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$700 Optimus Prime Toy Transforms by Itself
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InterMusketeer
Member
It's defnitely impressive tech, even if the transformation is pretty simplistic. Transformers fans are crazy enough to shell out 700 bucks for this, so it's bound to be popular. I just can't help but feel sad when I see a kid all excited that a toy is doing something entirely on its own. I know it's just a short clip in essentially a commerical, but what happened to banging your toys together to pretend they were fighting? Normal Transformers actually have a reason to exist. They're like three toys in one: a vehicle, a robot and a puzzle. This is a novelty item. You'll let this thing transform itself a few times and then throw it in the cupboard with the other junk you own.
TL;DR: Often, less is more.
TL;DR: Often, less is more.
triplestation
Member
ehhhhhhhhh it's a start
no way that's worth $700 though
maybe $100 max
for $700 i was expecting some boston dynamics action
no way that's worth $700 though
maybe $100 max
for $700 i was expecting some boston dynamics action
Kadve
Member
Impressive. Transformers that "transform themselves" have been around for a while but i think this is the fist who isn't just spring-loaded.
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autotransformation
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autotransformation
Rockondevil
Member
Definitely an awesome collectable for those that can justify the pricing.
strange headache
Banned
If you're a legal adult and still fawn over plastic kids toys, you desperately need to grow up.
RedWhiteBlue
Banned
I thought transforming them yourself was supposed to be part of the fun?
That feeling when your childhood playtime is just seen as inconvenience by modern standards.
"Back in my day we had to remove Optimus Prime's hands and fold his arms in ourselves... then bend him backwards at the hips before he became a truck! You young ones and your automatic transformations!"
That feeling when your childhood playtime is just seen as inconvenience by modern standards.
"Back in my day we had to remove Optimus Prime's hands and fold his arms in ourselves... then bend him backwards at the hips before he became a truck! You young ones and your automatic transformations!"
lame gag1990
Member
That is fucking dope.
ManaByte
Gold Member
You're posting on a videogame forum on the internet.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Soundwave ejecting and Ravage also air transforming to stick the landing next please.
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Insane Metal
Member
At first I was like... "meh".... but then OMG IT LOOKS SO FUCKING COOL
*Nightwing
Banned
Would say for $700 it has to blow me as well, but seeing the specs and the programmable options, you can at least program it to give you a handy... add that handy with the transforming sound effects at the same time and $700 is a steal.
ManaByte
Gold Member
Il take this one over that even if it cant transformed
People don't appreciate Bumblebee enough.
Toons
Member
Lol suck it
And thats just scraping the surface. I got TFs and Star Wars too.
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Ionian
Member
When I first started school (possibly 4?) the guy I sat beside showed me his G1 Bumblebee.
I was fascinated, he let me keep it. I asked him if we could be best friends and he said "yes".
We stayed extremely close for decades, every birthday party, every chance we hung out.
Until eventually life and everything got in the way and we both emigrated.
A Bumblebee is a great way to bring people together. (No idea what happened to it, probably stolen off me by another kid, loved the thing, was tiny).
Alebrije
Member
For 700 bucks you only can get a sign picture of a BD robot.
ChickenSandwichlover69
Banned
This is a video game forum....
Even gaming consoles are considered as toys. So............
Hate these boomer comments.
ÆMNE22A!C
NO PAIN TRANCE CONTINUE
strange headache
Banned
Seems like I've struck a nerve 
It's fine, enjoy your little toys, but equating video games with action figures is like equating matchbox cars with real ones.
Video games have quite a bit more to offer, since many of them are works of creative and artistic expression. They tell a story, present complex puzzles to solve, can be competitive and present a challenge to the player. Kids play with these toys in an imaginative manner, adults merely collect them. In that regard, what do action figures do other than gathering dust on shelves? I can understand that some carefully crafted figurines might also represent a certain artistic value, but that's not what's being discussed here.
For most adults collectors, these plastic toys are nothing more than mindless consumerism fueled by an unhealthy and immature nostalgic obsession with their childhood entertainment. More often than not it merely boils down to the crude act of possession, nothing more. Channeling your inner child is fine once in a while, but part of growing up implies letting go of childish preoccupations in order to make room for more fundamental things in life.
Yes, this is indeed a video-game forum but that doesn't mean that I can't also have some much needed critical distance to my own hobby.
On second thought, maybe that subject deserves a thread of its own... my apologies for the derail.
It's fine, enjoy your little toys, but equating video games with action figures is like equating matchbox cars with real ones.
Video games have quite a bit more to offer, since many of them are works of creative and artistic expression. They tell a story, present complex puzzles to solve, can be competitive and present a challenge to the player. Kids play with these toys in an imaginative manner, adults merely collect them. In that regard, what do action figures do other than gathering dust on shelves? I can understand that some carefully crafted figurines might also represent a certain artistic value, but that's not what's being discussed here.
For most adults collectors, these plastic toys are nothing more than mindless consumerism fueled by an unhealthy and immature nostalgic obsession with their childhood entertainment. More often than not it merely boils down to the crude act of possession, nothing more. Channeling your inner child is fine once in a while, but part of growing up implies letting go of childish preoccupations in order to make room for more fundamental things in life.
