Compoboy old school hi-fi robot
posted Oct 28th 2005 1:30PM
A lot of you must remember SoundBlaster, the Decepticon Transformer that changed from a robot into a boombox, and
stored smaller, cassette-shaped Decepticons in his chest. Well Soundblaster ain't got nothin' on Compoboy, a
super-old-school Japanese robot from Popy that begins life as a full hi-fi component rack, circa-1982. Before
transforming into a menacing 16-inch bot, Compoboy appears to be an assembly of reel-to-reel decks, vertical record
players, cassette decks, speakers, and equilizers. Like many of the other retrobots featured on Alen Yen's ToyboxDX,
Compoboy was designed with meticulous attention to detail, and includes tape reels that fire like missles and a
completely pointless punch-card-like mechanism. Ah, the days before
Robosapien sure were sweet, weren't they? You
can see Compoboy pre-transformation after the break.
[Via Music Thing]
It was Soundwave, not Soundblaster. Shame on you! :D
oh my god! i want three of those.
Sorry to geek out here, but the name of the Decepticon you are talking about is Soundwave, not Soundblaster. You are probably getting him confused with the Autobot boombox, Blaster.
Seriously. Sometimes I think the Engadget writers are just _posing_ as geeks.
*sigh*
You guys should be ashamed. =P
And the best part about soundwave was the little cassette robots -- that was cool.
Either the poster is a poser geek and got Soundwaves name wrong, OR he's an uber geek like myself and knows that Soundwave was called SoundBlaster in the Japanese Transformers: Headmaster Series (he was killed and rebuilt).
:)
Come on guys! Use the Wiki before you post!
Shame Shame!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundwave_%28Transformers%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Soundwave.jpg
--Chaz
actually, he's right. Soundblaster was sort of "Soundwave reincarnated". if i remember, in the "Headmasters" cartoon series in japan, Soundwave and Blaster (the autobot boombox) destroy each other in a fight, and get rebuilt. Soundblaster's colors were black (instead of Soundwave's blue), and the toy could hold more than one cassette.
compoboy looks sweet!
Come on guys! Use the Wiki before you post!
Shame Shame!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundwave_%28Transformers%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Soundwave.jpg
--Chaz
pics of soundblaster:
http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=511&size=0&start=0
pics of soundwave:
http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=21&size=0&start=0
wikipedia entry on "Transformers: Headmasters"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers_Series#Transformers:_Headmasters.2C_1987.2C_Japan_.2835_episodes.29
The one thing I thought was cooler than Soundwave himself was Ravage. :)
nerd fight!
Geekiest thread ever!
Um Soundwave wasn't cool, he was the gay robot. Starscream was cool!
An the general rule was that any robot that was voiced by casey cassem or hong kong fooey was not cool either.
Look on ebay for soundwave, plenty of good oldschool robot action. But try and buy soundblaster there and all you get are crappy soundcards.
IMO
soundwave = cool oldschool decepticon that has been wreaking havok on the autobots since episode 1.
soundblaster = bad attempt by marketing dept to breathe new life into sales figures for the toy line.
are you kidding me? lazerbeak was hands down the reason why soundwave/blaster rocked. ravage my ass... on second thought, don't.
As a long time fan and collector I can only say that I love you all and that we as geeks make this beloved globe liveable!
I named my small black Thinkpad laptop 'Ravage'. In that I feel smug. I am only missing the Decepticon sticker. :(
Soundwave is completely awesome. His voice. His voice...
It brings a great ache to my heart to discover that Michael Bay wants to 'update him' into a CD player. Go to hell, blasphemer! Place the movie in the 80's and be done with it, instead of tinkering with the basics. >:(
http://imdb.com/title/tt0418279/
Too. Much. Geek.
I seriously want one of thise. How much and where can I get one?