(Ages 8 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $99.99/Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International in San Diego)
When characters from different story worlds come together in a single storyline, they call it a crossover. For this event, they needed something bigger. MUCH bigger. Celebrate the beyond epic IDW Revolution crossover event with the REVOLUTION Comic Crossover Preview Mega-Set convention exclusive. Featuring 16 characters from seven story worlds, this set serves as a prelude to IDW’s upcoming REVOLUTION: FIRST STRIKE sequel set for later this year. Many characters in this set are making their debut in the 3-3/4” figure format, and for the first time, characters from these brands are presented in a scale that allows the entire Universe to be played together! Includes JETFIRE from TRANSFORMERS, ROADBLOCK from G.I. JOE, ACTION MAN, a team of MICRONAUTS, MATT TRAKKER from M.A.S.K. MOBILE ARMORED STRIKE COMMAND, LEORIC from VISIONARIES and ROM and a DIRE WRAITH from ROM THE SPACEKNIGHT. The REVOLUTION Comic Crossover Preview Mega-Set will be for sale during San Diego Comic-Con 2017. Following the convention, a limited number will be available on HasbroToyShop.com. The item will also be available at Fan Expo in Canada.
I didn’t have any super-uncommon NES games, but everyone has Mario so I skipped ahead to Marble Madness, a fun little race game published by Milton Bradley for NES (with the port evidently handled by Rare), but was originally an arcade game developed for Atari by Mark Cerny (later of Naughty Dog and Insomniac).
One unusual feature was you could set the controls to “45 degree” mode, where you hold the controller at an angle to make isometric navigation easier, as you don’t have to hold diagonals all the time.
Note that the look of the product is clearly inspired by the “new look” Batman from 1964. Note the presence of the Blockbuster Bandit, one of Infantino’s better creations, and the new look Batmobile. One supporting cast member from this era, Aunt Harriet, was brought into the television series (yes, Aunt Harriet was in the comics, but not for long).
