A celebration! The Fisher-Price Adventure People Clawtron Action Figure is classic, and I hope you like 3 3/4-inch scale figures that look like they're about 40 years old. This month, we're looking at new and old figures that look really old. This one actually is pretty old - I estimate about 1980. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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It's neat. He's done other reviews looking at code in the water level that everybody but me hates, plus other games. It's really neat stuff.

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From 2019! The Hasbro Marvel Spider-Man Action Figure looks more retro than Hasbro's Retro line, which takes some doing. Other than sharp paint applications on the eyes and chest spider, everything is molded in color and seems incredibly simple - it's striking! It's also hard to find in American stores now, but you might see some on eBay, Amazon, or overseas retailers. For about $4 it's a surprisingly impressive 3 3/4-inch action figure, and I'd love to see what else Hasbro could come up with given that sort of budget. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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More retro than retro! The Super7 Metropolis Silver Maria ReAction Figure is easily, easily the very best "new" retro figure I've picked up from anybody. The silver vac-metal finish makes the figure feel a lot like the original C-3PO toys, plus plastic chrome action figures are so unusual in toy stores these days. Heck, Hasbro hasn't even done a chrome C-3PO figure for over a decade. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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I'll probably be giving this a shot with some old Kenner Snowtroopers shortly.

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The store has it for $20, which is cheaper than eBay and about on par with new releases - if you still want one, this is probably the time to get it.

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From 1980! The Fisher-Price Adventure People Firestar I Action Figure also has a vehicle in the box. Boxed ones aren't too expensive, and opened ones are pretty cheap - but finding one in good shape is tough. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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It's fun, and not as common of a sight as the Nintendo-imported R-Type cabinets in the USA. They also added support for some other equipment like the Casio PV-1000, which I admit to never having heard of - but you can play Dig Dug on it and it's probably on par with the Apple ][ port. It also has Warp & Warp, but I would nudge you to give the Famicom versions of both of those a shot (the latter is called "Warpman" for Famicom) if you're interested. Seriously, both are a good time.

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Here's hoping it's easy to get - if it really is for the 30th anniversary, I'd expect it early next year.

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Bossky! The Healey Made Assassin (Trando) Action Figure is new this year, but modeled in 1980s colors and sculpted to look like something that came out before 16-bit video games. I really like this one! So read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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Hyperkin's model shows no obvious signs of a hook for a CD drive, but it will undoubtedly be much cheaper than anything on the market. For those with their own PC Engines or Turbo systems, there are numerous aftermarket upgrades to get it looking good on an HDTV, and it's also worth noting that PC Engine CD games play surprisingly well on first-generation Raspberry Pi computers... and of course even better on a MiSTer. It remains to be see if/when either Hyperkin or Analogue get their devices in gamer hands, because there have been many a false start in the clone world. Who could forget the Super Retro Boy or the 2018 Hyperkin Ultra Game Boy? I didn't. Hopefully Analogue will deliver their Pocket Promises this year.

Anyway, here's the guy's video, which is longer than you need to watch for "clone system coming some day maybe." I miss gaming magazines.

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The 1:12 scale muscle car has electronic lights and alternate "on fire" engines and wheels, plus one known pack-in figure for $349.99. In other words, it's not quit as compelling as the Cobra HISS. It will include a bonus Early Bird figure if it meets the goal by Friday - a Robbie Reyes in his human form. It's ab out 1/3 of the way there at press time so I wouldn't bank on it.

Other HasLab items for other brands are in development and it wouldn't be too surprising to see one debut at the end of this month on September 30 or October 1 for Hasbro's PulseCon streaming showcase. While there was a high-profile non-starter last year with the Rancor monster, their track record is pretty good - only the Reva FX Lightsaber, Rancor, and Cookie Monster (the latter was scrubbed from their past projects page have failed to fund.

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From 1982! The Fisher-Price Adventure People Opticon Action Figure is a little robot that can't quite stand up perfectly, but can flip over and grow into a towering monster of a mechanoid. With fake silver buttons, there really isn't much else like it - but it fits in just fine with other figures of that era. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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There's a bonus figure if the toy hits 9,000 by Friday which is not impossible, but looking unlikely. If you're on the fence about the $350 muscle car, this might be a good time to bounce on board.

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So retro - and on clearance if you can find one! The Super7 G.I. Joe Red Ninja ReAction Figure is a simple repaint, but if you can stumble on one for under $6 it's a total bargain. (And I did.) So read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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This is why you had a channel like Hasbro's The Hub who needed to reach out to Mattel, MGA, and other toymakers to advertise too - you couldn't populate the whole thing with on-brand Hasbro ads. (I have no idea what the YouTube advertising equivalent rules are.)

