it’s really interesting to see so many of these with altmodes based on real vehicles actually saying the license out loud. like, transformers quietly dodges the question, but gobots has the word “PORSCHE” on the front windshield of baron von joy, they make no bones about it
warpath in robot mode. take his propeller out and put it in his back then it wont be in the way. you can spread the propellers out to make it look cooler.
Thanks for the review of these guys! As a kid I collected mostly Transformers, but I did have a few GoBots. My friend down the street had "Zee-Mon" so I do remember him, but even as a kid I thought he was a rip off of Bluestreak/Prowl and didn't like him. I'm not sure why he had the "TransAm/Firebird" sticker on the hood. He wasn't a Pontiac. Anyway, my friend also had Warpath who I did think was really cool. I think he also had the big shuttle and Leader One.
Fun fact: Raizor was actually a cut concept from Machine Robo, involving existing characters receiving power-up armor. In this case, Raizor was supposed to be an upgrade of Mach-3. Also, Warpath and Staks are actually supposed to be large redesigns of Wrong-Way, and Road Ranger, according to their Machine Robo names.
In Psycho if you look closely at the passengers they are Cobra and Lady from Space Adventure Cobra the anime. Perhaps a nod to Space Adventure Cobra, Cobra's most powerful weapon is called the Psycho gun. One his his arms transforms into in the animated movie. In the Manga/TV series he has a robot hand/forearm hiding it that just slides off.
Because of space in the future ill try to get the Super Leader 1 and Cykill i had them once but😢 i had to sell them because my wife was out of job and we needed it the money also the cool Volkswagen i am going to get for my Volkswagen collection great video friend keep up tge great content 😊
@@tydiriumhanger1320 I don't intend this to come of as knit-picking here. Defender is a Saladin AFV, not a tank. It's turret is forward mounted and you have it displayed directed to the rear which is the engine compartment. i.e.: you have the gun pointing backwards.
I have Vamp , Baron von joy , Stacks and night fright . I had no idea until now he was rare or worth that much . He's in decent shape but the rotors are damaged and so is the chin gun . I was a transformers kid so I never really cared about my gobots. Guess I should now. Thanks for the upload
Dude I love these videos of the vintage collections. Would love to see more of this kind of thing, like Transformers, He-Man, Ghostbusters, etc. if you have more collections to share.
I'm 5 months late but i can't stand not pointing it out. Warpath's propeller does plug into his back. It plugs into the same hole from the other side and then the tail folds over it, sandwiching it into the middle of the figure. It should make a V shape sticking out of his shoulders.
Great collection, thanks for showing it! Cy-Kill, he was the first GoBot I bought as a small kid as I opened it up while in Wendy's fast food. If those wheels stay connected at all times, I kind of like the idea of the wheels on his back in the larger version, which I never had. Space-C was great too, along with many of these unique Robot Switching vehicles. I wish they all had faces, but some used the windows or headlights as eyes. Sorry to hear Leader-1's wings droop over time.
Oh wow - have you taken me down memory lane! I had a couple of these as a kid & destroyed them through rough play. Good to see someone keeping the memory alive. Because you collect multiple lines/ products/ brands, do you have a dedicated room just to your collection ?
Psycho has always been my fave. Years later I came acrossed a very cool 1980s anime series, which I think you'd enjoy Mike. The show is called "Space Adventure COBRA" and in one of the episode you see the main character "Cobra" driving a car that looks very much like Psycho. Which works perfectly in a futuristic Star Wars like universe. Great car.
