Here's 10 of 1988's Best Transformers Toys

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@samurexatlas7373 10 ай бұрын

Bringing up the Beast Pretenders reminds me of the Wolf one the Thew reviewed like a month-ish ago. I could go for Generations style Beast pretenders. We're already getting some non-beast ones, making them Predacons or Maximals would be fun.

@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho 10 ай бұрын

I’d love a Carnivac that’s got a ripped up beast mode with tons of exposed robot bits visible through his scars

@Cdr2002 10 ай бұрын

The human pretenders stopped bothering me once I watched the first episode of Masterforce and saw how they just made it a henshin thing

@TonySalazar933 10 ай бұрын

Powermaster Prime was my Optimus Prime when I was a kid and the amount of play I got from him in all his modes outpaces any other bot I had. I really need to find one again.

@Bona_D._Roosky 10 ай бұрын

Would love for Hasbro to reissue the later G1 toys. Imagine walking into a Target or Walmart and find Thunderwing and Dai Atlas on the shelf.

@BluDestron 10 ай бұрын

That #1 was also my childhood Prime, always hits me in the feels seeing his chonky proportions

@BluDestron 10 ай бұрын

@@wanderingthedesert5599 born in '82 so nearly identical story, the OG Prime was always sold out so unwrapping that PM Prime became a canon event in my childhood lol. So cool that those moments kept us in the fandom to this day

@Marc048b 10 ай бұрын

honestly... this would be kinda cool to see for stuff like G2 and the beast era

@Martynde 9 ай бұрын

I had UK Overlord as a kid, and then I brought it again some years ago.

@Undrave 10 ай бұрын

Nice work, you can tell how this era is gonna be difficult. Hey! The Quickswitch segment made me think of an idea: Top 10 aquatic Transformers! They're so rare it'd be a cool list I think!

@ryanesaki 10 ай бұрын

dude i love this series. gonna be sad when it ends

@Okie-00-Spool 10 ай бұрын

What?

@tidepoolclipper8657 10 ай бұрын

Powermaster Optimus Prime's and especially Godginrai's execution of a super mode is honestly more interesting than how the old Armada Optimus Prime toy handled that concept.

@Чёрт-н4ч 10 ай бұрын

7:15 We got Studio series Rumble and Frenzy way after other cassettes, and they still compatible with Siege Soundwave. Don't know what you talking about, cassettes still doing strong in our time

@HollywoodWick3d 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, Soundwave and his crew are definitely not hurting for attention in 2024.

@slamdance7683 10 ай бұрын

Y'know what, I'm okay not being in the list considering it was either me or him

@Windcharger84 10 ай бұрын

Welcome to the world of forgotteness, come and join me

@nitrostormskystriker478 10 ай бұрын

I am a concept art for Flywheels, do I count?

@Windcharger84 10 ай бұрын

@@nitrostormskystriker478 indeed

@VerdantRange 10 ай бұрын

Oh boy. Next time, we tackle toys from the year I was born.

@BASS131 10 ай бұрын

I think the inner robot of Chain Claw was my first transformer, I remember getting it from a family friend when I was between the ages of 3 - 5.

@Okie-00-Spool 10 ай бұрын

3:13 - Motorcycle... Roll with it... 👍

@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho 10 ай бұрын

Is it weird that 1988 is my favorite year of G1? Strong colors for both sides, very strong Pretender designs (before they got ridiculous; oh my gosh the Mega Pretenders and Ultra Pretenders are so dumb), continuation of gimmicks that had been around for either 3 years or just 1, the return of Optimus Prime with a banger of a toy… Primus, it was so fun. Admittedly, my love for this year comes from modern toys of these characters (namely POTP Dreadwind, Siege Spinister, and Evolution Needlenose; can’t wait for Quake, especially after what IDW2 did with him), but still. It was the last great year G1 had before the Micromaster/Action Master one-two punch that killed the franchise for three years. There’s a lot of 88-era characters I’d love to see redos of, but here’s just a few: *Slapdash* (because hey, you can get a free Energon Prowl retool out of him) *Getaway* (he deserves better than a half-baked Chromedome retool) *Dreadwind and Blackwing* (both. Both would be good, especially as Voyagers) *Waverider* (there’s potential for a Nautica retool in this lad) *Carnivac* (if we’re doing a half-shell, half-robot design, he’d look absolutely METAL with a ripped up organic beast mode with exposed robot flesh underneath the fleshy bits) *Quickswitch* (Titans Return did him very dirty; I want my edgy cowboy, dang it!) *Powermaster Optimus Prime* (greatest leader of his time; Armada OP proves a super mode can be done at Commander budget)

@blue18404 9 ай бұрын

I think 1988 was as strong as 84 and 85.

