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April 1, 2020 |
Star Wars Review: First Order Snowtrooper (The Black Series 6-Inch)
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  Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: First Order Snowtrooper (The Black Series 6-Inch). It's a figure with multiple variations, most of which include shoulder pads or lack thereof. Read the whole review.
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Toy Pizza - Hyper Eel vs. Combat Bugmen
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  Via the Glyos News Dump: New Drop - Toy Pizza Hyper Eel vs. Combat Bugmen. Some figures are gone, but a couple of new ones were still in stock at press time!
Support indie toys, small toy stores, weird online shops, and anyone you can while you can. Give these 3 3/4-inch figures a look!
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PS4: PSN Updates
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  New to the Playstation 4 this week: Persona 5 Royal, Resident Evil 3, and Snakeybus.
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PS Vita: PSN Updates This Week
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  New to the PSP Vita this week: Battle Rockets and Random Heroes.
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Top Gun 2 Pushed to December
April 3, 2020 |
Star Wars Review: Count Dooku (The Black Series 6-Inch)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Count Dooku (The Black Series 6-Inch). It's a gem with a new kind of lightsaber blade! Read the whole review.
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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  This week's batch of titles on the eShop: HyperParasite, Lost Artifacts, Drift Zone Arcade, and a couple dozen more.
At retail: Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories and some more.
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Indiana Jones 5 - August 2022, Sure, Whatever
April 6, 2020 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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 Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: Star Wars Exclusives, Retro Figures, and Repaints! 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!
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Target Getting New Earthrise Transformers Exclusives
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 Via Hasbro: Transformers: Generations -- War for Cybertron: Earthrise WFC-E30 Decepticon Clones 2-Pack ($24.99, July 24) and Transformers: Generations -- War for Cybertron: Earthrise WFC-E29 Voyager Seeker 2-Pack ($24.99, July 3.) Hasbro provided those dates, but here's your grain of salt with which to take it.
Skywarp and Thundercracker are obligatory and demanded by fans, while the Clones may surprise you - both have a lot of new paint apps, and Pounce tended to be expensive thanks to being in a hard-to-find Big Bad Toy Store exclusive boxed set, which I hope you got, as it was pretty good.
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Nemo's Factory - Blue Glow and More AV Robots
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  Via the Glyos News Dump: New Drop - Nemo's Factory: Showdown in the Garden. Three new figures and a few old ones can be yours, $14-$20 a pop while supplies last!
Support indie toys, small toy stores, weird online shops, and anyone you can while you can. I've got a couple of previous releases and one has been on my desk for months!
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RIP Honor Blackman
April 7, 2020 |
Review: Onell Design Armorvor Athrodak Parasitic Clone
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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!
Clear flesh! The Onell Design Armorvor Athrodak Parasitic Clone is a creepy deep-sea monster than I hope you got when it came out late last year. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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Bug Fixed: 1985 Super Mario Bros. Spiny Eggs
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  Via TCRF: Download Spiny Egg Speed Patch! The game had a bug - the eggs weren't supposed to drop like a lead weight. They're supposed to arc. And yes, there's a video.
There's a patch you can get if you want, but it's kind of fascinating to check out.
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Even More Social Distance
April 9, 2020 |
Review: Transformers Generations War for Cybertron Earthrise Voyager Autobot Grapple 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 nifty figur. This Transformers Generations War for Cybertron Earthrise Voyager Autobot Grapple Action Figure is a figure I didn't think I would want to see redone, yet it's pretty marvelous and a good benchmark for what this line can be. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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Transformers Super Megatron - Pulse Exclusive in the USA
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 Via Hasbro Pulse: Transformers Takara Tomy Generations Selects TT-GS09 Super Megatron. Like Star Convoy and the Seacons, this item is exclusive to Hasbro Pulse (and grey market importers) in the USA. (Yes, I asked. I know who to ask.)
Pre-orders are open through April 28 and the toy is expected late September. The Seacons were delayed a bit, so don't be surprised if this extensive retool of Titans Return Galvatron also takes a bit more time to get to market. For those keeping track, Hasbro Pulse shipped wave 1 of the Seacons a couple of weeks ago and just charged credit cards for wave 2 this week. That puts them at about two months late for that first wave.
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RIP Mort Drucker
April 10, 2020 |
Star Wars Review: The Mandalorian (The Vintage Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: The Mandalorian (The Vintage Collection). It's a good one and you'll probably want one if you don't have it! Read the whole review.
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Spawn on Kickstarter - Remastered Action Figure
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  Via Kickstarter: The Original SPAWN Action Figure & Comic Remastered (2020) is up for grabs at about $40. With comic shops closing for now, Kickstarter is a sensible place to try these things - and of course, it was funded pretty much immediately.
