Japanese toymaker Bid Toys is famous for its pop-culture mash-ups and bizarre figures, and the company's next project uses two of Nintendo's most famous characters in a slightly different way to what we're used to.
Super Mario and his nemesis Bowser (or King Koopa, as he's known as in Japan) have been reimagined as characters from the insanely popular tokusatsu 'Ultra' series. Mario is depicted as Ultraman – or "MA-NULTRA" – while his foe is the daikaiju "KOOBALA." If you've played Wario Ware games in the past, this setup might seem familiar.
UItraman is essentially the Japanese equivalent to Superman and has been entertaining kids of all ages since 1966. He's also starred in numerous video games over the years, including one on the Super Famicom / SNES.
There's no word on when Bid Toys will release these figures, so you might want to keep your eye on the company blog for updates.
[source thetoychronicle.com]
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Why does this remind me of that WarioWare microgame where this weird version of Mario blasts Bowser after a button combo?
We need this outfit in Odyssey 2
@NintendoWiiDS
Well that's because those same micro-games share the same Kaiju influences!
@NintendoWiiDS And now I have sudden urge to dust off GBA and fire up Wario Ware
I will be buying these!!!!
@MatoFilipovic Or WarioWare Gold!
@Damo, awesome find. One typo though, it's Koopala, the other website seems to have gotten it wrong too.
Japanese toy makers make the best toys.
@TsukiDeity I was going off the company's Facebook page, which says Koobala:
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=646822875864142
Thought it was a missed opportunity to call the villain Koopera (Kupera? Koomera?) but then I saw it was an official toy, not only a parody
This reminds me I'd love to see a diorama recreation of that Luigi fight againts a low-budget Kaijuu on Luigi's Mansion 3.
The name is "Koopara" or "Koopala" not "Koobala"
This rules though. Godzilla and Ultraman parody.
This is hilarious. Two of my favorite childhood favorites re-imagined. The new Ultraman sucks though which is a shame. Godzilla is always a hit.
Ultraman is more like Green Lantern then Superman.
@Damo Interesting that the page isn't available...
Maybe they found the same error. haha
Regardless, hopefully these will stick around so I pick some up on a trip to Japan. Just waiting for this Covid-19 to be over. To many amazing merchandise is exclusive to Japan.
@Ultraman_Liberty not to mention that the DC version of Ultraman is the Earth-3 evil version of Superman
I need this to be a game like right now!
Also, I will have to buy these.
I love me some Tokusatsu, so I'm not complaining
@NintendoWiiDS Unfortunately I don't have that one :S
@Mato Filipovic I recommend it, it basically compiles all of the best microgames from the series, some new ones and a story mode where Wario and his friends are fully voiced. It’s great.
Crazy, but cool.
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