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Computron (G1)

2019-06-05T12:17:36Z

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:''Computron is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Computron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I'm a Mac.]]
'''Computron''' is the combination of the five [[Autobot]] [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s. Typically, the [[combiner]] process dulls the wits of the individual [[Transformer]]s because the minds of the individual robots are working in tandem and may not mesh well with each other. However, such is not the case for Computron. The Technobots managed to remedy that problem by pooling their intellects as one cohesive force, but in the process, severely lagged Computron's reaction time. Before coming to any decision, Computron must analyze the opinions of every individual Technobot, resulting in his falling behind in battle. In the end, he always makes the correct choice, but more often than not it's too little, too late. Thanks for nothing, brainiac!

Computron is composed of:

* [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (torso)
* [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]]
* [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]]
* [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]]
* [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]

{{bigquote|What a ''nerd''.|[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] on Computron|"[[The Fall]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Computron LoveAndSteel.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|Probability of scaring the crap out of everybody: *sigh*...100%...]]

{{quote|Brawn without brains ill-becomes a warrior, Decepticon! You're too data-deficient to even ''comprehend'' what this acid-pellet gun is doing to you!|Computron to Abominus|"[[Love and Steel!]]"}}

The [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and the [[Decepticon]] [[Horrorcon]]s [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] were busy "terrorizing" the [[Nebulan]] city of [[Splendora]] when the Technobots arrived together with [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] to save the day. Once the Terrorcons combined to form [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] ordered the Technobots to do likewise.

Computron ordered the Nebulans to find shelter, vowing to protect them. He fared well against his dim-witted opponent, first blasting the bajeezus out of Abominus with his primary weapon, then bashing him with a steel I-beam with sufficient force to shatter the Decepticon combiner into his component Terrorcons, who promptly retreated.

Computron stood by as [[Duros]] and [[Arcana]] separated from their Autobot partners to explain to the shell-shocked Nebulans that ''this'' batch of giant alien robots wasn't out to terrorize anybody. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bert Kramer]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Yang Wenyuan]] (Chinese), [[Dario de Castro]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, "Grimlock's New Brain"), [[Peter Musäus]] (German, "Money Is Everything")}}

[[File:GrimlocksNewBrain-ComputronGrimlock.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Probability of showing up wearing the same hat as Grimlock: 42.6363%.]]
After [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] created the Technobots from parts within [[Unicron]]'s head, he revealed that they had the ability to combine to form Computron to counter the new [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. Computron stated that his computation capacity was near infinite, but he lacked the knowledge to use this capacity. Grimlock then transferred his [[anti-electron]]-endowed super-intelligence to the combiner via a [[Brainwave Transfer Device|silly helmet]]. Abominus tried to crush Computron in a powerful hug, but the Technobot gestalt fought back by vibrating violently, forcing Abominus to disengage into its Terrorcon components, who fled away along with Galvatron and the rest of his minions. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:Money-is-everything-computron.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]

After the Technobots and [[Marissa Faireborn]] rescued space rogue [[Dirk Manus]] from [[Hun-Grrr]], Computron formed in order to evaluate the probability that Manus's tale of a [[Quintesson]] base on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] wasn't a load of lies. He calculated it wasn't, and was absolutely correct. Computron had a chance for a rematch with Abominus once the full team made it to Titan, as the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were working with the Quintessons... who were making trade deals for stolen goods with Manus. Computron again defeated Abominus, this time by using a focused blast from a hidden chest-cannon that triggered a mechanism that the Quintessons had installed into the Terrorcons in order to limit the time they could spend in their combined form. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money is Everything}}

Abominus got Computron back when the Technobots were sent to defend [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. Almost immediately after combining, Abominus declared that "Computron think too much" and blasted him, forcing him to disassemble. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

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====''The Great Transformer War'' manga====
[[File:Greattfwar rodimus.jpg|thumb|200px|left|You can ask Computron for the answer, but it'll take a while.]]

