TMNT Gamestop Retro Figures 4-Pack | Comparing to 1988 Vintage Releases

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Pixel Dan takes a look at the recently released TMNT Retro Action Figure 4-Pack sold exclusively at Gamestop stores, and compares them to the original 1988 Playmates Toys action figures.
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[@Seiferboi]

I have the original Turtles. They were some of my first toys after losing all my other toys in a horrible flood. I lived in a motel for awhile, and these were what kept me occupied.

[@VileVoorhees]

I'm extremely glad you survived the flood, and I truly hope others did as well. But I am deeply sorry for the toys you lost, forever enjoy those turtles. 💙

[@melodygrant]

What, they can swim bro, their turtles!!!

[@mariahenedinavaldezburgos]

Melodygrant they can't there heros👇

[@nightsedge1993]

Pixel dan is reviewing playmates turtles again, “the return of the king”

[@blankusername1753]

I would like to see this as a series tbh. Like comparing old toys to their newer updated counter part 🤔

[@TheACcam]

Lol, I thought that was what Dan was known for. "It's comparison time!"

[@mitchellpotts1180]

Yeah there's only so many you can do though

[@kaijuboi9]

i have the original donatello from 1988. my mom bought it on 1989 and gave it to me when i was born. but sadly, i lost the bo-staff and the belt too

[@athena9029]

The color change is not a bad thing, because those colors were the ones they always meant the turtles to be. Raphael's skin color is the exact same he has in Turtles in Time, and every version where each turtle features a different green in the 80's-90's versions.

[@colt5189]

I think the best versions of these TMNT figures are the reissues of the late 90's. Those are still good quality and feel the same to the originals and have similar colors of the original. But they don't tend to get sticky or have body parts that start turning white like the original releases.

[@calamaty9963]

So that’s why my original Donatello is sticky? I thought the slime from the Flush-O-Matic torture machine I have messed him up.

[@crazygamers2015]

Raph almost looks sun faded compared to the original figure.

[@alexcross5753]

I was just about to say that about all the figures...like the vintage figures had been positioned with the sun coming right in through the window of a dingy drug store.

[@smb-c3po]

I actually have that one.

[@deadartist8827]

Yea!

[@iitvoii]

The matte color of the shells makes it easy to see the details.

[@rolfathan]

I'd really love for one of them to make a vintage style based more on the cartoon. The cartoon series colors, the black in the eyes. But the same articulation, poses, and size as the classics. Ad maybe the same weapons but in a more "logical" color. (Brown staff, silver katanas, etc) Vintage vibes with a twist.

[@stray-wardproductions52]

Can’t wait for your 2020 collection tour!

[@slvguerra]

Turtles Review! Always a pleasure hearing you talk about turtles

[@belmont6444]

Awesome comparison video, thanks Dan! 🤘😎

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I like the different finishes 🤔 man these are some iconic toys 😍🤘

[@lennymutt]

I actually kind of like the matte finish and muted colors for their shells... The skin colors are a little bit of a different story, especially Raph

[@MrAndyNich]

Just ordered these as I am meeting the voice actors in Columbus in a few weeks to sign. Wish I had my original ones. Great memories.

[@awesomeperson531]

So glad that you are talking about the Turtles again, it’s the main reason I subscribed to you

[@josemata9040]

Can’t believe how much people are selling these for , you might as well hunt down the Original 90s era turtles

[@Charmander009]

Why would anyone want some dirty aids covered figure from the 90s lying in someone’s bat corona attic last 20 years

[@devitoscoolranch4993]

Jordan Stopper there’s this thing called cleaning and the fact you don’t know that scares me your smell must be very pleasant 🤢

[@jayholmes4147]

They are also selling the belts and weapons separate as originals on eBay. ...be careful if your piecing together a set

[@heroesytumbas]

@@Charmander009 Are you projecting? But to answer your question, because those are the real deal and higher quality.

[@grandiosa86]

Yeah, spot on with your comment, Mata. I hunted down the originals, eventho they had some paint chipping its good to know its the original ones.

