Monday, October 12, 2015

Geek Fuel Review & Giveaway!!

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Items for the Giveaway:
1. Geek Fuel Magazine - Issue #1, August 2015
2. Aaru's Awakening Downloadable Game for PC, Mac & Linux
3. Adventure Time Pocket POP! Keychain: Jake
4. The World According to Spider-Man Book by Daniel Wallace
5. Nuka Cola Bottle Cap Currency Magnet
6. Pac-Man 3D Motion Mug

If you've not heard of Geek Fuel before you are in for a treat!! I discovered Geek Fuel at the Salt Lake Comic Con in Salt Lake City Utah, September of 2015 just as the Con was coming to a close. Most of the booths had been taken down, but a stack of boxes labeled GeekFuel towering behind a booth, and a small stack of beautifully geeky mugs covered in holographic images of Pac-man chomping down on a pac-pellet, caught my eye and drew me in.

As I approached the booth I was greeted by an incredibly kind gentlemen by the name of Paul who, although the Con was technically closed, he took the time to speak with me and answer my questions of intrigue. My curiosity had been peeked of course not only by the pac-mug, but by the stacks of what looked suspiciously like blind boxes behind the table...and you know me - I'm an absolute sucker for blind boxes!!

What I learnt next took my excitement to the next level when I was informed that not only were those satisfyingly stacked boxes indeed blind boxes - but they were part of a monthly subscription box service! Wait, another box of awesome geekiness that is delivered directly to my doorstep each month?!?!

I was more than interested at this point! Geek Fuel it turns out is exactly that - another among a growing trend of subscription box services which are delivered monthly straight to the geek in your life (which may or may not be yourself). But this is not to down-play the awesomeness of this new find!

With all the different subscription box services out there, you may be wondering why I'm so excited to review and talk about this one in particular. What sets Geek Fuel apart from the other nerdy or geeky monthly subscription box services, is that Geek Fuel offers a downloadable game in EACH and EVERY one of their monthly boxes! And since being a gamer and a nerd are quite often parked in the same camp together - I find this to be a brilliant and well appreciated idea!

Monthly subscription boxes in general, now have a huge following and range in items from games to gadgets, cute to creative, pooches to practical - you name it and there's a fairly good chance that there's a Box for that! ;D

Lootcrate was one of the first monthly subscription box services that offered unique nerdy items. Since getting started, many others competitors have surfaced such as Nerd Block, 1up Box, Power-up Box, Geek fuel and so forth. These boxes tend to run in the $14-30 dollar a month range.

Gaining its legs as a Kickstarter project, Geek Fuel was founded in 2014, with its very first debut box being shipped out in December of that year. It has been growing in popularity and success since that time, and and now ships to the U.S., Canada and the UK.

Every standard Geek Fuel box will come with a downloadable computer game, a magazine which lists and explains the contents of the box as well as some other goodies, and an EXCLUSIVE to Geek Fuel T-Shirt - which means it cannot be purchased anywhere else, and is definitely a huge selling point! Along with those items, you will also receive a few other geeky goodies such as a poster, book, pin, vinyl figure, etc. Below are a few pictures of previous boxes which show exactly what they contained, and will give you an idea of what may be included in future boxes.

Geek Fuel has the promise that every box will contain $50+ in value! The monthly box will cost you $23.90 a month with shipping and handling if you decide to subscribe on a month-to-month basis. For a better deal they also offer the option of signing up for 3, 6 or 12 month subscription plans - each offering a slightly better price point.

An important thing to keep in mind is that if you go with one of the larger plans offered by Geek Fuel (and all other subscription box services as far as I'm aware) your credit card or other means of payment will be billed automatically on a recurring basis. If you do not want your card charged you will need to hold, stop, cancel or skip the service before your renewal date hits.

Like all monthly subscription box services, Geek Fuel mails a box of around 5 to 7 random, nerdy items, the contents of which are kept secret, so you'll always be surprised and you won't know what neat geeky items you're going to get until you open it! It's a ton of fun! In my opinion it feels just like Christmas morning as a kid looking at the surprise and anticipation of an unwrapped gift that sits before you! If you haven't given a subscription box service a try yet - I strongly encourage you to do so!! And if, like me, you also love geekiness and games - then this is definitely the box for you!!