It is expected in November 2020 and is slightly taller - and of course more articulated - than the 1995 original. Also of note, the original figure came out about 25 years ago, so those of you old enough to remember when Todd Toys existed before McFarlane Toys, congratulations. You are old.
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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 This week's batch of titles on the eShop: MX5000, Solitaire Deluxe Bundle Ð 3 in 1, Tharsis, and a couple dozen more.
At retail: Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories and some more.
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Not Illegal to Dig a Hole
April 13, 2020 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: Star Wars, Joes, and Clones! 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!
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More Toy Pizza - Meet Raddick
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  Via the Glyos News Dump: Toy Pizza Drop - Raddest Raddicks. Three new figures are up for grabs at $20-$21 a pop, all of which are unapainted except for the sunglasses.
Black, glow, and clear-ish flesh are available while supplies last.
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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 12:01 AM my time on Monday!
Become a Patron!
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 for you - 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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RIP Rick May
April 14, 2020 |
Review: Onell Design CyMa Queen Kirallius 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!
Alien warlord! The Onell Design CyMa Queen Kirallius Action Figure is a marvelous redeco of the Toy Pizza Cyber Mama design with a few Onell enhancements. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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New Aquabats LP - Kooky Spooky Due June 20
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  Via The Aquabats: Kooky Spooky on LP and CD! Pre-orders are set for June 20, but with everything going on now, that could always change.
T-shirts are also available.
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RIP Hyper Hobby Magazine
April 16, 2020 |
Review: Toy Pizza Meteor II 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!
From not-SR-388 to you. This Toy Pizza Meteor II Action Figure is a marvelous wink to an era where video game artwork was inconsistent and fan art could be more on-model than what you saw on a box cover. And this is a good figure. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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RIP Brian Dennehy, The Fink
April 17, 2020 |
Star Wars Review: Cara Dune (The Vintage Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Cara Dune (The Vintage Collection). She is one of the best 3 3/4-inch human figures Hasbro has ever done with great gear, excellent articulation, and wonderful deco. Read the whole review.
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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 This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Double Dragon II, Renegade, River City Ransom, and a couple dozen more.
At retail: Billion Road.
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SDCC, AX 2020 Off
April 20, 2020 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: Star Wars Sniping, Holes, and Cases! 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!
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Glyos Incoming - Battle Tribes and Healey Made Drops This Week
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 Via the Glyos News Dump: Battle Tribes and Healey Made Drops Incoming. That's at least four new figures to panic about!
The Healey Made drop is at some point today (Monday) - but the what and the when, we don't know. The Battle Tribes drop is Wednesday, 4/22 at 6:00 PM. There are 3 figures with lots of gear and accessories and alternate heads.
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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 for you - 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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Groceries + Toys = OK Day
April 23, 2020 |
Review: Outer Space Men Bluestar Inferno 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!
Blue! This Outer Space Men Bluestar Inferno Action Figure is a redeco you probably don't need, but if you like glowing toys it might be on your wish list. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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Transformers Netflix Magnus, Voyagers, Deluxes Hit Walmarts
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 Via my Twitter: Some pictures of Transformers War for Cybertron Netflix Ultra Magnus, Battlefield Rung, and Hound. I found everything in the white box redeco wave, and they're pretty nifty - but not necessarily essential.
The "Spoilers Pack" has Ultra Magnus (more damage deco) with Battlefield Rung (bright pink) plus 3 Energon Cubes in some Play-Doh. It's neat, and I'm fearful people will swap them out before the item sells out at stores, so I got one now. My initial reaction was "wait for a sale" but I fear the swappers. Also the reaper.
Voyager Megatron has a stunning new paint job with wonderful silver and two great redeco Battle Master figures. Hotlink is a Starscream repaint and it's gorgeous. You need it.
Deluxe toys are all over the map. Decepticon Mirage and Scrapface (Refraktor repaint) are all-new, all-different paint jobs that may as well be entirely new characters. Well, one is. Sideswipe and Chromia are similar to their Siege selves, but with more grey damage and some other minor shade changes. Hound has more scuffing and is missing a few paint operations, like some of the car lights and some of the silvery damage deco.
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Soko Banana Pre-Orders for NES
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 Via Stay Retro: Soko Banana NES Pre-Orders. If you missed the standard, limited, or digital editions on Kickstarter, they're up for pre-order for about $60-$90.
The game is a Sokoban clone puzzle game, which you have probably seen as a Boxxle or any other box-pushing title, popular on the GameBoy and other consoles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The game originally had a release date of March 2020, and now is just "2020," so stay tuned to them for more on that.