Yes, this is indeed a video-game forum but that doesn't mean that I can't also have some much needed critical distance to my own hobby.
On second thought, maybe that subject deserves a thread of its own... my apologies for the derail.
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xellos2099alpha
Member
Look l;ike sold out already
regawdless
Banned
I'm not into toys at all.
But that's fucking cool. Love it.
But that's fucking cool. Love it.
ArtemisClydeFrog
Banned
Pretty dope but that girl in the video is hella fucking annoying
bitbydeath
Gold Member
Now make it life-size so I can ride in it.
Rickyiez
Member
Well there are plenty more of legal adults that fawn over pixel imperfection , 2D waifu and plastic game boxes
Toons
Member
Seems like I've struck a nerve
It's fine, enjoy your little toys, but equating video games with action figures is like equating matchbox cars with real ones.
Video games have quite a bit more to offer, since many of them are works of creative and artistic expression. They tell a story, present complex puzzles to solve, can be competitive and present a challenge to the player. Kids play with these toys in an imaginative manner, adults merely collect them. In that regard, what do action figures do other than gathering dust on shelves? I can understand that some carefully crafted figurines might also represent a certain artistic value, but that's not what's being discussed here.
For most adults collectors, these plastic toys are nothing more than mindless consumerism fueled by an unhealthy and immature nostalgic obsession with their childhood entertainment. More often than not it merely boils down to the crude act of possession, nothing more. Channeling your inner child is fine once in a while, but part of growing up implies letting go of childish preoccupations in order to make room for more fundamental things in life.
Yes, this is indeed a video-game forum but that doesn't mean that I can't also have some much needed critical distance to my own hobby.
On second thought, maybe that subject deserves a thread of its own... my apologies for the derail.
I like taking photos of em. Gives you something to do with them besides sit there. Theres a whole group of people that do it, set up little scenes and stuff.
Ironically toys seem to more aimed at adult collectors nowadays (see this very thread about a super expensive transforming robot) while kids are embracing video games more as a whole.Seems like I've struck a nerve
It's fine, enjoy your little toys, but equating video games with action figures is like equating matchbox cars with real ones.
Video games have quite a bit more to offer, since many of them are works of creative and artistic expression. They tell a story, present complex puzzles to solve, can be competitive and present a challenge to the player. Kids play with these toys in an imaginative manner, adults merely collect them. In that regard, what do action figures do other than gathering dust on shelves? I can understand that some carefully crafted figurines might also represent a certain artistic value, but that's not what's being discussed here.
For most adults collectors, these plastic toys are nothing more than mindless consumerism fueled by an unhealthy and immature nostalgic obsession with their childhood entertainment. More often than not it merely boils down to the crude act of possession, nothing more. Channeling your inner child is fine once in a while, but part of growing up implies letting go of childish preoccupations in order to make room for more fundamental things in life.
Yes, this is indeed a video-game forum but that doesn't mean that I can't also have some much needed critical distance to my own hobby.
On second thought, maybe that subject deserves a thread of its own... my apologies for the derail.
It’s apples and oranges though really, would you equate collecting real cars as a step up from collecting Hot Wheels when you were a kid? They are both “toys” when you think about it. You might be able to actually drive one compared to the other but the sense of collecting an object is still there.
My dad thinks that video games are childish and yet he thinks collecting cars and motorbikes to be an acceptable adult hobby. It’s a subjective thing with no real right answer, the only thing we do know is to project a level of decency with the hobbies of others. You love your video games and others love their transforming robots, it’s all good in the end.
Peggies
Gold Member
Seems like I've struck a nerve
It's fine, enjoy your little toys, but equating video games with action figures is like equating matchbox cars with real ones.
Video games have quite a bit more to offer, since many of them are works of creative and artistic expression. They tell a story, present complex puzzles to solve, can be competitive and present a challenge to the player. Kids play with these toys in an imaginative manner, adults merely collect them. In that regard, what do action figures do other than gathering dust on shelves? I can understand that some carefully crafted figurines might also represent a certain artistic value, but that's not what's being discussed here.
For most adults collectors, these plastic toys are nothing more than mindless consumerism fueled by an unhealthy and immature nostalgic obsession with their childhood entertainment. More often than not it merely boils down to the crude act of possession, nothing more. Channeling your inner child is fine once in a while, but part of growing up implies letting go of childish preoccupations in order to make room for more fundamental things in life.
Yes, this is indeed a video-game forum but that doesn't mean that I can't also have some much needed critical distance to my own hobby.
On second thought, maybe that subject deserves a thread of its own... my apologies for the derail.
Channeling your inner child is the only fun we have left. This and booz and drugs but at some point you need to let go of them because of your physical decay.
So apologies accepted.
TheMan
Member
It bothers me that they keep saying convert instead of transform. It shouldn't, but it does.
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Stitch
Gold Member
Hasbro is trying to avoid the term for some reason and instead uses convert or change.
Transformation (toys) - Transformers Wiki
It still reacts to transform like in the OPs video
