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Preserve Contest Ends Tomorrow
A reminder that all entries for our current contest are due by the end of the day tomorrow. Be sure to send email to contest@parrygamepreserve.com for your chance to win some of the loot! More details can be found here. Posted by charlie on March 11th, 12:17 PM Leave Comment |
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G.I. Joe - Sgt. Slaughter SDCC Exclusive
Press Release - The team at Hasbro has just sent us official images of the primary and variant Sgt. Slaughter figures that will be available at this year's San Diego Comic Con! Click the link to see the pics and learn a little more about this exclusive and awesome figure, then drop and give them 20...dollars! (ok ok pricing not yet announced) Read More Posted by charlie on March 10th, 08:35 AM Leave Comment |
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TurboGrafx-16 Devil's Crush
Having finished posting the 4-item set of my original games for the TurboGrafx, I now venture out into the realm of dragons and driving wind, a land of confusion and turmoil, also known as things I haven't owned for 20 years. Given all that, what better way to start off the rest of the TG16 collection than with one of the favorite titles for the system, Devil's Crush! This game by Naxat Soft from 1990 (20 year anniversary - whoa!) is part of the collection that friend of the Preserve Steen all but contributed to the archive several years ago. It is, in summary, a fantastic pinball simulator with snappy controls, pretty accurate physics and some crazy Hieronymus Bosch inspired visuals. Click the image below for a few more glamor shots of another beautiful title for the TurboGrafx...because no ordinary pinball game could ever prepare you to meet the devil ! 
Posted by charlie on March 10th, 06:55 AM Leave Comment |
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Tron Legacy Trailer
I saw the new 3D Alice in Wonderland over the weekend - I can't stop thinking how amusing this whole 3D thing is, as if it's some groundbreaking new concept. Since Avatar did so well, we can all be nearly assured that just about every movie will be 3D for the next few years - prepare yourselves for Driving Miss Daisy 2011! AiW was pretty fun, and Depp was enjoyable as always, but what was particularly fantastic and unexpected was my first look at the Tron Legacy trailer which graced the start of the festivities. I was so impressed by the careful attention and, I like to think, loving detail that the people behind this sequel appear to be adding to the film. Just the shot of a dusty Flynn's, with all the arcade machines under plastic wrap, and all flickering back to life with the throw of the main breaker - such a beautiful scene. But don't take my word for it - the trailer is now available to see. I've not really been paying enough attention to all of the crazy viral marketing that has surrounded this movie for over 8 months, but here is an amazing writeup about a media event from July 2009, and the site flynnlives.com should catch us all up somewhat as well. Maybe it's time to dust off my games.... Posted by charlie on March 9th, 08:06 AM Comments(2) Leave Comment |
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Batman - The Brave and the Bold: Solomon Grundy
Let's sneak another figure in from the Batman: The Brave and the Bold line - Solomon Grundy! While at the Mattel event at Toy Fair I asked Toy Guru how the Batman BandB line is going, and he assured me that it is going strong into 2010. I'm concerned, however, that we only saw 1 new figure in their showroom, and it sort of has the feeling of a line that's being wound down. Target also just did a reset of their toy aisle this week and the previously sprawling BandB section has contracted to only 2 columns of pegs and a sliver of shelf space. Well, at least they managed to bring out a solid Solomon Grundy - click the image below for more pics - and I hope I'm wrong about the near-term future of this line! 
Posted by charlie on March 8th, 08:48 PM Leave Comment |
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G.I. Joe - Rise of Cobra: Combat Heroes
When I learned through our very own Q&A with Hasbro that the Combat Heroes scale of figures was being scrapped for 2010 and beyond, my interest in those little guys grew three sizes that day. Well, I'm finally getting around to adding all of the Combat Heroes sets for the Rise of Cobra line to the Preserve. Of particular interest are the single-pack figures that would turn up infrequently at discount stores like TJMaxx, and are an interesting footnote to this vanishing line. Click here for the index page of the RoC Combat Heroes, or click the image below to check out Cover Girl vs. Destro! 
Posted by charlie on March 7th, 01:03 PM Leave Comment |
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Transformers Q&A - Also Due Monday!
Ok folks, some short notice on this one but big thanks to Hasbro for keeping the Q&A going in 2010! They have sent the new schedule, and round one questions are due to them by this Monday as well! Be sure to send them our way by Sunday night, along with the Joe questions. We only will be asking 2 Tf related questions in the Q&A this year, but that's still enough to learn something cool! Posted by charlie on March 6th, 07:53 PM Leave Comment |
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G.I. Joe Q&A for 2010 - Round 1 Due Monday
Hasbro has spoken, and the schedule for the 2010 G.I. Joe Q&A is upon us! Questions are due this coming Monday, so please have all submissions made by Sunday night. The format has changed a little, in that we still submit three questions, but will likely only get 1 unique answer. Then Hasbro chooses the best questions from all of the sites, and releases those to everyone. Confused? Well, let's get through a round and see how it goes!
Oh, they also provided this handy reference to un-fuzzy the sorts of things they are and are not likely to answer:
Posted by charlie on March 5th, 08:08 AM Comments(2) Leave Comment |
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DC Universe Classics - Eclipso
Let's sneak another of the new DC Universe Classic figures from wave 12 in for today, and that figure is Eclipso! With his evil powers emerging during lunar or solar eclipses, this embodiment of the Spirit of Wrath is looking to tempt and corrupt humans and superheros alike with his evil ways! Click the image for more shots of this typically well-done figure, and the full bio and stats. 
Posted by charlie on March 4th, 11:18 PM Leave Comment |
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DC Universe Classics Wave 12 - Iron
Just when I thought that I could take a week off from giving Mattel money, wave 12 of the DC Universe Classics turned up at WalMart at the new $15 price...egad. Well, it's full of another handful of well executed obscure characters, so was hard to resist. This is, however, the first wave that features the new packaging and the 'collector buttons' both of which seem to be a little bit of a misstep. Also that these waves will be available at mattycollector.com (wave 12 on March 15th) for the store price + shipping I think will make these at least a little less collectible than waves in the past in this line...may be too bold of me to say it's jumped the shark but time will tell. Well, in the meantime, here is Iron from the Metal Men, complete with diecast parts! Click the image for his bio and more pics of this tank of wave 12 and check out the full wave on our DC Universe Classics checklist page. 
Posted by charlie on March 3rd, 09:36 PM Leave Comment |
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