tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post3534922191081431030..comments2023-12-18T21:04:53.693-05:00Comments on Toys and Tomfoolery: Nickelodeon Revives TMNT: Here's Raph and Don!Alexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-75196366830390642482012-11-06T17:58:09.146-05:002012-11-06T17:58:09.146-05:00Oh yeah, the fact that I can even get my NES to do...Oh yeah, the fact that I can even get my NES to do anything is a testament to that. My XBox 360 is barely used (we pretty much bought it for Tales of Vesperia alone) and it keeps screwing up. From just sitting there. Doing nothing. Granted, the NES has way less moving parts and is less complicated all around (save for the baffling push-in-press-down feature that they added for the american one and then thankfully took out of the second version) so I guess more moving parts and a CD reader means more chances for hiccups.<br /><br />And congrats on beating Mario RPG! I've gone through it so many times that there is little point to doing so; I'm so prepared for every fight that it's kinda like bullying. I am doing some new things this time around though, like getting some items I never bothered to get in the past. Just beat Culex myself as well (though he's a homage to Final Fantasy, he's not actually from IV though they use the boss song) and used my usual group of Mario, Bowser and Geno. Never used the Princess before, though bascially anyone you talk to does. 'Course that also probably led to me having a harder time back in the day, but now I can pretty much choose whoever and kill things. Fantastic game! Was one of my first RPGs.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-89604968541197983752012-11-06T15:56:07.837-05:002012-11-06T15:56:07.837-05:00I'm tellin' ya, Nintendo stuff from the 80...I'm tellin' ya, Nintendo stuff from the 80s is built out of a combination of mithril, chogokin, gundanium, and whatever FISTO's fist is made from.<br /><br />And because this comment thread isn't long enough yet, I'm going to mention that I just beat Mario RPG for the very first time a few months ago. It's a game I'd played multiple times since it first came out, but I never owned it, and always managed to put it down before I got to the end. Well this time, I meant business, so I plopped down my thirty bucks at Game X Change and powered through that game. I even beat whats-his-name from FFIV. (Princess with lazy shell, man. Princess with lazy shell.)Draculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587852177919783864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-19761498243708562582012-11-06T15:48:25.516-05:002012-11-06T15:48:25.516-05:00That is also a fair assessment; because the origin...That is also a fair assessment; because the original Optimus is almost cooler in my eyes now than when I was a kid, which is usually the opposite. I'm still not a fan, but I like the old boxy look. Maybe it's because I have displays now; I didn't when I was a kid. If I couldn't play with it, then what was a point? Now I can look at stuff and appreciate the view. I'm still glad to have the original Optimus and I won't get rid of him (especially because he has this awesome box with sounds and voices like "I AM OPTIMUS PRIME!") <br /><br />I also agree on the video game front, as I find myself hooking up the Nintendo kinda often now (though right now I'm playing through Mario RPG on the SNES for the millionth time for no good reason. I mean I've got a ton of untouched NEW games, I don't need to beat the every loving crap out of Mario RPG again). <br /><br />Funny story since you mentioned FF1: My copy was drenched in a flood somewhere in the early 2000's. I watched the water drain out of there and everything! However, to this day the cartridge not only still works, but my save is still on there. Amazing!Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-24034933378091973922012-11-06T15:39:13.572-05:002012-11-06T15:39:13.572-05:00A fair and accurate assessment. A lot of the earli...A fair and accurate assessment. A lot of the earlier G1 figures completely fail in the face of modern design - just look at Starscream. The poor guy is just a pile of wings, fists, and guns that rearrange into an immobile post pretending to be a robot. <br /><br />But unfortunately logic and reason don't stand a chance in the face of my overwhelming nostalgia! Ahahaha! Plus I've gotten to the point where I can appreciate their apparent flaws as beauty. It's the same mental method I use when I'm playing oblique NES games like Final Fantasy. All the same, if I pull down a figure to play with, it's probably NOT going to be one from the G1 shelf.Draculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587852177919783864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-56028013899797548242012-11-06T15:23:26.261-05:002012-11-06T15:23:26.261-05:00Yeah it's good to have a wife that understands...Yeah it's good to have a wife that understands your insanity; the only reason I jumped on Grayskull so quickly was because my wife was cool with it. I'm used to wanting friggin' EVERYTHING, so naturally I keep away from things on my own. It's nice to have a second person that can validate certain things, or understand you well enough to say "It's obvious this is more important than any other set, so why aren't get getting it?"