Robo Force Vintage Toy Review Ideal 1984 Part 2/2

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  • @Slaphappy1
    @Slaphappy1 4 роки тому +1

    Yep Daleks with possible arms, I had completely forgotten I had 2 of these until I say the thumbnail. Sota and Vulgar had many a battle when I was a younger child. Thanks again for a top review.

  • @MrOmelianchuk
    @MrOmelianchuk 5 років тому +2

    I just introduced these to my kids and they loved them just as I loved them when I was a kid.

  • @zackschilling4376
    @zackschilling4376 5 років тому +6

    My older brother was really into these, so I received them as hand me downs. He had the base with the plastic dome, and most of the figures. My brother even had Roboforce bed sheets. Glad I found your channel. We had all the weird/more obscure toys - Rock Lords, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (which I didnt know was its named til the internet), Spinjas(my fav), Visionaries, Super Naturals, pretty much anything with a hologram on its chest was a win in my book.
    2:59 THATS IT! Man, major flashback!

  • @KevinMayle1974
    @KevinMayle1974 7 років тому +2

    I was 10 at the time, getting every toy I could find, and never heard of this line. But, they seem pretty cool.

  • @thegameoverclub
    @thegameoverclub 7 років тому +23

    Love the idea of Robo Force robots as newly constructed killer bots that Cobra can use. Or a loss race for He-man and crew to interact with. Great video Michael as always! :)

    • @samanthaadams619
      @samanthaadams619 7 років тому +2

      Yes. Or extras for your Transformers play "sets" that can serve as drones or something. If memory serves, I had the yellow and black one. Maybe a sort of combat armour for Bumblebee!

    • @warpartyattheoutpost4987
      @warpartyattheoutpost4987 7 років тому +1

      Ooorrr... cannon fodder?

  • @docbones213
    @docbones213 2 роки тому +1

    It's funny now, but when I was 3 or 4 I thought these things were awesome. I never would have remembered which ones I had if not for this video. Thanks o7

  • @tonywilliams6428
    @tonywilliams6428 7 років тому +12

    Doing some "research" a few years ago for a defunct blog (where we reviewed the one-off 'toon) I was surprised by how much ancillary merch there was for Roboforce. There was a telephone, alarm clocks (plural), a board game, an electronic wrist watch, bed sheets, a Maxx Steele Erector set, and even a Robo Force fan club. Ideal went all in on this property that's for sure.

    • @tonywilliams6428
      @tonywilliams6428 7 років тому

      LOL @ the Toy Fair anecdote! I can picture that so clearly.

    • @leelongvideo
      @leelongvideo 6 років тому

      They do sort of look like giant board game pieces.

    • @xaenon
      @xaenon 6 років тому +1

      It sounds like Ideal rolled the dice, thinking that this 'Robo' 'toon was a sure fire thing, and had warehouses full of product expecting the cartoon to take off big - not wanting to be caught off guard like (Kenner? I think?) was when STAR WARS became the biggest merchandising juggernaut anyone had ever seen up to that time. I'm guessing lots of these toys ended up in liquidation stores selling for a fraction of their original suggested price.

  • @dattallaudiophile236
    @dattallaudiophile236 4 роки тому +1

    6:49 I have that Sentinel one on the left but it has a yellow top and a neat 3D holographic sticker in the front portraying two other robots.

  • @rbl205
    @rbl205 7 років тому +1

    Wow, this brings back memories! I had the Vulgar Robo Force toy when I was a kid. I remember being really confused about the whole "drill on the back of the head when it was obviously on the front" thing too. I never knew it had a cartoon to go with it. I usually used it as an evil robot developed by the Foot Clan and had my Ninja Turtles battle it. Fun times.

  • @Yogurt1701
    @Yogurt1701 4 роки тому +1

    I don't recall this toy line, maybe it didn't reach the UK, but this was another excellent video. As always, well researched, well presented and with very interesting opinions. Retro Blasting videos are always a joy to watch. Well done again, guys :)

  • @wemailbill2
    @wemailbill2 7 років тому

    I get the biggest kick out of these. For some reason they have a certain clunky charm that I love. Very much a product of their time makes me feel all nostalgic. Great video!

