7 Days...

The new week has started here on Planet Zone, sharing this curse with your friends may just save your life! Speaking of curse, I've got a fun week of content in mind... if that's your sort of thing. The weekend was a pretty good one for personally, it somehow felt like a 3 day weekend... and I'm making the most of that. We did'nt do much, but managed to make two different stops at Target, a trip to Walmart. Not to mention visits to Walgreen's, Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and Big Lots. Target and Walmart are getting their Halloween sections nicely stocked with some good stuff.

I have two nearby locations of each, and the Walmart we went to this weekend is kind of a mess. Normally it's not very organized and messy, but they've been remodeling it the past year... so it's a giant cluster fuck. The Halloween section is just thrown together with no rhyme or reason and in some instances there's just boxes laying on the floor and shelves unopened with no stock on the shelf. This was the same store I found the skeleton action figue last week. I looked for another to send Shawn... but it's like they never existed. 

I did get a Wingfinger, so it wasn't a total skeleton loss. Both trips to Target earned me a Studio Series 86 Wreck-Gar, scout/action attack Ramjet, and Fright Features Venkman and Spengler! I've finally gotten all four Ghostbusters, just need to find... the rest of the line. Very happy that they're selling well... just wish I was having an easier time getting them. Now there's the kids, the ghosts, the car, AND the alternate ghost Venkman and Winston. Dang! They had a lot of Mini Pufts, but I decided to hold for the time being.  

Dollar Tree had none of the He-Man mini figures that I've been looking for, and Dollar General ... still hadn't stocked the Halloween section. Walgreen's was good, no Red Alert, but some spooky skeletons. Big Lots was also a bust, but I grabbed a Transformers blind pack for a video coming soon. Kinda tempted to do a bunch more, but taking the videos slowly with baby steps. Tuesday morning means a trip to a few Starbucks with the Mrs. for the new Halloween cups. You wouldnt believe how long those lines get. Well, you've got 7 days of this curse left. Please share with your friends! Thank you for continuing to support Zone Base. It's fun keeping this thing updated, but awesome to see people enjoy it. 

Shadows Rising

In a surprising turn of events. looks like a sequel to the SEGA Transformers arcade game Human Alliance is in development. I'm pretty excited for this despite not having a chance to play the original yet, though it's pretty obvious by now that this kinda thing is my jam. The cabinet looks to be Optimus Prime in visual instead of Bumblebee as in the first game. I wonder if Joypolis will be getting another special version of this one? Man, I've got to get myself to a Dave and Busters soon and play Human Alliance. This one's still in development, but I want to have spent a ton of time with the first by the time I get a chance to play this one.

Credit: Arcade Heroes

Transformers Human Alliance Arcade

Insert Coin

A few years ago SEGA released the Transformers Human Alliance game in various arcades. I haven't gotten a chance to play it, but maybe one day I'll make it out to a Dave and Busters to give it a whirl.

As the game's trailer indicates, it's one of those crazy SEGA arcade gun games that always manage to be super fun and a wee bit insane. Seemingly the Autobots and Decepticons are fighting over a Cybertronian Fidget Spinner. I was watching random theme park videos on YouTube where I saw a special version that moves and flips with the onscreen action. I'd really love to play that version, but I don't see myself flying to Japan for an afternoon in a Sega Joypolis anytime soon. Though, I'm sure I could talk the wife into an evening at Dave and Buster's and play the standard version.

Admittedly, it's going to be awkward with him staring at me like that.

I recall when the game was released reading some negative responses over being movie and Human Alliance based (negativity online? go figure). I can understand why some wouldn't like to play a human in a  Transformers game, but seeing how it's a light gun game and basically a simulator ride type attraction, it makes sense to me. It doesn't hurt that I particularly enjoyed the Human Alliance series of toys. Basically, as a player, you're shooting at the bad guys while the Transformer races through all the craziness with you in tow. I could see myself getting a Transformers slush at Sonic (OMG, go get one, they're great) and plopping myself down at one of these for a few hours. Though if I was at Joypolis, I'd probably spill it.

Considering how highly I regard the Universal Studios ride, I could see these machines parked next to the Supply Vault near the meet and greet with Optimus and crew. In fact, here I go again, creating my own ideal Universal Studios setting. Is this a type of fanfic? I dunno. But I can see it, there's the ride with that giant Optimus statue pointing out towards the Universal lagoon (talking Florida). There's the line que. Now normally the Supply Vault ride store is behind the ride, or you exit the ride into it. The meet and greet is just a little down from the Supply Vault entrance towards the rear. What if there was an additional building with the special version of the Human Alliance game and maybe a few stationary versions that also served Transformers treats. Such as Transformers drinks (like those bomb slushes they sell at Sonic right now) and snacks.

Honestly, at this rate, I'm wondering why I'm not on the board at Universal.

Don't look at me like that.