[@danielrecommends]

Being able to see this behind the scenes as a Patreon supporter was an amazing experience. If you aren't supporting Pixel Dan on Patreon then you're missing out on amazing stuff! He gives MASSIVELY to his supporters.

[@VirginiaTombstoneRevival]

I love the background music...but I was getting nervous that I wouldn’t unarm all of the underwater bombs in time!

[@DiegoUy]

I must confess that I am happy that you still have your original turtles in mint condition. I lost Micky and Leo at school when i was a little kid (somebody stole them from my backpack when we were outside at lunch time) I miss them LOL (nowadays I acquired the new version of Micky but as I see it is not the same thing with the matte colors they gave them, and some defects in the head molds). PS: I also lost a Toy Island Robocop action figure at school when I was 7, but this time it's different: I bought an original boxed one (it wasn't opened yet) from ebay some months ago for 25 bucks and... I am a happy 37 years old child with an boxed original, in working condition, WITH BATTERIES INCLUDED FROM 20+ years ago LOL.🤣

[@stevehart6547]

My wife got this for me on my birthday a few months back, I was so stoked. I lost my original ones way back as a kid. I honestly love these original looking turtles with the packaging.

[@Bart0408]

I love the mat finish on the shell.

[@jedipoodoo]

Raphael looks...sickly 😄

[@ia5662]

Very nice comparison video, Dan! It honestly just makes me want to go back and get more of the originals, but for a newbie or someone who wouldn't tell, the new ones are still pretty cool

[@niftyjay8419]

Happy to see you upload again dan

[@jinpei05]

Didn't the original Donatello come with two bo staffs?

[@DerkuiDerkui]

Yes, I bought him a lot back in the day and he came with 2.

[@Anthony12jp]

Yay new tmnt video

[@pinfarmer]

I seen a photo of this thinking it was another alibaba bootleg. Cheers for getting them to all stand up at once!

[@AWW8472]

Good to see you,Dan. Keep it up.

[@brycevo]

This is so retro and so good

[@KyletheKollector]

I thought about doing a video on same topic but you did a perfect job of comparing them. I have all hard heads for my vintage set though so I might still do the video. Great comparison!

[@grotgrusson5124]

In Sweden, the whole Game Stop franchise is going out of business. To bad they didn't had these figures up for grabs.

[@Pokehon]

This set made me want to collect the vintage.

[@w0lverine923]

Great video. I bought the version that is black & white like the original comics a couple months ago. Love it. Thanks for the info.

[@lucentv]

It seems like the last couple of Raph reissues have and that almost ghostly color scheme. I've got a sealed set of the 25th anniversary ones, and they look much better overall.

[@charlesltk2099]

Awesome review! Hopefully you will do the Kenner ghostbusters reissue as well.... There's another different on Leonardo where he got peg holes on both feet, I think I know why... I believe this were molded for the SDCC 2015 History of Leonardo where both his feet were screwed on his base.. So I believe they used the same molding for this 2019 exclusive....

[@wiibrockster]

My only complaint with these figures is that Raph looks pretty faded compared to the original figure.

[@ALGOBESS]

The ones from the 80s were tanks. I had several sets of the boys and they went to hell and back but never broke. Unfortunately over the years i lost them but I'd bet any amount of money that they're still going strong

[@TheMegatron673]

The 1988 versions of these figures are the best in my opinion. It's what a lot of us grew up on.

[@inazumanfrash]

I bought these for $30 just for the sake of having an extra set of turtles. I have no regrets. I just have the late 00s early 10s reissues along with the vintage and a soft head Donatello I had to replace the broken belt with a gimmick one.

[@MrWolf12000]

Awesome Ive actually wondered about this

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

Wow, the colors being really off on these reissues are kinda off putting for me. I guess I should look for other reissues of those figures that aren’t weirdly colored. Nice review still 😁👍.

[@johnhall2483]

Great job like always Dan!🤘 I really like my gamestop TMNT's especially Donnie and Leo are awesome. Thanks for being the best at what you do, brother!👍😉

[@alexsanchez6404]

WOW the 80s ninja turtles 🤩

[@TrevorToonArt]

Looks like the foot pegs are different and the back of Raph's belt looks different as well.