  • @phillipdry3696
    @phillipdry3696 5 років тому

    Thank you Retroblasting!!!!
    I have been trying to remember the name of this series for at least 20 years now. I could not remember the name which makes because I missed the One episode that I thought was at least 5. So thank you again and now I know where to get it.

  • @jessragan6714
    @jessragan6714 7 років тому +8

    My brother and I used to have these! I was a little bemused when they came out with a CGI series called Max Steel that had nothing to do with the Ideal toy line.

  • @blazerocker1734
    @blazerocker1734 4 роки тому

    Thanks for that magazine and info at 0:40 Michael. That goes a long way in helping me figure out an old memory I have from when I was about three or four years old.
    Thanks for the video too. I remember the Robo Force toyline from 84-85, though I never cared much about it.

  • @VeeGee77
    @VeeGee77 5 років тому +1

    Thank you for making this great review! I have been trying to remember these robot toys from the 80s, but I couldn't remember their name!

  • @victoriansword
    @victoriansword 7 років тому +1

    I completely forgot about these! I had Maxx, Blazer, and Coptor. I never had any vehicles, and I never knew there was a TV show. I just liked the way they looked. They were also good for playing out the story from a Star Wars record book called "Droid World". Awesome video--thanks for jogging my memory!

  • @hgattwelve
    @hgattwelve 7 років тому +1

    So worth the wait! Thanks for the video! I could generally get my bow-legged He-man figures to ride piggy back on the robots when they teamed up.

  • @jedipoodoo
    @jedipoodoo 7 років тому

    Before watching this I only had a vague memory of seeing the Maxx steel robot figure as a kid, wasn't ever aware there was a whole line of them. Damn, you really do learn something new everyday.

  • @ckclark77
    @ckclark77 7 років тому

    I have a full set of the Robo Force figures. Now thanks to your video, I need track down the vehicles and fortress. Let the hunt begin.

  • @randaleastwood6836
    @randaleastwood6836 5 років тому

    Hands down retroblasting is my favorite channel

  • @1980Triumph
    @1980Triumph 7 років тому +1

    I was waiting for this, can't believe I missed it when it was uploaded.

  • @OsoBlanco17
    @OsoBlanco17 7 років тому

    Honestly I love your channel a bit more with each video you put out. You remind me of awesome toys I forgot I had!

  • @RikuKiforForsstrom
    @RikuKiforForsstrom 7 років тому

    Vehicles and the play-set look really awesome, definitely digging those. I only really like design of two main robots enough to maybe add them to my collection.

  • @psychoklown66
    @psychoklown66 7 років тому +6

    I remember this toy and show. It was just hard to figure out who the good guys and who the bad guys were. No one really stood out.
    It was easier to follow with Transformers. All the cars were good guys and everyone else were bad guys (for the most part in the beginning)... at least they had their Autobot/Decepticon logos on them.
    Same with GI Joe, the bad guys looked like bad guys, so it was easier to figure out.
    I think GoBots had the same problem though, hard to figure out who was on which side.

  • @SNARC15
    @SNARC15 7 років тому +1

    I actually was fascinated with this series as a kid, and had two of the figures: Blazer and Hun-Dred. Though I found it funny the advertising referred to the suction cups are "gripper bases." Must have been their equivalent of "Blast Processing"

  • @elcowabungahe-man6156
    @elcowabungahe-man6156 6 років тому +1

    Love this figures I never had one but one of my cousin had two of them I play with them every time I go to visit but my mom never bought me one

  • @LucasBuilds
    @LucasBuilds 7 років тому +2

    For anyone curious, the rights to both Roboforce and Zeroids are currently held by Toyfinity, who produces a line of building figures that work with parts made by a bunch of other indie toy companies-- look up glyos if you're unfamiliar. To my knowledge they're sold out of most of the big names, but I think you can still get Sentinel. Well worth looking into, for anyone feeling nostalgic for these. :)

  • @No1.OriginalTrilogyStarWarsFan
    @No1.OriginalTrilogyStarWarsFan 7 років тому +7

    Great review as always. These look ace.

