Merchandise Speed Racer

1 merchandise

1.1 toys
1.2 video games
1.3 dvd releases

merchandise
toys

the first major toy line of speed racer developed in 1992 pangea corporation ace novelty toy company. products focused on both classic speed racer anime program tatsunoko, plus whole new line based on fred wolf series, new adventures of speed racer. lego released new speed racer construction sets coincide release of speed racer film. these include 242 piece speed , snake oiler set, 237 piece racer x , taejo togokhan set, 367 piece racer x , cruncher block set, , 595 piece grand prix set, includes trixie, pops, speed, spritle, chim-chim, 2 racers, , racing announcer. mattel had master toy license 2008 speed racer film, including action figures, related vehicles, , accessories. mattel s hot wheels division produced miniature replicas of mach 5 called second wind, , barbie collector division released collector doll set featuring trixie , speed appeared in film. also, mattel product called ub funkeys got new patch, included speed racer zone.

jada toys held rights produce die-cast replicas of mach 5 original animated series.

playing mantis released wide range of speed racer die-cast miniatures, including replicas of villains cars , mini-dioramas under johnny lightning line. limited-edition release of mach 4 wildstorm comic series remains 1 of hardest-to-find collectibles day. in 1998 playing mantis acquired rights captain action action figure line, vintage line crusading adventurer disguises himself famous super-heroes. playing mantis had planned produce new costumes of speed racer, racer x, , captain terror revamp of line, never produced. control art speed racer costume appears on packaging of figures, , pictures of prototypes available online.

resaurus produced 2 series of five-inch (127 mm) action figures, rich articulation , accessories; full-sized mach v in 1999. third series of figures , full-sized shooting star planned, line folded before happen. toynami releasing large-scale version of speed racer vehicles, including mach 5 playset complete of gadgets. company polar lights manufacturing 2 1/25-scale (according box) model kits in standard glue , snap-together variations (though scale of model inside closer 1/32). these can built or without waterproof bubble canopy @ modeler s discretion. kits feature homing robot , separate jacks; , rear engine (possibly tip comics, illustrated engine in rear).

rc ertl has produced speed racer s mach 5 in 1:18 die cast form many features of animated car, including pop out saw blades, ion jacks, opening doors, hood , trunk. includes spritle racer , chim-chim figures. special variants made decals celebrating racer x , other characters series part of 35th anniversary edition in 2001. similar die-cast version of racer x s shooting star produced well. has been retired production , sought-after collectible.

art asylum made line of toys consisting of block-figure minimates in 2006.

video games

in 1992, accolade made speed racer in challenge of racer x dos. 2 years later, company made speed racer in dangerous adventures snes.

in 1993, pangea corporation created , authored cd-rom title featured game elements, video clip creator allowed players make classic speed racer mash-up moment, along other themed interactive content. marketed under name compleat speed racer.

namco created speed racer arcade game in 1995.

speed racer game released playstation. published in japan tomy (1996) , in north america jaleco (1998).

a video game based on 1997 series, titled mach go go go, released tose , tomy game boy (with super game boy support) in japan.

in 2006, joint production of ironmonkey.com , blitinteractive.com, entitled speed racer — great plan, released internet shockwave game. game stays true original television show, original voices, sounds, , mach 5 controls.

a game based on movie created wii, nintendo ds , playstation 2 platforms. stars emile hirsch (speed), christina ricci (trixie) , matthew fox (racer x) reprise roles.

dvd releases

artisan/lionsgate entertainment released first 11 episodes of original series in dvd format in , canada on april 22, 2003. turned out first in series of dvd re-releases of shows. second volume, containing episodes 12 through 23, went on sale on may 18, 2004. dvd came in special package 1 push button on cover , mach 5 s headlights light while portion of show s english theme song played. volumes 1 , 2 re-released 2-disc set on april 20, 2010. third volume came out on may 24, 2005, discs packaged in round metal box made resemble steering wheel of mach 5. contains episodes 24 through 36. volume later released promote live action film in standard keep case. lionsgate released fourth volume, featured episodes 37 through 44, on march 14, 2006; volume included die-cast toy mach 5. last episode, race laser tank, time-compressed (in other words, sped up), similar when cartoon network air series in mid-1990s. although nothing removed episode, higher-pitched voices of characters , diminished quality of episode due time-compression upset fans. fifth , last volume released on october 31, 2006. volume included final 8 episodes of series, , limited time came miniature license plate inscription, go-speed racer-go! .

the entire anime series released in australia on april 30, 2008, , in united states later year, on october 7. release of entire anime series repackaging of 5 individually released volumes comic book style box set, in homage mach gogogo manga. in addition, bonus disc containing special featurettes , episode of speed racer: next generation included. these discs, 6 in total packaged in exclusive die-cast casing modelled after mach 5.

all previous dvd releases went out of print after tatsunoko gained worldwide rights franchise.

after funimation garnered rights, released english version on separate blu-ray , dvd sets on may 30, 2017. on november 7, release blu-ray + dvd combo collector s edition of both english , japanese versions, japanese version of speed racer x known mach go go go: restart on dvd. have bust sound effects, key chain, , exclusive interview voice actress of trixie, corinne orr.