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Summary

Robotrek lets you step into the shoes of a young robotics prodigy – the son of a famed inventor – and spend most of the game tinkering rather than swinging swords. The core loop revolves around scavenging scraps, feeding them into an invention machine, and fusing the results into weapons, armor, or even whole new robots. Up to three bots can be raised, each fully customizable in color, name, equipment, and a set of macro‑style special attacks that you program with limited "Program Points".

Combat plays out on a small ATB‑style battlefield where only one robot fights at a time, but it can face up to three foes and be swapped out for a turn‑cost penalty, echoing the party‑switching of later monster‑collecting games. Experience is measured in "Megs of Data," and the more efficiently you defeat enemies – especially within time limits – the faster you level up. The quirky humor of its Japanese title, Slapstick, shines through the cartoonish graphics and upbeat soundtrack by Ayako Yoda, though critics at the time found the visuals and translation a bit bland.

Despite its inventive item‑crafting and robot‑raising mechanics, Robotrek sold poorly – roughly 45,000 copies in Japan and 20,000 in North America – and received mixed reviews that praised its originality while lamenting its generic presentation. Today it’s remembered as a quirky predecessor to the Pokémon‑style formula and a rare, off‑beat entry in Quintet’s SNES catalog.

Storyline

Robotrek drops you onto the peaceful planet Quintenix—known as Paradise Star in Japan—where you play as the unnamed son of the famed inventor Dr. Akihabara. After moving to the town of Rococo, a rogue band of pirates called the Hackers, led by Blackmore, storm the streets and demand your father’s help. The Hackers’ true aim is to capture Dr. Akihabara because he knows the secret of the Tetron, a mysterious stone that can view past and future events and even bend time. Your curiosity about the hidden Invention Machine in your father’s basement fuels your resolve to confront the invasion.

The Tetron was originally created by your ancestor Rask (Rusk) and his friend Gateau, who later split the stone into shards and scattered them across Quintenix. Gateau, now heading the Hackers, reassembles the Tetron and plots universal domination, starting with Rask’s home world Choco (Chocolate Star). The climax sends you into Gateau’s space fortress to stop his time‑control scheme. In classic ENIX style, the game blends quirky humor with turn‑based robot battles as you strive to become the world’s greatest inventor.