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R.O.B. is a small robot that attaches to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. R.O.B. stands for Robotic Operating Buddy. It was released in Japan in 1984 and arrived in America a year later. | R.O.B. is a small robot that attaches to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. R.O.B. stands for Robotic Operating Buddy. It was released in Japan in 1984 and arrived in America a year later. | ||
− | R.O.B. was only sold as part of the NES Deluxe set and another set containing R.O.B. and ''[[Gyromite]]''. R.O.B. was not very popular at the time because the the games he worked with were | + | R.O.B. was only sold as part of the NES Deluxe set and another set containing R.O.B. and ''[[Gyromite]]''. R.O.B. was not very popular at the time because the the games he worked with were to complex for young children. Also, people were frustrated with how slow R.O.B.'s movement was. Players pressing buttons themselves was much easier. |
However, R.O.B. was very successful as a Trojan horse. Nintendo managed to convince stores to stock the NES because it came with R.O.B., the "robot toy." | However, R.O.B. was very successful as a Trojan horse. Nintendo managed to convince stores to stock the NES because it came with R.O.B., the "robot toy." | ||
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*''[[Stack-Up]]'' | *''[[Stack-Up]]'' | ||
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− | ==Cameos | ||
− | *In ''[[StarTropics]]'', the robot | + | *In ''[[StarTropics]]'', the robot Nav-Com looks like R.O.B. |
*The [[Gameboy Camera]] has a picture of R.O.B. that can be unlocked if you score 500 points in ''[[Ball]]''. | *The [[Gameboy Camera]] has a picture of R.O.B. that can be unlocked if you score 500 points in ''[[Ball]]''. | ||
− | *In ''[[Kirby's | + | *In ''[[Kirby's Dreamland 3]]'', players have to reassemble R.O.B. for Professor Hector. |
− | * | + | *ROB 64 from ''[[Star Fox 64]]'' is named after R.O.B. Also, the boss Spyborg resembles R.O.B. |
*Both ''[[F-Zero GX]]'' and ''[[F-Zero AX]]'' feature R.O.B. on their tracks. | *Both ''[[F-Zero GX]]'' and ''[[F-Zero AX]]'' feature R.O.B. on their tracks. | ||
− | *R.O.B. appears in some of 9-Volt games in the ''[[ | + | *R.O.B. appears in some of 9-Volt games in the ''[[Wario Ware]]'' series. |
− | *In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', R.O.B.'s head is one of the treasures | + | *In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', R.O.B.'s head is one of the treasures as well as five ''Stack-Up'' blocks. |
− | *In ''[[ | + | *In ''[[Wario Ware: Smooth Moves]]'', R.O.B. appears as a boss wield a [[NES Zapper]]. |
− | *R.O.B. is an unlockable racer in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' | + | *R.O.B. is an unlockable racer in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. |
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− | [[Category: Nintendo | + | [[Category: Nintendo Entertainment System accessories]] [[Category:Characters]] |