If you'd like to watch our Geek Fuel video review, please click: WATCH THE VIDEO

Click here to get $3 off your first box of Geek Fuel! If Geek Fuel sees enough traffic through this link- they may send more free boxes in the future - which means more free stuff for you lucky guys!!!! XD

For a chance to win the Geek Fuel items listed above, follow us on YouTube! Click: HOW TO ENTER for more specifics.

We open and review several different subscription boxes on our channel. Please check it out ---> here <--- if you'd like to learn more about these fun boxes! If you decide you love them as much as we do, then please subscribe to our channel for the chance to win some geekiness of your own!

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Sunday, October 4, 2015

The Official Giveaway List!!

Here it is - the Giveaway list!! Winners get to pick their favorite item from the list! Congrats and thanks for being with us - you guys are the best!! XD

(giveaway details and how to enter can be found at the end of this post)

Loot Crate Mystery Crate Items:
1. Red Ryu Street Fighter Head Wrap
2. Transformers Crosshairs Hex Bug
3. Dr. Who Killer Cartridge Display Figure
4. Simpsons Paper Wallet
5. Transformers Thundercracker Vinyl Figure
6. The Friend Zone CD
7. Firefly Display Money

Adventure Time Mystery Plush Clips:
1. Lumpy Space Princess
2. BMO
3. Princess Bubblegum
4. Fiona

Gudetama & Sanrio Items:
1. Gudetama Stationary Set & Stickers
2. Gudetama Erasers
3. Gudetama Coin Purse with "meh" Speech Bubble
4. Gudetama Plush Pouch with Strap
5. Gudetama Micro Mascot Plush (Tsum Tsum)
6. Hello Kitty Micro Mascot Plush (Tsum Tsum)
7. (a bonus star mini clip will be given out to the first 4 people who pick from this category!)

Shopkins Micro Lite Plush Clips:
1. Strawberry Kiss

Welovefine Items:
1. My Little Pony Flying Derpy Hooves Metal Keychain
2. My Little Pony Flying Rainbow Dash Metal Keychain
3. My Little Pony Future Twilight Metal Keychain
4. A Night Mare Collectible Vinyl Figurine

Geek Fuel Items:
1. Geek Fuel Magazine - Issue #1, August 2015
2. Aaru's Awakening Downloadable Game for PC, Mac & Linux
3. Adventure Time Pocket POP! Keychain: Jake
4. The World According to Spider-Man Book by Daniel Wallace
5. Nuka Cola Bottle Cap Currency Magnet
6. Pac-Man 3D Motion Mug

Funko Mystery Minis My Little Pony Series 2:
1. Princess Twilight Sparkle (5)
2. Applejack
3. Rarity
4. Discord (3)
5. Color or Show Accurate Discord (2)
6. Trixie (2)
7. Daring Do (3)
8. Big Macintosh (2)

Funko Mystery Minis Avengers: Age of Ultron:
9. Iron Legion Metallic Hot Topic Exclusive
10. Scarlet Witch
11. Hulk (2)
12. Ultron (2)

Funko Mystery Minis Despicable Me series 2:
14. Evil Purple Minion
15. Gru

Funko Mystery Minis Game of Thrones series 1:
16: Daenerys

Funko Mystery Minis Game of Thrones series 2:
17. Hodor (2)

Funko Mystery Minis Frozen:
18. Marshmallow

Funko Mystery Minis Heroes of the Storm:
19. Raynor
20. Chef Stitches
21. E.T.C.

Funko Mystery Minis Inside Out:
22. Subconscious Guard Frank
23. Joy with arms extended out
24. Joy holding a Memory Orb

Funko Mystery Minis MLP Series 3:
2. Show accurate Cheese Sandwich
3. Sweetie Bell
4. Silhouette Princess Luna
5. Show accurate Spike
6. Show accurate Princess Cadence
7. Queen Chrysalis
8. Scootaloo
9. Silhouette Shining Armor
10. Apple Bloom
11. Silhouette Maud Pie
12. Nightmare Moon

Marvel Collector Corps Collectibles:
1. Blue & Yellow X-Men suit Deadpool t-shirt (size Small) MCC EXCLUSIVE
2. Cowboy Deadpool Dorbz holding a stick horse MCC EXCLUSIVE
3. Funko Pop Variant cover Deadpool - #001 MCC EXCLUSIVE
4. Black suit Deadpoo Funko Mopeez Plush MCC EXCLUSIVE

