The best transformers in the 1980s deserve a modern return

by Jonathan Clots
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The eighties are filled with gaming companies that are scrambling to get a piece of millions that Haspero was withdrawn every year of transformers. Autopotts and deception were the most hot Christmas games, which led to the creation of Go-Botsand maskalive G -GoEven Rock princes. It was lost in the golden rush of children’s marketing, the battle monsters, and two sizes of the stereoscopic animals in the shield of power, each of which represents a different element that came completely with distinct weapons, vehicles and matches. In Japan, they were known for a different name, Transformers: BeastformmersThese small animal characters make an official part of the Transformers concession.

The Beastformors presented their first appearance in the fifth episode of Anime series Transformers: School Director When Galvatron Alagatron helps evil in taking over the monster planet. The Good Beastforms, led by White Leo (bad reptiles, good mammals), calls to Autobots for help and rescue today, which represents the first and only main appearance of the monster. As it turned out, head teacher It was not brought to the West until 2011, Toyline was developed by Takara in Japan, and Hasbro He had international rights, which led to the rename: battle monsters.

Access to store shelves throughout North America in 1987, battle of monsters Failure to include any kind of background, there are no fun vital cards like G -GoAnd not even a name for the numbers on the package. Children called them by their animal, or at least I did, because I was the perfect age to become obsessed with these numbers. I didn’t know that they were part of the Transformers world, which would have made me think they were more cold, but at that time, they had a great look, and the animals in Power Armor are always great (yes, including Marvel’s 90s Spin on it, Brute).

Three waves of battle monsters were launched, totaling more than 70 personalities, or animals instead, as there were multiple variables for each character thanks to the inclusion of slogans of touching the touch on the chest of each character that revealed an element. The thought was that the numbers could be used in a game, where the water overcame the fire, the beating of wood, the firewood, and the fourth secret logo, which is Sunburst, won everything. The rocks, paper, scissors were additional steps.

It is a testimony of the quality and design of the numbers that have been mentioned nearly 40 years ago, although there are no transformers that make it outside Japan. The battle monsters were so popular that they had gone through a revival in Japan in 2011 with the introduction The monster SagaWhich took visual design signals and the primary concept of the gaming line in the eighties, but it failed to catch the ride and quickly forgotten. Not before manga and anime and Nintendo The 3DS game was released, but even more than a decade ago, nostalgia for the past is now owned, so why don’t you return the battle monsters?

Through multiple moves throughout the country, major life features, and multiple contracts, I kept most of the battle monsters with me. Last year, I even added to my group when I found Sawtooth Shark and War Weasel in a local comic store. While I was there, the owner sent multiple calls about the available battle monsters, so I know I am not alone; There are a lot of people like me who have a longing for these numbers, even if we never learn anything about them as children.

We are now living at a time when Roboforce He has an animation chain, Mice from Mars They come back, a G -Go/ /transformers He leaves Cross Caricature and heads to the big screen, so where is the new Cartoon retro -chain around the uprising on the planet of the monster? The transformer line can use something new and different, so why don’t you try the small Battle Beast characters? Perhaps this time I will finally bring my hand on the Blzarge or the pioneering mousse.