Beast Machines toys finally hit US shelves, and John DeLuna gives the Tankor mega a thumbs in the middle. Goldimus Prime scores Transmetal 2 Tigerhawk an 8. Brian interviews ViceGripX of wildrun.com about a year on alt.toys.transformers.
Archives for December 1999
Radio Free Cybertron – Beast Machines Season 1 Finale Breakdown
Beast Machines toys are turning up early at stores across the country. Picard42 of Transformers World’s Worst explains how the fanfic parody site works. Brian Kilby scores the Beast Machines season one finale with a new point system.
Radio Free Cybertron – Enter the Nightbird Review, Plus Nightglider
Beast Machines Cheetor, Blackarachnia and Thrust toy pictures surface on ATT, along with spoiler-posting trolls. Turin fills in for Brian, reviews Nightglider and the UK Claw Jaw and Spittor repaints, and settles the Enter the Nightbird debate.
Radio Free Cybertron – Transmetal 2 Spittor, Commodore 64 Game
Amazon.com hikes Transformers prices, with mega-size toys jumping from $15 to $21. Turin hosts while Brian’s computer is down. He disputes Brian’s 8 for Transmetal 2 Spittor and pans the Commodore 64 Transformers game.
Radio Free Cybertron – 12/03/99 (Lost Episode)
The audio for this December 3, 1999 Radio Free Cybertron is lost. The original show page survives: a 25-minute show with a Fanfic Review column grading Dave Van Domelen’s “Tales of the Intermezzo: Name” and Brian Kilby’s Beast Machines parody.