MGA Miniverse Real TV Turns Back to the Future, Shrek and The Office Into Playable Mini Video Tapes
MGA Entertainment is shrinking some familiar movies and television shows into working miniature collectibles with the launch of MGA’s Miniverse Real TV, a fully functional mini television that plays tiny video tapes featuring actual clips from popular entertainment franchises. The new collection includes more than 30 playable mini video tapes inspired by NBCUniversal properties including Back to the Future, Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, The Office and Saved by the Bell. Each tape can be inserted into the Miniverse Real TV Player to show a 30-second clip, turning the miniature tape itself into more than a display piece.
The Real TV Player comes with the working television, one exclusive playable mini video tape, a miniature TV stand and a mini video display case. MGA says the entire setup uses retro-inspired styling, leaning into the nostalgia of choosing a physical tape and inserting it into a television. Collectors looking to build out the miniature library can buy additional Real TV Video Tapes separately. Those are packaged in mystery capsules, with each capsule containing three playable mini video tapes and a mini keychain.
The mystery-capsule format adds a traditional blind-collecting element to the line. Rather than selecting individual titles, collectors open the capsules to discover which three tapes they received, creating a chase around assembling the more than 30 different videos in the collection.
“The screen may be tiny, but the idea is anything but,” said Josh Hackbarth, Chief Marketing Officer, MGA Entertainment. “Miniverse Real TV takes the movies and shows fans love and transforms them into a collection they can actually press play on. At a moment when fans are rediscovering the joy of physical media, there’s something especially satisfying about choosing a video tape, inserting it into the TV and watching an iconic scene come to life. It blends nostalgia with real functionality in a way that feels playful, innovative, and completely unexpected, exactly what Miniverse does best.”
The entertainment lineup gives the collection crossover appeal across several generations of movie and television fans. Back to the Future represents the classic film side of the assortment, while DreamWorks properties Shrek and Kung Fu Panda join television favorites The Office and Saved by the Bell among the franchises specifically identified by MGA.
The company has not released a complete checklist of all of the more than 30 tapes in the announcement, leaving additional titles and specific clips for collectors to discover as the line rolls out.
MGA’s Miniverse Real TV Player and Real TV Video Tapes are available now through MGA Shop, with additional retailers expected to begin carrying them later in November.