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NOTE TO SELF: THIS IS WHERE IN YOUR HISTORY YOU REMOVED THE RESCUE BOTS ARTICLE. i wanna recover it later its just a bit annoying and in the way now that i'm in the proper writing phase. anyways im working on actual writing on bin weevils now!!
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{{videogame
|title=''Transformers Rescue Bots: Hero Adventures''
|image=RescueBotsHeroAdventuresTitleScreen.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Budge Studios]]
|publisher=
|date=May 5, 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}
'''''Transformers Rescue Bots: Hero Adventures''''' is a mobile game released by [[Budge Studios]].
==Plot==
Natural disasters are occurring all over [[Griffin Rock]]. The Rescue Bots are tasked with saving as many people as possible, as they try to figure out who's causing them.
Considering [[Doctor Morocco]] is on screen as [[Cody Burns|Cody]] is narrating to explain this, it isn't really much of a secret. He's using a [[weather machine]] attached to a buoy to control the weather.
The Rescue Bots save people from wildfires, volcanic eruptions, avalanches and earthquakes.
After the Rescue Bots save many people from several natural disasters, Doctor Morocco appears on the screen at the firehouse, laughing evilly, and an invasion of [[Morbots]] begins causing trouble around Griffin Rock.
[[Bumblebee]] keeps the Morbots from attacking the civilians, fending them off with lasers. [[Chase]] leads the Morbots into a trap. In a bit of a non-sequitur, [[Optimus Prime]] runs towards a single Morbot and takes it out. [[Heatwave]] sprays the remaining Morbots with water, and [[Blades]] carries them into a crater. [[Boulder]] then clears a path from a nearby river to flood the crater, defeating the Morbots.
Dr. Morocco retreats in [[Nemo]], plotting his revenge.
==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]]
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]]
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]
*[[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]]
|c3=
*[[Cody Burns]]
*[[Doctor Morocco]]
}}
==Gameplay==
Natural disasters appear on a menu showing a map of Griffin Rock. The player selects a mission, and then chooses from the six available Rescue Bots. The earlier levels require only one, while eventually they require up to four Rescue Bots to be selected.
After this, the player transforms their Rescue Bot of choice by swiping a slider--up for robot mode, down for vehicle mode. This then begins a minigame. The game played depends on the Rescue Bot selected. There's different set dressing for them depending on the natural disaster selected, but they boil down to two kinds of mission per Rescue Bot, one for their vehicle mode and one for their robot mode.
The vehicle minigame for Chase has him drive away from approaching danger, dodging various obstacles in the process. His robot mode game has him finding civilians in a dark room
-blades
-optimus prime
-bumblebee
-heatwave
-boulder
After enough disasters are cleared, the game brings the player back to the map menu. A gauge is filled, and more disasters come to take the cleared one's place.
==Notes==
* As is common for Budge Studio games, ''Hero Adventures'' is free-to-start, but eventually requires money to progress, as the amount of Rescue Bots the player needs to complete a mission outpaces the two freely available, Chase and Blades.
* Bumblebee and Optimus Prime were late additions who weren't in older builds of the game. This results in Optimus Prime and Bumblebee's segments being awkwardly shoved into the ending sequence.  Bumblebee's feels somewhat natural, as it is incorporated into the beginning. But for Optimus, the camera in Chase's minigame 'still pans to Heatwave' before his part begins,
* Fire safety tips are worked in occasionally between levels.
=Bin Weevils=
=Bin Weevils=


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===Bin Weevils===
===Bin Weevils===


Bin Weevils, unsurprisingly, took place in a trash bin. Player avatars took the form of colorful weevils. They could chat, play games, and earn Mulch to buy stuff to decorate their nest. The worlds were a mix of both 2D and 3D areas.
Bin Weevils, unsurprisingly, took place in a trash bin. Player avatars took the form of colorful weevils. They could chat, play games, and earn Mulch to buy items to decorate their nest. The world included a mix of both 2D and 3D areas.


Like many virtual worlds, it had a premium membership that allowed players to access more features. It also kept the lights on with a large amount of content advertising various toys and other things that could be appealing to young children. These sponsorships frequently included games, content in their in-game theaters, or scavenger hunts to find various sponsored items.
Like many virtual worlds, it had a premium membership that allowed players to access more features. It also made money with a large amount of sponsored content, advertising various toys and other things that could be appealing to young children. These sponsorships frequently included games, videos in their in-game theaters, or scavenger hunts to find various sponsored items.