Once the Autobots rescued the scientist [[Dalton]] from Decepticon clutches, he immediately began building upgrades in Computron so he could fend off the already-upgraded Decepticon combiners.{{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}} Computron initially mopped the floor with [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], but a squirt of [[Cohesive Control Liquid]] brainwashed him into working for the Decepticons. Luckily, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] retaliated with a "defense spray" that neutralized the liquid. With his mind restored, Computron made short work of Abominus.{{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}
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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:BirthFantasticDoublePrime-Computron.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Probability to Let that Decepticon alone, 77.90%]]

The Technobots formed Computron to assist [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] in his quest for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Computron occupied the Decepticons while Hot Rod made for Cybertron aboard the [[Trainbot|robot train]]. He tried to crush [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] with his bare hands, but failed. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Later, Computron was assembled to battle with his old nemesis Abominus. He covered the Headmasters' retreat so that they could deal with the threat of the [[Metamorphose|metal-warping meteorite]] unmolested by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}} He also helped defend [[San Francisco]] from [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and their [[buridanka|gigantic man-eating plant]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Computron assembled on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to attack the Decepticons during Scorponok's leadership rally. The tide turned when Galvatron arrived and galvanized his troops to strike back at the Autobots. Computron was zapped by the rapidly advancing Decepticons, and fled with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} He was summoned again when the Autobots' relief aid supplies for Sandra were in danger. Computron faced off against Abominus, and calculated that the most probable method of defeating his opponent was a slo-mo flying jump kick. It worked. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

When the Decepticons fled into deep space to seek out new sources of energy, the Technobots joined Fortress in hunting them down. Computron was seen battling Abominus on the [[Twin Star]] planets. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} He also confronted [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] on [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

Back on Earth, Computron was assembled several times to deal with the growing number of Decepticon attacks. He was formed in Miami to defend an Autobot energy facility from Abominus and the Decepticons, but was unable to return to Autobot City in time to save Ultra Magnus from [[Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} As Sixshot's attacks continued, Computron was dispatched to another site as the Autobot forces wore thin. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Later on, Computron helped Raiden and Defensor demolish an old Decepticon base after the enemy abandoned the planet Earth. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Computron joined the entire Autobot army in journeying to the North Pole for a climactic battle with Scorponok. He fought against the evil combiners as the battle raged. Along with all the other Autobots present, Computron lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Ricky Hayberg]] (''Combiner Wars'', English), [[Matthew Patrick]] (''Titans Return'', English)}}
[[File:TF-CW-EP1-Computron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of appearing in a better series: 0.01%]]
Computron fought in the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], and as such was in the crosshairs of the vengeful Camien [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade|Prelude - Windblade}} One of the Combiners loyal to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s ruling council, {{storylink|The Council}} Computron was dispatched by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to apprehend Menasor. {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} The subsequent battle saw the two Combiners tumble through a [[space bridge]] to planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]'s orbit, and their fight continued as they fell to the surface. By the time they landed, Menasor had prevailed, and Computron got stomped in the face and called a nerd. Such is life. {{storylink|The Fall}} In his final moments, the Autobot Combiner transmitted footage of Windblade heading to Cybertron to the exiled [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Duel}} His remains were brought back to Cybertron for examination, {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} where they were subsequently absorbed by Starscream as he unleashed the power of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|A War of Giants}} When Starscream was defeated, Computron was brought back to life by the Enigma's power along with Menasor. Once Windblade gave [[Victorion]] the Engima, the Combiners left peacefully. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

