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    Yeah, it was Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth. I just thought "Record of Lodoss game" was an easier to type description for it (now you made me type it out ). Anyhow, I bought the physical release of the game from amiami because I like physical media, wanted to own Lodoss war merchandise. As a bonus it turned out that the game is actually quite good.
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    No, it played just fine. If it is a language barrier thing than I would definitely go with a version that has English subtitles. From your text I just thought that there is a technical reason why the games won’t play. Like with regional codes for BluRays/DVDs or how you couldn’t play NTSC games on a PAL SNES. Luckily, and to my surprise, Lodoss War came with an English language pack (but packaging was all in Japanese).
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    I don’t know if this is necessarily true, I bought the Record of Lodoss War game from amiami and could play it without any issues on my EU Switch.
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    I‘m disappointed that they didn’t keep the transformation of the Masterpiece version (and the animation) but I guess it helps with transformation and articulation. They probably do Dragon Kaiser next right? I wonder what the rights situation is with Brave and the designs. I always thought the character license belongs to Sunrise and this Bandai (similar to the GoBot/Machine Robo situation). I can see were the toylike impression comes from. The sculpt is very simple. I think if they went a more stylized approach (like Metal Build) it would look a lot better and "cool". For me the Masterpiece toy was the coolest thing since sliced bread for a long time. I guess Takara is trying to position T-Spark as their equivalent to Tamashii Nations. I could see this first wave as an experiment to see what sticks with the collectors. For me they all look to toy-ish to be really interested (all the screw holes in the back yuck) other than curiosity. Takara never was able to really pull of a collector focused line that is really high end.
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    Few observations: It is not so far removed from the Metal Build pricing. The last retail Metal Build Gundam was the Exia Devise for ¥22000. The latest release (as far as I can tell) was the Ryuoumaru at ¥33000 and the Lancelot Albion at ¥42800. But the Metal Builds come with a lot of accessories: hands, a stand, different weapon layouts, effect parts, etc. Rodimus comes with 3.5 Also from seeing the prototype in person and from the pictures I would assume that the toy is not build the same way as the MBs. You can see exposed screws in the arms and parts like the shoulders are quite hollow and the toy could be not fun to handle. Also some of the deco and details on Rodimus is quite a bit simpler compared to the Metal Builds (and especially the K^3 Rodimus). So I would say it is a good prices (personally I‘m shocked the toy is not ¥45000 or more) it is not that big of a gap to the Metal Build line.
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    It seems like Fans Toys is getting ready to complete their first combiner: I have to say no matter how good or bad it will turn out, it can only disappoint.
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    Have you tried to reach out to Cobi directly? I would try to send them an email and see if the can get you sorted at: customerservice@cobi.eu
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    It seems like the MB Zeta is the furthest along in the development. The other two might be teasers to gauge interest in the designs.
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    Hopefully those new suits are not vaporware, like the red Seven Sword and Force Impulse Gundam they teased at previous events.
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    So when are we expecting preorders go up the reveals at the Metal Build Festival? Directly after the show, or later? I‘m tempted by the new MB Strike Freedom but I already have the two previous releases, so a new mold would have a higher priority.
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    @mikeszekelyI ordered it from Hasbro Pulse Europe directly. Yes it is impressive that they retooled Mindwipe into Squeezeplay. To me he is ok. With regards to Tarn he is the Legacy version which is even worse because the one from the multipack can actually hold up his arm. Aesthetically he just looks like a thin cuboid, especially from the side lacking any body definition. The transformation is unimaginative, not very smooth and boring. The exposed hands and jutting out kneecaps look unfinished. The articulation of the arm has to work around the a cannon and feels clunky and not well thought out. The proportions of his legs is super off to me with the long thighs. And finally he has fake wheels on his treads that end up on the front of the toy which looks terrible and serve no purpose other than give the outside of the shoulder treads enough space so that the tank sits evenly on the ground.
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    I‘ve got the Prime Universe Cliffjumper against the rest of the world multipack. Cliffjumper (which is the figure I bought the set for) is fine but he has color differences in the red plastic, an odd weapon and weird shoulders. Squeezeplay is fine as a retool of TR Mindwipe but the pieces that suppose to look like the alt mode legs are hindering the handling of the toy a lot. Tarantulas is probably the best toy in the set even if I‘m not a big fan of beast mode toys. Nothing to complain about. Super nice looking alt-mode. Cyberverse Tarn: trash, trash trash. Probably one of the worst looking, worst engineered figures in recent years. Looks nothing like the character he supposed to be.
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    Are we sure the live-action Turtles are not using plateau shoes or stools in this shot in order to satisfy their inferiority complex?
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    Nice review @mikeszekely. I think the size confusion comes from New Age released their Turtles as a retool of the Brawn mold and we just collectively assumed Hasbro would do the same. Plus the Turtles are always depicted as being smaller as a regular human, so it would make sense that the Crossover toy is smaller than the other releases of the line.
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    I‘m excited for Metroid Prime, the Brothership and Zelda game. I‘m a bit worried about the gimmicky nature of the Zelda game which already greatly disliked in TotK. I just want Zelda with the Master Sword hitting enemies but I guess that is what the ALttP Randomizer is for. No Silk Song though? Buuuh! Dragon Quest Remake might be a buy as well but I have no time to play it.
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    Oh no…
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    I‘m surprised that Legacy Deluxe Optimus Prime is so close to G1. I would have expected the Evergreen design. And to be honest, not having a lot of nostalgia for G1 Prime, I think that looks quite bad and not aesthetically pleasing. I can understand why people are raving about Missing Link Convoy because they have that nostalgic link to the 80s toy design but to me that is missing in the Deluxe. Why not use it as ab opportunity to update the design of Prime to make the Legacy line more appealing to younger people.
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    @mikeszekely it‘s good to see that these early 3rd party figures are not crumbling to dust almost 15 years later. It gives me some hope for the longevity of my collection.
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    On NES Tetris world records:
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    If I remember correctly from MP Lambor, Lamborghini was super particular about the red paint used and Takara had to create a new paint to match Lamborghini‘s license requirements (on the other hand the Technic Lamborghini Super Car looks nothing like the original). Also Jang mentioned in his video that red is already blocked for Ferrari models. Looking at official colors for the Countach yellow seems an option which would make it stand out on a shelf with other Icons cars (personally I‘m not a fan of yellow). So white might be the easier/saver choice. Shame that the Icons Porsche is also white.
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    Yeah, the recent Fallout show made me realize that I need a Power Armor for my Pop Culture Smash themed shelf.
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    Are there any announcements/rumors that ThreeZero will shrink down their 1/6 scale Fallout Power Armors to 1/12 scale? Akin to the MDLX line for their Transformers line or the half sized Metal Gear mechs.
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    Images for the Lego Icons Lamborghini Countach are out and the set is available for preorder: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/lamborghini-countach-5000-quattrovalvole-10337 Not a fan of the color (will yellow) or the shape of the hood but I don’t know what you could do with lego bricks to get it right.
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    It’s available now at AllTheAnime: https://www.alltheanime.com/products/macross-plus-ultimate-edition-blu-ray £99.99 with £15 shipping cost to continental Europe ($147/€135). Crunchyroll store: https://store.crunchyroll.com/products/macross-plus-movie-ova-blu-ray-ultimate-edition-5037899090312.html $189.99
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    Is there a reference how big Overlord would be compared to God Ginrai? really want a good looking G1 Overlord but the original toy is so damn expensive. I don’t know if Takara is able to produce what I want though.
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