I am not a toy expert like our brothers and sisters over at Tomopop.com, but I know a good toy when I see one. And, man, these Mad Dog & Scorpion Contra action figures are some damn good toys.
Created by John "Jin-Saotome" Mallamas using parts from other action figures, the Contra characters alone would be reason enough to have to hide your retro boner behind your Trapper Keeper. But what takes these figures over the edge are the made-from-scratch weapons! Attached to the guns with magnets (meaning they can be switched out), the artist recreated the Machine Gun, Laser, and fan-favorite Spread Gun shots from the classic arcade shooter. So awesome.
You can check out Jin’s deviantART page right here to peruse all of his incredible work.
What do you think? Are you as impressed with these as I am? What other classic videogame characters would you love to see this artist tackle? Random trivia: Do you remember which one Mad Dog is?
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6:00 PM on 01.29.2009
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Hm.
"Mad Dog" and "Scorpion" are their codenames in the NES version. Bill and Lance are their real names. :)
These don't look too bad (although I'm no toy expert), but the spread gun looks awful.
To be a bit more technical and all (I take my Contra VERY seriously) they're Bill Rizer and Lance Bean! Bill being our blonde haired friend, and in theory Lance being a more latino looking color with blue hair . . . =P Code names are lame when your names are as cool as theirs!
I got it now :) Thanks for the info!
Is that right?
It actually gets confusing.
In the original game, they were named Bill and Lance in the arcade. In the NES version they are referred to as Mad Dog and Scorpion.
In Contra III (best Contra ever!) they were called Bill and Lance again ... but then for some reason temporarily changed to Jimbo and Sully.
And then in Contra 4 (also best Contra ever!) Bill, Lance, Mad Dog, and Scorpion are four separate playable characters, obviously all different people.
Who knew Contra canon was so complicated?! :) :)
Upon further investigation, Mr. Concelmo is indeed correct. Except that while Contra 4 was deliciously old school and what Contra needed to go back to, Contra III is still THE BEST Contra . . . =D
Lance.
He he...
Hardcore names... Right?!
Still, those two are men among men!
Thank you, Konami!
Oh, yeah - Cool figures!
Impressive stuff!
Agreed. Contra III is the best action game ever created. :)
The music and graphics are still amazing!
And it still holds up incredibly well, after all these years!
Still, Contra 4 is very, very cool!
Love it!
Total action figure blueballs.
Still neat.
I've been following Jin for a while, and have always enjoyed his work. His GI Joe stuff is particularily awesome.
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