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Bad Batch Begins
May 3, 2021 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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  Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: Star Wars Deluxe Figures, Changes, and Final Samples! 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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Game Boy Genesis Pre-Order
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  Via Incube8 Games: Genesis (GB). It's only slightly confusing - this is a game for the Game Boy system, but it's called Genesis. It's a shooter that looks a bit like Solar Striker, and the fancy boxed edition includes a sticker sheet and is $44.99.
There's a video showing it off, and it's not making any mention of a ROM. It is currently expected in September.
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RIP Billie Hayes
May 4, 2021 |
Review: Hasbro Transformers Studio Series Autobot Jazz
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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! The Hasbro Transformers Studio Series Autobot Jazz is one of those figure's that's almost impossibly perfect, but some have reported the roof tearing off during placement of aftermarket stickers. (Me, I've had no problems.) It does a great job bringing the animation model to a surprisingly fairly-priced toy. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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Star Wars Review: The Child (6-Inch Value Figure, Black Logo Line Look)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: The Child (6-Inch Value Figure, Black Logo Line Look). It's a 6-inch scale figure that sells for under $5 at Walmart, but it's also about 1/2-inch bigger than The Black Series The Child. And half the price. For your money, this is one of the better values out there for a figure of this particular character - and we'll look at his Mandalorian companion later this week, too. Read the whole review.
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 Ad: Get New Avengers Infinity Saga Marvel Legends Quicksilver Figure at Entertainment Earth! This week: Quicksilver... but today is May 4 so more goodies may be up any minute!
Order yours now! They are expected this summer.
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Welcome Aboard, BLT
May 10, 2021 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: Star Wars Abundance, Store Selling Changes, and Republic Commando! 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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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 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!
If you want a piece of merchandise, we now have one! The 16bit.com and Galactic Hunter Collectible Enamel Pin is now available on Etsy. Money goes to me, after Etsy fees, shipping, and whatnot.
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RIP Billie Hayes
May 11, 2021 |
Review: Tonka GoBots Road Ranger 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 classic! The Tonka GoBots Road Ranger Action Figure has been sitting in a box for a while - and he's in spectacular condition for a toy with die-cast metal parts that has been ignored for a while. He's like Optimus Prime, bt not! So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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Star Wars Review: R8-Series Astromech Droid Orange with White Panels
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: R8-Series Astromech Droid Orange with White Panels. A weird dome, a unique body, and some pretty spectacular colors make for a standout droid that matches your X-Wing pilots quite nicely. If you have the means, you should get one. Read the whole review.
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Ad: Get New Avengers Infinity Saga Marvel Legends Iron Man, Thanos, and Odin Figures at Entertainment Earth! This week: more new arrivals from the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
 
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New Hand-Drawn Metroid Game Guide
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  Via Philip Summers on Twitter: Metroid: Presented by Hand-Drawn Game Guides will hopefully land in time for Metroid's 35th Anniversary. In the meantime, here's a look at Brinstar West, the starting area of the game..
The Zelda guide was a huge hit, and this looks just as gorgeous. I hope they reissue Zelda at the same time so I can grab both - it looks great!
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RIP Norman Lloyd
May 12, 2021 |
Star Wars Review: The Mandalorian (The Retro Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: The Mandalorian (The Retro Collection). Because the 1980s never ended for some of us, Hasbro made The Mandalorian figures that look like Kenner releases. From 1981. I'm not quite sure why they went with a vinyl cape for a post-ROTJ release, but it's still neat with bright colors and two great blasters. If you see it, especially for ten bucks, and you're old? This is a must-buy figure. Read the whole review.
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Transformers Battle Across Time Grimlock and Mirage
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  Via Amazon (and this is an affiliate link): Transformers Toys Generations Kingdom Battle Across Time Collection Deluxe WFC-K40 Autobot Mirage & Maximal Grimlock, Age 8 and Up, 5.5-inch (Amazon Exclusive). Thats a mouthful.
WhThe $52.99 price tag is consistent with the price increase coming across all Hasbro brands shortly on their $20 price point items - so $20 toys are about to be roughly $23, while the $30 toys are expected to stay the same. (For now. But they'll go up at some point, I'm sure.)
Grimlock is a redeco of Dinobot based loosely on the toy from the 1990s, but now with a new head. Mirage is opaque and allegedly an Earth mode this time, with the letters "ORC" on it, clearly letting you all know what a big fan he is of the Oh Sees album.
