R.O.B.

Template:Articleabout Template:Character-infobox R.O.B. (short for Robotic Operating Buddy) is an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System who recently made appearances in a few Mario games. In Japan, it was known as the Famicom Robot, which was short for Family Computer Robot. R.O.B. functions by translating flashes of information on the television screen into physical actions (using technology similar to the Zapper Gun). R.O.B. was first used for the game Gyromite.

Players could control R.O.B. with the control pad to make him raise and lower gyroscopes. To make the gyroscope spin, the player must set the object in the gyroscope spinner and then balance it on one of the two round trays that are connected to controller two. Placing a gyro on the red tray lowers the red gates in the game; placing a gyro on the blue tray lowers the blue gates.

Game Appearances

Mario Kart DS

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R.O.B. as in Mario Kart DS.

R.O.B. is the last unlockable character in Mario Kart DS. In the game, he is one of the heaviest characters, his weight matched only by Bowser. R.O.B's symbol is the NES D-Pad. R.O.B. has two original karts: the ROB-BLS and the ROB-LGS, which are similar to the motor bikes in Mario Kart Wii. His karts are fast, heavy, and have wider handling. R.O.B. is the first non-Mario character to appear in the Mario Kart series. The others (in the Mario Kart Arcade GP series) are Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Blinky, and Mametchi. When players play online, they may come across the HVC-012, the red Japanese version of R.O.B. His karts also experience the same change of color. Also, the staff ghost data for Desert Hills features the Japanese R.O.B., no matter what version of the game it is.

WarioWare series

R.O.B. as a boss in WarioWare: Smooth Moves.

R.O.B. is also the subject of "Stack-Up" microgame in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ from 9-Volt's games. In WarioWare: Twisted!, a R.O.B. is seen in 9-Volt's game room. In WarioWare: Touched!, a R.O.B. accessory would appear in the microgame Gunslinger after the player destroys a blue canister (this microgame is found in 9-Volt/18-Volt's stage). In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, R.O.B. is the boss of 9-Volt's stage, the "Star Fox" boss level. Like many of his other appearances, his model differs between Japanese and western versions. He bobs around, shooting either a large revolver-like light gun using both arms in the Japanese version or its western equivalent, the NES Zapper. To defeat him, the player has to shoot the flashing blocks set-up for has if he is being used to play Stack-Up.

Super Paper Mario

R.O.B. once again appears in another Mario game-this time Super Paper Mario. Francis keeps a model of the red Famicom Robot on his shelf in the game. Template:Spoiler

To some fans R.O.B bears a resmeblance to Wall-e from pixar

Trivia

• In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, R.O.B. is the only playable character in the "Other" category of trophies.
• In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, at one of the Port Town Aero Dive stops there is a statue in the background that resembles R.O.B..
• In Mario Kart DS, the kart ROB-BLS looks the same as R.O.B.'s stand; the colored pegs are from a game that uses them as pieces to a puzzle.
  • Also, in Mario Kart DS, his eyes will change color to whatever team he is on.
• R.O.B.'s Final Smash was the only one that wasn't detailed on the Smash Bros. DOJO!! website.
• R.O.B. is the only character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl who doesn't have a home stage.
  • In All-Star Mode, Mario Bros. functions as R.O.B.'s home stage, but technically this is the Mario series team's stage. It was likely made into R.O.B.'s home stage, because the origins for that stage was from the actual game, Mario Bros., which was released on the NES, the same console that Gyromite was released on. Lastly, Gyromite is a music choice for that stage.
• R.O.B.'s emblem in Super Smash Bros. Brawl resembles a Gyromite.
  • Additionally, in the same game, R.O.B. makes sound effects similar to sounds from a NES.
• In Pikmin 2, there are several treasures related to R.O.B., all in the Blast from the Past Series. The Remembered Old Buddy is a R.O.B. head, and has the same acronym as the Robotic Operating Buddy. There are also five Gyro Blocks in the series: the Fond Gyro Block, the Memorable Gyro Block, the Lost Gyro Block, the Favorite Gyro Block and the Treasured Gyro Block.

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