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'''RobCo Fun''' is a [[Fallout 4 magazines|magazine]] in ''[[Fallout 4]]''.
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'''RobCo Fun''' is a collection of four [[Fallout 4 magazines|magazines]] in ''[[Fallout 4]]''.
   
 
==Characteristics==
 
==Characteristics==
 
Each issue of RobCo Fun collected adds a unique holotape to the [[Sole Survivor]]'s inventory. When used, the holotape plays a game based on a retro video game. The holotapes can be used at any time, provided they are in the Survivor's inventory, and can be played on either their Pip-Boy or on any terminal. Additionally, the holotape can also be used on the ''[[Fallout Pip-Boy]]'' mobile app.
 
Each issue of RobCo Fun collected adds a unique holotape to the [[Sole Survivor]]'s inventory. When used, the holotape plays a game based on a retro video game. The holotapes can be used at any time, provided they are in the Survivor's inventory, and can be played on either their Pip-Boy or on any terminal. Additionally, the holotape can also be used on the ''[[Fallout Pip-Boy]]'' mobile app.
   
==Holotapes==
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==Magazine issues==
 
 
{| class="va-table va-table-middle va-table-full sortable"
 
{| class="va-table va-table-middle va-table-full sortable"
! style="width: 17%;" | Holotape
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! style="width: 5%;" | Editor ID
! style="width: 5%;" | RobCo #
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! style="width: 23%;" | Issue
! style="width: 18%;" | Location
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! style="width: 23%;" | Location
! style="width: 46%;" | Location Description
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! style="width: 45%;" | Location Description
! style="width: 7%;" | Base ID
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! style="width: 5%;" | Base ID
! style="width: 7%;" | Magazine ID
 
 
|-
 
| [[Red Menace]]
 
|
 
| [[Vault 111]]
 
| Inside the cafeteria terminal, northeast area. No magazine, holotape only.
 
| {{ID|000e5082}}
 
|
 
   
 
|-
 
|-
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| {{tooltip|01|PerkMagRobcoFun01}}
| [[Atomic Command]]
 
| #01
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| #01 [[Atomic Command]]
 
| [[Museum of Freedom]]
 
| [[Museum of Freedom]]
 
| In the chamber above the front doors, where Preston is holed up, on Sturges' desk.
 
| In the chamber above the front doors, where Preston is holed up, on Sturges' desk.
| {{ID|0006167b}}
 
 
| {{ID|00184da1}}
 
| {{ID|00184da1}}
   
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 02
| [[Pipfall]]
 
 
| #12 [[Grognak & the Ruby Ruins]]
| #08
 
 
| [[Goodneighbor]]
 
| In the [[Memory Den]], in [[Amari]]'s back room sitting on a cabinet in the distant corner.
 
| {{ID|00184db2}}
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|-
 
| 04
 
| #08 [[Pipfall]]
 
| [[Fort Hagen]]
 
| [[Fort Hagen]]
 
| [[Fort Hagen Command Center|Command Center]] - adjacent to Kellogg's terminal under a table, in the chamber where Kellogg is spoken to.
 
| [[Fort Hagen Command Center|Command Center]] - adjacent to Kellogg's terminal under a table, in the chamber where Kellogg is spoken to.
| {{ID|00072802}}
 
 
| {{ID|00184dc4}}
 
| {{ID|00184dc4}}
   
 
|-
 
|-
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| 05
| [[Zeta Invaders]]
 
| #07
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| #07 [[Zeta Invaders]]
 
| [[Valentine Detective Agency]]
 
| [[Valentine Detective Agency]]
 
| On a desk, inside the Valentine’s Detective Agency located in Diamond City Market.
 
| On a desk, inside the Valentine’s Detective Agency located in Diamond City Market.
| {{ID|00072803}}
 
 
| {{ID|001c1418}}
 
| {{ID|001c1418}}
 
|-
 
| [[Grognak & the Ruby Ruins]]
 
| #12
 
| [[Goodneighbor]]
 
| In the [[Memory Den]], in [[Amari]]'s back room sitting on a cabinet in the distant corner.
 
| {{ID|000727fa}}
 
| {{ID|00184db2}}
 
 
|-
 
| {{icon|FO4AUT}} [[Automatron (holotape)|Automatron]]
 
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| [[Fort Hagen hangar]]
 
| Inside in the Rust Devil gaming terminal in a room with beds and generators. No magazine, holotape only.
 
| {{DLC ID|007b20}}
 
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|-
 
| {{cut}} [[Captain Cosmos in "Jangles' Big Day"]]
 
| #09
 
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| Didn't make it into the game. Only the holotape texture exists in the game files.
 
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|
 
   
 
|}
 
|}
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* The RobCo Fun magazines' holotapes are an example of ''Mise en abyme'', as the player is playing a game, within a game.
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* Unlike most other magazines, RobCo Fun issues respawn and can be collected an infinite amount of times.
 
* All of the magazines can be found in locations the player character will be directed to during the main story.
* Each RobCo Fun holotape is a reference to a real-life video game of the late 1970s–mid 1980s:
 
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** [[Red Menace]] is a variation of ''Donkey Kong''.
 
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==Behind the scenes==
** [[Atomic Command]] is a variant of ''Missile Command''.
 
** [[Pipfall]] is a variation of ''Pitfall!''
 
** [[Zeta Invaders]] is a variant of ''Space Invaders''.
 
** [[Grognak & the Ruby Ruins]] is influenced by ''The Bard's Tale'' and its assorted spin-off games.
 
* Unlike most other magazines, RobCo Fun issues respawn and can be collected an indefinite amount of times.
 
