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# Challenge Of The Gobots: The Original Miniseries (Remastered)

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The GoBots are reporting for action on DVD and they have never looked this good!.Experience the first five episodes of the exciting animated series -- known to fans as The Battle for Gobotron saga -- in revitalized digitally remastered splendor. On distant planet GoBotron dwells a race of robots able to transform themselves into amazing fighting vehicles. As war rages between noble Guardian GoBots and evil Renegade GoBots, the Renegades escape to Earth to conquer the planet. But the Guardians follow and the battle begins. Along with heroic humans, Leader-1, Turbo and Scooter strive to keep Earth safe from the Renegades and other foes, from invading aliens to deranged scientists and dangerous gangs. Based on Hasbro's GoBots toy line, the American version of the Japanese toy line Machine Robo, the animated Challenge of the GoBots: The Original Miniseries explodes with intergalactic excitement.

Review: Interesting alternative to "The Transformers;" fascinating peek into the artistic differences - I was in high school when the Gobots and Transformers were hitting the shelves and TV airwaves, although it's Transformers that I became more familiar with via the cartoon. (Ironically, the only transforming toy I ever owned, given to me as a gag gift, was--if I'm not mistaken--a Gobot or possibly some other off-brand, because it was an S-10 Chevy Blazer, identical to the one I drove. It was actually a cool little toy.) I never caught the GoBots on TV and was only vaguely aware of their existence. So, buying this was more of an old nerd's curiosity than any particular fandom. I'm only about halfway through the original mini-series, but I've seen enough of it to offer the following interesting observations: 1) As I understand, Gobots actually hit the airwaves (and I think the shelves) slightly before the Transformers by a few weeks or months. It's interesting to note how uncannily similar the basic plot elements are. For example, nearly identical planets in the guises of "Gobatron" verses "Cybertron," were even the names are similar. The similarity of a robot civil war, which has two factions, where one is chasing the other to Earth (only in this case, the roles are reversed). Both have the bad guys creating a convenient way of beaming their minions back and forth to the home planet to negate the need of spaceship crossings—and so on. I don’t know who stole from who (unless it was truly an extraordinary coincidence beyond all probability—sure), but it’s fascinating to watch. 2) This is from Hanna-Barbera, who, by this time, had decades of experience creating animated series—whereas the “Transformers” producers were, at least partly, more recent production companies. (Yes, there were some pros involved with Transformers, as well—but HB had been the king of Saturday morning television for decades, with Filmation as their only real competitor.) You hear some of the familiar voices, associated with Hanna-Barbera—and it can be argued that the Gobots cartoon has a more polished look, with fewer errors, than the first season of Transformers, although people, who did not grow up with 1970s animation styles, might find it jarring. 3) But I will say that this DVD print of this Gobots miniseries is extremely high quality, which is fairly typical of physical media from Warner Bros., over other studios, in which it’s often hard to tell the difference between the standard definition DVD and the Blu-ray, if there is one. Just like all the major studios are pandering to mythical “modern audiences,” Warner Bros. can be annoying for a number of those same reasons. However, when it comes to the quality (and availability) of their catalogs on physical media, I’ve found the offerings of Warner Bros. to be consistently superior to their competitors, particularly when it comes to DVD—and even Blu-ray. Whatever process Warner Bros. is using to garner the highest quality capture of classic material from their original film print sources, I don’t know what they are doing differently than other studios, but they are doing it better. (Furthermore, they’re DOING IT—as opposed to not making it available at all, because they have a streaming service—which the title in question is probably not even on!) This Gobots miniseries is no exception. The DVD picture and sound is of such high quality that you can see every tiny spec of dust from the original film print. (Yes, that’s a good thing!) It looks and sounds fantastic. 4) The final interesting thing to note about this Gobots miniseries versus the Transformers is the differences between the two artistic visions—to the point that it’s even humorous in some regard. The Transformers cartoon made no secret of its artistic license when it came to how the transforming toy differed in reality from its artistic interpretation on the screen (I would say, for the better). The cartoon form of the “Transformers” robots, as well as their vehicle modes, tended to have a more “realistic” look to them, as opposed to their more blocky forms in the toys they represented. The Gobots cartoon doesn’t do that nearly as much. The cartoon robots and vehicle modes on the Gobots cartoon look basically identical to their toy counterparts! So, even though it gives their cartoon interpretations a clunkier look, you can’t fault Hanna-Barbera for lack of authenticity! So authentic was it (and here’s where it gets funny!), the “mobile command center” for the “Guardians” (a.k.a. the good guys), looks so identical to the toy, that it even includes four tiny wheels below the plastic molding of what are clearly meant to be tank treads! But the cartoon includes the shape of the immobile treads, but it rolls on the four tiny plastic wheels underneath! I literally laughed out loud! 5) The only real criticism I would give it: Why is the U.S. Army jeep portrayed as one of the bad guys? Shouldn’t he have been one of the Guardians?—particularly in the Cold War 1980s? Although, to be fair, you could say the same thing about Transformer’s Starscream and his brigade of U.S. Air Force-inspired F-15s, who were also bad guys. Suffice to say, Hollywood hating the U.S. military isn’t new. Beyond that, the story is fine. It’s typical kid-friendly adventure, and a charming watch for both the nostalgic and the curious (and by the way, unlike many of today’s offerings, your kids can actually watch it).
Review: Great video. - Great for bringing back childhood memories

