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Post by droutmaster on Sept 14, 2010 20:58:12 GMT -5
does anyone remember Robotix?
i was talking with a friend of mine about Transformers and Gobots, then he mentions this show.
it brought me so many memories, so i wonder if some day any toy company is gonna do there figures again.
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Post by ironplant on Sept 14, 2010 21:22:19 GMT -5
There was a short release of this back in the late 90s / early 2000. The plastic was slightly cheaper and the sets lacked the same charm as the original ones. Most of the sets were new designs and none of them had the great painted box art.
You could probably pick up box of it for not a whole lot on ebay.
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Post by recca74 on Sept 14, 2010 21:31:59 GMT -5
I totally remember Robotix. Definitely remember the commercials! I also remember my parents looking at me like I was crazy when I asked for them! LOL! I think they were kinda expensive for at the time weren't they?? Plus, I had my hands in way too many other toy pots. Tformers, MoTU, Super Powers, GI Joe...you know the usual suspects!  I wouldn't mind trying to pick up a set now. Guess I consider it one of my lost (maybe never had) childhood memories! |
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Post by coldiron on Sept 14, 2010 22:51:04 GMT -5
My dad had a set of these, and would not let me play with them. The set he cost was over $100 back in the 80s. I remember a cockpit, and a trex head, but not too much else.
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Post by BermudaMohawk on Sept 19, 2010 19:47:18 GMT -5
I was just gonna pull out my old videos of this show (and Spiral Zone) the other day to watch. I really liked this show.
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Post by Ben-Ohki on Sept 19, 2010 21:52:04 GMT -5
Robotix was weird because the toy sets came out first and the show was like completely different! Actually, the good guys looked like the toys a bit because they were all white while the bad guys looked nothing like the toys because they... well they weren't white. The only exception was Tyranix the one with the T-Rex-looking head who later was actually released as a toy and was the only non-white one because he came molded in dark grey parts. And yes, they were pretty freaking expensive compared that other building toy... *ahem* Lego.  Seriously, I remember I asked for a set and my parents traded in a bunch of "Club Z" points for it (Club Z was the old name of the HBC loyalty-system). The show on the other hand was one of the few shows that I religiously followed... I put up with Jem, Big Foot, and Inhumanoids while waiting for the 5-minute segment of Robotix during the Super-Saturdays block. |
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Post by happosai on Sept 21, 2010 0:34:20 GMT -5
Last time I checked they are going for about $20 on ebay.
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Post by brollicon on Oct 1, 2010 21:03:05 GMT -5
i can tell the same animation company that did transformers did this as well but i also can see why the show didn't get a huge fan base
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Post by magengar on Oct 4, 2010 17:14:18 GMT -5
I've heard of them, and I've recently run into Robotix stuff
on ebay during my browsings there on occasion.
Try looking them up at ebay and see if you find anything;
perhaps you'll find a killer deal on whatever Robotix item
there is on sale there.
zozo-Magengar
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Post by BaBiLoN on Oct 16, 2010 12:05:33 GMT -5
Wahhooooooo, Man I AM feeling dizzy from bring back OLD memories. Thanxxx  |
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Post by droutmaster on Oct 17, 2010 13:14:26 GMT -5
i never understood those figures they sold, they didn't even look like the ones from the cartoon XD.
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Post by happosai on Jan 10, 2011 23:02:56 GMT -5
I have an Argus, the leader of the good guys. Near mint in box. Willing to Trade.
I like soul of chogokin, gaogaigar, etc.
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Post by Falconhood on Jan 13, 2011 6:58:34 GMT -5
remember them? i have several 18 gallon crates FULL of them! They make perfect vehicles for Microman figures
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Post by mrclean08 on Jun 12, 2011 11:37:23 GMT -5
I remember the toys but they were definitely out of my budget and the parents weren't going to buy them for me either.
I don't remember the cartoon though. The narrator is the same voice for the G1 Transformers cartoon. Pretty cool!! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by B- on Aug 6, 2011 12:24:12 GMT -5
Robotix theres a memory!!! Im 38 so I remeber them well,the Tv toy commercial started like this... "Who puts the future in your hands?ROBOTIX! who gives you robots to command?ROBOTIX!! Just one of those jingles that stayed with me! I liked MANTECH too,guys with cyborg armor.You can put lasers or guns anywhere there were holes on their armor.I had this guy below,imagine the weight of that armor helmet with cannon!!  Check this page.. www.collectiondx.com/toy_review/1984/mantech |
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Post by krimpov on Aug 15, 2011 4:45:44 GMT -5
I remember being fascinated by Robotix toys, but I never got one. Instead, I got a bunch of Legions of Power sets (which were probably on clearance). Not nearly as sophisticated as Robotix, but I most likely got more playtime out of them than I would have with any of the former. After building each machine as showed on their respective box, all the sets ended up in the same plastic basket. That's where the real fun began. Mixing all the parts to build insane war machines. Because as cool as that Star Wars AT-AT ripoff was, it never had enough machine guns. ;D
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