Computron assisted in the reconstruction efforts following the end of the Combiner Wars. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] suggested Computron might have access to historical battle records showing where [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] might be found, so he and the other Combiners were recruited by the [[Mistress of Flame]] to investigate. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} They eventually reached Fortress Maximus, {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} where Computron deduced the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s [[transformation cog]] was damaged, but the weapons systems were intact. Victorion ordered Computron to take control of Fortress Maximus's weapon systems and fire everything they had at [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived at Fortress Maximus and revealed the Mistress of Flame had perished, Computron and the other Combiners assumed him responsible and attacked. Once Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain, Computron fused with the other Combiners using the Enigma of Combination, turning Victorion into a super-Combiner. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}
[[File:POTP-Ep2-Volcanicus-Computron-dies.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
Unfortunately, the empowered Victorion proved no match for Trypticon and the Combiners were forced to separate again, though Computron was quick to jump back into the fray. He directed Menasor towards a weak spot in Trypticon's foot in an attempt to knock him off balance, later joining the others in attacking Trypticon's fortress mode from all sides. {{storylink|In Good Hands}} When Trypticon swallowed Victorion and the Enigma, he used its power to take control of Computron and the other Combiners, forcing them to attack Maximus, Windblade and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Consumed}} Computron was freed form Trypticon's control after the Titan expelled the Enigma, and he bore witness to the return of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and the death of Optimus. Though still mourning his former leader's loss, he agreed to join Megatron's quest to stop Megatronus. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} Unfortunately, while the others went searching for the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], Computron and his team were cornered by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]], who promptly killed him again with a single shot through the torso causing his spark to float away {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]]. {{storylink|Without Warning}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
During the war, the Technobots were approached by the genius designer [[Ironclad]], who had an idea to improve their combined form, with him helping to form a special arm. His idea was rejected, but the team used the idea to add Scrounge and Cybaxx, also known as [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]], to Computron. They hoped Cybaxx's [[Underbase]]-fuelled knowledge and power would help them defeat the unstoppable [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. It didn't. {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Computron animated.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Probability of having been created by Grimlock: 33.635%]]

On an alien world, the Technobots faced the new Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] base, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. They combined into Computron in response to Scorponok assuming its beast mode. Mr. Smart Guy then strode forward confidently, only to get wholloped with a huge boulder thrown by his opponent. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Computron and Scorponok|Technobots and Scorponok commercial}}

{{note|A portion of this animation was re-used for the [[title sequence]] of "[[The Rebirth]]".}}

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==Games==
===The Transformers (PS2)===
[[File:Computron-TransformersPS2.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]
{{voiceactor|[[Strings Kozisek]] (English)}}
====Decepticon story====
Computron was first encountered in the desert when the Decepticons investigated a drill bit made of a mysterious meteorite. He later defended the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]] when the Decepticons invaded ELTA looking for the [[Zel Quartz]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Computron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Effectiveness in battle: 30%]]
[[File:Computron-BattleTactics.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Probability of obtaining me: 0.046%]]
Computron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He could be recruited if all five of his component members were at max level.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Computron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of finding pants off the rack that fit: 0.003%]]

*'''Computron''' (1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-91'''

: Computron is formed out of all five Technobots. As a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]] combiner, each smaller Technobot attaches as a limb into the central body, Scattershot. He is completed by attaching fists, feet, a large chestplate, and head and is armed with Scattershot's rifle. Like [[Bruticus (G1)#Generation 1|Bruticus]], one can leave most of the smaller toys' vehicle mode weapons attached.

:As the combining connection points are on Scattershot's knees, it means there is some baggage around Computron's thighs as Scattershot's lower legs are hanging off them. Also, Nosecone is nominally Computron's left leg, but due to Nosecone's combiner connector being set further back than the hole that the foot attaches to, Nosecone makes Computron look like he's always taking a step forward. When attached as his legs, Nosecone and Lightspeed are two of the very few Scramble City-style limbs who face backwards, Lightspeed in particular due to clearance issues with his feet and Computron's footplate.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Computron/computron.htm More information on Computron at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1987/instr_computron.jpg Instructions for Computron at Botchthecrab.com]''
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy Computron.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Probability of replacing the limbs [[Sunstreaker (G1)|with]] [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|different]] [[Mirage (G1)|bots]] (well, except for [[Prowl (Kre-O)|one]]) to form a different [[Betatron|gestalt]]: 50%]]
*'''Computron''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A7030'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''

:Part of the third wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Computron comes as a set of four component Kreons: Afterburst, Lightstorm, Scattershot, and Strafe. The Kreons can be built into their robot modes or their vehicle modes, or they can be built into Computron by taking them apart and combining their pieces.

