A pair of robots locked in an endless battle are controlled by two players. The Rock'em Sock'em Robots, created by the Marx Toy Co. in 1964, features two towering figures, one red and one blue, set up inside a boxing ring. Players operate joysticks to make them punch each other until the head of one of the robots pops up, signaling the end of the round.
TIME reporter Allie Townsend picks the 100 most influential toys from 1923 to the present