As we’re wrapping up the Checklist Updates before Toy Fair (& being scared of that Marvel Universe checklist…), we’re adding one small checklist to the site: a guide to NECA’s Video Game Appearance line. NECA debuted the line with Jason at SDCC 2013, taking inspiration from a fan’s custom (he got a call out on the box, pretty cool!), and the line exploded shortly thereafter. There’s not a ton of releases, fourteen figures so far, but there is just a fun, crazy appeal to the line.
Except that it’s not quite a line. It’s really a group of repaints from various lines and I thought it’d be fun to toss all those guys together in one place. Originally, I’d put together a checklist based on those old Sears or Penney’s catalogs, but it was rather plain. I didn’t post it yet, but solicited some feedback on Facebook & Twitter. I was stunned when one of the comments I read told me exactly what I should’ve done. A catalog page? For shame. It should be a Player Select screen! So I threw everything out and started over. Yep, this NECA checklist is already on v2 and it’s not even a day old!
The new checklist was tough for me – I had to make more graphics than I’m used to and I tried some mouseover text and images to spice things up. I think it turned out pretty well. I hope you agree.
Your hard work paid off–that checklist is sweet! I’ve been trying to hold off on splurging on these, but this isn’t helping!
Still hope to see Robonators that Robocop made in the mini in toy form. Dunno if they showed up in the game.
A cool looking take here as I thought I was gonna have to get my eyes checked then in clicked that its an 8bit look.
I love this “Bit-line” so far I only have Batman, but I would still love to get my hands on Freddy and Jason. Half the fun of collecting these are the box art! I think my next purchase will be the Dog Alien! That looks sweet!
Those thumbnail links… I see what you did there.
Clever. Clever.