:Like the entire Micro Changer combiner sets, Computron comes with only one ''Kre-O'' display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing and a ''Kre-O'' logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions do not mention where the ''Kre-O'' logo sticker should be applied. Computron's combined mode's waist part is prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:As Kreon combiners only involve four components, ''Kre-O'' [[Nosecone (G1)#Kre-O|Nosecone]] instead ended up as a Series 3 blind-bagged figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OComputron/computron.htm More information on Computron at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:TF-Generations-Computron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of being able to do the Mashed Potato: 87.5%]]
*'''Computron''' (Collection Pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Scattershot's rifle, shield, Afterbreaker's two rifles, Lightsteed's gun, Nosecone's drill-gun, Computron hands and feet, Cybaxx Targetmaster

:''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Computron is composed of the entire Technobot team, including Scrounge. While Scattershot is redecoed from his individual Voyager Class figure, "Lightspeed" (renamed due to [[trademark]] issues) and Nosecone are redecoed from Deluxe Class [[Streetwise (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Streetwise]] and [[Brawl (G1)#CombinerWars|Brawl]] respectively (with Nosecone using the [[BotCon 2016]] exclusive [[Ram Horn#Generations|General Ramhorn]] figure's drill accessory), whereas "Afterbreaker" (also renamed), Strafe and Scrounge are retooled from ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class [[Groove_(G1)#MayMayhemDeluxe|Protectobot Groove]], [[Air Raid (G1)#Generations|Air Raid]] and ''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class [[Cosmos (G1)#Generations|Autobot Cosmos]], respectively. Scrounge can attach to Strafe (thanks to an added peg that's part of the retool), who forms Computron's left arm in the official configuration. The five Technobots are ''generally'' decoed to match their original 1987 figures, but have some occasional hue differences and callouts to details from the cartoon.

:Like [[Victorion#Toys|Victorion]], Computron features new pairs of hands and feet. The hands can be stored underneath the feet's cavity when Computron is not formed, and were later reused as ''Unite Warriors'' [[Ruination_(RID)#Unite_Warriors|Baldigus]]'s hands and feet.

:Computron was only available as part of a box set, including a poster and a collector card based on his packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWComputron/computron.htm More information on Computron at TFU.info]''
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===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-Computron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of pulling off a Superhero Landing: 0.54%]]
*'''Computicon''' ('''Computron''')<ref>The on-package Japanese name is コンピューティコン (Computicon), but the accompanying English subtitle is "Computron".</ref> (Multi-pack, 2016-[[August 27|08-27]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''UW-08'''
**''Accessories'': Weapons (combine to form a larger gun for Computicon), Techbot weapons/extremities

:Released as part of the ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' lineup, Takara's take on "Computicon" is very different from Hasbro's version. Only two of the figures (Scattershot and Afterburner) actually use the same base sculpts, and both sport tooling changes, with Scattershot even sporting a different combiner chest and head sculpt more closely resembling Generation 1 Computicon. Strafe, Lightspeed, and Nosecone are retooled from ''Unite Warriors'' Blast Off, ''Combiner Wars'' Wheeljack, and Rook, respectively. All five figures are retooled and decoed to much more closely match their G1 cartoon appearances.