@tnprowl1254 10 ай бұрын

I got Beastbox and Squawktalk when I was a kid. I really liked them but had only one problem with them, mainly Squawktalk. Since he formed the legs of Squawkbox, they had added some very slight projections on the backside of the legs/wings to make him more stable when standing. While they did help with stability and actually made it look like a more authentic cassette, it made putting him in Soundwave's chest and getting him back out quite difficult.

@Megarover 10 ай бұрын

I'm not much of a fan of Powermaster Prime but I think its the best toy of 1988 on the basis of having aged much better than the others.

@palaguin 10 ай бұрын

To be fair, the super mode is a bit of a brick but what do you expect from 1988.

@Kak37 10 ай бұрын

power master prime is known for being the only version of optimus to fly directly into unicron with the matrix of leadership in his hands and blowing unicron up in a kamikaze way of doing it

@michaellombardi1620 10 ай бұрын

I had snaptrap as a kid, and I loved him!

@davewire87 10 ай бұрын

Can’t be that hard to make a list for 1989. Look at all the different variety of Action Masters you get to choose from! Seriously though, Star Saber, Deathsaurus, Galaxy Shuttle, Thunderclash/Black Shadow, Leozack, just stick to the Japanese stuff and you’re on easy street.

@goemonbeatsnaruto 10 ай бұрын

only pretender I had is bumblebee, to some is a nice uprade to the minibot, I guess you favourite in master force is turtlor, seacons in the anime are just drones that combine into king posidon

@Martynde 10 ай бұрын

Did you notice Pretender Bumblebee has Cliffjumper’s head?

@goemonbeatsnaruto 10 ай бұрын

I didn't since I was a kid@@Martynde

@allenusison3124 28 күн бұрын

I love the Pretender Beast idea, since they feel right at home more as Beast Wars *prototypes* more than anything. Realistic Pretender shells might not be a good idea anymore, but if you gave the beasts modernized designs, they would perfectly fit into their dedicated factions. Catilla is a saber-toothed tiger, most likely Tigatron's superior before the latter joined the Axalon, and Chainclaw is like a guerilla who seems like he can handle heavy weapons with his bear body.

@CAPTIANZEUS Ай бұрын

3:18 good pun

@blind_neighbourhoodNerd 10 ай бұрын

Yes!!!! I waa watching this list waiting for Power Prime

@charminderx105-le2rn 10 ай бұрын

The Overlord base mode is my current display mode with micro masters/core transformers against g1 Metroplex. The jets on overlord is still so cool, great play value. Last year over My parent’s move, I Just found Turtler in box with his 5 buddies, PM Optimus (so yellowed) & overlord knee pads. Of course I have no power master lil guys anymore😅

@hotwheelsbrothers687 10 ай бұрын

My dad still has the Seacons.

@CyberVforVictory 10 ай бұрын

Justice for slam dance! A holy grail, you say? Hmmmmm...

@larrychilders6599 10 ай бұрын

Haslab Unicron 2: electric Boogaloo

@CyberVforVictory 10 ай бұрын

@@larrychilders6599 he specifically made me promise not to do something like that again

@jignat 10 ай бұрын

PM Prime was ny first Optimus toy and I loved it. Its funny that we had to wait 4 years for a second Op toy and now we get 5 /year.

@masterfarr8265 10 ай бұрын

I’m calling it now, Star Saber is gonna be in at least the top 5 for the next vid.

@mindwipe8788 10 ай бұрын

Submarauder/Gilmer and Finback are my favorite pretenders really awesome looking Sea monsters , Spinister is my favorite out of the three decepticon double targetmasters.

@elpizo1789 9 ай бұрын

How different would Pretenders be if from the get-go it was armored beasts vs monsters? Seriously, that sounds so cool. Probably could throw in a Green Aesop somewhere in there, too.

@palaguin 10 ай бұрын

I always thought it would be better if the Autobot Pretenders all had animal shells and not just Chainclaw and Catzilla.

@dylancrossman8502 10 ай бұрын

I was not expecting to see Japanese toys being included. Nice choices!

@awesomeguy9513 10 ай бұрын

I hope the seasons get a rerelease it was tricky and expensive to get either version so a gen selects or amazon refresh would be nice

@SixshotRevan 10 ай бұрын

I've always liked the concept of the Pretenders better than their execution.

@tidepoolclipper8657 10 ай бұрын

My personal favorite Pretender from 1988 is Bugly.

@SixshotRevan 10 ай бұрын

I'm a simple man. I see G1 Snap Trap in the thumbnail, I click.