  • @michaelwills1926
    @michaelwills1926 4 роки тому

    I remember seeing these in the JC Penny Christmas catalog. Back then you had to choose your toys carefully because allocations were very limited, so I never put them on “the list” but I always wanted to.

  • @michealcormier2555
    @michealcormier2555 5 років тому

    I had the Command Crawler and Blazer. I got them for Christmas '84. I remember seeing the promos on TV for the cartoon. I never got to see the cartoon, though.

  • @mikesmith2718
    @mikesmith2718 7 років тому

    glad to see retroblasting content again!

  • @zork2001
    @zork2001 6 років тому

    Funny I stumbled across this video, I remember owning this toy; I think the main reason I remember is because when I was 10 I sold it at a garage sale and was really happy to make the $5 off my sale:)

  • @muirdul
    @muirdul 7 років тому

    Fantastic job as always guys!

  • @jayfkncool4258
    @jayfkncool4258 7 років тому

    872 ticket, hope this year we get bigger Mike and Melinda, keep up the good work.

  • @Chris.Mc83
    @Chris.Mc83 5 років тому

    Never had any of the robots, but I did have the fortress! I used that thing as a base for everything from Star Wars to G.I joe, Transformers to Gobots, even my Super Powers figures called it home at one time or another!

  • @flashfearless
    @flashfearless 7 років тому +1

    Oh wow, I had Blazer as a kid. I never knew what the hell he was, so I pretended he was Moguera. He played well with Godzilla in between bouts of hugging himself.

  • @Grindhead_Jim
    @Grindhead_Jim 3 роки тому +1

    Okay, I know I have been peppering the comments sections over the recent weeks with a similar sentiment: I forgot I had these. HOWEVER. COMMA. I'm pretty sure I suppressed the memory of these.
    I ended up using the Command Patroller for TMNT toys (specifically, as an imaginary offshoot of the then-difficult-to-find Technodrome), as I got it late, and super cheap (if that memory is even reliable).

  • @jykvox869
    @jykvox869 7 років тому

    This was one of those few lines that my Brother and I had absolutely every single piece of, 100%. I mean, it was just the figs/bots, a few vehicles, and the base/playset. But we at least felt completist with that series. We used the 'Bots like weird armor-suits, that a GI Joe or another fig would "phase into", like the Alpha Flight member "Box". Not plating up, like Iron Man, just Vision-ing into the 'Bot.

  • @timduggan9095
    @timduggan9095 5 років тому

    I had a Robo Force choose your adventure picture book when I was a little kid.

  • @PatriciaCross
    @PatriciaCross 7 років тому

    Toyfinity has the Roboforce licence now and has released some really nice kits, and seem to have even combined it with the Zeroid line.

  • @BoltHardcheese
    @BoltHardcheese 7 років тому

    I had that playset as a kid and loved it, though I used it with my Transformers & Gobots.

  • @dustheg
    @dustheg 7 років тому

    this is awesome I have wanted to collect these ever since I saw the show in the eighties. the whole series that is one show. I was stoked to get that episode on dvd with my gobots dvd as a bonus which reignited my wanting to find these for a collection. the vehicles and playset are awesome looking. even generic looking vehicles and bases are 100 times better than the non playsets of today. guess its time for me to start looking for these guys again thank you for doing this. I would guess the whole hook and carry thing was a cheap action feature that worked well for this set. one I know I would like to use rather than the whole shooting guns and anything else there may have been that could have been lost over time.

  • @loganmichaelanti-funkopops3115
    @loganmichaelanti-funkopops3115 7 років тому +12

    Review Pryde of the X-men (1989)

  • @ShadowWingTronix
    @ShadowWingTronix 7 років тому

    Toyfinity recently brought the characters back using the Glyos system. A friend of mine worked on the promotional webcomic, which pleased him greatly since he was into the toys and show when he was a kid.