[@Ultraman1fan2023x]

I love those retro turtles figures

[@bobbyvanarsdale7577]

love the videos pixel dan, keep it up

[@dustyemmyz71]

Another great video! One other thing to note is the peg holes in the feet. The new ones are huge.

[@kerry1979]

got mine months ago & I left mine sealed.As with the wal mart exclusive turtles as well.. My toy collection is so huge in 3 rooms.

[@guitargarcia]

Raph is wearing sage green Air Force uniforms in protest of the new OCPs

[@RandomVideoCircus]

Just got me two sets of the New Kenner Ghostbusters Classic re-release figures. Wouldn't mind getting my hands on these retro Turtles figures!!

[@ninjasec]

Thanks, this sold me. I will be sticking with the originals. Just passed some doubles down to my son.

[@jeremyburdge8573]

Nice video Dan and yeah i did notice that about Raph as well. i use to have all 4 soft head Turtles when i was a kid but lost them in a move. So i am trying to rebuild my TMNT collection.

[@dannymiller2878]

That is so cool pizza power 🐢

[@mikebori5607]

Love when you Review TMNT figures. 😁😁

[@franciscorodriguez7567]

PLEASE! make comeback the Flashback Fridays.

[@imaclappedboy2804]

I have honestly never much cared for how bright and shiny the vintsge figures looked so I'm much happier with the matte finish and skin tone different

[@TheSneezingMonkey]

Raph looks 'minty'....and Donatello is brown. Not green.

[@Mightymorphinninjaturtles]

I love the vintage turtle figures, but the only thing I would change would be to make them all the same color green

[@rudyecheverria8646]

I wish they would re-release that line again

[@anthonybernero9720]

I like that they're not so shiny. Raph looks really pale though. Sickly even.

[@ravendjaxis]

the color and material differencesin the figures are prolly like you said for the weapons. repros and counterfeits are becoming more prevalent, which means bad actors aren't far behind.

[@zombiejlt1]

This seems like a quick, easy, and cheaper alternative for just wanting to have Turtles again which is great. Unless you are a diehard collector and want the original line, there were about two different re-released in between the first line and this set I believe. The second release has darker glossier boxes unlike the cartoon looking one of the original and then it was Target with the 20th anniversary release that reused the old box I believe. And those are still in the price of about $20 or so oer figure on card I think so overall if you don't really care for the vintage line or you have someone new to Turtles I think this is a good alternative. Thanks for the review Dan!

[@ClaudiosCollection]

Awesome video Pixel Dan! I definitely prefer the retro figures, mainly due to the milky skin on the re-releases.

[@SONICR2K]

Reminds me of SNES Pastel color pallet VS SegaGen's dark and vibrant color pallet. Also reminds of Argentina Jocsa figures. I like variants, bought this TMNT pack last week.

[@classicgames9947]

That was an awesome video

[@icewolf371]

Hi thanks for the comparison video. What stands will work with the new 4 pack?

[@nelsoncordova6140]

Lol Raphael looks like he was left out in the sun

[@MissAshley42]

The packaging is a big part of the charm for me, so I prefer the single figure reissues from several years back compared to this. Granted, the packaging from those isn't even close to the originals, but they're much closer than this box.

[@Primerk5]

Wish they would release an accessory pack so we could out fit our originals with the lost belts and weapons cause we played with them

[@vlazzovic]

Great comparison video Dan! 👑🥇🏆 Greets from Serbia! Cheers! 🍻🇷🇸🥂🇷🇸🍷🇷🇸🍸

[@mattj809]

I wonder if changes in plastic are because they use cheaper plastic now. You said they felt lighter which makes me wonder if they're now using lower quality plastic.

[@TrigsTimeVault]

Great video, Dan. So, with the new plastic, does it feel cheap? That's been my issue with a lot of reissues, most notably the recent re-release of the original Hot Rod from Hasbro, which I ended up returning.

