Goldimus Prime reviews Beast Machines Mirage and scores him a 7. John DeLuna says the T-Rex head beside Triceradon’s tech spec is a recolored Ultra Megatron. BotCon 2000 preregistration opens, and Brian Kilby delivers a State of the Fandom address.
Archives for January 2000
Radio Free Cybertron – Car Robots Gets Its Name
Takara’s new 2000 Transformers line is Car Robots, not Transformers 2000. Rhino’s Transformers: The Movie DVD gets a remixed soundtrack, and Transformers beat Star Wars in ToyFare’s Toy Tussle. Spooky turns up new Dinobots early.
Radio Free Cybertron – The Year in Review Awards
Takara plans a new Transformers series for 2000, led by a fire truck Convoy. RFC hands out its first Year in Review Awards, and John DeLuna names the worst of 1999. Goldimus Prime gives Beast Machines Jetstorm a 9 out of 10.
Radio Free Cybertron – 01/07/2000 (Lost Episode)
The audio for this January 7, 2000 Radio Free Cybertron is lost. The original show page survives: an interview with Marvel Prime, Karl Volmer of the Marvel Universe: Transformed fan fiction group, plus a Beast Machines Cheetor review with scans.
Radio Free Cybertron – Triple Changers: Springer, Octane, Sandstorm
Turin guest hosts the first RFC of 2000 with retro reviews of the G1 triple changers Springer, Octane and Sandstorm. He counts down the New Year’s resolutions Transformers will never make. Then he debuts The Leader, a Decepticon spin on Kenny Rogers’ The Gambler.