  • @franzyland
    @franzyland 6 років тому

    I had one of these that somehow found It's way into my dad's truck. It rolled out from underneath the seat and under his brake pedal and jammed the brakes, and he nearly got killed because the pedal wouldn't go down and he had to use the emergency brake. He was so mad when he got home. That is the only memory of this toy that I have.

  • @Ogre302
    @Ogre302 6 років тому

    I still have both the Omnibot and Ombibot2000! They need quite a lot of love and the batteries are toast. But if I can get new gears for Omnibot2000's arms (They are stripped) they're quite saveable.
    I had several of these Roboforce characters, too. As well as the command patroller

  • @lo1bo2
    @lo1bo2 7 років тому

    This video was really interesting, because all the info is completely new to me. Seriously, I have no memory of this toy line.

  • @wyllyamjohnson3561
    @wyllyamjohnson3561 7 років тому

    Another fantastic video!

  • @wallaroo1295
    @wallaroo1295 6 років тому

    I had the fortress, the big wheeled vehicle, and (as I found out with this video) the Max Steele robot. I think we got them at the Goodwill store - and I think I was maybe 6 or 7. I loved Indiana Jones, and I got in HUGE trouble when I drew stylized swastikas with a marker on the fortress. As a little kid - I just knew it was the symbol of the bad guys - I think my mom threw the playset away so the neighbors wouldn't see it!

  • @DominusTecum316
    @DominusTecum316 7 років тому +1

    So as a child I had fond memories of this toy line. I never received any on this line. However I did get something like them one time. It was a larger version then those you have shown. My mom would buy some female related make up producta from some books that were popular back then. She ordered me one toy from the magazine and it also had the ability to store money in it as a piggy bank. Weird toy but it was a interesting plastic looking robot though.

  • @dungeonmini-boss137
    @dungeonmini-boss137 6 років тому

    I dont know why but I just really like how these robot fellows look

  • @2150dalek
    @2150dalek 6 років тому

    Pretty coOL..I never seen these in the 80's...However- Today, I have bought 3 of them off eBay.

  • @josemontano7767
    @josemontano7767 7 років тому

    Great episode.

  • @Dilios_of_Sparta
    @Dilios_of_Sparta 7 років тому +12

    Omnibot?!? Where is my martini?

  • @Wargoat6
    @Wargoat6 7 років тому

    9:20 OMG I had that! I forgot I had it until you showed it.

  • @davidmarsh6656
    @davidmarsh6656 4 роки тому

    Enjoyed watching that.

  • @justinschworn1444
    @justinschworn1444 7 років тому

    I totally agree with your assessment. Only in the 80's could these exist. I have 3 of these with no memory of when I acquired them. As well as the sled. You should look into man tech. Also obscure. Very 80's as well. I always acquate them to low budget centurions. Purchased at the local 5&10. Which would make a great flashback video. Nothing like those exist anymore. In closing any interest in a last Jedi review ? Love to see your critique on it. Aside from the endless supply of issues plaguing that so called film.

  • @ClockworkWyrm
    @ClockworkWyrm 6 років тому

    I must have had a soft spot for unpopular toys, I loved these dumpy robots as well as Starriors and Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors. I wish I still had the Robo Force sheets from my youth.

  • @NYCQuint
    @NYCQuint 6 років тому

    Excuse my french but holy shit! I remember these! I remember the plastic smell the most. Thank You

  • @rodster6campingprepper
    @rodster6campingprepper 6 років тому

    I loved this toyline. I had no idea there was a cartoon till a couple of years ago. Shame it wasn't very good.

  • @maxxsteele9396
    @maxxsteele9396 5 років тому +1

    I approve of this review

  • @MoteofLobross
    @MoteofLobross 7 років тому +3

    I prefer Toyfinity's Robo Force revival figures. They took the original designs and did some amazing things with them, especially considering they're Glyos compatible.

  • @willarms5510
    @willarms5510 2 роки тому +2

    Why the fixation on grabbing and lifting? Because that's what the $600 super Steel robot does, natch'

  • @ThatToyGuy443
    @ThatToyGuy443 Рік тому

    A very underrated toy line.

  • @Laserdreamz
    @Laserdreamz 7 років тому

    I had the playset, white cruiser and 3 or so off the red guy, took me until the internet age to find out what they were called!

