In celebration of the launch of Metroid’s newest game, Metroid: Dread, it is an exciting time to look back at the greatest enemies that have challenged players. Ever since the original game on the Nintendo Entertainment System, the sprawling worlds of the Metroid universe have fascinated the minds. As soon as players encountered their first […]
Wheeljack’s Lab – Vintage Toy Blog
Follow this blog for the new, the unusual, the rare and cool Generation 1 G1 Transformers toys. Reviews, news, toy resources, galleries, unboxing, opinions and personal reflections on vintage toys.
The Top Ten Toys Featuring Nintendo and their Greatest Characters
Nintendo has come a long way since Fusajiro Yamauchi founded the company in 1889 to produce hanafuda (“flower cards”). Now, both gamers and general audiences know the name for their video game empire. For some time, Nintendo became the ubiquitous word to describe all video games amongst the general public, like parents in the 1980s. […]
A Look Back on the ALIENS Franchise in Video Games
ALIEN has created an amazing movie franchise directed by some of the movie industry’s best directors. Some of the directors include Ridley Scott, David Fincher, and James Cameron. With the success of the franchise, it naturally expanded to include video games, comic books, and toys. The movie portrayed a terrifying world of creatures beyond human […]
The Top 10 Retro Video Games from the 1970s to the 1990s
Video games have become an integral part of our culture, regardless of if you play them or not. For many, it’s herculean to imagine a world without video games. They’ve no doubt come to stay. Here, we will look into the ‘70s down to the ‘90s, the three powerful decades that left their marks in […]
The Top 10 Video Games from the 1990s
The 1990s is the third decade that marked the video game industry’s history. The innovation that made its way into the video gaming world defined this decade. The ’90s ushered in a transition from sprite-based graphics to create 3D graphics, which spurred other video games. During this decade, handheld gaming started gaining prominence and popularity. […]
The Top 10 Video Games that came out of the 1970s
The 1970s no doubt marked the first prominent decade of the video game industry’s history. This decade practically saw most of the earliest video games’ development, mostly in arcade versions. As far as video games were concerned in the early ‘70s, you would have to go to the arcade for the good old games. It […]
The Top 10 Video Games of the 1980s
The 80s were an interesting time for the video game industry. It was only the second decade of existence and experienced both highs and lows. A golden age of arcade games and a video game crash in 1983 made it look like this burgeoning industry might not make it to the newest century. Despite it […]
The Top 10 Final Fantasy VII Sephiroth Toys #5-1
Presenting a countdown of the top 10 Sephiroth toys in celebration of Final Fantasy VII Remake, this time we take a lolk at the top five.
The Top 10 Final Fantasy VII Sephiroth Toys #10-6
Presenting a countdown of the top 10 Sephiroth toys in celebration of the release of the Final Fantasy VII Remake, we start with numbers 10-6.