via Work3 Studio: The free demo ROM [for Banana Bash] is here! This one has been in development for years - it's really colorful and reminds me a lot of the graphics in Kirby's Adventure. You play a little monkey, and you jump from block to block, and through portals, to get a bunch of blocks in a level. You have to dodge various creatures including a Baron von Beluga-esque bat cat if you take too long - it's worth trying!
Also exciting, Games That Weren't found Populous for NES. It looks like it's fully completed, and running about as well as that game can on that kind of hardware. Also worth a look!
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Ad: New Star Wars Landspeeder, SM-33, Carson Teva, Asajj Ventress, and More at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: More newness! New Hasbro Star Wars: The Vintage Collection and The Black Series toys are up for order today at Entertainment Earth! One new vehicle (with figure) joins several new action figures across the two major collector scales. Grab Star Wars The Vintage Collection 3 3/4-Inch Action Figures 2 Wave 7 Case of 8 and Star Wars The Black Series 3 6-Inch Action Figures Wave 3 Case of 6 to cover your bases.
        
 
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Body Bow, Body Blow, Right, Right
March 26, 2025 |
Star Wars Review: General Grievous (The Retro Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: General Grievous (The Retro Collection). This one feels old-school, but more like a figure from the mid-2000s - his lateral arm movement is unique, but the head deco feels a lot like something from the actual Revenge of the Sith toy line. I think they did a nice job making stompier and more stable feet, though.. Read the whole review.
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Review: Mattel Matchbox Big Banana Car
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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!
Just look at it! The Mattel Matchbox Big Banana Car is a car I never noticed in an actual store, but I did find it in a second-hand shop a couple of months ago. As the name indicates, it is a car, and it is a big banana. The paint is good, it has four seats, and is the kind of thing you want to own as a toy. I hope they rerelease it. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Congrats, Liokaiser
March 25, 2025 |
Review: Hasbro Transformers Legacy United Deluxe Armada Universe Wheeljack 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!
A long way to go from Sideswipe. Hasbro Transformers Legacy United Deluxe Armada Universe Wheeljack Action Figure is a repaint of a retool of a retool - he doesn't have a Mini-Con sidekick, but he does have a number of accessories and is painted to look like the cartoon (and/or Japanese version of the toy.) You could do a lot worse than this guy, and it seems most stores are leapfrogging over his wave - get him if you can find him, assuming you're not satisfied with your 2002 original. Read on!
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Nintendo World Championships: Week 37
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 Via Nintendo: Competition #37 is on now in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. It's a decent mix of stuff, many of which have been here before. I really hope someone is working on an expansion.
This week:
Lookie, Tanooki! (Super Mario Bros. 3) - in which you get dressed.
Fairy Finder (Zelda II: The Adventure of Link) - in which you jump to the left.
Harp on It (Kid Icarus) - in which you pull the strings.
Take Heart (The Legend of Zelda) - in which you step to the right.
Eye in the Sky (Kirby's Adventure) - in which you say no to Kracko.
I'm still working on the gold trophy.
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