tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post8266286274884847005..comments2024-01-16T22:15:10.766-08:00Comments on ROBOPLASTIC APOCALYPSE: YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT ISEvil King Macrocranioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01693211146604544544noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post-3028907265685758562008-11-16T14:00:00.000-08:002008-11-16T14:00:00.000-08:00If Takara had marketed The Transformers in the U.S...If Takara had marketed The Transformers in the U.S., every robot would've had six different modes, four of them being completely stupid and exaggerated.<BR/><BR/>Optimus Prime transformers from truck to robot...and if you turn his head slightly to the left, he's a battle station...and if you lay him down, he's a space shuttle...and if you hold him upside down, he's a rake...and if you tilt his arms a little bit, he's a laptop computer...only from Takara!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post-17497659343121842792008-11-15T21:22:00.000-08:002008-11-15T21:22:00.000-08:00I think Kronoform robot watch is a a great example...I think Kronoform robot watch is a a great example of the contrast between the different approaches Takara and Hasbro take when trying to market something. Takara will act as if the basic concept weren't enough and try to add sizzle to the presentation by adding chrome plating and making crazy claims about the physical nature of the toy while Hasbro will rely on the strength of the concept alone and cut costs on presentation by eliminating cosmetic touches like chrome plating and making crazy claims about the character of the toy. So Takara tried to sell robot watch by chroming it and telling you it had multiple modes but if Hasbro tried to sell robot watch it wouldn't be chrome and they'd say it had multiple personality disorder.Evil King Macrocranioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693211146604544544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post-32166421743100999212008-11-15T12:56:00.000-08:002008-11-15T12:56:00.000-08:00What was up with all of those different "modes" in...What was up with all of those different "modes" in the Kronoform commercial? The only difference was that the robot's arms were at a slightly different angle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post-29447894771352722102008-11-09T13:14:00.000-08:002008-11-09T13:14:00.000-08:00dUDE LEARN HYPERLINKS. Your comment with all those...dUDE LEARN HYPERLINKS. Your comment with all those slashes and dots and dashes looked like my dog was trying to use morse code. And don't try to confuse me with all that internet math bullshit. 13 dollars is always 13 dollars. I'm going to that store you work and I'm going to buy Little Gay Planet for PS3 and give you 13 dollars and don't look at me weird because I'll be paying you with 1942 money.Evil King Macrocranioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693211146604544544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post-25906313127510204642008-11-09T09:51:00.000-08:002008-11-09T09:51:00.000-08:00It gets more wacky when you use an inflation calcu...It gets more wacky when you use an inflation calculator http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ and see that $13 in 1984 is almost $25 in 2007 money!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com