Motobots and Dinobots in 1985
Here’s a fabulous 1985 newspaper ad featuring both the Motobot cheap transforming robot toys and Hasbro’s Transformers Dinobots. Just look at the price of the two different lines and it is easy to see why those also-rans and off-brand transforming robot toys performed so well in 1984 and 1985. Are you on a budget? Well, grab the set of three Motobot toys for less than $5 and move on with life!
Though I am a bit confused by the “powered by Dyno-Drive.” text in the Motobot ad. Huh?
Ah, this one I know! The Motobots had a pull-back motor in them. It’s part of why their robot forms are so clunky.