R.O.B.

R.O.B. (short for Robotic Operating Buddy) is an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System who has recently been in many 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; placing a gyro on the blue tray lowers the blue GATES.

Mario Kart DS
R.O.B. is also 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.

WarioWare'' series
R.O.B. is also the subject of the "Stack-Up" microgame in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ from 9-Volt's games. In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, R.O.B. is the boss of 9-Volt's stage, the Star Fox boss level.

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.

Super Smash Bros. series


R.O.B.s appear under three roles in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. During The Subspace Emissary, they are part of the Subspace Army, and are used to activate the Subspace Bombs, as well as guard the Ancient Minister and come in different variations; R.O.B. Guard, R.O.B. Launcher, and the R.O.B. Blaster. The bodyguards for the Ancient Minister are called The R.O.B. Squad. When a pair of R.O.B.s are used to activate a Subspace Bomb, they are destroyed in the explosions.

Later in the Subspace Emissary, the Ancient Minister is attacked by an army of R.O.B.s under the control of Ganondorf. Ganondorf and the R.O.B.s burn his costume and it is then revealed that the Ancient Minister is actually a R.O.B. R.O.B. will also appear to be a playable character, after the Ancient Minister's true form is exposed. He gets to join the party after Donkey Kong carries him out of the exploding spaceship and later helps to fight Tabuu. It is inferred that R.O.B. joined the team as a form of atonement for all the destruction he and his brethren were causing. In his Ancient Minister guise, in some moments, he demonstrates regret whenever he sees a Subspace Bomb going off, always killing two R.O.B.s along.

The R.O.B. becomes a playable character in its own right. R.O.B.'s Final Smash makes it shoot a group of short-ranged whirling lasers out of its eyes, followed by some hard-hitting short lasers, similar to the Superspicy Curry. R.O.B. can freely move during this Final Smash, unlike some. The tiny light on R.O.B.'s head tells how charged up his laser is, being brighter the more powerful.

Snake Codec conversation

 * Otacon: So, Snake, you're fighting Robot?
 * Snake: Yeah, it's a robot. Although, couldn't they have come up with a better name?
 * Otacon: Actually, in the U.S. they called him "R.O.B." Robot, R.O.B.--take your pick.
 * Snake: Fine. R.O.B. it is, then.
 * Otacon: In North America, R.O.B.'s body was grey, like the NES. But in Japan, he had a white body and red arms, the color of the Japanese Famicom.
 * Snake: You sure know your geeky tech stuff, Otacon.
 * Otacon: Well, you know...

R.O.B.
''R.O.B. sporting his Famicom colors. R.O.B. debuted in Japan as Robot in 1985 as an add-on for the Famicom. He could be combined with a "gyro set," etc. for two types of play. The player controlled Professor Hector, the TV emitted light, and R.O.B. responded to the light by moving. At the time, it was epoch- making game play. Recently, R.O.B. appeared in Mario Kart DS.''

R.O.B. (Final Smash)
''R.O.B.'s Final Smash. He emits a beam from his eyes that spreads across the spectrum and undulates in great variety as it travels. What makes this technique different is R.O.B.'s ability to move while using it. This allows him to use it in combination with his other moves to increase his Final Smash's effectiveness.''