<br /><br />As for booklets: SAME THING, but with G.I. Joes. The HISS II I spoke of came with a big booklet of everything I had missed and would never see in stores (still have it, actually). I spent so much time looking over it and straining my eyes to see the details on the tiny pictures of figures. I spent a lot of time trying to track them down to no avail. Nowadays I could just buy 'em all pretty easily (in fact the local comic shop has a lot of them for cheap) but I know they would just be set somewhere with the knowledge of "Yay, I have it now!" so I stay away; especially when do many of them have been redone better nowadays.<br /><br />Transformers was never much my thing, though. I liked the crazy colors in the G2 days, but anything based on original molds bored the crap out of me. I realize why now: The action feature was transforming; plain and simple. If it could move afterward in robot form, then that was a bonus. I just hated the figures that looked like cool robots, but then they couldn't do anything. My first Optimus was the G2 version and I was GEEKED to get it, 'cause I always wanted the first version, but when I got 'em...meh. His legs bend at the knees, but the hips don't go forward, so they're pointless. He can't really...do anything. <br /><br />Pretty much was the same for all of 'em until Beast Wars and thier brilliant ball joints; they were SO much fun. Still, after that I wasn't into Transformers again until Energon enticed me with translucent weapons and then Cybertron pulled me in with the first actually playable robot forms across the board (lots of great figures from Cybertron that I wana go over at some point). Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-87800420328031476422012-11-06T15:06:30.023-05:002012-11-06T15:06:30.023-05:00Oh yeah, there was wife-mentioning when the Flagg ...Oh yeah, there was wife-mentioning when the Flagg was purchased. We weren't married at the time, but we were engaged. Fortunately she understands that I'm kind of insane. <br /><br />Speaking of looking through old toy books, my childhood days were spent pining after the entire G1 Transformers line, which was fizzling out by the time I learned about it. Any time I'd meet a new kid, my opening line was "Have any Transformers?" Looking back, my early childhood was during the only time when there weren't any Transformers toys in the US market since the line's genesis (also true for Star Wars, and partially true for GI Joe, which was declining towards Xtremity). G2 and Beast Wars were good, but it was those original characters I wanted, no matter how blocky and fragile the toys were.<br /><br />So it's no wonder that I carried the collecting bug into adulthood. Draculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587852177919783864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-34636631324671872812012-11-06T14:55:33.133-05:002012-11-06T14:55:33.133-05:00Yep, I'm 28! So we grew up in the same timefr...Yep, I'm 28! So we grew up in the same timeframe. I guess I just considered it a similar area, even if I technically missed them. Our time was a time when that stuff would be at garage sales, and so they were! Sadly I didn't find many of the greats. I remember looking through old toy books at the time and wishing I had been just a tiny bit earlier for a lot of Joes and vehicles (though I did find a Hiss II collecting dust in an old mom 'n pop shop with my Grandmas back in the day). <br /><br />So I guess I talk more about times that I wasn't technically around or fully awake for, but I consider them part of my times. I mean, He-Man was in it's last year when I was awake enough, but it was there enough for me to enjoy it (mostly through my brother's toys). I think many He-Man fans were actually 10 or so around those times, which may be why they regard the toon higher than I do (since all I remember is sounds and flashy colors, which makes sense since I would have been in that stage). <br /><br />Anyway: Yeah I've seen a lot of those big ass playsets they bring out every so often. My friend has the AT-AT! Friggin' ridiculous. Not important enough to me to bother getting, though. If it's a huge playset then I really gotta want it to bother spending the cash and space. The MotUC Castle Grayskull is one, and the Sewer playset is driving me crazy, but we'll see if I can manage to avoid it. The new house will have more space, so we'll see.<br /><br />As for the Flagg - WHOO BOY I don't think I could fit that in without mention from my wife. If anything I'd probably use it as a coffee table. I would love one, though. Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-86772857620692622852012-11-06T14:46:56.153-05:002012-11-06T14:46:56.153-05:00Actually, I suspect we're close to the same ag...Actually, I suspect we're close to the same age. I'm 27, so I had my formative years in the late 80s and early 90s, when big-playset-mania was coming to an end. That's not to say there weren't any AT ALL, they were just less common. We had a Batcave, for example, but we missed out on the really ridiculous stuff like the USS Flagg and Fortress Maximus and Eternia and the Hyve. <br /><br />Now that I'm thinking about it, modern lines haven't totally neglected the awesome playsets, they just come out infrequently. Moreover they seem to have the awesomeness condensed - have you seen the modern AT-AT? The thing is the size of a Great Dane. And