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{{about|the NES accessory and the in-game character based on it|other uses of the name Rob|[[Rob (disambiguation)]]}} | {{about|the NES accessory and the in-game character based on it|other uses of the name Rob|[[Rob (disambiguation)]]}} | ||
{{redirect|Robot|[[Mechakoopa]]s that were called "Robots" in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World television series]]|[[Mechakoopa#Super Mario World cartoon|Mechakoopa § Super Mario World cartoon]]|robots in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]|[[:Category:Robots]]}} | {{redirect|Robot|[[Mechakoopa]]s that were called "Robots" in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World television series]]|[[Mechakoopa#Super Mario World cartoon|Mechakoopa § Super Mario World cartoon]]|robots in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]|[[:Category:Robots]]}} | ||
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|image=[[File:NES-ROB.png|250px]]<br>The original NES accessory. | |image=[[File:NES-ROB.png|250px]]<br>The original NES accessory. | ||
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'''R.O.B.''' (short for '''Robotic Operating Buddy''') is an accessory released alongside the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] to help advertise the console as a toy. He functions by translating flashes of information on the television screen into physical actions to assist players in its only two compatible games, ''[[nwiki:Gyromite|Gyromite]]'' and ''[[nwiki:Stack-Up|Stack-Up]]''. In Japan, R.O.B. is called '''Family Computer Robot''', shortened to '''Famicom Robot''' or simply '''Robot'''. While R.O.B. has made cameo appearances in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], he has also appeared as a playable character in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', where he uses computer-generated sound effects as well as in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. | |||
{{quote2|They said reviving the video game market wasn't humanly possible. It wasn't.|Promotional poster<ref name=revive>[https://gamehistory.org/nes-launch-collection-1985/ Cifaldi, Frank. Video Game History Foundation. ''The NES Launch Collection''. Posted February 27, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2023</ref>}} | |||
'''R.O.B.''' (short for '''Robotic Operating Buddy''') is an accessory released alongside the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] to help advertise the console as a toy, due to American consumers being uneasy about video games after the {{wp|video game crash of 1983}}, thus giving [[Nintendo]] a foothold in the market and allowing it to be revitalized shortly prior to the release of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''<ref name=revive/> He functions by translating flashes of information on the television screen into physical actions to assist players in its only two compatible games, ''[[nwiki:Gyromite|Gyromite]]'' and ''[[nwiki:Stack-Up|Stack-Up]]''. In Japan, R.O.B. is called '''Family Computer Robot''', shortened to '''Famicom Robot''' or simply '''Robot'''. While R.O.B. has made cameo appearances in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], he has also appeared as a playable character in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', where he uses computer-generated sound effects as well as in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]=== | ===[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]=== | ||
{{quote2|The Last of His Kind|[[Boxing Ring (stage)#Fighter nicknames|Boxing Ring nickname]]|[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]}} | |||
{{SSB fighter infobox | {{SSB fighter infobox | ||
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