@tydiriumhanger1320 definitely check out the show. Granted, you have to read subtitles, but the animation and story are impressive. It felt very Star Wars meets Pirates meets James Bond.. The main character is kinda Han Solo-esque with witty humor and weakness for attractive ladies. His copilot and partner Lady Armaroid, who is a top class mechanical AI armaroid. And Cobra has the most powerful gun in the galaxy. And its attached to his left arm..It's his psycho gun..He battles some impressive villains. One of the main villains whose name is Crystal Bowie reminds me of Destro, but much more ruthless. But Mike definitely check it out. Had this tv series been slightly censored for kids in the US, and allowed on Saturday morning tv, it would have been very popular. There is a pilot made for the US market, and the voice actor for it was Michael Bell which was perfect. Sadly the pilot was nothing like the original version and scrubbed. But still interesting. You can find Space Adventure Cobra series on youtube. Enjoy my friend, and keep up all the fun stuff you do. Now I'm off to finally buy my Psycho GoBot 🙂
In some cases the Machine Robo (Go-bots) are superior compared to Transformers in both modes. I also hated the windshield head ones lacking human atonomy. Nr. 33 was an evil boss Baikanfu has defeated in a Machine Robo TV episode.
I remember seeing the dome heads in stores as a kid. They didn't interest me then and they don't interest me now. I'll stick to picking up the standard ones when I find them. I must say, I'm really amazed at the massive amount of toylines you keep pulling out of your hat for your video's.
That sticker on the 280's hood. So, the Japanese knew about the Firebird, but kinda misinterpreted it to be something that we put on our fast/muscle cars, so they put a bird on the hoods of the cars toys that they wanted to sell here. I can't think of too many examples right off, other than this guy, and Tracks. A screaming chicken on a vette.... go figure. Guess they misunderstood that statement "man that thing can fly!" so threw wings on that example as well, to be double murican lol
@@tydiriumhanger1320 absolutely. I like the theory, but I do kinda suspect that they would have a better idea of the market they were breaking into, or that Tonka and Hasbro would say something, but again, that's assuming profit driven companies would take the time to care. Maybe they'd have printed a new sticker to put over that one, like a face on a seatback lol
Incredible video my friend!!! I remember getting a box of a ton of transformers from my cousin when I was a little kid. The box also included a couple of broken gobots but I did get psycho complete and almost new and I still have that collection today. So glad I watched this video I never knew psycho’s actual name and just called him future machine lol! But now I finally know it. Thank you good sir!!! ❤️😎 Also his cockpit does open up or at least mine does. Cheers!!
even though i was a transformers fan i liked that gobots were all the same scale then they made these super gobots and i thought they were desperate to try to compete with transformers and ruined what made them cool
There were timesbwhen Robo Machine /Gobots knocked it out of the park in comparisonsvto transformers. Take "Jeeper Creeper" for example...that toy had a much better robot mide than his tf counterpart "hound"
Spy High is a Tornado GR Mk1...there is no such thing as a Tornado Gr Mk3....trust me...the Tornado is 1 of my favourite aircraft of all time and i have built many model kits of all variants.
@@tydiriumhanger1320 there were essintaly 2 versions of the Tornado..the IDS (interdictor strike) and ADV (air defence variant)...the original was called IDS by the countries that used it although the british called it the GR Mk 1 which was then upraded to mk1 A standard and the mk1 B standard...the ADV was know to the british as the Tornado F-2 and from the 13th example of the ADV built it was upraded to F-3 standard ....and then the IDS was totaly upgraded to GR Mk 4 standard and then Mk4 A standard and then Mk4 B standard.
Strangely enough, watching the series recently "he" was paired up with Blaster since they were both tanks. Defendor was a guy, in the cartoon. He had a deep authoritative voice, reminiscent of a soldier in the military.
Not to get into the whole rumble is red argument because the toy which was RED came first but for those who say hes blue because of the cartoon animation error and its frenzy that is red look again becauae in the show rumble isnt even blue to start with...hes PURPLE. and you could argue the entire G1 cast is an animation error as not 1 single G1 transformer in the show matched the toy it was based on...
Funny that I bet they even noticed the error after a while and figured nobody would notice or care and yet that is one of the bigger debates these days.
Great video, thanks. God knows I tried to like Gobots back in the day, but they just sucked. They couldn't hold a candle to Transformers. Gobots build quality was terrible.
