Terence Ho since 1981(The Last Ronin)

Happy TF day. Today marks the 34th anniversary of Transformers the movie (8/8/1986). Here are toy pics from the toys I reviewed in 2020 to commemorate the release.

By far one of the most difficult to get Transformers due to what the community calls Scalpers!  I was up 4AM that day and I decided to check the in stock status. It was in stock! Both the Kapolei and Kailua Target branch. Kailua was set to open up shop at 7AM. I left around 640AM only to discover that there was a elderly shopping period that I totally forgot about. So the younger people such as me had to wait until 8AM. Chickens ran all over the parking lot. For the most part, they aren't afraid to get close to humans. On the bottom two rows in the middle area. 8AM came and this was the holy grail for the TF collectors. Skywarp and Thundercracker (S and T) in the flesh. There was about 9 left after I took one. There was a big dude before me that took about 2-3. He seemed to be surveying the area after doing lord knows what. I was happy because every time it was in stock I would go to Target only to be disappointed it be out so soon. If you are new to this S and...

I finally got around to doing this shot. Who looks better? You be the judge. If I have to say something, RTS Grapple is still impressive after all these years.          

                                                       After a long delay, I finally finished at least a small part of Grapple's review. Thanks to work and other activities, I was having trouble finishing up this shoot but it is done for the most part. Lets get started. In the box     That is your standard WFC Siege or Earthrise packaging. I won't dwell much here. Nice artwork like usual. Robot mode:               Grapple looks fantastic. He has his G1 head guard. He has the right colors, vibrant orange to be exact. You can pretty much use his rifle, hose blaster, and hook and peg it anywhere that has the 5mm hole; including the bottom of his feet, I kid you not. His hand folds for those who are wondering. Use your imaginati...

Other besides the historical facts, artwork and other memorabilia the special features give you in the collection, this is just a quick take on all the games featured in the collection. *Bonus* Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers:  A nice update of Super Street Fighter II turbo. You can either play HD or the classic gameplay with original or updated sounds. The gameplay is modified as well so if you are used to exploiting the CPU weakness in the original SSFIIT, think again because it no longer works here. However, the CPU is no where near as cheap as the original SSFIIT CPU. The collection: Street Fighter: The original. Moves are hard to pull off. Worth a play or two because you'll be focusing on SFII and beyond. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior:   The game that revolutionized fighting games. Its a classic and that's all I have to say. Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (Dash in Japan): The updated SFII which allows you to play as the gr...

My first official Hori product.      Out of the box:   It was either this or the Chun-Li/Cammy combo. Of course we want Ryu and Ken. Designed for the Nintendo Switch though it will work on the PC since it is USB based. As for the Joystick, it works really fine. It uses the square gate that is famous for fighting fanatics these days. The buttons are sturdy and 95% of the time the controls are very responsive though I have difficulty sometimes doing a super move from time to time. However, the negative drawback is that it is a mini stick, so if you have big hands, then this joystick may not be for you. Also, I tend to place the joystick on my lap sometimes and due to its featherweight, it might find itself slipping off. Overall, its a good joystick. Its easier to carry around then the bigger joysticks most pro gamers bring with them. I was amazed too by how great the controls turned out. This is worth a go getting if you ...