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Patronize Me!
RIP Paul Krassner
July 23, 2019 |
Review: Mattel Jurassic World Dino Rivals Mussaurus 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! The Mattel Jurassic World Dino Rivals Mussaurus Action Figure is small, cute, and seemingly hard to find against a sea of velociraptors. Orange is still available. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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Let's SDCC: Mezo, KFX, Anovos
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 The slog continues! Today: Anovos - The Orville, a high-end vehicle replica that's pretty expensive!
Also Mezco Toyz - 5 Points, a collector line of gorgeous figures with simplified articulation from Batman, Space Ghost, Scooby Doo, Addams Family, Superman, and more.
That's a lot - and we've still got more! Come back for more SDCC coverage until photos or this reporter are exhausted.
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Ad: Ghostbusters Handmade by Robots Vinyl Figures
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 Ad: The Coop's Handmade by Robots Ghostbusters Vinyl Figures at Entertainment Earth! They look like plush, they have button eyes, but brother, they ain't plush! The vinyl figures are due around September.
 
Order yours now! Only $11.99 each.
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SDCC Went Fine
July 22, 2019 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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  Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: Star Wars Reissues, Reissues of Star Wars, and SDCC! 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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Let's SDCC: Mattel MOTU, GOT, and JW
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The slog continues! Today: Mattel Masters of the Universe Origins, a retro-sized line with modern articulation and construction. I am hearing it's for the mass market. I am surprised!
Also Mattel Game of Thrones Mega Bloks, a collector line of 6-inch takes on figures from the series. As it stands now, it's Chris Pratt and Jeff Goldblum with their velociraptor pals.
Don't forget Game of Thrones Mega Bloks! Dragons, figures, and builds galore.
Hasbro Marvel Legends Saturday Morning! Squirrel Girl joined a new Ghost Rider and other figures.
Hasbro Transformers Unicron! The crowdfunded beast is indeed bigger than it looks on the web site.
That's a lot - and we've still got more! Come back for more SDCC coverage until photos or this reporter are exhausted.
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Ad: New Hasbro Reveals at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: New Marvel Legends, Star Wars, and Transformers at Entertainment Earth! So much has been revealed over the past few days, we'll just show you a big chunk of it.
              
Order yours now!
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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!
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Thor Lebowski, America's Ass, and You'll Miss Me
July 19, 2019 |
Star Wars Review: C-3PO (Droid Depot, The Black Series 6-Inch)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: C-3PO (Droid Depot, The Black Series 6-Inch). It's the first modern-era version of the wookiee on the original movie's cardback design, and it's a redeco of The Black Series 3 3/4-inch figure that you forgot they made. Read the whole review.
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Let's SDCC: Creative Beast
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The slog continues! I went to a Hasbro breakfast and had to start with Hasbro Marvel Legends for Avengers Endgame, complete with The Thor Lebowski, Heimdall, Valkyrie, Vision, Iron Patriot, Iron Man, and America's Ass. You love it, I love it.
Also Hasbro Disney Style Series, a collector line with fancier fashions for Belle, Mulan, and Ariel.
Lastly, I had a panel. Here are some details and a look at the big goodie bag you missed! Everybody got one. You could have had one.
More tomorrow!
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The Panel Is Today
July 18, 2019 |
Review: Onell Design Glyos OSM Colossus Rex Tyraxsis
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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!
Not at Comic-Con! The Onell Design Glyos OSM Colossus Rex Tyraxsis sold out quickly last month, and it's a gem. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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Let's SDCC: Creative Beast
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Comic-Con is on, but I have to work - so I only got a brief look around at press time. I started with Creative Beast, a gorgeous line of indie dinosaur toys. On display were production pieces of a number of existing velociraptors, plus a few prototypes of those and the upcoming Ceratopsians line. The Kickstarter for the Triceratops and its ilk begins in September.
No pricing was given for the 1:12 scale Triceratops and friends, but these hefty figures are sized to go with your Marvel Legends and Black Series toys. The Raptors are 1:6 scale figures, designed for 12-inch humans.
Also, Hasbro's HasLab Unicron is big. Really big.
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Pay Up, Stewart Zimmel
July 16, 2019 |
Review: Hasbro Playskool Heroes Series 2 Marvel Super Hero Adventures Clear Spider-Man
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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! The Hasbro Playskool Heroes Series 2 Marvel Super Hero Adventures Clear Spider-Man is what I found when I wanted just a plain Spider-Man... and I kind of like this better. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!
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Transformers War for Cybertron Unicron Funding Begins
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  Via Hasbro Pulse and HasLab: Transformers: War for Cybertron Unicron. It already has outsold last week's launch Cookie Monster, but has a massive goal of 8,000 units.
The 30-inch tall robot has 47 days to raise the money, or it gets to be yet another footnote on TFWiki's unproduced Unicron toys page. Hasbro is asking for $4.6 million from US and Canada customers to get this made.
Also Acid Storm, Ion Storm, and Nova Storm are making the rounds - with no details.
So yeah. If you're in for War for Cybertron, start skipping meals kids.
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SDCC Starts Wednesday
July 15, 2019 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: Star Wars Vehicles, SDCC, Exclusive Planet, HasLab II Revealed! 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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Toy Pizza Con Capsules Probably Almost Gone
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  Via the Glyos News Dump: Toy Pizza Con Exclusives Mostly Sold Out!
It's green! A clear yellow version was given to Patreon supporters.
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GBAConsolizer Full Case Pre-orders
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  Via Game-Tech.us: GBAConsolizer Full Case fully assembled. This $349.95 gadget lets you use a Super NES pad to play your GameBoy family of games on an HDTV - it's made using existing game hardware and some new parts. It's also really expensive.
Other than clone consoles like the Retron 5, there aren't many ways to play this family of games on your HDTV. You can use a Super GameBoy on an Analogue Super NT or Retron/HD Super Nintendo, but that won't let you play GameBoy Color or GameBoy Advance games. At this time there are no known upcoming mass-produced clone consoles to play these games.
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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!
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RIP Denise "Violet" Nickerson
July 12, 2019 |
Star Wars Review: Rey (Batuu, The Black Series 6-Inch)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Rey (Batuu, The Black Series 6-Inch). They improved the head paint for the Galaxy's Edge release. Read the whole review.
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TurboGrafx-16 Mini Lineup Includes 49 Games, Including Dracula X
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  Via Konami: TurboGrafx-16 Mini Includes 50 Games!. Neutopia is on there twice.
The line-up is a feast of riches, depending on the final cost this Amazon-exclusive micro console may well rival Sega's box. Japanese games are included, as are a ton of shooting games.
A Multitap is sold separately - maybe a USB hub will work - for 6-player games.
But this isn't important. What's important is the games you get in the US version - Salamander. Gradius and Gradius II: The Ambition of Gofer. Dracula X: Rondo of Blood. Snatcher. And three different Bomberman games. Unless the emulation is garbage, it seems perfect.
They even went through the trouble of omitting Keith Courage in Alpha Zones.
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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  This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Bubble Cats Rescue, Desktop Bowling, Super Mutant Alien Assault, Laser Kitty Pow Pow, and several dozen others.
At retail it's Dragon Quest Builders 2 and others.
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Nintendo 3DS Downloads This Week
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  This week's 3DS offerings: Sketchy Snowboarding.
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