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sports his Japanese color scheme of white and red as his default color, regardless of the language, though one of his alternate costumes consists of his North American color scheme of white and gray. Initially appearing as the Ancient Minister during the events of The Subspace Emissary, his true identity is revealed rather late into the story. is an unlockable playable character in Super Smash Bros. R.O.B., as he appears in Super Smash Bros. Unit, which is one of the 'combat class' robots in the game that threaten the player's mining facilities. himself by being an assistant to the player. Zero features Direct-i, who is tethered to the Gyrowing and functions similarly to ROB 64 and R.O.B. Lastly, Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard both feature robots that are almost identical to R.O.B. himself also appears as a boss in the Star Fox-based levels in 9-Volt's stage in WarioWare: Smooth Moves. both in name and as a robotic assistant, owing to his status as the pilot of the Great Fox, the Star Fox team's battleship and base of operations.

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The Star Fox series in particular has been tied with R.O.B.

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as a playable character in this game, he appeared as an unlockable driver alongside his own signature karts, one of which resembles his stand for Stack-Up. Mario Kart DS notably marked the debut of R.O.B. Robotic cranes designed in R.O.B.'s image can be seen in the F-Zero GX course Port Town Aero Dive, which can also be seen in the Super Smash Bros. However, he can only be seen to the right of the counter when looking from the backroom and he cannot be purchased. Similarly to how his head is a collectable treasure, R.O.B.'s status as a collectable is referenced in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, where he makes a cameo in his entirety in the Curiosity Shop. R.O.B.'s head appears as treasure in Pikmin 2, and is known as the ' Remembered Old Buddy'. for Professor Hector, R.O.B.'s creator in Gyromite, so that R.O.B. His first in-game appearance was a cameo in Kirby's Dream Land 3 in this game, there is a stage in which Kirby must complete puzzles in various rooms to collect pieces of R.O.B. has gone on to make many appearances in games. As a video game character ĭespite his brief status as a peripheral, R.O.B. the fifth worst game peripheral ever, citing that he only moved up, down, and side to side, was noisy and slow, was nearly impossible to put together by oneself, and specifically noted the lack of games that could be played with him. He was ranked fifth in GameSpy's '25 Smartest Moments in Gaming' because of his impact in reviving the video game industry and helping Nintendo establish a major presence in the North American video game market. to play Gyromite and Stack-Up, he still remained a key figure in Nintendo's attempt to keep the video game industry alive.Īlthough R.O.B.'s time in the spotlight was brief, he nevertheless established a legacy.

Although the player did not necessarily need R.O.B. was compatible with Stack-Up, complete with additional peripheral pieces to further promote the toy aspect of the NES. was bundled with his own compatible game, Gyromite, alongside the NES Zapper and Duck Hunt.Īlong with Gyromite, R.O.B. To further promote the NES as a futuristic toy, R.O.B. To this end, Tilden suggested that the Family Computer Robot, a niche peripheral for the Famicom, be packaged alongside the NES in order to promote the console as a futuristic toy.Īccording to Tilden, the Famicom Robot's North American name was 'originally going to be OTTO, which was a play on the word 'auto'', but she instead settled on rechristening the Robot as the Robotic Operating Buddy, or R.O.B. Nintendo of America's then-sole marketing staff Gail Tilden was tasked with promoting the system as such in preparation for its North American test launch. Origin As a video game peripheral ĭue to the North American video game crash of 1983, Nintendo sought to enter the North American market by portraying the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) as an advanced toy instead of a video game console. has reappeared as a playable character since then. Brawl as both an unlockable character and as enemies in Adventure Mode. has since transitioned into a video game character via in-game cameos and playable appearances. Initially made as Nintendo's attempt at enduring the North American video game crash of 1983, R.O.B. ( Robotic Operating Buddy) ( ロボット, Robot) is a peripheral for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Super Nintendo Entertainment System (in-game) Nintendo Entertainment System (peripheral) Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997, in-game cameo) The Japanese and American versions of the R.O.B.

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