During a time in the 80's Japan was super crazy about robots. While they always have been, they were obsessed with transforming robots at the time. While your probably thinking about Transformers, there was another transforming toy Japan was going all out with, which were the Gobots. You've probably don't remember these or even heard of them because Transformers was busy filling in that spotlight here in America. During this craze in Japan, Nintendo decided to release these Famicom transforming cartridges.
Toy compared to the actual cartridge.
These were released by the Gobot company at the time and were called "Kasseto Sentai" or Cartridge Corps. These toys came in small boxes and resembles a Famicom cartridge. Or a Nintendo cartridge. Most Nintendo fans should know by now that the Famicom cartridges were made bigger in Japan when first introduced. And was made smaller in America.
Well back to the cartridges. The cartridges were made to transform into the character the game represented. The toys also came with a bonus item. Nothing too fancy, it just came with an item that was featured in the game. In example with the Mario toy it came with a mushroom. Below will be more pictures, including an instruction guide and even a game you can play with the toys, which looks like a Battle Bots game. More transforming cartridges are shown below, which include Bowser, Dig Dug, and Ghosts ‘N Goblins.
2 comments:
Ha, these are awesome.
Is that a blue Bowser?
That it is.
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