* All of the magazines can be found in locations the player character will be directed to in the main story.
 
 
* The Pipfall magazine's cover character is wearing a "101" shirt underneath his jacket. This is a nod to ''[[Fallout 3]]'', in which the [[Lone Wanderer]] grows up in [[Vault 101]].
 
* The Pipfall magazine's cover character is wearing a "101" shirt underneath his jacket. This is a nod to ''[[Fallout 3]]'', in which the [[Lone Wanderer]] grows up in [[Vault 101]].
 
* The comic name and the fact it has a game inside it is a reference to Amiga Fun, a comic that gave away free games much like RobCo Fun does.
 
* The comic name and the fact it has a game inside it is a reference to Amiga Fun, a comic that gave away free games much like RobCo Fun does.
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* Zeta Invaders is a reference to the [[Zetan aliens]], which were first named in the ''Fallout 3'' [[Fallout 3 add-ons|add-on]] ''[[Mothership Zeta (add-on)|Mothership Zeta]]''.
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* The title of Zeta Invaders is a reference to the classic video game [[wikipedia:Space Invaders|Space Invaders]].
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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===Cover images===
 
===Cover images===
<gallery>
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<gallery captionalign=center>
Fo4_Art_RobCo_Fun_magazine_(Red_Menace).jpg|Red Menace, concept art from ''[[The Art of Fallout 4]]''
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Fo4 Art RobCo Fun magazine (Red Menace).jpg|Red Menace, concept art from ''[[The Art of Fallout 4]]''
 
Fallout4 RobCo Fun 001.png|Atomic Command
 
Fallout4 RobCo Fun 001.png|Atomic Command
 
RobCo Fun - Pipfall.png|Pipfall
 
RobCo Fun - Pipfall.png|Pipfall
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RobCo Fun - Grognak.png|Grognak & the Ruby Ruins
 
RobCo Fun - Grognak.png|Grognak & the Ruby Ruins
 
RobCo Fun Captain Cosmos.png|{{cut}} Captain Cosmos in "Jangles' Big Day"
 
RobCo Fun Captain Cosmos.png|{{cut}} Captain Cosmos in "Jangles' Big Day"
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Art of Fallout 4 RobCo Fun collage.png|Clean versions from ''[[The Art of Fallout 4]]''
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FO4 Robco Fun loading screen.jpg|[[Fallout 4 loading screens|Loading screen]]
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
{{Navbox perk magazines FO4}}
===Holotape images===
 
<gallery>
 
RobCo Fun Red Menace.png|[[Red Menace]]
 
Fallout4 Atomic Command.png|[[Atomic Command]]
 
Pipfall holodisk.png|[[Pipfall]]
 
Fallout4 Zeta Invaders.png|[[Zeta Invaders]]
 
Fo4 grognak ruby ruins.png|[[Grognak & the Ruby Ruins]]
 
FO4 Captain Cosmos holotape.png|{{cut}} [[Captain Cosmos in "Jangles' Big Day"]]
 
</gallery>
 
 
{{Navbox perk magazines}}
 
   
 
[[Category:Fallout 4 perk magazines]]
 
[[Category:Fallout 4 perk magazines]]
   
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[[fr:RobCo Fun]]
 
[[ru:Веселье с «РобКо»]]
 
[[ru:Веселье с «РобКо»]]
 
[[uk:Веселощі з «РобКо»]]
 
[[uk:Веселощі з «РобКо»]]

Revision as of 14:08, 20 June 2020

 
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RobCo Fun is a collection of four magazines in Fallout 4.

Characteristics

Each issue of RobCo Fun collected adds a unique holotape to the Sole Survivor's inventory. When used, the holotape plays a game based on a retro video game. The holotapes can be used at any time, provided they are in the Survivor's inventory, and can be played on either their Pip-Boy or on any terminal. Additionally, the holotape can also be used on the Fallout Pip-Boy mobile app.

Magazine issues

Editor ID Issue Location Location Description Base ID
01 #01 Atomic Command Museum of Freedom In the chamber above the front doors, where Preston is holed up, on Sturges' desk. 00184DA1
02 #12 Grognak & the Ruby Ruins Goodneighbor In the Memory Den, in Amari's back room sitting on a cabinet in the distant corner. 00184DB2
04 #08 Pipfall Fort Hagen Command Center - adjacent to Kellogg's terminal under a table, in the chamber where Kellogg is spoken to. 00184DC4
05 #07 Zeta Invaders Valentine Detective Agency On a desk, inside the Valentine’s Detective Agency located in Diamond City Market. 001C1418

Notes

  • Unlike most other magazines, RobCo Fun issues respawn and can be collected an infinite amount of times.
  • All of the magazines can be found in locations the player character will be directed to during the main story.

Behind the scenes

  • The Pipfall magazine's cover character is wearing a "101" shirt underneath his jacket. This is a nod to Fallout 3, in which the Lone Wanderer grows up in Vault 101.
  • The comic name and the fact it has a game inside it is a reference to Amiga Fun, a comic that gave away free games much like RobCo Fun does.
  • Zeta Invaders is a reference to the Zetan aliens, which were first named in the Fallout 3 add-on Mothership Zeta.
  • The title of Zeta Invaders is a reference to the classic video game Space Invaders.

Gallery

Location images

Cover images