PLEASE READ: The NEW SHOP is separate and distinct from the OLD SHOP. If you place an order on the OLD SHOP, you will not be able to use the NEW SHOP to check on your order and vice versa. Unfortunately, we were not able to resolve the two shop databases in order to transfer customer histories and accounts. Both shops are fully operational and capable of taking orders.
 

TOY FFVII AC Swing Figures JPN

 
 

TOY FFVII AC Swing Figures JPN

 TOY Final Fantasy VII AC Swing Figures - New Import
   Bandai hitches onto the Final Fantasy Advent Children merchandising blitz by releasing "FFVII Advent Children Swing Figures" which feature the main characters from the FFVII AC DVD with a little keychain loop attached to the top of their heads. The loop may also be hung on a nail and swung. Get it? Swing. Swung. Never mind... Each figure measures 7cm (2.75") tall and the five characters are as follows:

Good Guys
Cloud - The blonde with the big cutter
Tifa - Fists are up and the girl is ready to battle

Goons
Kadaj - Digs a sword into the ground
Yazoo - Hefts a pistol with his left hand
Loz - Aims a handcannon at someone in the distance

   The manufacturing quality of each figure is excellent. To determine this ranking, we looked at the eyes, the paint, and the curvature of each figure.

Eyes
Peer into the pupils of Cloud or Tifa or the three hoodlums and notice their solid colors and general lack of pigment bleeding. The eyes are sharp and bright. Note that Kadaj and cohorts have green cat eyes and the little pupil slivers are painted on perfectly.

Paint
From the hair to the clothing to the boots, the colors don't run nor do they bleed into each other. There might be some tiny paint chip imperfections on some figures but this is likely the result of residue on the production mold. As if to show off their elite manufacturing skills, the boots on the boys are painted a glossy black while their leather duds are painted a matte black which aren't as shiny as their boots. The weapons have little markings on them to accentuate the level of detail.

Curvature
The faces and bodies of the figures are naturally rounded and curved like natural faces and bodies. There are no sharp edges from a rusty mold ruining the form of the characters. The hands and fingers on each figure are modeled and etched with careful detail. The clothing on each character also drapes in natural fashion and contains creases.

   NCS supplies the FFVII Advent Children Swing figures in complete sets of 5 capsule enclosed figures, eliminating wasteful duplication and in some cases, mental anguish. All preorders will ship today. New orders are welcome. Pricing is set at US$20 + shipping for each set of 5.

 
 

TOY FFC Archive: Chromium JPN

 TOY Final Fantasy Creatures Chromium - New Import
   Square Enix ships another set of Final Fantasy Creatures to market and dazzles buyers with sculpted monsters which hail from the Final Fantasy games (FFVII, FFVIII, FFIX, FFX, FFX-2, FFXI, FFCC). Each figure measures 8cm (3.14") tall and nine types are scattered randomly inside each box of 10. To further confound collectors, there are three variants of each figure - a normal paint version, a chromium repaint, and another metallic repaint. Due to the variants, one may purchase a full factory sealed case... and have absolutely no chance of completing any one color set of 9 figures.

   The monsters featured in the Chromium set are as follows:

41 - Phoenix
42 - Nova Dragon
43 - Black Waltz 1 & 2
44 - Iron Giant 
45 - Full Throttle
46 - Tarui
47 - Ramuh
48 - Fafnir
49 - Giant Crab
 
 

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 NEWS General Updates
   Our domain at www.ncsx.com may appear to be offline for a number of customers due to the Cogent/Level-3 peering issue. Some customers reported problems reaching our sites at ncsx.com, ncsx.net, and ncsx.org yesterday but were able to reach them today as traffic is being re-routed. A summary of the problem may be read on CNET.
   Another day and another delay. Due to flight problems in Alaska last night, all of our restock shipments (Gunstar Super Heroes, Purple Gameboy Micros, Advent Children DVD/UMD, etc) have been rescheduled to Monday. If the shipments somehow make it in this afternoon, we'll update this space.
 
 

Sega Saturn Magazine Vol. 5
201 pages, N/M condition
$7.50/copy shipped

 MOTD Sega Saturn Magazine Vol. 5 [Feb 13-20, 1998] allGone
Cover: Chaos Seed
p6-8
Landmark News on Windows CE and its potential use in all manner of mobile devices, diva Mariah Carey at a video game affair, Sakura Taisen theater group, and other promotional events.
p18-21 Neon Genesis Evangelion interactive game story and screen caps.
p22-25
Eve the Lost One characters and their linkages to each other.
p30-33 King of Fighters '97 teams and game modes.
p34-37 Chaos Seed game system and stats for the familiars that help. Some examples of well designed dungeons are also shown.
p41-43 Burning Rangers Round 1 and 2 synopses and bosses.
p50-52 SD Gundam G Century S tactical primer and mechs in the game.
p73-75 Virtual On Oratorio Tangram controller tutorial.
77-84 Shooter game feature which interviews movers and shakers from Psikyo and Capcom. A gallery of some of the best Saturn shooters are also profiled including Soukyugurentai (9.3752 rating), Sega Ages Fantasy Zone (9.1622), Twinkle Star Sprites (8.8888), and Strikers 1945 (8.6454).
121-123 Initial D preview with cars and Akagi track overview. 
 

   Our thoughts go out to the victims of Katrina.

Summary of the Week
Monday NEWS Import and Domestic Outlook, Beatmania IIDX 10th Style LE preorders, Import Calendars 2006
Tuesday PS2 Harukanaru Jikuu no Kade 3: Izayoiki [Regular and Twin Pack], Train Simulator: Kyushu Shinkansen  PSP Gallery Fake, Densha de Go! Yamate-Sen-Hen
Wednesday GBA Gunstar Super Heroes  NEWS Hudson Best Collection preorders, More Real Action Heroes, Ichigo
Thursday GBM Mesh Pouch Micro [Blue and Silver Variants]  PS2 Dragonball Z Sparking!  ETC Taiko no Tatsujin Hat  TOY Dead or Alive K-T Figure  NEWS Mon-Sieur Bome Vol. 8 Kos-Mos
Friday TOY Final Fantasy Advent Children Swing Figures, Final Fantasy Creature Chromium
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