## Product Details

- **Format:** NTSC
- **Genre:** Anime & Manga, Kids & Family
- **Language:** English
- **Number Of Discs:** 1

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting alternative to "The Transformers;" fascinating peek into the artistic differences
*by M***R on December 2, 2023*

I was in high school when the Gobots and Transformers were hitting the shelves and TV airwaves, although it's Transformers that I became more familiar with via the cartoon. (Ironically, the only transforming toy I ever owned, given to me as a gag gift, was--if I'm not mistaken--a Gobot or possibly some other off-brand, because it was an S-10 Chevy Blazer, identical to the one I drove. It was actually a cool little toy.) I never caught the GoBots on TV and was only vaguely aware of their existence. So, buying this was more of an old nerd's curiosity than any particular fandom. I'm only about halfway through the original mini-series, but I've seen enough of it to offer the following interesting observations: 1) As I understand, Gobots actually hit the airwaves (and I think the shelves) slightly before the Transformers by a few weeks or months. It's interesting to note how uncannily similar the basic plot elements are. For example, nearly identical planets in the guises of "Gobatron" verses "Cybertron," were even the names are similar. The similarity of a robot civil war, which has two factions, where one is chasing the other to Earth (only in this case, the roles are reversed). Both have the bad guys creating a convenient way of beaming their minions back and forth to the home planet to negate the need of spaceship crossings—and so on. I don’t know who stole from who (unless it was truly an extraordinary coincidence beyond all probability—sure), but it’s fascinating to watch. 2) This is from Hanna-Barbera, who, by this time, had decades of experience creating animated series—whereas the “Transformers” producers were, at least partly, more recent production companies. (Yes, there were some pros involved with Transformers, as well—but HB had been the king of Saturday morning television for decades, with Filmation as their only real competitor.) You hear some of the familiar voices, associated with Hanna-Barbera—and it can be argued that the Gobots cartoon has a more polished look, with fewer errors, than the first season of Transformers, although people, who did not grow up with 1970s animation styles, might find it jarring. 3) But I will say that this DVD print of this Gobots miniseries is extremely high quality, which is fairly typical of physical media from Warner Bros., over other studios, in which it’s often hard to tell the difference between the standard definition DVD and the Blu-ray, if there is one. Just like all the major studios are pandering to mythical “modern audiences,” Warner Bros. can be annoying for a number of those same reasons. However, when it comes to the quality (and availability) of their catalogs on physical media, I’ve found the offerings of Warner Bros. to be consistently superior to their competitors, particularly when it comes to DVD—and even Blu-ray. Whatever process Warner Bros. is using to garner the highest quality capture of classic material from their original film print sources, I don’t know what they are doing differently than other studios, but they are doing it better. (Furthermore, they’re DOING IT—as opposed to not making it available at all, because they have a streaming service—which the title in question is probably not even on!) This Gobots miniseries is no exception. The DVD picture and sound is of such high quality that you can see every tiny spec of dust from the original film print. (Yes, that’s a good thing!) It looks and sounds fantastic. 4) The final interesting thing to note about this Gobots miniseries versus the Transformers is the differences between the two artistic visions—to the point that it’s even humorous in some regard. The Transformers cartoon made no secret of its artistic license when it came to how the transforming toy differed in reality from its artistic interpretation on the screen (I would say, for the better). The cartoon form of the “Transformers” robots, as well as their vehicle modes, tended to have a more “realistic” look to them, as opposed to their more blocky forms in the toys they represented. The Gobots cartoon doesn’t do that nearly as much. The cartoon robots and vehicle modes on the Gobots cartoon look basically identical to their toy counterparts! So, even though it gives their cartoon interpretations a clunkier look, you can’t fault Hanna-Barbera for lack of authenticity! So authentic was it (and here’s where it gets funny!), the “mobile command center” for the “Guardians” (a.k.a. the good guys), looks so identical to the toy, that it even includes four tiny wheels below the plastic molding of what are clearly meant to be tank treads! But the cartoon includes the shape of the immobile treads, but it rolls on the four tiny plastic wheels underneath! I literally laughed out loud! 5) The only real criticism I would give it: Why is the U.S. Army jeep portrayed as one of the bad guys? Shouldn’t he have been one of the Guardians?—particularly in the Cold War 1980s? Although, to be fair, you could say the same thing about Transformer’s Starscream and his brigade of U.S. Air Force-inspired F-15s, who were also bad guys. Suffice to say, Hollywood hating the U.S. military isn’t new. Beyond that, the story is fine. It’s typical kid-friendly adventure, and a charming watch for both the nostalgic and the curious (and by the way, unlike many of today’s offerings, your kids can actually watch it).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great video.
*by A***R on January 4, 2026*

Great for bringing back childhood memories

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Original
*by D***H on December 31, 2025*

Original miniseries. Remember watching on TV when it came out.

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