@@tydiriumhanger1320 well, knowing the human race as well as i do…… i’d be guessing the first and possibly only of many requests from humees will be to transform into the most wanted thing most creepazoids want: sexbots!! ‘Auto-slots - roll out!’;)
it’s really interesting to see so many of these with altmodes based on real vehicles actually saying the license out loud. like, transformers quietly dodges the question, but gobots has the word “PORSCHE” on the front windshield of baron von joy, they make no bones about it
That was the fun of the 80s and this line to get those iconic cars in your collection along with Good year on the tires of MASK
warpath in robot mode. take his propeller out and put it in his back then it wont be in the way. you can spread the propellers out to make it look cooler.
This was probably my favorite childhood toy. Damn near teary-eyed...lol Thank you SO much for sharing this. 👊🏽😁
Memory lane. It's weird to say this but who remembers the smell of the toy aisles at toys r Us in the 80s and early 90s.
I like the later Super GoBots the most but they are really hard to find.
I had both vamp and throttle as a kid and never even knew what they were until watching this! Wished I'd kept hold of them now
They do not really stand out as gobots becuase of their size and were not really in the show much
Watching this really made me smile.
So glad you enjoyed!
Really Nice , one my favorite series of my childhood but I hope someone makes a new toy line with the modern technique but cartoon accurate style.
Warpath & Wrong Way could be twins considering the similar robot modes especially with the propellers on the chests and both turn into an Apache
Thanks for the review of these guys! As a kid I collected mostly Transformers, but I did have a few GoBots. My friend down the street had "Zee-Mon" so I do remember him, but even as a kid I thought he was a rip off of Bluestreak/Prowl and didn't like him. I'm not sure why he had the "TransAm/Firebird" sticker on the hood. He wasn't a Pontiac. Anyway, my friend also had Warpath who I did think was really cool. I think he also had the big shuttle and Leader One.
You can fit a lego figure in defender if you leave the head down. I always used him as a Lego Mech.
Fun fact: Raizor was actually a cut concept from Machine Robo, involving existing characters receiving power-up armor. In this case, Raizor was supposed to be an upgrade of Mach-3. Also, Warpath and Staks are actually supposed to be large redesigns of Wrong-Way, and Road Ranger, according to their Machine Robo names.
I am watching this video i am getting several of this boys their great
In Psycho if you look closely at the passengers they are Cobra and Lady from Space Adventure Cobra the anime. Perhaps a nod to Space Adventure Cobra, Cobra's most powerful weapon is called the Psycho gun. One his his arms transforms into in the animated movie. In the Manga/TV series he has a robot hand/forearm hiding it that just slides off.
Because of space in the future ill try to get the Super Leader 1 and Cykill i had them once but😢 i had to sell them because my wife was out of job and we needed it the money also the cool Volkswagen i am going to get for my Volkswagen collection great video friend keep up tge great content 😊
If I remember correctly (it's been a while) Stacks's legs are on a slider. So you can pull them apart slightly to give him a wider stance.
You are correct he does look a bit better with a wider stance thanks
@@tydiriumhanger1320 I don't intend this to come of as knit-picking here. Defender is a Saladin AFV, not a tank. It's turret is forward mounted and you have it displayed directed to the rear which is the engine compartment. i.e.: you have the gun pointing backwards.
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I have Vamp , Baron von joy , Stacks and night fright . I had no idea until now he was rare or worth that much . He's in decent shape but the rotors are damaged and so is the chin gun . I was a transformers kid so I never really cared about my gobots. Guess I should now. Thanks for the upload
Dude I love these videos of the vintage collections. Would love to see more of this kind of thing, like Transformers, He-Man, Ghostbusters, etc. if you have more collections to share.
I have more on the way and have done Ghostbusters already it is just not the entire line because it is quite expansive
I have the Razer super gobot. It was purchased kin a People's store in Nova Scotia, Canada
Awesome upload. Hail Hydra !!!
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks
I love gobots
I'm 5 months late but i can't stand not pointing it out. Warpath's propeller does plug into his back. It plugs into the same hole from the other side and then the tail folds over it, sandwiching it into the middle of the figure. It should make a V shape sticking out of his shoulders.
Great collection, thanks for showing it! Cy-Kill, he was the first GoBot I bought as a small kid as I opened it up while in Wendy's fast food. If those wheels stay connected at all times, I kind of like the idea of the wheels on his back in the larger version, which I never had. Space-C was great too, along with many of these unique Robot Switching vehicles. I wish they all had faces, but some used the windows or headlights as eyes. Sorry to hear Leader-1's wings droop over time.