===Weevil World===
===Weevil World===
Weevil World was similar in art style and basic content to Bin Weevils, but had a different, 2D platformer like layout. The game had more customization options for dressing the player Weevil.


==Transformers content==
==Transformers content==
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===Cyber Missions===
===Cyber Missions===
The first documented Transformers promotion occurred in 2010. They aired episodes of [[Transformers: Cyber Missions]] in Rigg's Palladium, a cinema area.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226233006/http://blog.binweevils.com:80/2010/04/transformers-cyber-mission/|name=|site=Bin Weevils Blog|title=Transformers Cyber Mission Premiere on Bin Weevils|year=2010|month=4|day=15|(defunct=)}}</ref> A billboard featuring Bumblebee was placed in front of the shopping mall to promote them.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=|link=https://youtu.be/WGbkULJAOek?si=pdPlSwfsnuKs930X&t=40|name=ronnoc3k8|site=Youtube|title=How to rate your own nests on binweevils|year=2010|month=04|day=19|(defunct=)}}</ref>
The first documented Transformers promotion occurred in 2010. They aired episodes of [[Transformers: Cyber Missions]] in Rigg's Palladium, a cinema area.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226233006/http://blog.binweevils.com:80/2010/04/transformers-cyber-mission/|name=Bin Weevils Blog|site=|title=Transformers Cyber Mission Premiere on Bin Weevils|year=2010|month=4|day=15|(defunct=)}}</ref> A billboard featuring Bumblebee was placed in front of the shopping mall to promote them.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=|link=https://youtu.be/WGbkULJAOek?si=pdPlSwfsnuKs930X&t=40|name=ronnoc3k8|site=Youtube|title=How to rate your own nests on binweevils|year=2010|month=04|day=19|(defunct=)}}</ref>


===Kre-O===
===Kre-O===


A Kre-O event took place in 2011. It was the first Transformers event to use the common 'scavenger hunt' base of finding themed items. This event involved finding four Kreons hidden around the map.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Kre-o Transformers are due to arrive any day now. Four Kreons have been sent first and they are hiding in the Bin. If you can find them you’ll be rewarded Mulch! Remember, they can change their form…. so finding them may be a tough challenge!|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810005943/http://blog.binweevils.com:80/2011/08/kre-o-transformers-hunt/ |name=|site=Bin Weevils Blog|title=KRE-O TRANSFORMERS HUNT|year=2011|month=08|day=|(defunct=)}}</ref>
A Kre-O event took place in 2011. The Dirt Valley area was redecorated for the occasion, including a link to the official website and a countdown to the Kre-O Transformers taking over, though what exactly that entailed is unknown.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuYF4PMAXrM|name=XDKnowYourLimitz|site=Youtube|title=binweevils track 3 racing glitch|year=2011|month=08|day=3|(defunct=)}}</ref> It was the first Transformers event to use the common 'scavenger hunt' base of finding themed items. This event involved finding four Kreons hidden around the map.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Kre-o Transformers are due to arrive any day now. Four Kreons have been sent first and they are hiding in the Bin. If you can find them you’ll be rewarded Mulch! Remember, they can change their form…. so finding them may be a tough challenge!|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810005943/http://blog.binweevils.com:80/2011/08/kre-o-transformers-hunt/ |name=Bin Weevils Blog|site=|title=KRE-O TRANSFORMERS HUNT|year=2011|month=08|day=|(defunct=)}}</ref> There was also a nest item, a poster featuring Kre-O Optimus Prime, which may have been included as a prize.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ6KuGKvArM|name=Weevil Wizzard|site=Youtube|title=Binweevils Optimus1's Nest
-a kreo transformers scavenger hunt in 2011
|year=2012|month=07|day=23|(defunct=)}} It is not ''strictly'' confirmed that this is related to this particular event, but considering this is the only Transformers Kre-O event we know they ran, it is hard to imagine where else the item would have come from.</ref>


===Beast Hunters===
-some sort of scavenger hunt thing for prime from 2013
-some sort of scavenger hunt thing for prime from 2013


===Construct-Bots===
-construct bots event, including an 'energon battle arena'? also from 2013
-construct bots event, including an 'energon battle arena'? also from 2013
===Robots In Disguise===


-'drive in theater' where people could watch robots in disguise episodes around 2015 to 2016. also had more gameplay to it i think but details are scarce.  
-'drive in theater' where people could watch robots in disguise episodes around 2015 to 2016. also had more gameplay to it i think but details are scarce.  
====Weevil World====
Weevil World, the spinoff game, had its own promotion for Robots In Disguise.
===Power Heroes===
-transformers power heroes hunt in 2016, literally only a tweet of info so far.


