-Kanrabat- wrote:Rated X wrote:william-james88 wrote:Rated X wrote:
I didn't need training wheels on my bike either as a kid...
I did, does that mean anything?
Also, those basic beast wars toys were awesome Shajaki! And it was cool to see that make a comeback with animated. The reason Beast Wars will always have done it better is because they were doing characters you could only get in that class. So kids and collectors alike got to experience them. While the difficulty level differed, the fact that all characters were unique or had unique looks between difficulty levels made it open for everyone to try any difficulty level.
My point is that one step changers, fast action battlers, shampoo bottle warriors, or whatever Hasbro chooses to call them are dumb.
We didn't have this junk in G1. Sure back then the figures were easier to transform. But back then we had faith in our little ones and didnt insult them with dumbed down versions of the same character big brother has. I am not suggesting that all figures be as complex as Bayverse figures, but I dont think a young kid should have problems figuring out how to transform Armada Starscreem, Generations Scoop or any of the RID Deluxe Figures. They dont need the dumb stuff. Just my opinion...
Ahem...
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Topspin_%28G1%29http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Runabouthttp://tfwiki.net/wiki/Action_MastersNeed I say more?
I guess I need to quote myself a couple times since you disregarded the basis of my comment...
Rated X wrote:Sure back then the figures were easier to transform.
By saying this, I acknowledged all the above existed in G1. Those were never really targeted just for smaller children, they were one size fits all. It's just the engineering was that bad in the 80's for mini bots and similar sized characters.
Rated X wrote:dumbed down versions of the same character big brother has.
So with that being said, do we really need a different Bumblebee for every year from ages 2-10 ???
Back then we got one Topspin, one Runabout, one Banzitron. Not 5 different versions encouraging kids not to exercise their brains.