Awesome Transformers

TakaraTomy’s consoles in disguise. Optimus Prime transforms into the original PlayStation, complete with a controller and a memory card, while Megatron turns into a Mega Drive with a controller and a Sonic cartridge.

As long as Michael Bay keeps making Transformers movies, Screen Junkies will be there to assess the wreckage he leaves behind. We feel bad for the people who paid to be exposed to this radioactive crap.

Illustrator Doom CMYK has been mashing up Daft Punk with other pop culture characters. His latest combo transforms the disco duo into Optimus Prime and Megatron. Just 30 prints are being made, so order now. Stickers included.

Whether he did it on purpose or not, YouTuber MR8866 satirizes bombastic, VFX-drenched summer blockbusters by combining just about every major franchise into one flick. Hollywood, just make this movie and get it over with.

Did Michael Bay disappoint you yet again? Let Harris Lourero restore your Transformers faith. He used Make Toys’ Giant Type 61 (Constructicons/Devastator) and Battle Tanker (Optimus Prime) to make this stop-motion short.

The Transformers 30th anniversary Tour Edition features Optimus Prime, Megatron, Soundwave and Smooth Jazz as members of a glam metal band called Knights of Unicron. No joke. Available at the 2014 SDCC, or as always, on eBay.

Marky Mark discovers Optimus Prime disguised as a truck in his barn, but instead of being amazed by his discovery, he’s pretty nonplussed by the whole thing. Which reminds us… We’re hungry. Oil sandwich, anyone?

A full scale invasion threatens Earth, and not even Optimus Prime and Marky Mark can stop it. They need a dragon – er, a dinosaur. Michael Bay creates another whirlwind of fire and shrapnel in Transformers 4: Age of Extinction.

Ever encounter one of those April Fools’ pranks that sounds so good, and then you’re sorely disappointed to find out it’s not real? This is one of those times. Respawn and EA, get on the phone with Hasbro and make this happen now.

Illustrator Darren Rawlings envisions what classic vehicles from movies and TV would look like if they were robots in disguise. The Ecto-1 and Mach V are pretty awesome, but the Mystery Machine is downright epic.

This trailer for Transformers: Age of Extinction sets up the plot of Michael Bay’s fourth movie in the series. You don’t need the Autobots anymore? When your enemy is a giant robot with a gun for a face, you kinda do.

The primary reason to watch Michael Bay’s Transformers movies, packed in 10 minutes. YouTuber Tunglebrek compiled most of the transformation sequences from the first three movies in one video. Uncompressed copy here.

A limited-edition bundle from Nike and Hasbro, the Megatron Rises 3-pack pays homage to Detroit Lions WR Calvin “Megatron” Johnson. It has three shoes and a Megatron action figure. The shoes will also be sold separately.

The largest Transformers toy ever made, the Titan Class Metroplex is 2ft. tall and comes with a Scamper action figure. The 2013 SDCC variant has chrome accents, an extra gun and additional figurines. Pic with pug via Comics Alliance.

Do the robot to this awesome track that beatmaker Andrew Kilgour aka Fresh Kils made using samples from the Transformers animated series. You can buy the track solo or as part of his Routines Beat Tape LP.

KRE-O has been making a series of amusing stop-motion short films featuring their Transformers toys, centering around the Decepticons stealing Energon, and the Autobots getting sweet revenge.

An improved version of the the remote-controlled transforming robot car. It fires plastic projectiles and has a Wi-Fi camera. It gets better: the inventor Kenji Ishida is selling 10 units. Roll out!

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is now available. Play through a re-telling of the destruction of the robots’ homeworld, meet classic characters and make your own Transformer in online multiplayer.

As if having Dinobots and Bruticus in Transformers: Fall of Cybertron wasn’t enough, High Moon Studios goes to great lengths for fan service. The surprise is almost as good if you’re not a fan.

This tricked-out wine rack may look like something out of Hasbro’s offices but it was made out of old transmission parts by a lighting salesman. It stands over 6′ tall and is 1000lbs of kickass vino storage.

This machinima captures the essence of Michael Bay’s Transformers movies. If only this was released back in 2007, then we would have saved hours of our lives. ALL THE BUTTS, ROLL OUT!

This custom-built robotic creation uses 22 servo motors to transform from car to walking humanoid and back in seconds. We only hope we’ll be able to buy one for ourselves someday.

Preview Grimlock in Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. The Dinobot is armed with an Energon sword and shield in humanoid form and can stomp, bite and torch enemies in “Space T.Rex” form.