Minions Challenge Card Game:
1. Serene Stuart w/Cards & Instructions

Minions: Minion Surprise Figure:
2. Egyptian Minion

Minecraft Blind Box series 1 & series 2:
1. Gold armor Steve
2. Snow Golem
3. Zombie Horse
4. Zombie Villager
5. Steve with Pickaxe
6. Zombie Pigman
7. Ocelot
8. Wither

Minecraft Hangers Series 2:
1. Ghast

Minecraft Craftables Series 1:
1. Steve
2. Nether Portal

Tokidoki Hello Kitty Frenzies:
1. Pink Octopus Hello Kitty
2. Hello Kitty in the cactus rocker costume

Tokidoki Unicorno:
1. Timber from Series 2

Tokidoki Cactus Kitties:
1. Snoop Kitty w/Catnip
2. Princess CoCo w/Diamond

Tokidoki Moofia:
1. Yo! Yogurt Cup

Monogram Figural Keyrings Disney:
1. Frozen's Anna
2. Frozen's Olaf

Monogram Figural Keyrings DC:
1. Aquaman

Monogram Figural Keyrings Marvel:
1. Deadpool
2. Ultron

Nerd Block Jr. Items:
1. Impossibear 6" Cutie Plush
2. Frozen Portable Water Bottle with Clip
3. SickBricks Scan-to-Play Video Game
4. The Quest for the Diamond Sword Minecraft Novel
5. My Little Pony POP figure
6. Littlest Pet Shop - On With The Show figure set
7. DC Comics Originals Joker Figure w/card
8. Hello Kitty Magic Paint Posters
9. Minions Comic Book
10. OWL Kids Magazine
11. Plants Vs Zombies Comic Novel
12. Stranded Nobel
13. Disney's Frozen Elsa Tote Bag
14. The Lego Movie: Pink Camo Master Builder Hat
15. Wild Kratts: Martin Kratt Rattlesnake Creature Power Suit
16. Cute The Roap: Nommie w/Bunny Ears Microfigure
17. Desk Distractions: Drum Set Stationary with Pencils

Arcade Block Items:
1. Exclusive Final Fantasy Shirt from Shirtpunch
2. Blue Shell on Board Hanging Car Sign
3. Team Fortress 2 (TF2) T-Shirt - Medium
4. Portal 2 Magnet set: Arcade Block exclusive
5. Max Speed Wrist Watch: Arcade Block exclusive
6. Coexist Gamer Bumper Sticker
7. Retro Videogame Magazine: Everything Arkham, Issue #8
8. Metroid Samus Aran Print
9. Metroid Prime Morph Ball (Stress Ball) - Arcade Block Exclusive
10. Mario Puzzle Game Cube (rubix cube) - Arcade Block Exclusive
11. Street Fighter V Ryu T-Shirt Ladies Medium - Arcade Block Exclusive
12. Pokemon Pokeball Trainer Beanie
13. Portal Safety First Tin Sign
14. Sonic The Hedgehog Double Walled Drinking Cup w/straw.

We are a charity YouTube channel dedicated giving kids, collectors, and anyone who loves toys, the opportunity to start, enhance or maybe even finish a collection of their own through our constant and ongoing giveaways!! We do our giveaways a little bit different from most others though, and Im happy to report that our giveaways are always open! Instead of doing periodic large giveaways, we do small ones all the time! In fact, we plan on doing a giveaway with every video post! Yay!!

For this reason we always have an active list of items available that winners can choose from. This way winners get to pick the one item on the list they want most! We wanted to have TONS of small giveaways that will reach the maximum number of people all over the world, especially for those who do not have access to some of these toys themselves due to finances, location or for any other reason =3

All winners are picked by a random number generator to make it fair, and yes it is possible to win more than once! =D We do ship international and entering is easy! To enter you just need to be subscribed to our channel, leave a comment on the video, and hit the like button on the video you watched. That's all! I will send a message to the winners after a week or two if they do not see the video which declares them a winner, this way no one will be missed! (^▽^)

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who participates and joins along in the fun!! YouTube has been a wonderful way to make new friends all over the world! I have loved being a part of it and hope you will stay with us throughout our crazy adventures! =D Take care!!

