In front of a Biggie Box in Japan, Ben waits in an eternally long line for the release of Cyber Slammers, the brand new Sumo Slammers video game. Soon Ben has to save the whole store from Steam Smythe who wants to use the Cyber Slammers to destroy all technology.
Tropes:
- Abnormal Ammo: Gwen throws a bunch of gacha toys at Steam Smythe to block up his giant magnet weapons.
- Faux Horrific: Ben and Gwen's reaction when Steam Smythe tells them he pre-ordered the game through "snail mail".
- Shamed by a Mob: The shoppers in the Biggie Box react in horror when Steam Smythe reveals Ben & Gwen to be line-cutters, going so far as to point angrily at them while chanting, "SHAME."
- Retraux: Steam Smythe's explanation is presented as a silent film, much to Gwen and Gwen's annoyance.
- Shout-Out:
- Uncle Max is obsessed with playing with his "Gotchagotchi" in this episode, a reference to the Tamagotchi virtual pet game.
- Ben's transformation into Humungousaur pays homage to kaiju films, especially Godzilla.
- Gwen's transformation into Lucky Girl is inspired by the transformation sequences of magical girl anime, in particular Sailor Moon.
- Gwen hints to Ben to turn into XLR8 with the phrase "catching my Tokyo drift", a play on the common phrase "catching my drift" and reference to the film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
- Steam Smythe references the way Team Rocket always gets defeated in Pokémon, right down to their A Twinkle in the Sky ending.
- Slow "NO!": Ben's reaction when Steam Smyth throws a bunch of Cyber Slammers games in the air. Luckily, Ben's able to catch them before they hit the ground.
- Ticket-Line Campout: The episode begins with the Tennysons camped out in line to buy the new Cyber Slammers Game.
- When I Was Your Age...: Steam Smythe reminisces on the good old days when kids would entertain themselves by working factory jobs.
