This is the game my brother has been talking about! He is going to be 29 on his birthday and sounds alot like you. He still loves cartoons and games too. When they brought back He-Man in the original dye cast, He had to have all of them.
I looked for stratos, thats the only one he could not find.and I drove the people at Toys R us crazy looking for him. Finally got it last year for his B- Day.
Is this game out yet? I was going to get it for his B- Day this year.
There is still hope for you getting a date. (My brother is married with two young children). He's still a kid himself!