Robotnut Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Great pictures Morbius !!! Over 20 years ago, I bought the kids the "new" Rockem Sockem Robots for Christmas. They were made in China, half the size and didn't even work. It was virtually impossible to "knock their blocks off", so I returned them. The same thing happened with all the old games that Mattel bought and reissued. Mattel's latest mechanical game is called Flushin Frenzy. The rules say, "Grab the POOP first to win points !". Oh the Humanity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 Holy crap. what will they think of next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotnut Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 I guess one Christmas turd was not enough. Boy, do I miss Marvin Glass... As most of you know, Marvin Glass and Associates was the creator of all those great Mechanical toys that we enjoyed on Christmas morning. Mr Machine, Robot Commando, Rockem Sockem Robots and many many more. As I recall, one of their designers went crazy and shot up their office, killed several designers as well as himself. Sorry for the bit of depressing history... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Did somebody say "Marvin Glass"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrarobotman Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 On 4/22/2023 at 8:25 PM, Robotnut said: Great pictures Morbius !!! Over 20 years ago, I bought the kids the "new" Rockem Sockem Robots for Christmas. They were made in China, half the size and didn't even work. It was virtually impossible to "knock their blocks off", so I returned them. The same thing happened with all the old games that Mattel bought and reissued. Mattel's latest mechanical game is called Flushin Frenzy. The rules say, "Grab the POOP first to win points !". Oh the Humanity... I bought that same " new" rockem sockem robots and they really didn't work at all. I remember being very disappointed. That Flushin' Frenzy looks like a lot of fun! Hilarious! That reminds me, I have to call my sister... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasa Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 I wanted to be an Astronaut and received this as a Birthday present....loved it! Robots and space toys make sense to me now ;o). cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotnut Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Excellent video Joe... Do you remember the Saturday Night Live spoof of that interview ??? Nasa, great picture. You were a real Space Cadet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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