"Transformers Retro" Toy Review Index

11/20/25

"Transformers Retro"

Retro G1 Toy Reviews

In 2023 Hasbro teamed up with Wal-Mart to launch a line of exclusives which were listed under the header of "Transformers Retro" or "Retro G1".  This line name never appeared on the packaging, but it was used extensively in product descriptions.  This line began with reissues of G1 tooling but eventually changed to redecos and retools of Generations figures as Retro G1 versions of characters like Bumblebee and Seaspray.

The Transformers: The Movie

Wave 1

  • Autobot Hot Rod
  • Starscream

Wave 2

  • Autobot Hound
  • Thundercracker

Wave 3

  • Kickback
  • Perceptor

Wave 4

  • Shrapnel
  • Skywarp
The Transformers

Wave 5

  • Blaster & Steeljaw
  • Soundwave, Laserbeak & Ravage

Wave 6

  • Bombshell & Ramhorn
  • Optimus Prime
Generations "Retro G1"

Wave 7

  • Autobot Bumblebee
  • Autobot Gears

Wave 8

Wave 9

  • Autobot Outback
  • Autobot Wheelie