"Not-Tron Light Cycle by ... Mattel?" Topic
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Jape77  | 24 Oct 2012 7:42 p.m. PST |
If you're still looking for appropriate lightcycles for your Light Bikes game, Hot Wheels has put out something new: link
Haven't picked one up yet, but they look to be about the same size as the Tron Legacy cycles from a few years back.
(I guess the weird thing is, why is Hot Wheels doing what is clearly a Tron knockoff? I always find it amusing when a major corp resorts to "not-"designs-- especially one like Mattel, who has no problem aggressively protecting their IPs) —end of line— |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 24 Oct 2012 10:13 p.m. PST |
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| Parzival | 25 Oct 2012 8:30 a.m. PST |
They're probably not worried because no fan of TRON would look at that thing and mistake it for an actual light cycle from either film. Sometimes a cheap toy looks like a cheap toy. |
| John Armatys | 25 Oct 2012 9:28 a.m. PST |
Tron toys are currently available in the UK in Poundland (for £1.00 GBP a pack of two) and in The Works (more expensive). |
| Jape77 | 25 Oct 2012 5:40 p.m. PST |
Yeah, still surprised it was MATTEL doing the cheap toy thing Got one up today — not bad, and I'll happily add it to my garage of Light Bikes, but seriously: why did they bother. Why the obvious knockoff? Why not get the rights to do the *original* Syd Mead light cycle? They would've cleaned up |
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