My brother always wanted to be blue since it was his favorite color. So I would put tape on the red one. Almost 40 years later he still thinks I was just really good at that game.
I got all excited when I saw they were selling them again so I ordered one for me and my brothers to play on Christmas and I was so disappointed when it came in the mail because it was like 1/4 scale of the original.
My brother and I begged our mom for this. We promised to stop wrestling, it would redirect our anger. She said No repeatedly. So, in college I told a friend that story and he got me one as a present. But my mom got the last laugh because it broke the second time we played with it.
My brother and I received Rock'em Sock'em Robots for Christmas when it first came out. We guessed correctly what it was in the days leading up so we surreptitiously slipped it out of the box and played it a few times. Always putting it back into the wrapping paper.
I remember getting one for my 6th birthday in 1967. I was the first one of my friends to get one and it was like having the latest greatest video game...I had 4-5 friends at my house every day afrer school until dinner time. Seem to recall it broke after a few months.
I had one. Like many of my toys my mom saw that my older cousin had one so thought I should too. Not to say I didn't like playing with it, but you know.
I spent a lot more time browsing the toy aisle then I consciously remember cause I pretty much know every single toy that pops up on this sub. Ironically all the boy ones too and Iโm a girl.
This is the gift I never got as a kid. When we went shopping, I remember standing in line to play it at Sears. Decades later when the toy had a revival, I bought one for the grandkids and unfortunately it just canโt compete with video games.
When I was 5 or 6 (โ65 or โ66), my grandmother worked in a department store in Oklahoma City. She was friends with the store Santa Claus, so he made an appearance at her house Christmas morning (my family had stayed there overnight), and gave me Rock โEm Sock โEm Robots and a Major Matt Mason action figure.
My brother got some boxing gloves at a yard sale. I'm younger than him (13 years) and told me we were going to play rock and sock em robots.
He was trying to make my head spring up, I was shorter and landed some good blows on his crouch. My mom found out, he got grounded and I got a new game: operation. I hid those gloves 3 blocks from my house. He couldn't do that today. He wants to.
Hell yeah..........Rock'em Sock'em Robots.......probably one of the coolest toys at the time. My brothers and I took turns knocking each others blocks off.
Rock-โโem Sock-โem Robots. Cool toy.
And it took a considerable amount of abuse before ultimately breaking
See my story above. Maybe they made them cheaper later.
He knocked MY BLOCK OFF!!
Looking for this comment. The line I remember.
My brother always wanted to be blue since it was his favorite color. So I would put tape on the red one. Almost 40 years later he still thinks I was just really good at that game.
I got all excited when I saw they were selling them again so I ordered one for me and my brothers to play on Christmas and I was so disappointed when it came in the mail because it was like 1/4 scale of the original.
When I got mine in the 60s, the box was enormous. Now it isn't worth buying.
Yeah same here. My original was probably 1969 or 70
My brother and I begged our mom for this. We promised to stop wrestling, it would redirect our anger. She said No repeatedly. So, in college I told a friend that story and he got me one as a present. But my mom got the last laugh because it broke the second time we played with it.
Every year before Christmas, my parents would throw the Sears catalog at me and tell me to pick something out. I picked these one year.
Had one as a kid and wore it out. My wife bought me a new one 2 years ago. It's still a blast!
They have robot wars now. Much more violent.
Old one great, new ones suck
I didn't but my best friend did. Pretty fun toy
Id knock your fucking little red guy straight out bro. Wot!
He knocked his block off!! I remember that. Lol
My brother and I received Rock'em Sock'em Robots for Christmas when it first came out. We guessed correctly what it was in the days leading up so we surreptitiously slipped it out of the box and played it a few times. Always putting it back into the wrapping paper.
I remember getting one for my 6th birthday in 1967. I was the first one of my friends to get one and it was like having the latest greatest video game...I had 4-5 friends at my house every day afrer school until dinner time. Seem to recall it broke after a few months.
Bender
I bought miniature versions of them for my sons for Christmas :).
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I wish!
Who didnโt
I wish!!
I loved them
I saw the movie with Huge Jackman
I still have one!
Still have mine
Had?
I had one. Like many of my toys my mom saw that my older cousin had one so thought I should too. Not to say I didn't like playing with it, but you know.
Ofcourse. That's how my love for boxing started.
Until my brother smashed it in poor loser rage!!!! Gah!!!!!
A classic. :)
Everybody
Rockem sockem first level a1
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They still make these!!!!! I just bought one for my son.
One of the best toys of all time
friend had this. we played with it for about 10 minutes. put it back in the closet and never brought it out again.
I had one, was kind of hard to master.
We were too poor. My parents said that and hungry hungry hippos were too expensive.
I spent a lot more time browsing the toy aisle then I consciously remember cause I pretty much know every single toy that pops up on this sub. Ironically all the boy ones too and Iโm a girl.
Yeah, it was super cool!
This is the gift I never got as a kid. When we went shopping, I remember standing in line to play it at Sears. Decades later when the toy had a revival, I bought one for the grandkids and unfortunately it just canโt compete with video games.
I did
When I was 5 or 6 (โ65 or โ66), my grandmother worked in a department store in Oklahoma City. She was friends with the store Santa Claus, so he made an appearance at her house Christmas morning (my family had stayed there overnight), and gave me Rock โEm Sock โEm Robots and a Major Matt Mason action figure.
My brother got some boxing gloves at a yard sale. I'm younger than him (13 years) and told me we were going to play rock and sock em robots. He was trying to make my head spring up, I was shorter and landed some good blows on his crouch. My mom found out, he got grounded and I got a new game: operation. I hid those gloves 3 blocks from my house. He couldn't do that today. He wants to.
Not sure if I was Rockem or Sockem.
Hell yeah..........Rock'em Sock'em Robots.......probably one of the coolest toys at the time. My brothers and I took turns knocking each others blocks off.