Like many of Amazon's recent pre-orders, this one is a long ways out - November 1, about just under six months from now. But at least this time Grimlock has a sword.
--AP
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Supermarket Sweep Renewed
May 14, 2021 |
Star Wars Review: Han Solo (6-Inch Value Figure, Solo: A Star Wars Story Line Look)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Han Solo (6-Inch Value Figure, Solo: A Star Wars Story Line Look). This $5 figure was made in 2018, but I never saw them in stores until recently - for all I know they were sitting in a warehouse before being sold in the USA at Five Below stores. They were available internationally, and also seen in board room presentations if you were invited to the right meetings. Read the whole review.
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NES Gold Guardian Gun Girl Coming Next Week
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 Via @JustinOrenich on Twitter: Now to assemble! There will be 100 copies [of Gold Guardian Gun Girl] available some time in the next week. I'll send out news in advanced. Stay tuned!!.
I got his release of the Japanese Haradius Zero and it's great - the demo for GGGG is also excellent and you should try it.
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Ad: New Hasbro Star Wars, Transformers, Marvel at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: Get New Hasbro Star Wars: The Vintage Collection and Marvel action figures at Entertainment Earth! And Transformers Premium figures, too! This week: Power Droid, ARC Trooper Fives, Hondo Ohnaka, plus Marvel 375 Elektra, Iceman, Daredevil, Iron Man, Black Panther, and Transformers Optimus Prime and Bumblebee! And more is on the way!
 
  
      
Order yours now! They are expected this year, so get your pre-orders in now.
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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  This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, and over a dozen more.
--AP
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It's What You Think You Know
May 17, 2021 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: Star Wars Playsets, Retro Marvel, and Aliens! 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!
--AP
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New Onell Design Glyos Figures - Thursday!
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  Via the Glyos News Dump: May 20 Onell Design Drop - 9:30 PM Eastern . New parts are being teased and you'll probably want to mark your calendars as new releases are far and few between these days.
There's a video showing teases of new elements, and Matt Doughty is posting some hints as to what you can expect.
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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 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!
If you want a piece of merchandise, we now have one! The 16bit.com and Galactic Hunter Collectible Enamel Pin is now available on Etsy. Money goes to me, after Etsy fees, shipping, and whatnot.
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Eat Turkey Out of the Garbage
May 18, 2021 |
Review: Hasbro Marvel Legends Deadpool Deadpool in Boxers
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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! The Hasbro Marvel Legends Deadpool Deadpool in Boxers is just slightly ahead of its time, coming out before the advent of Zoom-meeting culture - he's in his slippers and boxers, just like you probably are right now. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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Star Wars Review: 3PO Protocol Droid (Blue, Droid Factory)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: 3PO Protocol Droid (Blue, Droid Factory). This blue droid is sold in parts bins exclusively in theme parks, which may as well mean eBay. The blue head and torso include unique painted stripe patterns, the significance of which I actually do not know - but it's blue and it looks cool, and it reminds me of the blue concept C-3POs we once saw in Tomart's Action Figure Digest. In other words, this Disney figure is sort of like a Kenner prototype we assumed we'd never get, but it's also exactly like D-0T from The Clone Wars. Read the whole review.
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Game Boy Game Link Cable "Warp Pipe" Now Exists for Online Play
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 Via RetroRGB and elsewhere: USB to GB Link Cable Adapter (Kit). It leets you connect to a Raspberry Pi Pico and play Tetris online. For reals. I wonder if they're going to make it so you can "print" things from your Game Boy on your PC? That would be handy for you Game Boy Camera owners.
There is a video showing the whole thing too, and if you have some tech skill it seems like a fun little project. A Game Boy can talk to a game server and do some matchmaking. It's pretty neat.
--AP
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Ad: New Marvel Legends Surtur at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: Get New Avengers Infinity Saga Marvel Legends Surtur Figure at Entertainment Earth! This week: Surtur, and he's really big!
Order yours now! They are expected later this summer.
--AP
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RIP Charles Grodin
May 19, 2021 |
Star Wars Review: Cara Dune (The Retro Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Cara Dune (The Retro Collection). This is a good one - she can hold her blasters, stand, sit, and generally look like an old Kenner figure with a far better paint job than we would be likely to see in the 1980s. Unlike some other late-era Kenner women figures, she also has a neck. (Look at Kea Moll.) She's also a little short - but still a good figure. Mostly I'm just happy there's no vinyl cape to get in the way of vehicle interaction. Read the whole review.
