"SPOT THE BOT"
Call it "homage." Call it laziness. Either way, every robot that
appears in the Barn Runner games started life somewhere else before I
stole borrowed it for a guest appearance in my game. Just
which robot came from where has been the subject of much "spot the bot"
e-mailing over the last several years. So I finally decided to cut out the
middle man (and save myself a little time) by just listing them here.
Below are all the robots who have appeared in the various Barn Runner
games (in the order that the games were released). Robots are listed by
their proper names, source, and where they appear in the game.
BARN RUNNER 1: THE ARMAGEDDON ECLAIR
(Part One)
Dalek1 (Dr. Who) - Men's Room Attendant
Bot
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Rogue Cleaning Bot 1
R2-D2 (Star Wars) - Rogue Cleaning Bot 2
Cylon Centurion2 (Battlestar Galactica 1979) - Stuff on A Stick
(Part Two)
Red R2 Unit (Star Wars) - Hangar Bot 1
Duey (Silent Running) - Hangar Bot 2 (Painted dark green)
Magnamite3 (Pokemon) - Hangar Bots 3 & 4
ED-209 (Robocop) - Runaway Meter maid Bot
Robot B9 (Lost in Space 1965) - Runaway ChefBot
BARN RUNNER 2: THE EJECTION REJECTION
Yellow R2 Unit (Star Wars) - Hangar Bot 1
GUA Drone (Andromeda) - Hangar Bot 2
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Runaway Robot in Tunnel
BARN RUNNER 3 - DON'T JERK THE TRIGGER OF LOVE
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Cleaning Bot
BARN RUNNER XMAS 0 - CHRISTMAS SOUP
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Robot Head on entertainment
center
BARN RUNNER 4 - THE PRICK WHO CAME IN FROM THE
COLD
BU-55C Boomer (Bubblegum Crisis) - Runaway Paint Bot
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Seen in dump in front of house
T-101 (Terminator) - Arm comprises part of bird's nest
BARN RUNNER XMAS 1 - CYCLONE ALLEY
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Hangar Bot 1
GUA Drone (Andromeda) - Hangar Bot 2
BARN RUNNER HALLOWEEN 1 - FULLY AUTOMATIC MOJO
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Worker Bot
BARN RUNNER XMAS 2 - WRECK THE HALLS
GUA DRONE (Andromeda) - Runaway HangarBot
Robot B9 (Lost in Space 1965) - Runaway ChefBot
Advanced Prototype Exploration Unit (A.P.E.X.) - MurderBot
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Bits and pieces laying around
R2-D2 (Star Wars) - Bits and pieces laying around
Blue Robot Prostitute (Futurama) - HoBot 1
Purple Robot Prostitute (Futurama) - HoBot 2
Johnny 5 (Short Circuit) - Robot Council 1
Dot Matrix (Space Balls) - Robot Council 2
K-9 (Dr. Who comic book) - Robot Council 3 (I added teeth)
Duey (Silent Running) - Robot Council Leader (Revealed)
BARN RUNNER 5 - THE FOREVER FRIDAY
(Part One)
Rosie (The Jetsons) - Runaway MaidBot
Duey (Silent Running) - HangarBot
668-3 (Finally named!)
PIN-BOT (Pinball game) - Dome Security Checkpoint Bot
Jedikiah (Tomorrow People) - Door and Lobby Security Bot
Automated Nutcracker (SpongeBob Squarepants) - FixitBot
Red R2 Unit (Star Wars) - Maintenance Bot
Bride of PIN-BOT4 (Pinball game) - F13R0 the Elevator Bot
Gus (Tripping the Rift) - The Googie Family's Butler Bot
FX-7 (Star Wars) - Elevator Bot 2
ED-209 (Robocop) - Meter maid Bot
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Seen in the hallway of the police station
Mazinga5 (Shogun Warriors) - Dream Sequence Bot 1
Mechagodzilla (Godzilla series) - Dream Sequence Bot 2
The Iron Giant (The Iron Giant) - Dream Sequence Bot 3
Cylon (Battlestar Galactica 2003) - Dream Sequence Bot 4
Calculon (Futurama) - Dream Sequence Bot 5
Gypsy (MST3K - Dream Sequence Bot 6
XJ-9 (My Life as a Teenage Robot) - Dream Sequence Bot 7
A.P.E.X. (A.P.E.X.) - Dream Sequence Bot 8
R2-D2 (Star Wars) - Dream Sequence Bot 9
T.O.M. (Toonami) - Dream Sequence Bot 10
Scud (The Disposable Assassin) Dream Sequence Bot 11
Electrode Man (The Herculoids) Dream Sequence Bot 12
T-Bob (M.A.S.K.) - Dream Sequence Bot 13
DexMom (Dexter's Laboratory) Dream Sequence Bot 14
Lucifer (Battlestar Galactica 1979) - Dream Sequence Bot 15
Rodney Copperbottom (Robots) - Dream Sequence Bot 16
Genesix (Bots Master) - Dream Sequence Bot 17
H.E.L.P.eR. (The Venture Bros.) Dream Sequence Bot 18
Tom Servo (MST3K) - Dream Sequence Bot 19
(A guy in a cheap robot costume)6 - "As the World Burns"
Cambot (MST3K) - Food Court Ad 2
Mr. Crush (Little Annie Fanny) - Food Court Ad 3
Blue Bomber (Rock Em Sock Em Robots) Food Court Ad 9
Red Rocker (Rock Em Sock Em Robots) Food Court Ad 10
Old Glory Robot (Saturday Night Live) Food Court Ad 14
Capitan Rivet (Empowered) Food Court Ad 15
Guard Robot (Escape From the Planet of the Robot Monsters) - Food Court Ad
16
R5-D4 (Star Wars) - Rioting Robot 1
