40 Years of Transformers (1984-2024)
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 12:32 pm
With the anniversary coming up, and the all but confirmed Commnander Class G1 Prime which no doubt will be the basis for the confirmed but as of yet unseen Commander class studio series 1986 Ultra Magnus, I though it would be fun to take a stroll down memory lane of what we have seen of G1 Prime in the past.
While working on the Collection Manager, I found out the G1 mold has apparently seen 28 releases, since the first one in 1984. There may be more, if you consider separate country's releases plus G2 and the Ultra Magnus uses of the cab which I am counting separately. No doubt there may be some obscure ones not listed in TFu.info or TfWiki so far, but in general 28 uses of G1 Prime.
We are fairly sure to get a 29th release of G1 Prime next year, I doubt Hasbro would pass up the opportunity of releasing him again in some way maybe even in a set with other G1 Primes?
Notable releases:
There was the Good Bye Convoy set with Red Alert and Mirage celebrating his death on the movie. A bit dark, but hey, it was Japan.
He saw several giftset releases in Japan which never made it to the west, with Megatron, other autobots and even other versions of himself such as Action Master Prime (minus his truck accessory).
There are of course the iPod dock releases which replace his trailer with a set of speakers and 30pin connector dock for iPods / iPhones of the time.
The many Pepsi versions, and the unending releases of him alone celebrating different anniversaries.
The Chronicle Release in 2011 with Dark of the Moon deluxe Prime and a completely new trailer.
and the 2019 release with BB Optimus Prime, though packaged separately in matching G1 styled boxes, were sold together.
You can see the full list at Optimus Prime(1984)-TFSearch
What do you expect we'll see in 2024? A release with Earthrise Prime? A release on his own, with a blu-ray with the cartoon episodes?
Will you buy G1 Prime again in 2024?
While working on the Collection Manager, I found out the G1 mold has apparently seen 28 releases, since the first one in 1984. There may be more, if you consider separate country's releases plus G2 and the Ultra Magnus uses of the cab which I am counting separately. No doubt there may be some obscure ones not listed in TFu.info or TfWiki so far, but in general 28 uses of G1 Prime.
We are fairly sure to get a 29th release of G1 Prime next year, I doubt Hasbro would pass up the opportunity of releasing him again in some way maybe even in a set with other G1 Primes?
Notable releases:
There was the Good Bye Convoy set with Red Alert and Mirage celebrating his death on the movie. A bit dark, but hey, it was Japan.
He saw several giftset releases in Japan which never made it to the west, with Megatron, other autobots and even other versions of himself such as Action Master Prime (minus his truck accessory).
There are of course the iPod dock releases which replace his trailer with a set of speakers and 30pin connector dock for iPods / iPhones of the time.
The many Pepsi versions, and the unending releases of him alone celebrating different anniversaries.
The Chronicle Release in 2011 with Dark of the Moon deluxe Prime and a completely new trailer.
and the 2019 release with BB Optimus Prime, though packaged separately in matching G1 styled boxes, were sold together.
You can see the full list at Optimus Prime(1984)-TFSearch
What do you expect we'll see in 2024? A release with Earthrise Prime? A release on his own, with a blu-ray with the cartoon episodes?
Will you buy G1 Prime again in 2024?