You're not Hardcore if you have not played a Toys-to-Life Game.

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Barozi said:
I would only try Skylanders, but yeah too expensive.

You can save a ton of money and try one of the older Skylanders games. I suggest Swap Force. The used figures and portal can be purchased online cheap as well as the game. When your done you can trade it all back in. Better yet, if you know someone with the game and figures, ask if you can borrow them (for research purposes).