View Full Version : ROB : YOur robotic chum
grayrobertos
08-04-2003, 01:14 PM
Ive had one of these rotting in my shed for years,
Its not complete and ive never had it working got it for like 50p when I only had a nes so it was a bargain, are the collectable, expensive and should I be kicking myself that I never got it working?
Raedon
08-04-2003, 01:19 PM
ROB is very collectable. But like all things collectable, condition is important. ROB is worth about $30-35 atm if complete and nice.
Game wise ROB make gyromite one of the harder NES games. I don't own stack-up yet.
Stack-up is worth more then ROB.
grayrobertos
08-04-2003, 01:22 PM
what did it acualy do ive got the main thing and 3 boxes that click into the base one has a red spiny thing on it.
Also haw collectable are game and watches
ive got 2 mario ones and a micky mouse egg catch one, and the mario ones are jugling and a platformer thats like a light blue colour. Worth anything?
As im cleaning my garage and loft out and have tonnes of stuff like this loads of nes games few boxed Got metroid and nes open boxed prob the best ones.
TheSmirk
08-04-2003, 01:26 PM
what did it acualy do ive got the main thing and 3 boxes that click into the base one has a red spiny thing on it.
It pressed the A and B buttons for you on the second controller, in a manner thats not unlike going around your ass to get to your elbow :D
As the saying goes.....
Raedon
08-04-2003, 01:28 PM
here is my ROB.. that is the correct way to set him up (except his eyes need to face TV) He is only missing his shades. Note the WARNING cards on the gyro's.
http://home.cablelynx.com/~tsouthern/rob.jpg
grayrobertos
08-04-2003, 01:29 PM
very very nice mate ive got all them bits allmost cept the 2 gyros ive only got 1 and its red..
grayrobertos
08-04-2003, 01:40 PM
Ive got no bottom on mine but it should turn up I think I dismantald it in my younger days trying to figure out what to do with it, do u plug it into the wall? as ive got a black lead coming out with no connector on the end just a circuit board. More pics on this working would be nice. and can u do nething with this if u aint got stack up?
grayrobertos
08-04-2003, 01:49 PM
Ive got no bottom on mine but it should turn up I think I dismantald it in my younger days trying to figure out what to do with it, do u plug it into the wall? as ive got a black lead coming out with no connector on the end just a circuit board. More pics on this working would be nice. and can u do nething with this if u aint got stack up?
Raedon
08-04-2003, 01:53 PM
Battery powered.
davidbrit2
08-04-2003, 02:12 PM
Interesting ROB related info (not from first hand experience):
In Gyromite, I've heard that if you only need to operate one gate, you can just have ROB hold the gyro and stab the button with it, without actually spinning it or releasing it. From looking at it, this makes sense.
Stackup is the epitome of pointlessness. It doesn't need ROB. Basically, you play a Tower of Hanoi style game by controlling ROB. The thing is, ROB doesn't even connect to the NES at all for this, so you just hit Start when you've cleared the puzzle. The game could just as easily be played with some colored bits of plastic.