the modern Millennium Falcon, and so on. <br /><br />Anyway I've already devoted about 45% of my toy room floor space for a USS Flagg that I lucked into a few years ago. Fortunately that monster also doubles as a display surface. I get the feeling that the Sewer Playset would have to be displayed, ridiculously, on the deck of the Flagg...Draculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587852177919783864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-8044875927112309332012-11-06T14:38:37.322-05:002012-11-06T14:38:37.322-05:00That is the Ghostbuster firehouse playset; useful ...That is the Ghostbuster firehouse playset; useful for many things! And honestly, if you only get one big playset, then I think that new Sewer playset is THE ONE to get. I want it so bad, but it's SO HUGE that I don't think I'll have a place for it. But man, it would cover so many different wants for backgrounds. It's got the whole sewer, some stuff in between like pipes 'n such, a surface street with some building backdrops, and even a little higher with a fire escape and some phone poles! UGH I WANT IT SO BAD<br /><br />Anyway, yeah, lots of playsets back in the day. I didn't have many of them though. The only one my parents bought was Castle Grayskull, and from then on I bought everything else myself at garage sales. The Ghostbuster house has been with me since I was little, and I bought it for 50 cents with some meager cash my mom handed me so I could get a toy at the local garage sales on my street. Also bought a big Star Wars vehicle in the same manner.<br /><br />(Wait, how young are you?)Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-89673716642247329592012-11-06T13:38:53.268-05:002012-11-06T13:38:53.268-05:00What playset is in the photos? An older sewer set?...What playset is in the photos? An older sewer set? <br />I haven't bought any of these figures yet, but I kind of think if I do it's going to result in one of the new Sewer Playsets being in my house. Remember the days when every two-bit toyline came with at least one big playset? ('Cuz I don't. I'm too young. I'm just nostalgic for things I can't even remember.)Draculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587852177919783864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-13288961575384286942012-08-07T16:36:32.875-04:002012-08-07T16:36:32.875-04:00Yeah, the turtle lair is knockin' me out. I k...Yeah, the turtle lair is knockin' me out. I know I don't have the space for it, but MAN I want it! We'll see what happens. If logic wins out I'll go without it but...we'll see.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-82456787456297058902012-08-02T09:11:22.327-04:002012-08-02T09:11:22.327-04:00Gotta dig there big stompy feet.
You've proba...Gotta dig there big stompy feet.<br /><br />You've probably seen this Alexx, but http://youtu.be/qi8j1OEJeC0 that new turtle lair... should have sent a poet. So beautiful and fun looking. That is some impressive workmanship.Dr Synhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662331056153128519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-58585464260411274552012-07-30T08:56:27.453-04:002012-07-30T08:56:27.453-04:00I must admit these guys look awesome, and I'm ...I must admit these guys look awesome, and I'm kinda tempted.<br /><br />But, really, nothing is ever going to top the NECA set from a few years back. (And PS that Raph can also do the Sai thing. With both hands.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480636599208787372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-62781531141498719022012-07-30T02:48:14.703-04:002012-07-30T02:48:14.703-04:00Yeah, in the end I think these toys will shine on ...Yeah, in the end I think these toys will shine on beyond the show; fail or not. People will be tryin' to get ahold of these ones years from now, I think. These seriously get the TMNT look down while being fun and interesting. I haven't felt like this about TMNT toys in a LONG while.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-48005283503190376572012-07-29T22:37:59.945-04:002012-07-29T22:37:59.945-04:00Argh, the more I see of these the more jealous I a...Argh, the more I see of these the more jealous I am that you've found them and I haven't. I agree with you about the individuality of each turtle. Even if the new show is a bust the toys look great (and in the end, that's what I'm looking for).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01454650838507365691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-7740237664415086932012-07-29T22:12:01.334-04:002012-07-29T22:12:01.334-04:00Fun is certainly the key word here. The Classics ...Fun is certainly the key word here. The Classics look like they're gona suffer from too much articulation. I don't know why they need articulated toes and fingers....I have a feeling they won't hold their weapons well, but we'll see. I'm gona get Raph at least, and go from there depending on how much I like him.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-86284115109936320812012-07-27T23:01:53.612-04:002012-07-27T23:01:53.612-04:00I am more excited for these than the Classics, eve...I am more excited for these than the Classics, even. They just look so fun! I still have a lot of affection for the 2003 figures, but their articulation wasn't great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com