Henry921 wrote:You can always be counted on to listen to reason, Pryme.
Dead Metal wrote:Have you ever, and i mean ever seen/read/heard something that is completely original and does not copy/homage/pay tribute to something else? Here's a hint: Nope. You never have and you never will.
MightyMagnus78 wrote:Nothing Hasbro does surprises me anymore, their ineptitude is legendary!
Burn wrote:Shadowstream wrote:It's quite clear they dun dropped the ball, but did they have to drop it so far and so hard?
It's FunPub. It's their specialty.
Burn wrote:Vintage.
There just seems to be more thought put into them back then. Plus there was a wider variety of characters and molds.
Today's TF's ... i'm not a big fan of the aesthetic.
Shadowstream wrote:I value poseability, hence I prefer new.
RAcast wrote:While I have a lot of respect for G1, and I'd snag them if I saw them cheaply, there are a very few I'd go out of my way to get. Sixshot is the only one I can think of, but he's not cheap, haha. G1 Optimus Prime is all the G1 I need to make me happy. Overall, I do prefer potability and reasonably intricate transformations.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I don't really care either or, in fact I'd like to have both versions (G1 and classics) of any character to illustrate the evolution in toy design and the technology behind it.
william-james88 wrote:So that would also be the case for Predaking, who is also six members.
Burn wrote:There just seems to be more thought put into them back then. Plus there was a wider variety of characters and molds.
Noideaforaname wrote:Burn wrote:There just seems to be more thought put into them back then. Plus there was a wider variety of characters and molds.
I'd joking retort "how could there be more thought when they simply recycled old toys", but now that I think on it, the original TFs definitely seem more designed to be fun toys rather than how today they are designed to be accurate representations of on-screen characters. You just don't get the quirkier stuff like motorized movement, giant TFs, that certain play value the original Megatron and Shockwave had, Reflector, etc..
Burn wrote:Noideaforaname wrote:Burn wrote:There just seems to be more thought put into them back then. Plus there was a wider variety of characters and molds.
I'd joking retort "how could there be more thought when they simply recycled old toys", but now that I think on it, the original TFs definitely seem more designed to be fun toys rather than how today they are designed to be accurate representations of on-screen characters. You just don't get the quirkier stuff like motorized movement, giant TFs, that certain play value the original Megatron and Shockwave had, Reflector, etc..
What's that kids? Your toys don't look like how they do on tv?
Then use your bloody imagination!
I get some people LIKE that they're "cartoon accurate" ... but it comes at a sacrifice of imagination, and some can be very hit and miss when it comes to the fun of transformation from either far too simplified to far too complicated.
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