(FOR OUR WINNERS: If you are under 18 yrs of age, permission from a guardian is required prior to shipping. This consent is given by the winner when he/she sends us a valid mailing address.)

Friday, October 2, 2015

Costume Crossover Rules Sheet

Please copy this rules sheet and paste at the beginning of your YouTube Costume Crossover video! Posting at the beginning of the video will ensure everyone will see it and no one will be left out in the final compilation. =)

All entries need to be in by October 30th - but the sooner you can post your video the more hits you'll receive on your own videos before Halloween, and the more others can get involved in all the geeky fun!! =D Thanks so much - and good luck!! Happy Nightmare Night! XD

***IMPORTANT: Make sure to let me know if you'd like your picture to be left anonymous, or if you would like your name, channel name or website associated with your entry picture!!

To watch the video which started it all, or for more information, please: CLICK HERE.

If you haven't already seen the video, we're super excited to announce a NEW CHALLENGE in honor of Halloween! The challenge is to dress up your favorite toy in a home-made Halloween costume! Anyone and everyone can play! When you've completed your costume, please take a picture and send it to me at: dorkintheroad@gmail.com to be entered in to receive our HALLOWEEN PRIZE PACKAGE!!

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

NEW Maud Pie My Little Pony Funko Mystery Minis Series 3 - Hot Topic Exclusive Maud Giveaway!

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This just in - the Series 3 My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic Hot Topic Exclusive Funko Mystery Minis are Finally Here!!!!

Featured above is the silhouette version of Maud Pie exclusive to Hot Topic, which means this bizarre boulder loving pony cannot be purchased anywhere but Hot Topic and from private sellers on sites such as Ebay.

Maud Pie is a part of the just barely released Series 3 My Little Pony Mystery Minis. She can also be found in the regular or "standard" set available in many popular retail stores - but in the "show accurate" or color bodied variant. For the full review and more pictures, please see the Princess Celestia Review.

We open and review many of these Mystery Minis figures from many different sets/lines, as well as many other fun collectables, on our channel. Most of the items we review are given away to happy new homes all over the world! To be a part of the fun, please subscribe to our channel - we'd love to have you along for all our awesome nerdiness! >.<

Thanks so much and happy hunting!

For a full list of our active giveaways, please CLICK HERE .

NEW My Little Pony Funko Mystery Minis SERIES 3 Hot Topic Exclusive Spike Giveaway!

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This just in - the Series 3 My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Hot Topic Exclusive Funko Mystery Minis are Finally Here!!!!

Featured above is the show accurate version of Spike exclusive to Hot Topic, which means this devoted dragon cannot be purchased anywhere but Hot Topic and private sellers from sites such as Ebay.

Spike is a part of the just barely released Series 3 My Little Pony Mystery Minis. He can also be found in the regular or "standard" set available in many popular retail stores - but in "silhouette" or the black bodied variant. For the full review and more pictures, please see the Princess Celestia Review.

We open and review many of these Mystery Minis figures from many different sets/lines, as well as many other fun collectables, on our channel. Most of the items we review are given away to happy new homes all over the world! To be a part of the fun, please subscribe to our channel - we'd love to have you along for all our awesome nerdiness! >.<

Thanks so much and happy hunting!

For a full list of our active giveaways, please CLICK HERE .

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

NEW My Little Pony Funko Mystery Minis SERIES 3 Hot Topic Exclusive - Cheese Sandwich Giveaway!

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This just in - the My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Hot Topic Exclusive Funko Mystery Minis are Finally Here!!!!

Featured above is the show accurate version of Cheese Sandwich exclusive to Hot Topic, which means this party pony cannot be purchased anywhere but Hot Topic and private sellers on sites such as Ebay.

Cheese Sandwich is a part of the just barely released Series 3 My Little Pony Mystery Minis. He can also be found in the regular or "standard" set available in many popular retail stores - but in "silhouette" or the black bodied variant. For the full review and more pictures, please see the Princess Celestia Review.

We open and review many of these Mystery Minis figures from many different sets/lines, as well as many other fun collectables, on our channel. Most of the items we review are given away to happy new homes all over the world! To be a part of the fun, please subscribe to our channel - we'd love to have you along for all our awesome nerdiness! >.<

Thanks so much and happy hunting!

For a full list of our active giveaways, please CLICK HERE .