  • @JaalKiriam
    @JaalKiriam 3 роки тому

    This was what 'Rock Lords' were for me...didn't care about their own lore, but they were great add-ons for other franchises.

  • @sfighter0085
    @sfighter0085 7 років тому

    A very belated Happy New Year. So the "Maxx Steele" character was an actual robot before he became a toy, fascinating. While the toys are well designed, the lack of articulation, action features, and the goofy as hell names (except for "Maxx Steele", that names badass) really keep it from being a memorable toyline. But the vehicles were pretty cool, even though two of them had that balloon thingy, and so were the "Command Patroller" and "Fortress of Steele". I wonder if anybody used the Fortress of Steele as a playset for "Superman". After all, isn't he the "Man of Steele"? LOL
    Great video, and thanks for the nightmares with "Ideal's" Shirley Temple" doll. Yikes!

  • @sgreen4865
    @sgreen4865 6 років тому

    I totally forgot about these ! I had one or two of these ! They weren't that great

  • @franciscovalle8075
    @franciscovalle8075 4 роки тому

    Holy crap i forgot about these!!!!

  • @thunderrobots1980s
    @thunderrobots1980s 7 років тому +1

    that playset will make a great fortress of solitude or a luthor hide out

  • @mackbonham1
    @mackbonham1 7 років тому

    Oh man, I know it's out of your normal date range but I'd love to see an episode on Ideal's Evel Knieval line. Those things were awesome.

    • @retroblasting
      @retroblasting  7 років тому +1

      "Nothing is written..." - Lawrence of Arabia

  • @edwardburek1717
    @edwardburek1717 4 роки тому

    One of the great lost properties to come out of the 1980's. I still have my Robo Force robots and Fortress of Steele somewhere at home, and was so obsessed with them I even did a comic book series of my own, which was way, way, WAY better than the giveaway comics that you got with each figure.
    Of course, where I come from in the UK, it was never called Robo Force. Instead, it was called The Robots. It was distributed in the UK and Europe by a company called CBS Toys (I'm pretty sure that they had nothing to do with the Columbia Broadcasting System, but that's by the by). And did you know that Coptor was classified as an enemy robot, despite having a silver nameplate that denotes it as a hero robot? Apparently it was all due to a mistake by the marketing people, because they saw Coptor standing next to the evil Robots, they deduced that it was an evil robot. In my mythology, Coptor gets brainwashed into fighting for Hun-Dred's League of Evil Robots, courtesy of getting clonked on the head by Vulgar's mace.
    Through all this, I was never aware that there was an animated series of Robo Force - well, when I say "series", I mean that single 22 minute episode.
    You guys are providing a very special service. Thanks very much.

  • @KasumiKenshirou
    @KasumiKenshirou 7 років тому +1

    Did those hover sleds come in different colors? I thought I remember owning one that was either all black or the bottom part was blue.

  • @theronmitchell3073
    @theronmitchell3073 7 років тому

    Been waiting for this one...

  • @MisterSiza78
    @MisterSiza78 7 років тому

    They recently released new machine robo ( gobots) figure last year. They look pretty neat.

  • @camcordernonsense5264
    @camcordernonsense5264 7 років тому

    "Under 400 dollars" robot should be mine. I love that thing

  • @Boojkill
    @Boojkill 7 років тому

    I remember Tomy releasing a better robot toyline called Starriors at about the same time. They were smaller and had wind-up features, interchangeable parts, and some even shot discs. They were a lot more interesting for me than this line when I was a kid growing up.

  • @gundamfan2020
    @gundamfan2020 7 років тому

    I had these robi force i was about 5 lol had the big vehicle and the base so cheap and cheap. Then there was tank track so much yesss

  • @leifberg349
    @leifberg349 6 років тому

    Zeroids were battery operated. I had the first 3 in the late '60s.

  • @Chris4niss
    @Chris4niss 7 років тому

    Wow great vid, when are u gonna do a collection vid

  • @DoomsToys
    @DoomsToys 7 років тому +4

    Hey Michael! Do you think you’ll ever do a big He-Man toy review like this one? I would love that crap!