--AP
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Ad: New Marvel Legends Nano Gauntlet at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: Get New Marvel Legends Avengers: Endgame Nano Gauntlet Prop Replica at Entertainment Earth! This week: get a hand!
Order yours now! They are expected later this summer.
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RIP Paul Mooney
May 20, 2021 |
Review: Cappy Space Scaravasze Scout Crayboth
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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 Cappy Space Scaravasze Scout Crayboth is a fancy deco on what is now an old figure. And it's gone. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
--AP
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At Last: Sega Genesis Mega Man: The Wily Wars Cartridge in the USA
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  Via Retro-Bit: Mega Man The Wily Wars pre-orders May 21 through June 21.
It's a delay after a delay, because after not coming to the USA in the 1990s, Retro-Bit announced this very reissue in 2019. So it's been a while.
In the USA in the 1990s, this game was exclusive to the Sega Channel - but it saw release overseas on cartridge. This Collector's Edition includes the game on a blue cartridge, trading cards, stickers, a poster, and other stuff you don't need nor necessarily want. But at $69.99, it's not bad. If you consider that a brand-new Sega Genesis game may have cost $50 in 1994, adjusted for inflation, this should be closer to $90. Of course, it costs a lot less to manufacture a game these days (and pirate copies have littered Etsy and eBay for years for much less) but hey - they're making new cartridges.
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Space 1991
May 21, 2021 |
Star Wars Review: Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 2,816: Kuiil (The Retro Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 2,816: Kuiil (The Retro Collection). This Ugnaught looks a little bit different from the vintage one, and takes a few liberties with the rubbery head from the TV show. It's still cool, and a lot more colorful than the previous figures. Read the whole review.
--AP
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New Man or Astro-Man: Space 1991
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  Via Birdstuff on Instagram: "IÕm really excited to finally start getting some new Man or Astro-Man? material out. This is just a new single right now, but thereÕs more to come. Henry Owings did some really great artwork for it. We donÕt have a exact release date, but it will be within this century. Honestly, I just hope it smells good."
No release date or other specifics were given, but the design is excellent.
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New Glyos Drop From Cappy Space
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 Via the Glyos News Dump: Glyos Onell Design May 20 2021 Drop Menu.
New molds! New colorways! New builds! If you like Armorvors, crossovers, and new stuff this is your lucky day.
--AP
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NES Kickstarter - Shera and the 40 Thieves
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 Via Kikcstarter: Shera & the 40 Thieves (NES Game) - it has 29 days to go!
The ROM is $10, the cartridge is $35, and a boxed copy is $50ish with the token $80 limited edition.
But there's more! Anguna: Scourge of the Goblin King from the developers of Trophy should be going up today. Check the link - if it isn't already live by the end of the day, well, it should have been.
--AP
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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 This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster, Miitopia, and over a dozen more.
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What the RB Stood For
May 24, 2021 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: The Sequel Trilogy, Star Wars Street Dates, and Things I'm Not Reading! 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!
--AP
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NES Kickstarter - Anguna: Scourge of the Goblin King
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 Via Kikcstarter: Anguna: Scourge of the Goblin King - A brand-new action adventure game for the NES! It's already funded completely and the limited edition sold out within the first couple of hours. A boxed cartridge is $60, a bare cart is $50, and the ROM is $10.
It looks a lot like The Legend of Zelda, and based on the developer's work on a similar game for the Game Boy Advance this looks pretty good. The 6502 Collective previously published Trophy, so I assume this is also going to be pretty great.
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Future Game Boy Color Kickstarter - Planet Hop
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  Via Twitter: Gamebow - Planet Hop! It's a new Game Boy Color game that looks pretty good - platforming action, the moon, and for some reason the Star Spangled Banner at the end of a stage. It's worth drilling through to see what they're working on.
It's still in development and a Kickstarter will be coming later.
--AP
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Ad: Get New Hasbro Transformers Studio Series Wreck-Gar, Slug, Gnaw, and Marvel Legends Iron Monger at Entertainment Earth! This week: toys from the movies!
  
Order yours now! They are expected later this summer.