NEW My Little Pony Mystery Minis SERIES 3 Hot Topic Exclusive - Princess Celestia Glow-In-The-Dark Giveaway!!

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This just in - the series 3 My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Hot Topic Exclusive Funko Mystery Minis are Finally Here!!!! (Check out the video description for giveaway details)

Featured above is the glow-in-the-dark version of Princess Celestia exclusive to Hot Topic, which means this beauty cannot be purchased anywhere but Hot Topic and from private sellers on sites such as eBay.

Princess Celestia is a part of the just barely released Series 3 My Little Pony Mystery Minis. She can also be found in the regular or "standard" set available in many popular retail stores - but in "show accurate" or color bodied variant (shown below).

Funko has many partnerships with different retail stores who stock special "exclusive" versions of their different figures/collectables. In our review videos we focus on the My Little Pony Mystery Minis variant exclusives sold by Hot Topic. The Hot Topic Exclusive Ponies in Series 3 are: show accurate or color Princess Cadence, Glow in the dark Princess Celestia, silhouette or black body Maud Pie, color Cheese Sandwhich and color Spike.

A captivating note is that prior to series 3 ALL Hot Topic exclusive variants were "show accurate" or color versions of the same ponies released. Series 3, however, seemingly breaks this tradition but mixing in both black bodied (silhouette) ponies and ponies in their respective colors as seen in the show.

But this is where things get interesting! It would appear that there is now a mystery behind some of these mystery minis! The Shining Armor and Princess Luna vinyl figures, who in the Hot Topic set, both came in the traditional black body style - despite the pictures released by Funko themselves of what I and everyone else assumed to be the standard line of these ponies in color versions!

Many are speculating that these silhouette versions are simply also exclusive to Hot Topic, however, we've not yet seen the release of an exclusive to Hot Topic pony come out without it being clearly marked on the package that the figure is specifically exclusive to Hot Topic!

So where do these silhouette versions of Luna and Shining Armor come from?? Are they actually exclusive to Hot Topic? Are the color pictures of these figures released by Funko a mistake? Will the color versions of Luna and Shining Armor be exclusive to another store entirely - and if so why were they featured in the official pictures where other exclusives have never made the cut?? I suspect that we will find out imminently as more and more stores receive and release this new line of MLP mystery minis series 3 - but the riddle will thrill me until that time!

Each series of Mystery Minis comes in a "standard" set which is not sold by Hot Topic and can be found in major retail stores. These do not include the Hot Topic exclusives, but DO include a few ponies that were taken out to make room for the exclusive variants sold by Hot Topic. This is the case for almost all Mystery Minis lines Funko has produced that come with exclusive variants. For example, the Hot Topic line for the My Little Pony Mystery Minis Series 3 excluded the silhouette Princess Cadence, show accurate Maud Pie, silhouette Spike, show accurate Princess Celesia, silhouette Cheese Sandwich (and possibly the color versions of Princess Luna and Shining Armor).

And because I'm obsessed with these adorable ponies - It's a sure bet that we will be collecting the standard set of these fantastic ponies as soon as we can find them!

The MLP Mystery Minis Hot Topic exclusives for series 2 were: Fluttershy, Spitfire, Lyra Heartstrings & a glitter version of Discord.

The MLP Mystery Minis Hot Topic exclusives for series 1 were: Rainbow Dash, Pinky Pie, Derpy, Dr. Hooves, & DJ Pon3.

All Funko Mystery Minis come in blind boxes, which means you won't know which figure you've purchased until you open it! Hence the name: Mystery Minis. Blind box purchases have a hugely popular following! Many blind box/bling bag series will come with what is commonly called "chase" items. These items have a much lower chance rate of finding. For example, in the Hot Topic series two line of the My Little Pony Mystery Minis, the Hot Topic exclusive variants have a 1 in 72 chance of finding those figures, as opposed to 2 in every 18 figures such as the Applejack or Rarity ponies.

We open and review many of these Mystery Minis figures from many different sets/lines, as well as many other fun collectables, on our channel. Most of the items we review are given away to happy new homes all over the world! To be a part of the fun, please subscribe to our channel - we'd love to have you along for all our awesome nerdiness! >.<



Thanks so much and happy hunting!

For a full list of our active giveaways, please CLICK HERE .