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Crul@lemm.ee to Cassette Futurism@lemm.ee · 2 years ago

2-XL Mego Corporation original version 1978

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2-XL Mego Corporation original version 1978

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Crul@lemm.ee to Cassette Futurism@lemm.ee · 2 years ago
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Source: Robot Posters & Books - theoldrobot.net

Wikipedia: 2-XL - Mego Corporation version

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  • Voyajer@lemmy.world
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    Technoan has a video demonstrating one of these, pretty cool!

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      Here it is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/amuRIydCoJk?si=fNOxfrM2hE-wlZ5d

  • Mister Neon@lemmy.world
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    Oh man I had the more robot looking version as a kid.

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      Yea my younger brother had that when he was little. It was a 1990s reskin of the original.

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    There’s an emulator for it https://2xlbot.com/

  • Jessica
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    This thing looks an awful lot like the cartridge robot from that episode of Futurama, where Bender got a wooden body. I wonder if this was the inspiration: https://theinfosphere.org/Cartridge_Unit

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      Wow! nice catch!

      I did a quick search and found other cartridge-robots, but they don't look as similar as this one


      Source: 2 x Vintage Disc Bot Toy Robots and Cartridges - Rare / Hard to Find | eBay

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    Its a verry charming toy, i wish I had one

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