-transformers power heroes hunt in 2016, literally only a tweet of info so far
ok and a video with some MINOR minor info, but the guy who made it also included a stupid transphobic joke and i just. i don't care if it means our article on bin weevils is not entirely comprehensively covering every single bit of surviving info, i am not including it.


-weevil world released in 2017 but it had an rid event also, involving wearables and a theater like bin weevils




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==sources to source from==
==sources to source from==


https://web.archive.org/web/20160413123930/https://licensing.biz/news/read/superawesome-and-hasbro-team-up-to-bring-kids-new-transformers-content/043628 an article written about the RID promo at the time


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSfWcDnWvZ4 scavenger hunt in 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSfWcDnWvZ4 scavenger hunt in 2013


https://web.archive.org/web/20160309142852/http://news.binweevils.com/brand-new-transformers-robots-in-disguise-episode-04 earning energon points and items?? hmm
weevil world


https://web.archive.org/web/20120810005943/http://blog.binweevils.com:80/2011/08/kre-o-transformers-hunt/
https://binweevilsrantcentral.weebly.com/chernobyl/july-on-bin-weevils-its-replacement
https://web.archive.org/web/20120810073802/http://blog.binweevils.com:80/2011/08/kre-o-transformers-coming-soon/
https://weevilpost.weebly.com/news_archive THE SPINOFF GAME ALSO HAD TRANSFORMERS STUFF. i am not making a dedicated article on weevil world since it just has the one event afaik
kre-o appears to have come with a poster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ6KuGKvArM
 
https://web.archive.org/web/20101226233006/http://blog.binweevils.com:80/2010/04/transformers-cyber-mission/


construct bots
https://binweevilcompany.wordpress.com/tag/optimus-prime/ omg wait that one wordpress blog had more info!! construct bots had an associated hunt, quizzes, etc
https://binweevilcompany.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/transformers-construct-bots-energon-battle-arena/  
https://binweevilcompany.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/transformers-construct-bots-energon-battle-arena/  
https://web.archive.org/web/20150914163449/http://blog.binweevils.com/page/2/ apparently rid episodes were aired before the drive in theater thing i think??


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuYF4PMAXrM ok wow i am digging myself into a pit of obscure bin weevils youtube but i do it for the just cause of ensuring we have a complete look at things. Assuming the video was uploaded shortly after it was recorded, this would place a KRE-O transformer takeover somewhere around the beginning of september?? i mean idk why the hours are at 42 when a normal timer would have that rolling over into the days but. hm. worth noting for later even though i dont see anything immediately helpful on youtube.


power heroes
https://x.com/Bin_Weevils/status/783252935652233216
https://x.com/Bin_Weevils/status/783252935652233216




 
RID
https://binweevilsrantcentral.weebly.com/chernobyl/july-on-bin-weevils-its-replacement
https://weevilpost.weebly.com/news_archive THE SPINOFF GAME ALSO HAD TRANSFORMERS STUFF. i am not making a dedicated article on weevil world since it just has the one event afaik
 
https://binweevilcompany.wordpress.com/tag/optimus-prime/ omg wait that one wordpress blog had more info!! construct bots had an associated hunt, quizzes, etc
 
https://web.archive.org/web/20160603201015/http://news.binweevils.com/win-a-ride-in-to-school-in-optimus-prime they ran a contest where you answered a question/a couple questions for a chance to win a ride to school in optimus prime???
https://web.archive.org/web/20160603201015/http://news.binweevils.com/win-a-ride-in-to-school-in-optimus-prime they ran a contest where you answered a question/a couple questions for a chance to win a ride to school in optimus prime???
https://web.archive.org/web/20160309142852/http://news.binweevils.com/brand-new-transformers-robots-in-disguise-episode-04 earning energon points and items?? hmm
https://web.archive.org/web/20150914163449/http://blog.binweevils.com/page/2/ apparently rid episodes were aired before the drive in theater thing i think??

Revision as of 10:29, 22 December 2024

Bin Weevils

Bin Weevils
Developer 55pixels
Platform Android, iOS

Bin Weevils was a virtual world browser game, launched in 2004.

Bin Weevils included promotional content for several Hasbro properties, including My Little Pony, Nerf, Furby, and several different promotions for Transformers.

