What could improve our lives if not more stuff?
Despite Matthew almost wilfully misunderstanding the topic for this week’s Electronic Wireless Show podcast, we manage to settle down and talk about the games we’d most like to have toy sets of. What game d’you think would be the best Lego set? Action figures? Obscure 80s and 90s toy? Oh, we have fun on this show.
Diversions this week are predictably about toys we had as kid, including a very long sidebar about Mighty Max, and Matthew’s reverse-engineered Boglin hatred derived from his sad childhood. We also have some obligatory Platty Joobs round-up chat, and there’s an unintentionally difficult Cavern Of Lies this week, themed around Funko Pop, because any made up Funko Pop is indistinguishable from a real Funko Pop.
LinksNate wantsIron HarvestLego of big mechs doing wars.
I have not mentionedDragon Agefor at least five minutes so I suggest a Playmobil Skyhold castle fromDragon Age Inquisition(we then argue about whether Playmobil is good).
Nate also wantsAge Of Empiresto be made into a war game with all models (debatable if this is a toy, but I’ll allow it).
Matthew suggests a version ofThe Room’s puzzle box, possibly also in Lego (someone has donethe doll’s house from The Room 4on Lego Ideas).
He also suggests aMad Maxversion of cool game worlds likeDesperados 3orBaldur’s Gate, and then we talk about Mad Max for a while.
Overwatchcharacters are basically already action figures.
Recommendationsthis week are the new series of Danish political dramaBorgen, the mystery/thriller/cannibalism showYellowjackets, and the YouTube channelBrick Experiment Channel.
