The January Review : 2016 - The Year of the Video Game Toys

These toys keep shooting out of my game systems, and I want it to continue!

Tomfoolery After Dark: Blacklight Special Returns Again AGAIN

It's happening again!  If you're unfamiliar with all of this, then simply click on the Blacklight Special tag and take a look at previous installments. 

World of Nintendo: Samus Aran

Here it is!  The number one toy to put in a backwards time capsule so my kid self could have made use of this figure: Samus Aran, star of the video game series: Metroid.

COOL POGS, BRO

My plan had been to make a bunch of these posts and put 'em up throughout the day, but THAT didn't happen.  So here: I'll try to poop these out at the end of the day before the Fools end.

Schwag Brag Super: Excitement! There are How Many Toys?!

It's time for another list of things!  Why?  Because I didn't prepare anything else!

So come on in and set down with a bowl of minestrone a la toys!

Sonic Boom: Dr. Robuffnik and his Eggmobile

I want to say that Jazwares lost the Sonic the Hedgehog license....but they're still listed on the Jazwares site.  SO: here's a new item from Tomy, who - I guess - have the license to the new Sonic Boom cartoon that's coming up.

Hey Look, It's Zelda!

Wait, he's not named Zelda?  Then why did they call the game that?!

Huh huh huuuuhh....seriously though, click on in to check out the 4 inch World of Nintendo LINK.  That's right.  FOUR.  INCH.

Christmas Swag and Beyond

I wasn't really planning on doing this, but I don't think I'll have the 2002 Grayskull pics done when I wanted to, so here's what I got for Christmas, as well as some more junk I got around and after Christmas.

Video Game Toys: Sonic The Hedgehog Part 2

In a never-ending attempt to recapture whatever made Sonic so popular back in the day, Sega is constantly trying to bring back the old Sonic feel while mixing it with the new one.  This gave birth to Sonic Generations, and thankfully, an excuse for Jazwares to make classic styled figures!  Of course, I wasn't really looking for anyone beyond classic Robotnik, 'cause I think the basic figures get the general idea of Sonic across just fine....but come on, I'm not gona pass these up!

Video Game Toys: Sonic the Hedgehog Part 1

So I like video games.  They're as much a part of my life as toys, though perhaps not as easily obtained for a good while.  My parents weren't big on getting me video games back in the day, and rightly so, because when I borrowed various systems from friends it was all I did.  I borrowed an NES and perfected Mario 3 and eventually got an NES for my own (an extra from a friend) and fought through Mega Man 3, TMNT, Zelda, Contra, and so on and so forth.  Not long after that I also borrowed a Sega Genesis from time to time and...well...Sonic the Hedgehog.  I mean, there were other greats on the Sega like Castlevania Bloodlines and Jurassic Park (depending on what you had access to; I was limited) but Sonic the Hedgehog was MY THING back then.  So much so that I can still turn on Sonic 3 hooked to Sonic & Knuckles and blast through it without much thought.