![]() Initially, the line heavily featured re-releases of several "Generation 1" toys (as the pre- Generation 2 series quickly became known to the fandom), with tweaked decos and new accessories, alongside several molds that had been recently released as part of the European-market line. Optimus Prime's first G2 toy, essentially a re-release of the original toy but with a new soundbox and weapons. In a desperate bid to save Transformers from ending for good, Hasbro chose to end the line in its third year, and go in a completely new direction. ![]() Unfortunately, the revamping failed to give the franchise the jumpstart it needed, despite having created several benchmarks that Transformers lines still follow to this day. Generation 2 saw more-or-less simultaneous release in the US and European markets, but Japan would not start the line (or even have any Transformers product at all on shelves, for that matter) until 1995. ![]() With a mix of classic popular characters, vintage toys, all-new gimmick-laden molds, and bodacious 90s color schemes, Hasbro hoped to recapture some of the financial success that had been lost with age and competition. Two years after the original Transformers toy line petered out in the US, Hasbro revamped the series with late-1992's Transformers: Generation 2, the first "reboot" of the franchise.
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