[@luckypapi87]

Oh man these are sold out on gamestop! They're going for in the 100s now lol. Nice review. Memories. But I never could understand why Donny was more brown, aren't turtles green? Aren't all these specific 4 TMNT supposed to be greenish ? Still, a nice throw back.

[@KJ-tz7vc]

Yeah, I wish Dan posted this review while we could still get them for retail price. lol

[@xfxrxmxt1981]

I just bought these guys because I remember I had them when i was a kid, I didn’t know about the color differences lol

[@brianhallii9891]

I have been waiting for you to do this video I have the 2019 figures and they are awesome 🐢🐢🐢🐢🍕🍕🍕🍕

[@Hansungkee]

Music : Main Theme of TMNT for NES

[@bashcrash9148]

I had no idea this was even a thing.

[@arturogutierrezaviles2350]

Saludos desde México, me ancanta pixel dan encantaría poder escucharlo en español latino.

[@Cincinnatijames]

There were also reissues circa 2000-1. I think they were available at Big Lots and KayBee.

[@Chaz_Mahoney]

I forgot about the weapon tree.... probably because I always threw that out when I bought the figures. Actually I think all my friends did too

[@josep9564]

This been out for awhile

[@pinfarmer]

I'd buy this for some replacement nunchucks

[@KJ-tz7vc]

Oh crap, I wish I bought these while they were still available.

[@brianc1889]

I have all 4 original turtles in their packages two unpunched. I'm having a hard time getting a value on them. One person responded 200-250 but never clarified if that's individual or for all. I also have the sales receipt for them. I got them from my dad who was smart enough to buy those as extras when I was young. Thanks

[@devon7584]

Thanks for all the details! We saw these in GameStop back in the wintertime, and Raph just looked so off... I couldn't spend the money on them. Maybe it's cause we are die-hard vintage TMNT fans, used to seeing the original toy, but they all look terrible when you put then side by side. I agree it's probably due to advances in plastic production in the last 30 years. Leo looks the best out of all of them.

[@KJ-tz7vc]

The Classic Ghostbusters figures just released have rubbery limbs, too. What the heck?

[@forsakenprogeny]

I feel like the best reasons to get this particular set are: 1. You have kids and want them to enjoy TMNT without having to let them bust up your vintage figures - 2.The vintage figure weapons are hard to find on places like eBay and VERY expensive. This might be a good option to re-arm and re-belt your vintage figures for display. It's certainly cheaper than trying to chase down all of the vintage weapons / belts individually.

[@heroesytumbas]

Kids prefer figures of the current series.

[@chrisesposito5530]

Are these constructed internally the same way the vintage figures are, with the rods holding the limbs in place that can get stiff over time and break?

[@katiepersons6575]

They re-release vintage TMNT multiple times over the past decade alone and no one bats an eye. But you re-release vintage Real Ghostbusters figures for the first time since their release 35 years ago and suddenly everyone loses their minds!

[@agent.orangelar88]

Raph is the only one that looks slightly better

[@ronfarrell1183]

I know it's the original TMNT 80s figures but I've noticed that only raph and Mikey are green and Leo and Donnie are brown weird but okay

[@Caleb.Collects98]

Donatello has a bad stance? What?! Come on Dan...don't be hatin' on my boy Donny....LOL...Just kidding..LOL

[@JoshuaModerwell]

What I don't get is why the people who currently work for Playmates Toys nowadays aren't still giving the reissued 1988 action figures the more rich paint colors or the soft heads. I prefer the hard heads myself.

[@mitchellpotts1180]

I think it's funny that they're all different colors green

[@paulburrage5499]

Hey Dan. Way to go Cowabunga

[@davidmurdock6098]

I'd thought about picking these up because it's a nice set, but the faded colours really put me off... It looks like they've been sitting in a window for a few years... :/

[@RetroCynical]

These guys look familiar.

[@deadartist8827]

My 1st turtle was soft head Mikey. I picked him because I thought he was Raphael.

[@astarsfamily291]

wow you are amazing pixel dan all ninja turtle toy. all you got it