Recurrent Events 7/23/16: New 2D 'Sonic Mania' Video Game Coming 2017, Batman/TMNT Teaming Up In New Comic, 'Aliens' Turns 30

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Coming up next week I'll be releasing a review of Hallmark's new Shirt Tales Itty Bittys figures which I was lucky enough to get in advance. I'll also be releasing a special roundtable review episode of Recurrent Events covering the new Ghostbusters movie.

Here are the articles released this past week in cased you missed it:

• Movie Review: 'OUTATIME: Saving The DeLorean Time Machine'
• David Copperfield's 7 Best Illusions From '80s and '90s TV Specials
• Watch Michael J. Fox Perform 'Back To The Future' Music With Coldplay (VIDEO)
• Album of the Week: "Never Too Much" By Luther Vandross

I was a huge fan of Sonic and Sega Genesis games back in the day (well, I guess I still am!) This new Sonic Mania trailer makes me very happy, building a new game with the original 2D scroller as the base. I can't wait to play this!!!

Video of the Week

Here are your Recurrent Events links for July 23, 2016!

MOVIES

30 years ago today: ‘Aliens’ gave us the badass return of Ripley - Hitfix
'Aliens' Anniversary: Sigourney Weaver and James Cameron Reminisce About That Power-Loader Battle - Yahoo!
10 Things You Never Knew About James Cameron's "Aliens" - CBR
TRANSFORMERS Anniversary Blu-ray Will Be a Treasure Trove for Fans - Nerdist
'Less Than Zero': Why This 1980s Pseudo Doc Still Holds Up - Signature Reads
10 Underrated '80s Comedies - IFC
Sony Is Planning a GHOSTBUSTERS Sequel - Nerdist
10 Rich Facts About 'Arthur' - Mental Floss

TV

Voltron showrunners on getting more emotional in the second season, working with Netflix - Polygon

The MacGyver Reboot Really, Really Hopes the Original MacGyver Might Stop By - io9

'Stranger Things': 21 '80s Relics We've Spotted So Far (Photos) - Yahoo!

First Look at Amazon's "The Tick" Reboot - CBR

Sanford And Son may have copied other shows, but Redd Foxx was an original - A.V. Club

"Captain Power" Reboot Series in Development, Heading to SDCC - CBR

All-New '80s Era "He-Man" Episode To Premiere During SDCC - CBR

Extreme Ghostbusters: revisiting an underappreciated cartoon - Den of Geek

MUSIC
Watch 5 Seconds of Summer Become Ghostbusters in 'Girls Talk Boys' Video - Billboard
Sheila E. Reveals New Details About 'Girl Meets Boy' Album Inspired by Prince: 'It's Been Hard' - Billboard
Prince Quietly Purchased The House From ‘Purple Rain’ Before He Died - UPROXX
Watch Axl Rose's Amusing Onstage Story of Guns N' Roses Being Detained at Canadian Border - Billboard
Poison Drummer Rikki Rockett Is Cancer-Free - Billboard
Kraftwerk: The Spineless, Emotionless Sounds That Changed Pop Culture - Flashbak


VIDEO GAMES

The New Sonic The Hedgehog Game Is Reimagined Old Sonic - Kotaku
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 — 17 minutes of gameplay - Polygon
Sonic The Hedgehog And Fantastic Beasts Headline Lego Dimensions' Wave Seven - Kotaku
Up close with Nintendo's new NES Classic Edition - Polygon
Your Desk Deserves This Six-Inch Tall Working Arcade - Gizmodo
'Metroid: Federation Force' gets a new video and a free demo - Mashable
Watch 15 minutes of new Paper Mario: Color Splash gameplay - Polygon
Billy Mitchell On Achieving First Perfect Game On Pac-Man - Retroist
Nostalgia and greatness meet at California Extreme - Polygon
Mortal Kombat fights don’t really make any sense - A.V. Club
Those Unlicensed Christian Nintendo Games Are Back... On Kickstarter - Gizmodo

POP CULTURE

IDW Publishing and DC Entertainment to Continue Partnership with Two New Crossovers - IDW Publishing
Here are the nuts and bolts of making an Ecto-1 replica - A.V. Club
Mattel Says Ghostbusters Toy Sales Are Better Than Expected - Jezbel
G.I. JOE’s Faces An All-New Foe With REVOLUTION Crossover - Newsarama
SDCC: 3A Toys Trumpets ROM, GI Joe and Transformers Collectibles - CBR
Movie Icons The Blues Brothers Jake & Elwood 7" Figure Set - Toy News International
Action Packs that Really Work! Remembering the SuperJoe Adventure Team (1977) - Flashbak
Japan Will Make Its Last-Ever VCR This Month - Mental Floss
Even Marty McFly Would Be Jealous Of This DeLorean Hot Tub Time Machine - CBR
New Voltron Soul Of Chogokin Figure Images From Tamashii Nations - Toy News International
Snack on Smurf-Inspired Desserts at a Mall in Hong Kong - Mental Floss
EXCLUSIVE: Snake & Jack Team Up On "Big Trouble In Little China/Escape From New York" East & West Variants - CBR
SDCC: "KISS" Returns to Comics in New 'Futuristic, Dark Sci-Fi Adventure' Series - CBR

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