There was also a spinoff title, named Weevil World, released in 2017. It also had a promotional tie-in with Transformers.

Bin Weevils was shut down in 2021.


Gameplay

Bin Weevils

Bin Weevils, unsurprisingly, took place in a trash bin. Player avatars took the form of colorful weevils. They could chat, play games, and earn Mulch to buy items to decorate their nest. The world included a mix of both 2D and 3D areas.

Like many virtual worlds, it had a premium membership that allowed players to access more features. It also made money with a large amount of sponsored content, advertising various toys and other things that could be appealing to young children. These sponsorships frequently included games, videos in their in-game theaters, or scavenger hunts to find various sponsored items.

Weevil World

Weevil World was similar in art style and basic content to Bin Weevils, but had a different, 2D platformer like layout. The game had more customization options for dressing the player Weevil.

Transformers content

Bin Weevils had many, many Transformers sponsored events and features over the years.

Cyber Missions

The first documented Transformers promotion occurred in 2010. They aired episodes of Transformers: Cyber Missions in Rigg's Palladium, a cinema area.[1] A billboard featuring Bumblebee was placed in front of the shopping mall to promote them.[2]

Kre-O

A Kre-O event took place in 2011. The Dirt Valley area was redecorated for the occasion, including a link to the official website and a countdown to the Kre-O Transformers taking over, though what exactly that entailed is unknown.[3] It was the first Transformers event to use the common 'scavenger hunt' base of finding themed items. This event involved finding four Kreons hidden around the map.[4] There was also a nest item, a poster featuring Kre-O Optimus Prime, which may have been included as a prize.[5]

Beast Hunters

-some sort of scavenger hunt thing for prime from 2013

Construct-Bots

-construct bots event, including an 'energon battle arena'? also from 2013

Robots In Disguise

-'drive in theater' where people could watch robots in disguise episodes around 2015 to 2016. also had more gameplay to it i think but details are scarce.

Weevil World

Weevil World, the spinoff game, had its own promotion for Robots In Disguise.

Power Heroes

-transformers power heroes hunt in 2016, literally only a tweet of info so far.

ok and a video with some MINOR minor info, but the guy who made it also included a stupid transphobic joke and i just. i don't care if it means our article on bin weevils is not entirely comprehensively covering every single bit of surviving info, i am not including it.


References

  1. ↑ Bin Weevils Blog, "Transformers Cyber Mission Premiere on Bin Weevils", 2010/4/15
  2. ↑ ronnoc3k8, Youtube, "How to rate your own nests on binweevils", 2010/04/19
  3. ↑ XDKnowYourLimitz, Youtube, "binweevils track 3 racing glitch", 2011/08/3
  4. ↑ "Kre-o Transformers are due to arrive any day now. Four Kreons have been sent first and they are hiding in the Bin. If you can find them you’ll be rewarded Mulch! Remember, they can change their form…. so finding them may be a tough challenge!"—Bin Weevils Blog, "KRE-O TRANSFORMERS HUNT", 2011/08
  5. ↑ Weevil Wizzard, Youtube, "Binweevils Optimus1's Nest", 2012/07/23 It is not strictly confirmed that this is related to this particular event, but considering this is the only Transformers Kre-O event we know they ran, it is hard to imagine where else the item would have come from.



sources to source from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSfWcDnWvZ4 scavenger hunt in 2013

weevil world

https://binweevilsrantcentral.weebly.com/chernobyl/july-on-bin-weevils-its-replacement https://weevilpost.weebly.com/news_archive THE SPINOFF GAME ALSO HAD TRANSFORMERS STUFF. i am not making a dedicated article on weevil world since it just has the one event afaik

construct bots https://binweevilcompany.wordpress.com/tag/optimus-prime/ omg wait that one wordpress blog had more info!! construct bots had an associated hunt, quizzes, etc https://binweevilcompany.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/transformers-construct-bots-energon-battle-arena/


power heroes https://x.com/Bin_Weevils/status/783252935652233216


RID https://web.archive.org/web/20160603201015/http://news.binweevils.com/win-a-ride-in-to-school-in-optimus-prime they ran a contest where you answered a question/a couple questions for a chance to win a ride to school in optimus prime??? https://web.archive.org/web/20160309142852/http://news.binweevils.com/brand-new-transformers-robots-in-disguise-episode-04 earning energon points and items?? hmm https://web.archive.org/web/20150914163449/http://blog.binweevils.com/page/2/ apparently rid episodes were aired before the drive in theater thing i think??

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