R.O.B.

For information on ROB from the Star Fox series, see ROB 64.

R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) is a robot that could substitute as a second player in the NES games Stack-Up and Gyromite. He has also had cameos in Star Tropics, F-Zero GX, Warioware Inc., Mario Kart DS, Star Fox 64, and others. While the robot itself didn't last long at all, he still appears in games every now and then, most notable is his character appearence in Mario Kart DS where he was a playable character.

Stack-Up
Stack-Up was the first game for R.O.B. to appear in. You and the Robot cooperated with each other to finish the goal that was on the screen.

Cameos
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 * Star Fox 64 - R.O.B. 64 pilots the Great Fox while the team is flying, and sends supplies and hints. Also, the boss of Sector X resembles R.O.B.
 * Kirby's Dream Land 3 - In Sand Canyon's Level 6 you must find all the parts to R.O.B. and reunite him with the Professor.
 * Game Boy Camera - The twenty sixth image in the B Album is R.O.B.
 * F-Zero GX - On the first Port Town stage, you can see R.O.B. loading cargo.
 * WarioWare Inc. - One of the micro mini games involves R.O.B.
 * Pikmin 2 - 6 of the peices you have to find are parts of R.O.B.
 * WarioWare: Twisted! - Is included in some of the mini-games.
 * WarioWare: Touched! - Is included in some of the mini-games.
 * Mario Kart DS - Some people may call it a cameo, and some may not, but in this game, once you beat all GPS on all levels, then you will be rewarded R.O.B. as a playable character.
 * Tetris DS - While on the menu for Wi-Fi, you will see the profesor from Gyromite on the top screen walking around
 * Chibi-Robo - It is possible that Giga-Robo's design is based off R.O.B.'s since they both look very simular.
 * WarioWare: Smooth Moves - R.O.B. is the boss in 9-Volt's level.

Color
The original R.O.B. in Japan is actually Red and White, while in America it is Black and Gray. Even in Mario Kart DS they made the Japanese version Red and White and the American version Black and Gray. His cameo appearance in F-Zero GX also used his Red and White appearance as well.

Other information
In Gamespy's top twenty five smartest moves in gaming history, ROB was placed at number five. In the January 2006 issue of Wired, ROB was placed as the forty fith best robot ever. For a time, ROB had a segment in the IGN podcast Gamescoop!, where people "called in" and asked ROB questions. It is believed that ROB was voiced by Hilary Goldstein of the IGN Xbox team.