:Strangely, he does not include the same dedicated hands and feet as the Hasbro version. Instead he opts to use the standard ''Combiner Wars'' hand/foot guns. The packaging and instructions also assign the "wrong" HFG to each Techbot, only Lightspeed is actually affected by this since his HFG has unique tooling left over from [[Sunstreaker_(G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]]. Like previous ''Unite Warriors'' releases, his box gives his Western name, Computron, in English alongside his Japanese moniker, Computicon, in katakana.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2016/Autobot/UWComputron/computron.htm More information on Computicon at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
[[File:Machinima-CW-Computron.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
* Computron's standard animation model uses Lightspeed's chest as the combiner's back.
* Since the Japanese name for the Decepticons is "Destrons", any Destron subgroup names, such as "[[Combaticon (G1)|Combatron]]" or "[[Stunticon (G1)|Stuntron]]", also ended with "-tron". The association was further enforced by the presence of the individual Transformer names "Megatron" and "Galvatron". Thus Computron's name was changed to "Computicon" for the Japanese market, even though "-con" was normally used in the English-speaking market as a stock suffix for Decepticon subgroup names. {{fact}}
* Amusingly, the mid-development revisions of the [[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|''Combiner Wars'' cartoon]] meant that Computron's animation model ultimately wound up having the [[#Toys|G1 toy]] as a base with bits of the [[#Generations|''Combiner Wars'' figure]] Frankenstein-ed on.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Computicon''' (コンピューティコン ''Konpyūtikon'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Diànnǎo Jīngāng''' (Taiwan, 電腦金剛, "Computer {{w|Vajra}}"), '''Jìsuàn Wáng''' (China, 计算王, "Computing King")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Autobots]]
[[Category:Technobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]

Video games

2019-03-24T10:48:28Z

Skywarped: /* A Brief History of Transformers Video Games */

Like many brands of its size, ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' has had its fair share of licensed '''video games''' released over the years, spanning multiple publishers and platforms.

==A Brief History of ''Transformers'' Video Games==
[[File:C64.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''''[[The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers]]:''''' The one that started it all...which only an incredibly small segment of the fandom has played.]]
Despite the popularity of ''Transformers'' over the many decades, it's a bit surprising how few video games based on the franchise there were early on. During the heyday of [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], only four games were released: two for the Commodore 64 home computer system, and two for the [[Nintendo]]'s [[Family Computer|Famicom]] console, the latter of which never came to its western counterpart the NES. After that, no new ''Transformers'' games would be released for another decade, skipping the 16-bit era entirely, until the rise of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' franchise in the late 1990s. A few ''Beast Wars'' games were released for early 3D systems before the turn of the century, only for the brand to slow down again during the early-to-mid 2000s, save for a few one-off [[PlayStation]] 2 releases.

With the [[Transformers (film)|first live-action movie]] on the horizon, game publisher [[Activision]] struck up a licensing deal with [[Hasbro]] in early [[2006]], granting them the rights to publish ''Transformers'' games on all portable and home consoles. Thus, when the film was released the following year, it was accompanied by tie-in game adaptations for every system under the sun. The success of the film and subsequent resurgence of the brand caused the floodgates to finally open, and new software began to be released en masse, with Activision putting out games on an almost annual basis. This included adaptations of the [[Transformers The Game|first]] [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|three]] [[Dark of the Moon (video games)|entries]] of the [[live-action film series]], tie-ins for new shows like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', and the G1-influenced ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' and its sequels, which would act as the starting point for Hasbro's new [[Aligned continuity family|"Aligned" continuity]]. At the same time, [[Sega]] also acquired the license to develop ''Transformers'' arcade games, releasing two arcade shooters based on the films and two Japanese ''Animated'' games utilizing [[Transformers Cards]]. Activision's licensing deal with Hasbro ultimately expired at the end of [[2017]], at which point all the games they had published were delisted from digital storefronts. As of this writing, no new ''Transformers'' titles have been released for a dedicated game system since 2015's ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''.

