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Remember Beast Wars? The weird, wonderful CGI Transformers show that captured our attention in the mid 90s? I recently rediscovered it on streaming and fell headfirst into a rabbit hole: how Transformers was basically on life support in the mid-’90s, how Hasbro saw ReBoot and bet big on full CGI, and how Mainframe Entertainment basically had to invent the pipeline for a half-hour 3D TV series while juggling tight budgets, limited hardware, and nearly impossible deadlines.

In this video:
🦍 Why Beast Wars even existed
💾 How 90s tech limits shaped the story (small cast, barren planet, hand-animated transformations)
🎭 The surprisingly great facial animation + character work
🔥 Why this “experiment” helped change kids’ TV forever

If Beast Wars was your first Transformers obsession—or you’ve only heard people meme the graphics—take a look. And tell me: does it still hold up for you?

#beastwars  #transformers  #90scartoons  #animation  #cgi

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