| The all-time classic game, that every boy had on their Christmas list during the 60s and 70s. (Or at least I did!) Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots was first manufactured by the Marx toy company in 1964. Players take charge of the two robots, "Red Rocker" and "Blue Bomber". Pressing the buttons like crazy, throwing punches left and right, until one of you catches the other robot of the chin, and his head pops up! Slap that head back down and repeat. That's it, but it's just so addictive. A number of licensed versions of the game have been produced over the years, we covered the Street Fighter II, Guile & Ryu version of the game from 1993 in a Captain's Blog post in December last year. |
Got to love you a bit of robot boxing. You have to wonder if it was inspired by the 1963 Twilight Zone episode Steel, from 1963. Which in turn was based on the Richard Matheson short-story of the same name. The Matheson short-story was adapted into the 2011, ultimate boxing robots movie Real Steel, starring Hugh Jackman. I am still waiting on the "Real Steel" licensed Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots.
| I finally got a Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots from eBay. I and the rocketship co-pilot have spent many happy hours, knocking each other's blocks off. Those Toys You Wanted, And The Ones You Got!!! - Childhood dreams shattered by poor parental purchases. | |