Today, thanks to mobile gaming's rise in popularity and comparative ease of development, most of the brand's game output comes in the form of free-to-play games, augmented reality apps, and activity centers for phones and other mobile devices. Since many of these apps are primarily designed to be promotional tools for a given film, cartoon or franchise, their active life cycle tends to end once their respective franchise has run its course. As a result, most ''Transformers'' mobile games can no longer be downloaded, and anyone who did is unable to actually play them due to the shutdown of their gameplay servers.
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==List of ''Transformers'' games==
===Console/PC games===
[[File:TransformersTheGame 2007 consolecovers.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''''[[Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game]]:''''' Also coming soon to 3DO, N-Gage and Gizmondo!]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
! scope="col" | Strategy guides
|-
|''[[The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers]]''
|1985
|Commodore 64, Sinclair Spectrum
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth]]''
|1986
|Commodore 64
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy]]''
|1986
|[[Family Computer|Famicom]]
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|''[[Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]''
|1987
|Famicom Disk System
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]''
|1997
|PC, [[PlayStation|PS1]]
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]''
|1999
|PS1
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]''
|1999
|N64
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|
|-
|''[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]''
|2003
|PS2
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers (PS2)|Transformers]]''
|2004
|PS2
|''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''
|''[[Transformers: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]'' ''[[Transformers Digital Video Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game]]''
|2007
|PS2, PS3, [[Xbox 360|X360]], Wii, PC
|[[Live-action film series]]
|''[[Transformers The Game Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Transformers Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|X360, PS3, PC
|[[Live-action film series]]
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)|Transformers Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|Wii, PS2
|[[Live-action film series]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''
|2010
|X360, PS3, PC
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures]]''
|2010
|Wii
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Transformers Dark of the Moon]]''
|2011
|X360, PS3
|[[Live-action film series]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]''
|2011
|Wii
|[[Live-action film series]]
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''
|2012
|X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, PC
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Official Strategy Guide]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game]]''
|2012
|Wii, [[Wii U]]
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]]''
|2014
|X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, Wii U, PC
|[[Live-action film series]] ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|
|-
|''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''
|2015
|PC, PS3, PS4, XB1, X360
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|
|}

===Handheld games===
[[File:BeastWarsGameBoyColor.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|'''''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]:''''' Now you're playing with power; PORTABLE POWER!]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
|-
|''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]''
|1999
|[[Game Boy|GBC]]
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game]]''
|2007
|PSP
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2007
|[[Nintendo DS|NDS]]
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers Animated: The Game]]''
|2008
|NDS
|''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (PSP)|Transformers Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|PSP
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2009
|NDS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron — Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2009
|NDS
|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
|2011
|NDS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]''
|2011
|3DS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game]]''
|2012
|NDS, 3DS
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|-
|''[[Race to the Rescue]]''
|2013
|LeapPad/Leapster GS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]]''
|2014
|3DS
|[[Live-action film series]] ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''
|-
|''[[Bike Ride X Transformers: Adventure]]''
|2015
|3DS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|}

===Arcade games===
[[File:Transformers Cabinet TEMP 0.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|'''''[[Transformers: Human Alliance]]:''''' Insert credit to continue reading this article.]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" | Franchise
|-
|''[[Transformers Animated: The Chase]]''
|2010
|''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers Animated: The Shooting]]''
|2010
|''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''
|-
|''[[Transformers: Human Alliance]]''
|2013
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers: Shadows Rising]]''
|2018
|[[Live-action film series]]
|}

===Mobile games===
[[File:TransformersEarthWars header.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|'''''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]:''''' Now all we need is a little energon...and a '''lot''' of microtransactions.]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
! scope="col" | Available?
|-
|''[[Transformers (Glu)|Transformers]]''
|2007
|mobile phone
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers G1: Awakening]]''
|2008
|mobile phone, Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|2009
|mobile phone
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Glu)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
|2011
|mobile phone
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (mobile game)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
|2011
|iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Defend the Earth]]''
|2011
|iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Battle Zone]]''
|2011
|Android
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''
|2012
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Prime: Story Cube]]''
|2013
|Android
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rising]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|No
|-
|''[[Hasbro Arcade]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Live-action film series]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|No
|-
|''[[TransformersCards]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Sky Forest Rescue]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Nestlé Arcade]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Construct-Bots (mobile game)|Transformers: Construct-Bots]]''
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Construct-Bots]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Battle Masters (mobile game)|Transformers: Battle Masters]]
|2014
|Android, iOS
|[[Battle Masters]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Battle Tactics]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Ultimate Allstars]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers: Frontiers]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|No
|-
|''[[Transformers Operation Omega]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|No
|-
|''[[Dino Island]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[McPlay]]''
|2015
|Android
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''
|2015
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''
|2016
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Hero Adventures]]''
|2016
|iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Save Griffin Rock]]''
|2016
|iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers AR Guide]]
|2016
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight]]''
|2017
|Android, iOS
|Cross-franchise
|Yes
|-
|''[[Need for Speed]]''
|2017
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers Rescue Bots: Disaster Dash]]''
|2017
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers RID by Shuffle]]
|2017
|Android, iOS
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers TCG Companion App]]''
|2018
|Android, iOS
|[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive]]
|2018
|Android, iOS
|[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
|Yes
|-
|''[[Bee Vision]]''
|2018
|Android, iOS
|[[Live-action film series]]
|Yes
|}