Funny you mention Wendys because they had a cheap premium toy line of gobots
@@tydiriumhanger1320 Ha, that's cool to hear Wendy's had a meal toy line of Gobots too. I missed that unfortunately back then. Thanks!
You also need to cover the Puzzlers, the Monstrous group, the Dread Launchers, and the Secret Riders. Zod and Scales deserve a look as well.
Another name of the Ford Coupe was Eliminator aka the ZZ Top cruiser
I "very had zeemon since I was little, never had the trunk on mine. Sticker is kind of messed up missing the rubber on tires too.
Oh wow - have you taken me down memory lane! I had a couple of these as a kid & destroyed them through rough play. Good to see someone keeping the memory alive.
Because you collect multiple lines/ products/ brands, do you have a dedicated room just to your collection ?
Yes I do have a couple rooms that I display these and working on a collection video soon
I Remember this, i had shuttle. If i Remember correctly, in Italy knew as robotmachine
I had the Robo Machine Warpath. Aside from entirely different box art, he was moulded in military green.
I figured there was something different and the various guides show the standard one listed. Thanks
I remember there was another Herr Fiend figure that had a number 32 on the hood cause i had that one
Psycho has always been my fave. Years later I came acrossed a very cool 1980s anime series, which I think you'd enjoy Mike. The show is called "Space Adventure COBRA" and in one of the episode you see the main character "Cobra" driving a car that looks very much like Psycho. Which works perfectly in a futuristic Star Wars like universe. Great car.
Gotta check out that show but Psycho is still a futuristic looking car even today
@tydiriumhanger1320 definitely check out the show. Granted, you have to read subtitles, but the animation and story are impressive. It felt very Star Wars meets Pirates meets James Bond.. The main character is kinda Han Solo-esque with witty humor and weakness for attractive ladies. His copilot and partner Lady Armaroid, who is a top class mechanical AI armaroid. And Cobra has the most powerful gun in the galaxy. And its attached to his left arm..It's his psycho gun..He battles some impressive villains.
One of the main villains whose name is Crystal Bowie reminds me of Destro, but much more ruthless. But Mike definitely check it out. Had this tv series been slightly censored for kids in the US, and allowed on Saturday morning tv, it would have been very popular. There is a pilot made for the US market, and the voice actor for it was Michael Bell which was perfect. Sadly the pilot was nothing like the original version and scrubbed. But still interesting. You can find Space Adventure Cobra series on youtube. Enjoy my friend, and keep up all the fun stuff you do. Now I'm off to finally buy my Psycho GoBot 🙂
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dude...I really like your videos, so much that I subbed, but you GOTTA work on your understanding of the transformations of these GoBots.
38:16 He looks like starscream
In some cases the Machine Robo (Go-bots) are superior compared to Transformers in both modes.
I also hated the windshield head ones lacking human atonomy.
Nr. 33 was an evil boss Baikanfu has defeated in a Machine Robo TV episode.
I hope you're planning to do anything video covering the playsets, and Zod etc.
I have done the 2 ship playsets in the past and I also plan a video covering basically the rest of the odd ball stuff
@tydiriumhanger1320 Awesome. Looking forward to it.
in the cartoon was there a race car or something that had a pop up cobra head?
I remember seeing the dome heads in stores as a kid. They didn't interest me then and they don't interest me now. I'll stick to picking up the standard ones when I find them. I must say, I'm really amazed at the massive amount of toylines you keep pulling out of your hat for your video's.
Yes that style makes for an easier transformation but just looks odd. Glad you enojoyed
i always thought stacks carried around puzzler
Spay-C is a female Gobot. I prefer the Super Gobot version.
a quand le film.
