{"id":18360,"date":"2021-10-12T16:56:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T16:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/?p=18360"},"modified":"2021-10-12T17:07:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T17:07:11","slug":"1979-parker-brothers-rom-space-knight-press-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/1979-parker-brothers-rom-space-knight-press-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"1979 Parker Brothers ROM: Space Knight Press Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">1979 ROM SpaceKnight Press Kit<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.plaidstallions.com\/images\/tl\/romcomic.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"326\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>One of the biggest splashes in the toy industry is when the game (and <a href=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/nerf-catalog-1976-parker-brothers-plaidstallions\/\">Nerf<\/a>) giant Parker Brothers decided to make an action figure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Not just any action figure but an electronic space hero with bells and whistles not seen before. Rom was truly a toy ahead of his time and while he didn&#8217;t prove to be the smash that Parker Brothers hoped, thanks to a relationship with Marvel comics, he became a much-beloved comic book character.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18364\" style=\"width: 806px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18364\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18364\" src=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM-796x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Parker Brothers ROM: Space Knight \" width=\"796\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM-600x772.jpg 600w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM-1194x1536.jpg 1194w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM-1592x2048.jpg 1592w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM-1140x1466.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM-848x1091.jpg 848w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parker Brothers ROM: Space Knight<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Some pretty gorgeous promotional materials show that Parker Brothers took ROM the Space Knight very seriously in &#8217;79.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-18363\" src=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM2-786x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM2-786x1024.jpg 786w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM2-600x782.jpg 600w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM2-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM2-768x1001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM2-1179x1536.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM2-1572x2048.jpg 1572w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM2-1140x1485.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM2-848x1105.jpg 848w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM2.jpg 1630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rom&#8217;s respirator really freaked me out as a kid in the commercials, how I wanted this guy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-18361\" src=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM4-1024x910.jpg\" alt=\"Parker Brothers ROM: Space Knight Press Kit\" width=\"1024\" height=\"910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM4-1024x910.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM4-600x533.jpg 600w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM4-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM4-768x683.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM4-1536x1365.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM4-1140x1013.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM4-848x754.jpg 848w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM4.jpg 1557w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ages 5-14? Do you mean I wasn&#8217;t a complete geek for buying Super Powers figures in the ninth grade? It&#8217;s like a weight has been lifted!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-18362\" src=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM3-797x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Parker Brothers ROM: Space Knight \" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM3-797x1024.jpg 797w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM3-600x771.jpg 600w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM3-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM3-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM3-1195x1536.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM3-1140x1465.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM3-848x1090.jpg 848w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ROM3.jpg 1469w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Press still PB used to promote Rom to the trade and the media. 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