===Other games===
[[File:Transformers battle universe bundle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|'''''[[Transformers Battle Universe]]:''''' Everybody rumored... Nobody believed...]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | System
! scope="col" | Franchise
|-
|''[[Transformers: Generation 2 Handheld Game]]''
|1993
|Stand-alone LCD Handheld
|Generation 2
|-
|''[[Transformers Electronic Handheld Game]]''
|2007
|Stand-alone LCD Handheld
|[[Live-action film series]]
|-
|''[[Transformers Battle Universe]]''
|2007
|Net Jet
|Cross-franchise
|-
|''[[Beam Box|Transformers: Rescue Bots Beam Box]]''
|2013
|Self-Contained Plug-And-Play System
|''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''
|-
|''[[Robots in Disguise: Autobots Unite]]''
|2016
|Apple TV
|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''
|}

===Online games===
:''For further information, see: [[Online game]]s''

===Crossover appearances===
[[Image:DreamMix-All.jpg|thumb|left|'''''[[DreamMix TV World Fighters]]:''''' Everyone is here!]]
The 2003 GCN/PS2 fighting game ''[[DreamMix TV World Fighters]]'' features [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as playable characters and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] as a stage. It was only released in Japan, and will likely stay that way due to the legal hurdles involved with much of its cast outside of the country.

The 2005 PC social game ''[[ROBLOX]]'' has had two different ''Transformers''-themed promotional events, one based on ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' and one on [[Kre-O]].

The 2015 [[Wii U]] shooting game ''[[Splatoon]]'' briefly featured a promotional tie-in with ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]''. The event was exclusive to North America and took place in August of 2015.
{{--}}

===Canceled games===
A game based on ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' was being developed for the Super Nintendo console by {{w|Argonaut Games|Argonaut Software}}, featuring polygonal characters created using the Super FX chip Argonaut had designed for Nintendo's ''Star Fox''. The game was planned for release in 1994 and was to be published by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], but was ultimately scrapped during development. It was rumored for several years that the project evolved into Argonaut's 1994 game ''{{w|Vortex (video game)|Vortex}}'', as both games shared a developer, console and planned release period, with ''Vortex'' even being based around a polygonal transforming robot. However, Michael Wong-Powell, programmer of ''Vortex'', told British magazine ''{{w|Retro Gamer}}'' in 2015 that ''Vortex'' and ''Transformers: Generation 2'' were developed as separate games by Argonaut, with the ''Transformers'' game ultimately being canceled.<ref>"The Making of: Vortex". Retro Gamer (147): 38–41. October 2015.</ref>

