![]() Copyright stuff is different, of course, but the only thing that stands out is that the original packaging used styrofoam to cushion my beloved tape robot. Looking at the packaging, the differences are minor. I couldn’t do a side-by-side with the original Soundwave, but it feels very authentic from top to bottom. Ravage and Laserbeak are the two cassettes I wanted most, so I’m stuck picking up all three packages. The original release was accompanied by Buzzsaw, as well, so the most I can do is offer a shrug. The thing is: it’s a matter of authenticity. Laserbeak is the quintessential Soundwave minion. The biggest one is that Soundwave comes with Buzzsaw instead of Laserbeak. I don’t have very many criticisms for this toy. They’re quickly becoming hard to find, though, and they’re Walmart-exclusive releases, so you might have to pay quite a bit more. Soundwave cost about $60 at retail, while each of the two-packs retailed for $20. Along with those, we picked up the two cassette two-packs: Laserbeak & Frenzy, and Rumble & Ravage. The Soundwave Transformer itself, who comes packaged with the Buzzsaw cassette tape, is in the biggest box. ![]() And it’s just about perfect.Īll in all, we picked up 3 packages totalling right around $100. ![]() The coolest (and yes, maybe the silliest) Transformer is in my office and on my shelf. Soundwave has been my favorite Transformer for years and years, and also the one toy I could never get ahold of as a kid.Īnd now, I have Soundwave. For me, the big moment came this summer, a year later, with the release of the G1 Soundwave toy. When Walmart announced the return of Generation 1 Transformers toys last summer, it was a topic of much chatter in TheNerdy’s editorial Slack. ![]()
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