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Support 16bit.com and Galactic Hunter via Patreon
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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!
If you want a piece of merchandise, we now have one! The 16bit.com and Galactic Hunter Collectible Enamel Pin is now available on Etsy. Money goes to me, after Etsy fees, shipping, and whatnot.
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No Place for Moogles
May 25, 2021 |
Review: Creative Beast Beasts of the Mesozoic Glow-in-the-dark Dinosaurs Zuniceratops 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!
Glows! The Creative Beast Beasts of the Mesozoic Glow-in-the-dark Dinosaurs Zuniceratops Action Figure has everything you want from an expensive figure, but painted like a real cheap figure! You probably want this one. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
--AP
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Star Wars Review: LOM-Series Protocol Droid (Silver, Droid Factory)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: LOM-Series Protocol Droid (Silver, Droid Factory). Since they had the body, they repainted it, and we got some pretty nifty variations on the old Bounty Hunter droid. Mine has CZ arms, which look neat since one of the shoulders is painted a slightly different color. These things sometimes look like they were assembled by Jawas. Read the whole review.
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RIP Samuel E. Wright
May 26, 2021 |
Star Wars Review: IG-11 (The Retro Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: IG-11 (The Retro Collection). Because the 1980s never ended for some of us, Hasbro made figures that look like old Kenner releases. IG-11 looks a lot like IG-88, only softer, missing a few details, and not quite as perfect as gripping the blasters - but it's still pretty great. I also appreciate they elected to go with the "Credit Collection" red coloring to set it apart. Read the whole review.
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Ad: New Transformers Selects Artfire at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: Get New Hasbro Transformers Artfire at Entertainment Earth! This week: new Transformers Selects Artfire! It's Inferno, with more paint and more stuff in the box.
Order yours now! They are expected later this summer.
--AP
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Too Much Pasta Bro
May 28, 2021 |
Star Wars Review: The Child (The Retro Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: The Child (The Retro Collection). At $10, it's a pretty decent package with a little frog, the hover pram, a stand, and everything else you could want. The figure seems very much like a retro throwback, but you get way more stuff in the bubble than you would have 30ish years ago. Read the whole review.
--AP
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Ad: New Funko and Hasbro Marvel at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: Get New Age of Apocalypse Marvel Legends action figures and Glow in the Dark Zombie Thor Pop! Vinyl at Entertainment Earth! This week: it's been a busy one - Glow in the Dark Bane, new robots, new disguises, and so much more are up for grabs if you pre-order.!
         
Order yours now!
--AP
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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 This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Wonder Boy In Asha World, Super Bomberman R Online, and over a dozen more.
--AP
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RIP Gavin MacLeod, B.J. Thomas
May 31, 2021 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: Star Wars Sizes, Ewoks, and Books! 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!
--AP
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Super HD System3 PRO for PC Engine, TurboGrafx-16
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  Via Terraonion: Super HD System3 PRO. It's an FPGA gadget that plugs in to the Turbo Booster port, giving you the ability to use RGB, S-Video, HDMI, as well as an SD card - so it supports Super CD games, SuperGrafx, and so on and so forth. In other words, it's an FPGA system that can sideload games, except you have to supply the actual system part.
The device is nearly US $300, and if that's too rich for your blood Analogue's Analogue Duo allows you to play CD-ROMs and TurboChips, but the price and release dates are unknown at press time.
--AP
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NES New Release: Gold Guardian Gun Girl
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 Via Video Game Sage: Gold Guardian Gun Girl was released over the weekend, only 50 copies were produced for the first US run, and it sold out in under an hour. The game was previously sold as a Famicom game in Japan, and the available demo was pretty cool. An additional NES run is planned for those of you who missed it, which is going to be most of you. I have no idea how the Famicom runs are going in Japan right now.
It allows you to play in a mech and blow up monsters in the pursuit of gold and fuel while crawling through somewhat bland-looking dungeons - but it is a lot of fun, and the unique control scheme is a hoot. You're always shooting, with the d-pad moving the mech and the A and B buttons rotating your vehicle to aim and blast monsters. There are also 5 other controls schemes if you don't like that one... but I like that one just fine.
--AP
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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 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!
If you want a piece of merchandise, we now have one! The 16bit.com and Galactic Hunter Collectible Enamel Pin is now available on Etsy. Money goes to me, after Etsy fees, shipping, and whatnot.
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