That sticker on the 280's hood. So, the Japanese knew about the Firebird, but kinda misinterpreted it to be something that we put on our fast/muscle cars, so they put a bird on the hoods of the cars toys that they wanted to sell here. I can't think of too many examples right off, other than this guy, and Tracks. A screaming chicken on a vette.... go figure. Guess they misunderstood that statement "man that thing can fly!" so threw wings on that example as well, to be double murican lol
That is an interesting theory and may very well be the reason. Such cool toys and ideas that came from the 80s
@@tydiriumhanger1320 absolutely. I like the theory, but I do kinda suspect that they would have a better idea of the market they were breaking into, or that Tonka and Hasbro would say something, but again, that's assuming profit driven companies would take the time to care. Maybe they'd have printed a new sticker to put over that one, like a face on a seatback lol
Incredible video my friend!!! I remember getting a box of a ton of transformers from my cousin when I was a little kid. The box also included a couple of broken gobots but I did get psycho complete and almost new and I still have that collection today. So glad I watched this video I never knew psycho’s actual name and just called him future machine lol! But now I finally know it. Thank you good sir!!! ❤️😎
Also his cockpit does open up or at least mine does. Cheers!!
Its all about Vamp
Oddly I did not like the smaller one at all but the bigger ones looks so cool for some reason
Most of the toys were owned by Bandai.
even though i was a transformers fan i liked that gobots were all the same scale then they made these super gobots and i thought they were desperate to try to compete with transformers and ruined what made them cool
There was always something special about Gobots even though Transformers clearly dominated
No sh1t i found Night fright with rotors and 90% of the decals yesterday for 50p in a charity shop here in the uk...
That’s phenomenal!
The black Ford is a 1933 or 1934.
staks is only cheap when he doesnt have his trailer and his staks
Is there anywhere I can get a fresh set of stickers for my stacks🤔🤔😅
There were timesbwhen Robo Machine /Gobots knocked it out of the park in comparisonsvto transformers. Take "Jeeper Creeper" for example...that toy had a much better robot mide than his tf counterpart "hound"
True and the engineering was impressive for some of the standard gobots yet intuitive
Spy High is a Tornado GR Mk1...there is no such thing as a Tornado Gr Mk3....trust me...the Tornado is 1 of my favourite aircraft of all time and i have built many model kits of all variants.
Good info and great that these were based on real vehicles of the time
@@tydiriumhanger1320 there were essintaly 2 versions of the Tornado..the IDS (interdictor strike) and ADV (air defence variant)...the original was called IDS by the countries that used it although the british called it the GR Mk 1 which was then upraded to mk1 A standard and the mk1 B standard...the ADV was know to the british as the Tornado F-2 and from the 13th example of the ADV built it was upraded to F-3 standard ....and then the IDS was totaly upgraded to GR Mk 4 standard and then Mk4 A standard and then Mk4 B standard.
I may be wrong but I believe Defendor is supposed to be female.
Strangely enough, watching the series recently "he" was paired up with Blaster since they were both tanks. Defendor was a guy, in the cartoon. He had a deep authoritative voice, reminiscent of a soldier in the military.
500 for a Go bot hahah , all go bots should be 19.99 or less haha
Yes it feels odd to pay even $100 for a gobot but that is a sign of the times
Not to get into the whole rumble is red argument because the toy which was RED came first but for those who say hes blue because of the cartoon animation error and its frenzy that is red look again becauae in the show rumble isnt even blue to start with...hes PURPLE. and you could argue the entire G1 cast is an animation error as not 1 single G1 transformer in the show matched the toy it was based on...
Funny that I bet they even noticed the error after a while and figured nobody would notice or care and yet that is one of the bigger debates these days.
@@tydiriumhanger1320 exactly...in fact its probably THE biggest 1.🤣🤣🤣
Great video, thanks. God knows I tried to like Gobots back in the day, but they just sucked. They couldn't hold a candle to Transformers. Gobots build quality was terrible.
*Spoilers* - Anyone seen new transformers movie? Not seen much of anything about GIJOE blend at end?!:/
Will TF save the Gi joe movies or could Transformers be forever tainted?
@@tydiriumhanger1320 well, knowing the human race as well as i do…… i’d be guessing the first and possibly only of many requests from humees will be to transform into the most wanted thing most creepazoids want: sexbots!! ‘Auto-slots - roll out!’;)