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Robot Arena => Discussion => Topic started by: ACAMS on April 26, 2009, 07:17:19 PM

Title: Battlebots
Post by: ACAMS on April 26, 2009, 07:17:19 PM

(http://myfolderz.com/pics/battlebots.jpg)

Title: Battlebots
Post by: Urjak on April 26, 2009, 07:26:16 PM

Holy Crap!...

Title: Battlebots
Post by: Somebody on April 26, 2009, 07:27:03 PM

I wonder if thats what those Battlebots founder people thought it would actually become when they started it.

Title: Battlebots
Post by: Urjak on April 26, 2009, 07:29:34 PM

Wouldn't that be funny...

Title: Battlebots
Post by: ACAMS on April 26, 2009, 08:06:00 PM

Actually, I meant to post this too and was in a hurry.
 
http://twitter.com/battlebots

Title: Battlebots
Post by: Wings on April 26, 2009, 09:28:02 PM

Quote from: Somebody;35460

I wonder if thats what those Battlebots founder people thought it would actually become when they started it.

The founders of Battlebots would not think that.  Battlebots started in 1999, but the first Robot Wars started in 1994 in the United States.  The two founders of Battlebots, Greg Munson and Trey Roski were competiors in the all but the "original" Robot Wars USA's first season.  They certainly would not have seen the compeition as the poster ACAMS posted (which was probaly just for publicity to draw specators).  

The reason why Robot Wars moved to England and why Battlebots was started is too complex for to write off the top of my head, so I recommend visting Team Nightmare's website for that info.  Or you could watch some of the fights from that time on youtube.  Here's a link to personal favorite from back then (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUni4Tx66vw).

Title: Battlebots
Post by: Urjak on April 26, 2009, 10:14:32 PM

Oookkkaaaayyy....

Title: Battlebots
Post by: Hydro on April 26, 2009, 10:15:22 PM

in response to pic:


   
HOLY. sh**.

Title: Battlebots
Post by: Naryar on April 27, 2009, 12:28:14 AM

i actually find myself to have to agree with Hydro.

Title: Battlebots
Post by: Somebody on April 27, 2009, 06:39:05 AM

Yay!, it says on the twitter that the TV deal is inked. Yes! :-D

Title: Battlebots
Post by: Reier on April 27, 2009, 11:43:58 AM

I've seen that pic before, but it wasn't colored. Oh, and there's some sort of Ginsu rep in the backround.

Title: Battlebots
Post by: MikeNCR on April 27, 2009, 12:09:19 PM

It was the poster for the Long Beach BattleBots event in 1999

Title: Battlebots
Post by: roboman2444 on April 27, 2009, 02:05:49 PM

it looks a little like the robots form Matrix 3

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