"djmt1" (djmt1)
02/06/2015 at 20:54 • Filed to: None
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"djmt1" (djmt1)
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The US version is apparently getting a reboot which made me nostalgic.
This is my favourite battle.
E. Julius
> djmt1
02/06/2015 at 21:00 |
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Yes, watched this all the time. A reboot would be interesting. I wonder if advances in cheap and compact microprocessors will allow some crazier stuff in 2015 version.
Dusty Ventures
> djmt1
02/06/2015 at 21:03 |
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Robotica > Robot Wars
EDIT: Queued the video past the commercial
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djmt1
> E. Julius
02/06/2015 at 21:04 |
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Probably not. People would just build high speed battering rams like Tornado and Storm 2 and it will just descend into boring sumo contests. The days of Razer, HypnoDisc, PussyCat and Wheely Big Cheese are sadly gone.
Scary__goongala!
> djmt1
02/06/2015 at 21:05 |
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i remember watching this with my older brother. The bots that did nothing but flip other bots over always won. Lame
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djmt1
> Dusty Ventures
02/06/2015 at 21:06 |
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Man, I hated that show. I wanted to see Robots smash each other to bits not watch them slowly get lost around a track.
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E. Julius
> djmt1
02/06/2015 at 21:10 |
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Or my favorite, Conquering Clown:
lone_liberal
> djmt1
02/06/2015 at 21:11 |
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I loved Robot Wars, but I didn't think the US version was nearly as entertaining. It's been too long ago for me to remember why I thought that though. Probably the lack of Lister.
GhostZ
> djmt1
02/06/2015 at 21:13 |
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Aw man yes! This was my childhood!
I remember when they itnroduced the flipping robots that totally broke the metagame for a while.
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GhostZ
> djmt1
02/06/2015 at 21:13 |
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Are we still talking about Robot Wars, or F1?
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Dusty Ventures
> djmt1
02/06/2015 at 21:14 |
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They smashed each other to bits at the end. And are you really telling me you didn't like the maze obstacle course?
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djmt1
> Dusty Ventures
02/06/2015 at 21:18 |
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Not really if I'm honest. I was just interested it the battles and in Robotica there was just to much stuff that didn't involve armor being shredded plus the American bots were really dull compared to the crazy stuff I was used to on Robot Wars (UK).
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djmt1
> GhostZ
02/06/2015 at 21:21 |
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In the first few series of Robot Wars UK, Flippers were dominant but then people caught on that to meet the weight requirement they had really thin armour and with that they were done.
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Dusty Ventures
> djmt1
02/06/2015 at 21:31 |
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Fair enough. Maybe it's because I was involved in the FIRST Robotics program, but I liked that the robots in Robotica had to be versatile. Not only did they have to be able to destroy the opposing robot, but they had to be able to traverse varying terrain and navigate through/manipulate obstacles. That said, I disagree that Flexy-Flyer, UltraViolence, and Wizard of Sawz were boring.
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> E. Julius
02/06/2015 at 23:32 |
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Wow. I'll sleep well tonight...