An educational game based on the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|''Cybertron'' series]], ''[[Transformers Cybertron: Quest for Cybertron|Quest for Cybertron]]'', was in development for Hasbro's ION game console. The game was canceled in 2006 following the system's poor sales.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:MarvelUS-24.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Thankfully, Prime had plenty of extra lives from hopping on the turtle in 3-1.]]
[[Ethan Zachary]] enjoyed playing ''[[Multi-World]]'' on his [[Energy Futures Industries|employer's]] computer after hours. When [[Decepticon]]s and [[Autobot]]s showed up to fight over the [[hydrothermocline]], Zachary proposed settling their differences by playing a game of ''Multi-World''. [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] won by cheating, so [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] agreed to allow himself to be destroyed, per the initial agreement. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Later, Zachary allowed Optimus Prime's personality (which was backed-up on a [[floppy disk]]) to exist as a character in the game world of [[Hyper-Fax]]. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] met [[Carly]] in [[Robots Video Arcade]] while Bumblebee was playing ''[[Robot Resource]]''. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
[[Bud Hansen]] compared the Autobots' [[synchro-control]] system to the ''[[Canyon Racer XL]]'' machine at [[Rockville]]'s local arcade. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[Sgt. Savage]] enjoyed playing ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' in his 20s. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

===''Transformers'' film===
An [[Xbox 360]] game console was turned into a [[Xbox 360 robot|robot]] by the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[File:WhereIsThySting-Bumblebeesvideogame.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'''ULTRAAAAAAA COMBOOOOOOO!''']]
[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] enjoyed playing video games, sometimes to the chagrin of the more nature-minded [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. When he and Sari were trapped in a mine shaft, Bumblebee attempted to use his skills from playing ''[[Medieval Maze Monsters]]'' to lead them out, only to find themselves right back where they started. {{storylink|Nature Calls}} When [[Wasp]] was disguised as Bumblebee, Bulkhead proposed pitting the two against each other at a game of ''[[Ninja Gladiator]]'', believing it impossible for the true Bumblebee to lose after how much time he had spent playing it. Wasp, not liking his odds, refused the challenge and revealed himself. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

===''Animated'' video game===
Sari tempted an exhausted Bumblebee into playing games with her using a pre-release copy of ''[[Mage Master Maze Knight]]'' she had obtained. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] grumbled that if the [[AllSpark]] had meant them to play video games, it would have programmed them into one. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Image:Racing game Scrapheap.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Watch out for the blue shell!]]
[[Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai]], [[Raf Esquivel]], and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] enjoyed playing a [[generic racing game]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}} {{storylink|Speed Metal}} Miko also tried to convince Jack to play ''[[Super Guitar Band]]'' with her. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
Raf picked up a copy of ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' from the [[Plug and Play]] game store, playing it extensively with Bulkhead. However, it turned out to be part of a Decepticon scheme, and Raf was nearly hypnotized into opening a [[GroundBridge]] for the Decepticons to enter [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]]. Fortunately, Miko and Jack caught on and unplugged the console, breaking Raf's trance and averting the crisis. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Jack and Raf once stayed up extremely late to play video games, only stopping due a power outage, which cost Jack his save file. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.18|Power Outage}}

===''Fall of Cybertron'' video game===
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] took a break from sabotaging [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s security to play ''[[Super Grimlock Quest 64]]''. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] frequently played (and lost repeatedly at) ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'', prompting several discussions with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] about the nature of crappy, unfair games, particularly the original ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]''. {{storylink|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (cartoon)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
[[File:BackToVirtualReality players in Element Quest.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Only trust your fists! Police will never help you!]]
[[Cody Burns]] and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] attempted to play the ''[[Griffin Rock Element Quest]]'' virtual reality game at the [[Hall of Inspiration]], but a freak storm caused the game to glitch, trapping them inside and turning the in-game hazards deadly. Thanks to the efforts of their teammates, the two beat the game and escaped before the power could shut off with them still plugged in. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}} ''Element Quest'' was later moved to [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone]], where Cody, [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] and [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] went to try the game's 2.0 upgrade, only for it to fall under the control of the [[Morocco virus]]. Cody and Chief ultimately defeated the virus and won the game, but the virus escaped into the real world via a 3D printer. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}}

===''SD SG'' comic===
[[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] was a fan of ''[[The Obvious Truths of Optimus Prime]]'', though [[Windblade (SG)|Windblade]] believed it strongly resembled a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|certain game]] from another dimension. {{storylink|SD SG#SDSG2|SD SG #2}}
{{-}}

==Footnotes==
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