Rock Em Sock Em Robots

[maxmix]

Anyone know if the new (re released) version of this is as good as the original version??? If it is I might have to buy it, never owned the original but I remember it look good on the adverts!!!!

[Blackfoot]

Re: Rock em sock em robots

Was this the same as 'Raving Bonkers' ?

YouTube - old commercials rock em sock em robots

[Heather74]

Re: Rock em sock em robots

Yes..Raving Bonkers appears to be what it was called in America.

[remember]

Rock em sock em robots

I never had this toy myself, but a friend brought it into class when we were allowed to bring in toys or games in the last few days before the summer holidays. Raving Bonkers Fighting Robots, made by Marx Toys Ltd, consisted of two plastic robots in a boxing ring. There were two sets of dual handles at each side and you pushed on the buttons on top with your thumbs to operate the punching arms of the robots. Yours and your opponents' robot would bash each other until you scored a point with an uppercut to the opponent robot's chin, which caused his head to crank up with a funny grinding sound. At least no-one got hurt. It amuses me to think how easily amused we must have been back in the 70s, when you compare this to today's interactive multi-dimensional computer graphics etc! Today, the closest thing there is, is Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots by Mattel Toys.

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[BillySmartsC]

Re: Raving Bonkers Fighting Robots

I had this one (got it xmas 1975). It got boring after a while though, as both you and your opponent would just bash the button as hard as poss til one of the heads came up! There was no sparring or skill then, lol.

[CitizenKeyne]

Rock Em Sock Em Robots

Who remembers these ! Oh the hours of fun I used to have

[CitizenKeyne]

Re: Rock Em Sock Em Robots

I am about to order it form Amazon so will let you know

[tony ingram]

Re: Rock Em Sock Em Robots

I had a set of these, but as I recall mine were orange and white in a black boxing ring...

[Richard1978]

Re: Rock Em Sock Em Robots

I remember there was an episode of The Pink Panther where he plays an arcade version of this with a boy.

The boy manages to somehow to get his boxer to punch so hard that PP gets his block knocked off!

I've not seen it in at least 30 years, but somehow still remember it.