@UltimateViper 10 ай бұрын

I'm not even mad at this list 😅

@CyberVforVictory 10 ай бұрын

I'm in the 8 seconds Club

@RialVestro 10 ай бұрын

Personally I've never been a fan of Overlord. If he was a tripple changer like Blitzwing or a combiner where both of the vehicles had individual robot modes like they did with Titans Return Battletrap then I'd love him but as he is, I just don't care for a single robot splitting off into indipendant vehicles. I'm also not a fan of the Pretender gimmick but there is one who would be on my list. 10. Spinister 9. Quake 8. Needlenose 7. Quickmix I do generally like the Decepticon Target Masters more than the Autobots but Quickmix was an exception. They only barely made the list at all cause I'm not really a fan of the "Master" gimmicks but Target Masters are the better of them since you still have a functional Transformer even if you loose the weapons. 6. Submarauder because I'm a sucker for anything aquatic so even though I really don't care for the Pretenders he makes my list. 5. Metalhawk had to make the list for the same reasons mentioned in the video. Even without the Pretender shell he's the only one where the inner Robot actually looks good. 4. Doubledealer 3. Quickswitch 2. Powermaster Optimus Prime who is only going at number 2 because I cheated for my number 1 1. Piranacon Yep I'm putting a whole freaking combiner as my number 1. Alternatively, I could put them on the list as separate figures but then they're taking up 6 spots. 10. Nautilator 9. Tentakil 8. Seawing 7. Skalor 6. Overbite 5. Doubledealer 4. Snaptrap 3. Quickswitch 2. Apex Bomber I figure if I'm including the other combiners as seperate figures I gotta include him seperatly too. 1. Powermaster Optimus Prime Either way I'm including the Seacons cause they're my favorite thing of the year.

@vanevorleverette1474 3 ай бұрын

The big gigantic spacemen wasn't supposed to be that. They was supposed to be humans. That's when imagination comes into play. Ain't no mass shifting in real life, so your imagination would have to be strong to play with the Autobot Pretenders

@MikeD974 10 ай бұрын

My 10. 10. Needlenose 9. Hosehead 8. Quake 7. Quickswitch 6. Powermaster Optimus prime 5. Dreadwing 4. Darkwing 3. Spinster 2. Doubledealer 1. Overlord

@G1Grimlock94 10 ай бұрын

Great

@coreybell2223 10 ай бұрын

With the Galvatron stopped being on shelves in 1988, who was the Decepticon leader for the toyline? Which Decepticon still available now had the highest rank in the tech specs to go against Powermaster Optimus Prime?

@palaguin 10 ай бұрын

Scorponok, I imagine.

@OptimusPhillip 10 ай бұрын

Good question. In the comics, Scorponok took over the leadership of the Decepticons when his toy came out in 1987, and Bludgeon would take up the mantle after his release in 1989. But none of the new toys from 1988 took over leadership of the Decepticons in American fiction. Japanese fiction, on the other hand, made Overlord into the Decepticon leader for Super God Masterforce. But that toy never came out in the US, so...

@coreybell2223 10 ай бұрын

Did Carnivac debut in 1988 as leader of the Mayhem Attack Squad?

@charlesdavis7285 10 ай бұрын

@@OptimusPhillipDidn't Rat Bat become their leader in the comics at one point ?

@twistedgaming9185 10 ай бұрын

@@OptimusPhillip Overlord wasn't really a leader as much as Devil Z's "Ambassador of Destruction", especially after BlackZarak's introduction. He did lead the Decepticons for awhile until the rise of Deathsaurus.

@ronleonard7015 10 ай бұрын

Metalhawk is $15 on Hasbro pulse right now lol I bought 2

@allenusison3124 28 күн бұрын

Powermaster Optimus Prime would obviously be at #1, but it's actually due to the Japan-original add-on in the form of Godbomber. If you have the damn armor, Powermaster Prime would be even more amazing, but most likely the Japanese version of Super Ginrai is given a slight tweak to make it work. In fact, the God Ginrai toy was used for its Commemorative Series re-release, and it brought in Godbomber as a special armor most anyone would have used in canon. The name of Apex Armor would see use in the Aligned/Prime timeline, and it made it tied to the Thirteen (particularly Solus Prime) as a result. And, AND, with the fact that Star Convoy is the Thirteenth Prime after Age of the Primes, it made me think G1 Solus Prime could have originated from the planet Master as a result. I mean, how could the Pretenders get their hands on the Bomber Project blueprints as if it anticipated them with zero struggle!?

@TransformersG1Finland 3 ай бұрын

Hopefully Takara reissues Overlord some day.

@Arufonsa1 10 ай бұрын

Excuse you that’s not Snaptrap. It’s Killtrumpet 😝

@m5homeworkk 10 ай бұрын

😊

@1002Ecaps 10 ай бұрын

Without tv show I think human pretenders were confusing to kids. Are shells other bots? A super mode? And some inner bots were bad designed should been better.