If memory serves, the reason for this is that it's assumed kids may not really be able to completely separate when the TV show ends and the ad begins, despite the tonal and stylistic changes, but the very fact that pages like this exist to talk about TV-advertised toys 20-40 years after the fact shows just how effective that kind of marketing can truly be. If you were born in the 1970s or 1980s (or maybe 1990s) and are reading this, you probably watched a lot of TV shows that were 30-minute toy ads, stuffed with spots for Happy Meals and video games and, of course, action figures. Not that there's anything wrong with it, but it is a chillingly effective technique in separating kids from their money (and, clearly, adults too.) When Disney+ and Netflix start serving ads on their shows that very clearly tie in with licensed products, this could result in even more stories and conflicts like this one.

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Previously this figure debuted at D23, and this version of Willow (with baby Elora Danan) is exclusive to some sort of Disney retail infrastructure.

Hasbro made good on its threat for new Starting Lineup action figures. They're $49.99 each, and include (their words) a flight stand, a ball, alternate hands, a trading card, and an NFT. As most of them seem to have unique heights and different builds, the higher cost is not entirely unexpected - but the NFT seems a bit much. These are exclusive to Fanatics and Hasbro Pulse, and as I know next to nothing about sports I likely will never mention them again.

Back in the 1990s, Kenner's Starting Lineup figures were kind of a big deal, with people literally lining up in front of new toy stores to grab them and such. Somewhat surprisingly, graded trading cards from those figures can be quite expensive, often more so than an ungraded carded figure. It is not for me to understand.

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What's particularly unfortunate for those wanting this figure is that the number of backers dropped - it was over 5,800 on Friday, and at press time is at 5,647. A lot can happen in a month, but successful HasLabs generally don't see a dip in support. (But the Rancor sure did.) There could be a last-minute rally and it could still succeed but I wouldn't hold your breath for any of those stretch goals. If you want this car to get made, you should probably stop dragging your feet.

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For Glyos fans, they caused the green glow figures and white figures to shine nicely. The blue glow doesn't really react to these particular lights very well, but some very high-powered UV LEDs do work a little better. Your best bet with the blue glow seems to be the Sun.

If you're wondering "hey, what happened with that line?" the answer is "not much." We got more Bluestar figures at increasingly high costs, but the promised soft vinyl Astro-Nautilus and hinted-at new painted figures never materialized. I'm hoping to see a few more before the line ends, assuming it does.

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Here's a list to all currently known cores, which makes it seem that the Pocket will some day be a de facto portable MiSTer.

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From last year! The Hasbro Marvel Legends 375 Iceman Action Figure is one of the X-Men and also Spider-Man's amazing friends... and it's not a bad release from Hasbro either. Mostly clear blue, with mostly no paint, and no accessories, I assume this was a dirt cheap figure to make as it also reuses a lot of body parts. But hey, I had to get him to go with Spidey and Firestar. (I still need to open Firestar.) Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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As of Sunday night before posting the Monday update, it was 5,647 (and dipped by 2 immediately after posting. I believe its height was around 5,800 last week.) I noticed it dipped a bit every time I reloaded the page on Tuesday, and by press time overnight Tuesday it was down to 5,435. Short of a massively cool incentive, it is unlikely that Hasbro will have much success on this one. The Cobra HISS was both taller and longer - but I'm not sure about wider - and it was cheaper, with a lower minimum number of units to fund. At $250 the Engine of Vengeance would be a mighty tempting piece, but much like the overpriced (but close-to-barely-funding) Rancor, well, it's all up to you guys if you want to make it happen. At this rate I assume it'll get close to funding, but likely won't make it.

It would be my hope that we see some cheaper items, and if that means a basic item for $200 with a $50 add-on or just generally items that don't seem quite as expensive. To put it in perspective, while this car does have a lot of moving parts and some electronics, a similarly sized Fortnite Motorboat is under $100 and has a similar - if not possibly superior - amount of paint applications.

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Old! The Fisher-Price Adventure People X-Ray Woman Action Figure is a real classic! The clear construction shows a lack of pins in the body, everything matches up quite well despite the head being opaque. And she's not too expensive for a 40-year-old figure. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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Earlier, an early bird goal was a whole figure with new deco and the Robbie head. The goal was missed so the figure was cut, but they kept the head in as an accessory for the main figure. So now, you get one body with two heads, and not two bodies with two heads.

The figure's numbers had been dipping up and down all day on Wednesday. I saw it go as low as 5,420 earlier in the day. At press time, it's at 5,459. (It was 5,461 just before I uploaded the file - it dipped 2 in a couple of minutes.) That's down from around 5,800 last Friday. (I am not buying this one as I am trying to cut back Marvel to small stuff only, but it's fascinating to watch and I want to keep this record of it.)

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