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May 13, 2025 |
Review: Hasbro Transformers Studio Series 86 Deluxe Constructicon Bonecrusher 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!
Newish! Hasbro Transformers Studio Series 86 Deluxe Constructicon Bonecrusher Action Figure is not as awesome as Scrapper, but is still pretty decent for a combiner limb. Read on!
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Nintendo World Championships: Week 44
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 Via Nintendo: Competition #44 is on now in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. I wonder if we'll ever get a round that's all a single game.
This week:
Bottom Rung (Donkey Kong) - in which you climb the lowest ladder.
Pitcher Perfect (Kid Icarus) - in which you go shopping.
Shoo, Lakitu! (Super Mario Bros) - in which you run through 4-1.
Power Grab: Missile (Metroid) - in which you get screwed.
Poppin' Wheelies (Excitebike) - in which you complete a course.
You've got a week to earn your trophies. The Silver was easy, the Gold took me a couple tries because of Excitebike somehow still not being something I can do well.
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Collective Deutsche Groan
May 12, 2025 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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 Galactic Hunter has posted Q&A: Roll Your Own Star Wars at Home, TIE Avengers Are Built on Hope. 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: Hasbro Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Twinstrike
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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 Hasbro Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Twinstrike not given US distribution - Hasbro was playing around with the idea of taking the smaller, simpler designs and selling them internationally at Deluxe sizes and price points. They weren't super articulated, but they were sturdy and looked cool. No regrets. We'd get another version of this guy for Power of the Primes that could actually combine, but it was unlikely back in 2014-2015 so I happily bought this little monster guy. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!
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There's No Horizon
May 9, 2025 |
Star Wars Review: Grand Admiral Thrawn (Live-Action, The Vintage Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Grand Admiral Thrawn (Live-Action, The Vintage Collection). This is the previous Rebels Thrawn with a new blaster, new head, and new shades of blue. It shares parts with Motti, Piett, and other Imperial officer figures from the last few years. If you're not Thrawn-ed out, this is a figure you can pick up that could well be Ship Of Theseused into a new version when season 2 of Ahsoka comes out - but it's the best one right now. Read the whole review.
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Tariff Talk: Toy Taxes
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 Via CNBC others: Trump threatens toymaker Mattel with 100% tariffs. Also via MarketWatch and many others, Trump rolls out U.K. trade agreement. It's a relief, but deals with other nations are more crucial.. It should be noted, the 10% tariff America placed on goods from the U.K. was not repealed.
NPR reports "The 10% U.S. tariff on imports of most British goods will remain," so lower your expectations for deals made with other countries.
NBC reported Trump gives break to Rolls-Royce cars but threatens more tariffs on Mattel toys.
Adafruit, the people behind the Raspberry Pi boards, write High tariffs become 'real' with our first $36K bill. Numerous companies in the toy world have been silently paying tariffs on their goods for several weeks, it is possible more companies will share their experiences going forward.
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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 This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Final Zone, Blazing Trail, Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade, and over a dozen more.
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You're Talking About Dutch Historians
May 7, 2025 |
Star Wars Review: The Mandalorian (Epic World of Action)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: The Mandalorian (Epic World of Action). It looks a lot like last year's figure, but adds tons of articulation and an energy-crackling Darksaber. Elbows and knees are here, and while it doesn't have quite the articulation from The Vintage Collection, it's under half the price and is pretty close. I'd like to see more figures like this. Read the whole review.
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Review: Mattel Hot Wheels Classic TV Series Batmobile Tooned
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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 classic, tweaked! The Mattel Hot Wheels Classic TV Series Batmobile Tooned is a super-deformed take on a classic TV car. Choro-Q fans, rejoice, this isn't that but it's a step in a fun direction. There are a few versions of this car, and I gotta say I kinda love it. Go get one of these. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Power Grab Indeed
May 6, 2025 |
Review: Hasbro Transformers Age of the Primes Voyager Prima Prime
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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! Hasbro Transformers Age of the Primes Voyager Prima Prime is the Primest of the Primes, and is mostly gray primer color with some blue highlights. The head looks a lot like a bot from the old cartoon, the body and coloring looks like one of the designs for Prima you've seen in books or, more likely, TFWiki. It's neat. It's a new character. It's going to be very interesting to see if fans grab on to the relatively obscure 21st century backstory characters, but I hope they will and that we'll see more with them. Read on!
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Nintendo World Championships: Week 43
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 Via Nintendo: Competition #43 is on now in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. Any week without Excitebike is a pretty good week.
This week:
Power Grab: Bomb (Metroid) - in which you are the bomb.
Fairy Finder (Zelda II: The Adventure of Link) - in which you jump to the left.
The Big Race (Super Mario Bros. 3) - in which you run through 4-1.
Staircase Race (Super Mario Bros: Lost Levels) - in which you finish 1-1 as Luigi.
Cash Grab (Super Mario Bros) - in which you pick up 30 coins.
You've got a week to earn your trophies. The Silver was easy, the Gold took me a few tries. As usual.
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