    • @retroblasting
      @retroblasting  7 років тому +2

      +AverageMovieGoer planning it, but MOTU is HUGE, which is why we have done multiple short subject videos on it.

    • @DoomsToys
      @DoomsToys 7 років тому +1

      RetroBlasting Yeah its a really big line! Cant wait to see more from you!

  • @erikhelbing2929
    @erikhelbing2929 7 років тому +1

    I wonder if the secret passage compartment was a bathroom.

  • @rbl205
    @rbl205 7 років тому

    Hey Michael, have you ever heard of a toy line called "Computer Warriors"? I would really like to see your opinion on that old line and the single pilot episode.

  • @captainsolo1609
    @captainsolo1609 7 років тому

    Great vid Michael that was very entertaining and informative!! I do remember these toys but really didn't know much about them. So thanks for doing this. I wanted to ask if you remember Star Blazers and would you ever do a review??

    • @captainsolo1609
      @captainsolo1609 7 років тому

      I'm not sure. I was very young as well. Grade prep I think. Was there ever a toy line?? I was hoping retroblasting can enlighten us. But I know you can get the entire collection on DVD now.

  • @squidsminion
    @squidsminion 7 років тому

    Got to love kandor

  • @HUMDUDE
    @HUMDUDE 7 років тому

    I literally have recollection of this toy line!

  • @toweypat
    @toweypat 6 років тому

    I liked these guys because they looked like actual robots.

  • @inazumanfrash
    @inazumanfrash 6 років тому

    I got a SOTA "new" in box, but he was horribly yellowed beyond belief. I tried cleaning out the arms and radar with peroxide, but the radar sticker peeled off : (

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena 7 років тому

    I only saw one episode and I couldn't even remember it...I don't even recall the toyline.

  • @georgeowain
    @georgeowain 7 років тому

    I thought Zeroids were spherical robots who had a primary role in Gerry Anderson’s 80s puppet show Terrahawks.

  • @RetroRobotRadio
    @RetroRobotRadio 4 роки тому

    So no mention of Toyfinity ressurecting the line as Glyos figures? They still come out to this day.

  • @danielroberto2209
    @danielroberto2209 6 років тому +1

    Why are you so negative in this toy review? As a kid I had all the Robo-Force line... for me, the fun part was making up my own storyline instead of being brainwashed by a television series promo. One thing you did not mention is that you could take two gripper bases and stick them together! I would have one robot flying and have him drop the other one in mid-air. When I saw the cartoon, I didn't like it, because it had humans in it. It made no sense! It was a different time where a kids own creativity filled in the gaps for the toylines that didn't catch on....

  • @standepain
    @standepain 7 років тому +1

    I'm not gonna lie...I thought these thing were cool! ...But HOLY HELL that playset looks awesome!

  • @STB-jh7od
    @STB-jh7od 7 років тому

    Can you do Steel Monsters?

  • @mikeching6374
    @mikeching6374 5 років тому

    I remembee getting the Robocruiser, but not the robot figures themselves...it was a weird thing in my childhood toy colelction, beause none of my othe toys workd with it...

  • @cerethpainting6606
    @cerethpainting6606 11 місяців тому

    Not a robot per se, but this intro makes me miss my Big Trak!

  • @CentaurYogi
    @CentaurYogi 7 років тому +3

    Another Home Run Michael. And listen to some Beatles albums.

    • @retroblasting
      @retroblasting  7 років тому +2

      ????

    • @CentaurYogi
      @CentaurYogi 7 років тому +1

      Lol Melinda mentioned on her Dreamland podcast, which is excellent by the way, you didn't care for the Beatles or Simon and Garfunkel.

  • @agentonclogs
    @agentonclogs 6 років тому

    Soda is a Mandalorian; cool!

  • @rcLawnDartPilot
    @rcLawnDartPilot 6 років тому

    I had Cruel. Dont think I ever played with it, though.

  • @rictusmetallicus
    @rictusmetallicus 7 років тому

    Do suction cups suck?