Speaking as an owner of the first series of Sega Gals capsule toys, toymaker Takara Tomy’s latest venture into taking well-known women from Sega’s long history of games and turning them into wee plastic figures is a bit disappointing. More »
Toy maker Yujin gave us a sneak peek at the third round of Shooting Game Historica capsule toys way back in October. Today, we have a release date and eye-blistering colour versions of each.
Volumes one and two of Yujin’s line of shooting game (shmup!) inspired capsule toys covered most of the classics: R-Type, Gradius, Fantasy Zone. Now it’s time to dig a little deeper into what the plasticsmiths at Yujin call “Shooting Game Historica,” with a new batch of five shooter ships getting the capsule toy treatment.
The fine folks from National Console Support know how to force a post out of me. Take famous spacecraft from our favourite shmups, shrink them down to capsule toy sizes, then take dozens of high quality digital pictures with the macro setting on. Yes, volume two of Shooting Game Historica toys are in!
Having just (finally!) picked up series one of Yujin’s mini-toys, we couldn’t be more pleased to see Fantasy Zone‘s Opa Opa rendered in small amounts of plastic. And that M.U.S.H.A. from Musha Aleste? A nice surprise. Wave goodbye to another $US 25, over-consumers!
For those who either missed out on the first line of Shooting Game Historica gashapon or feel the burning in their collector loins to complete the line, please note that National Console Support has commenced with pre-orders for the second batch. More »
Kotakuite Gene has discovered some Phantom Hourglass Gashapon in Kobe. Six different “sound drops” are available playing such classic Zelda sounds as the Rupee discovery sound, the bow and arrow and the Heart container sound. Gene has already figured out multiple uses for his purchases which he was more than willing to share with us.
They’re great fun. Playing the ‘discovery’ sound when you find some old leftovers in the fridge, playing the prize sound when you find 100yen down the back of the couch, and playing the phantom sounds when your boss nearly catches you on youtube at work.
Video Games: providing the soundtrack of our lives. If you’d like to hear what each one sounds like, Gene has thoughtfully provided us with a YouTube clip of samples.
If you’re light on funds after Christmas, stop reading. Why? New Zelda gashapon figures. New Phantom Hourglass Zelda gashapon figures. For $3 each, can you say no? Course you can’t. Because they’re random, we’re getting 25. Just to be sure. And no, you can’t have our swapsies. Get your own. Gashapon Theatre – Phantom Hourglass [BGB]
Japanese toy manufacturer Yujin is releasing a series of capsule toys featuring popular ships from classic shoot ‘em ups like Irem’s R-Type and Konami’s venerable Gradius series dubbed the “Shooting Video Game History Gashapon.”
New York based importer Nation Console Support is now taking pre-orders for the first releases in the series, listed below. More »