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RIP Hector Garrido, G.I. Joe Packaging Artist
April 10, 2020 |
Star Wars Review: Sith Jet Trooper (The Black Series 6-Inch)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Sith Jet Trooper (The Black Series 6-Inch). It might be accurate - there's conflicting reference as to how the helmet and armor sculpting should look! Read the whole review.
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Transformers Netflix Scrapface, Hound Pics on Twitter
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 Via my Twitter: Some pictures of Transformers War for Cybertron Netflix Scrapface and Hound. I am slowly getting these shot for reviews as soon as it makes sense, but why not put up the pictures early? It's a thing to do.
Scrapface is pretty gorgeous - it's a grey plastic figure with splashes of metallic blue paint. Hound is just a different, more muted Hound. The rule of thumb for this batch of exclusives is for you to get the Decepticons first.
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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 This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto, Picross S4, Dread Nautical, and a couple dozen more.
At retail: Trials of Mana and some more.
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Top Gun Toys Begin Hitting
April 27, 2020 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: Star Wars Slicensing, Mandalorian Madness, and Marvel Pegwarmers! 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!
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Lanard does Top Gun for Walmart
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  Via Walmart: Top Gun Full Throttle Dual Jet Fighter. In addition to Mattel's Matchbox line, Lanard has an action figure line with what seem to be repurposed vehicles and figures. It's already available in some stores and by mail.
Lanard has made a name for themselves being more than just the people who do The Corps, thanks to being a sort of a store brand for Walmart with lines like Alien, Jumanji, and Kong: Skull Island in recent years. For $20, it's a lot of plastic in a box with 2 figures and 2 jets. The movie Top Gun Full Throttle is currently slated for December 23, after a delay from the summer due to the outbreak.
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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 for you - 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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RIP Amoeba Records Hollywood
April 28, 2020 |
Review: Hasbro Transformers Generations War for Cybertron Earthrise Leader Optimus Prime 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!
Awesome! The Hasbro Transformers Generations War for Cybertron Earthrise Leader Optimus Prime Action Figure has more classic Optimus toy elements than most of the other toys - Masterpieces have more, but this is a heck of a lot cheaper than those. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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Amoeba Music Hollywood Closing
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 Via Twitter: It is with a very heavy heart that we must announce that the massive impact from COVID-19 has forced Amoeba Hollywood to remain closed until we move to our new location this fall. When I lived in LA, we made semi-regular trips to Amoeba and I tried to make it a point to sneak off whenever possible when I'm traveling to LA on business. I usually find a ton of neat, weird, and hard to find stuff and it's terrible it has to close early. A new location is coming, but not for a while, possibly a long while given the COVID-19 business.
It also had pretty consistently fantastic parking and generally great employees who'd help when you needed it, and stay out of your way if you're just going through bins like a crazy person. I resemble both kinds of person. They also do a fine mail order business, I've found some nicely priced LPs there which I couldn't find elsewhere.
Berkeley and San Francisco stores remain as is, so feel free to support them and their employees by mail or in person when it's safe to visit again.
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AMC and Universal Studios Break My Heart
April 29, 2020 |
Star Wars Review: Clone Trooper (The Vintage Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Clone Trooper (The Vintage Collection). It's a rerelease of the figure from almost a decade ago, but with new face paint under the helmet. Read the whole review.
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PS4: PSN Updates
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 New to the Playstation 4 this week: Streets of Rage 4, Dread Nautical, Sakura Wars, and Arcade Spirits.
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PS Vita: PSN Updates This Week
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 New to the PSP Vita this week: Active Neurons.
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April 30, 2020 |
Review: Takara-Tomy Transformers Generations Selects Deluxe Gulf (Skalor) 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!
One of the first two, and the last two are shipping this week. This Takara-Tomy Transformers Generations Selects Deluxe Gulf (Skalor) Action Figure is a fish robot, based on a 1980s team of robots that you probably wish you got. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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MST3K Riff-Along Special Sunday
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  Via The AV Club: Exclusive: Mystery Science Theater 3000 returns for social-distancing Riff-Along special. Sunday, May 3, at 3:00 PM Eastern you'll be able to watch new short Circus Day as well as a riffed-up season 1 episode Moon Zero Two. You can see it on Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, and additional platforms. Really, just read the full story over there.
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Nintendo DS Consolizer Coming
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  Via Woozle64's tweet with a better write-up on RetroRGB: Consolized Nintendo DS teased by Woozle64. This is a sort of a mod with 2 HDMI ports on the original DS Phat from 2004 - thus making those things useful to people who have gone on to extoll the virtue of the DS Lite and other variations.
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New to the Playstation 4 this week: Final Fantasy VII Remake, Galaxy of Pen & Paper +1 Edition, and Convoy: A Tactical Roguelike.
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