This is why we feel it’s important to explain to you exactly what will and what will not work in the U.B. Funkeys™ world has been enjoyed by many children and parents alike for the past several years. Funkeys™ world are no longer being supported. Important Information Regarding Online SupportĪs of January 2011 the online features of the U.B. So why is Skylanders successful compared to UB Funkeys which failed and today is unheard of by many? Perhaps due to the target age and the game is only available on the PC and not on game consoles? Or that Mattel though huge as a toy manufacturer, does not have the marketing reputation as Activision for video games? This Hub unlock concept was used again years later by Activision for Skylanders. Tied in with software via a USB connection, a base station with a huge variety of add on modules to open up new levels of a game. An explore quest theme to collect objects and search out flash driven games to play.

UB Funkeys first appeared in August 2007, produced by Mattel in conjunction with Radica Games and the software coded by Arkadium. After some research, turned out to be more then a memory stick or toy action figure. Okay, this answered the metal plates, but why are there five contact points? A couple of the circular pins are larger and maybe are switches, certainly look like small silver push buttons. But why the metal contacts behind its head? The similar looking smaller statues piggyback on top of the larger white figure with the built in magnet contacts. At first I thought the larger white statue with the USB cord was just a Memory Stick. The Funkeys are different from the normal action figure with odd but intriguing looking characters. The Funkeys are usually displayed with other kids toys for around a dollar each. I recently bought a few UB Funkeys figurines at the Swap Meet. See the Replies below for additional information. UB Funkeys Guide - The Original Skylanders?

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