The Weekly Links: The Real Karate Kid Bully, Zelda Vs. Peach Princess Fight, Transforming Optimus Prime Cake

Welcome to another edition of The Weekly Links, your weekly source for the best '80s content on the web! I found alot of great stuff this week from videos to podcasts to transforming birthday cakes.

In two weeks I'll be flying up to cover Retro Con 2015 in Philadelphia, PA! This will be my first convention and I'm really looking forward to meeting some of my favorite childhood voice actors and also getting some snapshots with the DeLorean Time Machine. My pal Wyatt and I also will be participating in a M.A.S.K. panel thanks to our Agents of M.A.S.K. fansite. I'll be pulling double duty for both sites and can't wait to share my findings here on RD80s. Head over to Retrocons.com and take advantage of discounted passes for the event on Sept 12-13. If you go, drop me a line and let me know. I'd love to meet some of my internet friends in person!

I stumbled onto several cool action figure giveaways this week. Today's the last day to win a purple Skeletor M.O.T.U.S.C.L.E. figure from The Fwoosh. You can also win a couple T2 ReAction figures from Cool Toy Review. And last but NOT least, today's Funko Friday Giveaway at Entertainment Earth is a set of Back To The Future Vinyl Idolz figures!

Also check out these RD80s articles posted this week that you might have missed:

• Watch The 1989 MTV Documentary "Decade 1980-1989" On YouTube (VIDEO)
• New Music Video Features '80s Icons In Claymation And Narration By John Carpenter
• Comic Book Review: Punky Brewster Volume One
• Watch The Unaired Pilot Promo For 'The Real Ghostbusters' Animated Series (VIDEO)
• Game Review: Pac-man 256

The video of the week came my way via Kotaku and features an interesting take on one of my favorite '80s movies The Karate Kid. The video makes several good points about Daniel being the initiator to many of the confrontations with Johnny. I didn't totally buy into it, but was still entertaining.

TWL Video of the Week

"The Karate Kid: Daniel is the REAL Bully" by J. Matthew Turner

Enjoy the rest of this week's links!

MOVIES

Things About the ‘Back to the Future’ Film Series That You May Not Have Known - Laughing Squid

This cringeworthy interview from the Caddyshack press tour is just excrutiating - A.V. Club

So Bad It’s Good: ‘Dirty Dancing’ and the Limits of Nostalgia - Flavorwire

Slash to Produce '80s Style Slasher Movie (Exclusive) - THR

‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ is ready to light up concert halls - Hitfix

5 Essential Marketing Lessons From Classic 80s Movies - Huffington Post

‘Beetlejuice’ Could Have Starred Sam Kinison And ‘Day-O’ Was Almost Cut - UPROXX

Cult Film Club Episode 28: Repo Man! - Cult Film Club

35 years later, is Xanadu still a place where nobody dares to go? - Stuck in the 80s

'Masters of the Universe' wasn't all bad: 13 things to actually admire about the 1987 flop - Hitfix

30 years later, Better Off Dead has earned its two dollars ... and John Cusack's hatred - Stuck in the 80s

Nintendo has plans for "movies in the future" - Den of Geek

On its 30th anniversary, debunking Teen Wolf’s greatest rumor (yes, it’s the penis thing) - A.V. Club

Pixels is not a terrible movie - Retromash

15 Atomic Truths About 'Repo Man' - Mental Floss

TV

Remembering The Insane, Profane, Violent 1989 MTV VMAs - UPROXX

Pull Up Chairy And Learn More About ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ - UPROXX

A Different World Heads To Logo - TV Classic 'R' Us

FamilyNet: Archie Bunker's Place Debuts - TV Classic 'R' Us

10 Most WTF Moments From 'The Unauthorized Full House Story' - Rolling Stone

Captain N: The Game Master - How I Spent My Childhood

MUSIC

Diana Ross’ Daughter Recreated One Of Her Mom’s Music Videos - UPROXX

30 years ago, Tiffany got her start with Ed McMahon and Star Search - Stuck in the 80s

Which Crazy Peter Gabriel Music Video Do You Belong In? - Playbuzz

Postmodern Jukebox Tackles the Talking Heads - Nerdist

This Week in Billboard Chart History: Huey Lewis' 'Power' Played at No. 1 - Billboard

Bon Jovi Severs Ties With Longtime Label - Billboard

Slash, Axl Rose Talk to 'Dispel Some of That Negative Stuff' - Rolling Stone

VIDEO GAMES

Princess Zelda and Princess Peach Settle Their Differences by Fighting to the Death - Laughing Squid

That '80s 'Transformers' cartoon game still looks ridiculous - Mashable

10 worst Mega Man bad guys (that never made it into a game) - Polygon

Walmart's $299 Super Mario Maker Wii U bundle, including 8-bit amiibo, available for preorder - Polygon

Battle your friends in a game inspired by 1980s space anime - Boing Boing

Castlevania is getting an 'ultraviolent' animated series - Den of Geek

Back to the Future The Game – Now With Tom Wilson? - Pop Rewind

POP CULTURE

Optimus Prime Birthday Cake Actually Transforms - Nerdist
McDonald's Used To Publish A Magazine And It Was Literally A Nightmare - BuzzFeed

WATCH: How to be a totally awesome 80s model - Boing Boing

New Activision Figures Available on Ebay! - Chicago Toy Collector

Hacker Turns Cassette Players Into Creepy DIY Synth - Gizmodo

7 Cereals We Miss - How I Spent My Childhood

G.I. Joe: Top Five Deviations from Regulation - The Fwoosh

The Hardees Gremlins Flicker Button! - Horror Movie BBQ