Mekkor (Herculoids) - Rioting Robot 2
(Part TWO)
Sentry Robots (The Black Hole) - Diaper Depot Robots
R2-D2 and others (Star Wars) - Big Nuts Bar
Robot B9 (Lost in Space 1965) - Big Nuts Bar
Crow T. Robot (MST3K) - Big Nuts Bar
Orange Drone (Silent Running) - Big Nuts Bar
ED-209 (Robocop) - MeterMaidBot
Dot Matrix (Spaceballs) - Detention Room
Johnny 5 (Short Circuit) - DecapitatorBot
K-9 (Dr. Who comic book) - GuardDogBot (I added teeth)
Cylon Centurion2 (Battlestar Galactica 1979) - "Steve"
Pimpbot 5000 (Conan O'Brien) - PimpBot 9000
Robot Prostitutes (Futurama) - HoBots
Mouse Droid (Star Wars) - Mall Shootout
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Mall Shootout
Dalek1 (Dr. Who) - Mall Shootout
Rom the Spaceknight (Marvel Comics) - Mall Shootout
Necron (Warhammer 40K) - Mall Shootout
Laputa Robot (Castle in the Sky) - Mall Shootout
Boilerplate (bigredhair.com) - Mall Shootout
R5-D4 (Star Wars) - Mall Shootout
BU-12B Boomer (Bubblegum Crisis) - Mall Shootout
Mekkor (Herculoids) - Mall Shootout
Mekanoman (Space Ghost) - Mall Shootout
(Part THREE)
Duey (Silent Running) - HangarBot 668-3
GUA DRONE (Andromeda) - HangarBots
Old Glory Robot (Saturday Night Live) - Television Advertisement
Optimus Prime (Transformers) - Truck Stop Parking Lot
Mailbot (Annie Android: Automated Affection7) - Route 34
Mailman
Dalek1 (Dr. Who) - Lying In The Junk Yard
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Farmer Brown's Field
Peepo (Space Academy) - Closing Cutscene
Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past From The Future (Aqua Teen Hunger Force) - Closing Cutscene
Bride of PIN-BOT4 (Pinball game) - Closing Cutscene
Maximillian (The Black Hole) - Closing Cutscene
(Part FOUR)
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Farmer Brown's Barn
(Part FIVE)
Peepo (Space Academy) - "Previously..." Cutscene
Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past From The Future (Aqua Teen Hunger
Force) - "Previously..." Cutscene
Bride of PIN-BOT4 (Pinball game) -
Opening Cutscene
Maximillian (The Black Hole) - Opening Cutscene
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Opening Cutscene
Duey (Silent Running) - HangarBot 668-3
GUA DRONE (Andromeda) - HangarBots
Pimpbot 5000 (Conan O'Brien) - PimpBot 9000
Robot Prostitutes (Futurama) - HoBots
ED-209 (Robocop) - TrafficBot
Dot Matrix (Spaceballs) - MaidBot
Juicer (Emily and the Intergalactic Lemonade Stand) - BusBot
Robot B9 (Lost in Space 1965) - ChefBot
Roboz (Rip Tide) - The Bartender
FX-7 (Star Wars) - ElevatorBot
Old Glory Robot (Saturday Night Live) - Billboard Advertisement
Jedikiah (The Tomorrow People) - Awards Presenter
WD-40 (Space Quest) - HotelBot
Gynoid (Hajime Sorayama)9 - Rosa
(Part SIX)
Pending...
BARN RUNNER BAKE SALE 1 - THE RICH DAME WHO
CUT THE CHEESE
FX-7 (Star Wars) - Elevator Bot
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Aurora's Personal Assistant
Roboz (Rip Tide) - The Bartender
Tom (Toonami) - Musician Bot #1
Cain (Robocop 2) - Musician Bot #2
Hammerstein8 (Judge Dredd) - Musician Bot #3
Dot Matrix (Spaceballs) - Suspicious Bot #1
GUA DRONE (Andromeda) - Suspicious Bot #2
Pimpbot 5000 (Conan O'Brien) - PimpBot 9000
Juicer (Emily and the Intergalactic Lemonade Stand) - Missing BusBot
Robot B9 (Lost in Space 1965) - Forgetful ChefBot
BARN RUNNER VISUAL NOVEL 1 - THE MAYOR'S NEW
DRESS
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Hotel DoorBot
BARN RUNNER VALENTINE 1 - PUCKER FACTOR
Bride of PIN-BOT4 (Pinball game) - Customer Service FemBot
GUA DRONE (Andromeda) - HangarBot
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Scrapped Bot In Cargo Container
Pimpbot 5000 (Conan O'Brien) - PimpBot 9000 {2020 AGS Awards Version Only)
BARN RUNNER KISS 1 - FASHIONABLY LATE
C-3PO (Star Wars) - Precinct PeepingTomBot
AND TO RESPOND TO POINTS SOME OF YOU
HAVE MADE...
1) Yes, I know a Dalek isn't technically a robot.
2) 1979 Cylons are robots, named for the lizard race that
created them.
3) It sure as hell looks like a robot to to me, pokemon or not.
4) There are several different designs for her. I used the cabinet art.
5) Technically Great Mazinger, but that was the name of the toy I had.
6) The robot and his pal are my "real life" renditions of Bender and Fry
(from Futurama) as they might appear on a low-budget daytime soap opera.
Thus, the bad cardboard robot costume.
7) This is a great little adventure game, well worth your time to play.
Check it out
here.
8) In the movie, they called him an ABC Warrior. But it was obviously
Hammerstein.
9) Admittedly by way of Namio Harukawa. I'd like to think Rosa reflects
what their styles would look like, fused together.