Get equipped with mutagen! It's time for another look into the history of video game tie-in toylines, now featuring everyone's favorite super fighting robot, the blue bomber himself: Mega Man. We discuss our personal histories with this long-running game series and dive into several toylines depicting Mega Man and his endless battle against Dr. Wily and his army of themed robot masters.
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Episode 043: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Strap in and journey with us to the year 2009 when Paramount and Hasbro released the first of several barely-remembered live-action G.I. Joe films: The Rise of Cobra! While the movie is perhaps best left in 2009, the accompanying toyline remains one of the best of the property's long and storied history, and may also represent the last time G.I. Joe had relevance as a property marketed primarily to children. So grab your Delta-6 Accelerator suit, weaponize the warheads, and join us for a deep dive into this often-overlooked toyline!
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Episode 042: Jurassic Park
One of the biggest blockbusters of the 1990s, Jurassic Park was a media extravaganza, featuring tie-in comics, games, and of course, toys. The classic Kenner JP line is deservedly beloved, featuring four-inch renditions of the famous movie characters as well as a legion of articulated dinosaur figures packed with action features like DINO DAMAGE. Today we get out our trowels and dig up the bones of the original Jurassic Park toyline, then explore several of the spin-offs and sequels. And that's chaos theory!
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Episode 041: Mighty Max
By popular demand, we're kicking off season three with one of the greatest toylines of the 1990s: MIGHTY MAX! Billed as "Polly Pocket for boys," Mighty Max featured tiny, palm-sized playsets called "DOOM ZONES" filled with all manner of monsters, robots, demons, and aliens. Highly inventive, filled with color, often imitated but never surpassed: join us to find out why Mighty Max captured our imaginations. Resources: http://www.mightymharduk.altervista.org/home.htm https://www.retrojunk.com/a/9HdRb2NkdD/mighty-max-playsets https://mightymax.fandom.com/wiki/Mighty_Max_Wiki
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Episode 040: Hobby Burnout
Have you ever burnt out on a hobby? Rising prices, completionism, fandom drama, and other factors can wear down the fun factor of the hobbies we love. In the final episode of Mutagen Men Season 2, we discuss times we've burnt out on our hobbies, how it happened, how we recovered, and how we take steps to avoid it. Join us!
The MUTAGEN MEN explore the toys of the past, present, and future. We are:
Eric "Toys and Tomfoolery" Setzke
Dustin "The Dragon Fortress" Verburg
Luke "Video Dracula" Jones
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