04/19/2003: Burger King’s ‘Nintendo Superstars’ Toys…

I recently picked up the full set of Burger King’s ‘Nintendo Superstars’ toys, which were given away with their Kid’s Meals a short while back. Fast food chains aren’t exactly noted for their attention to quality with toy giveaways, but all of these items were unique, well-made, and based on characters who have their own brand of textbook covers.

10 toys, 10 sealed blue bags. In this very short and very unmotivated article, we take a look at each Nintendo Superstar and judge it’s overall worth. Are you ready? Ready for pre-Easter fun like you’ve never experienced? Ready for WARIO AND DONKEY KONG AND THE SMALLER VERSION OF DONKEY KONG WHO DRESSES MORE HIP? Good, then click the link below to view the toys and read roughly 70 words about each of ‘em.

This first one stars Kirby, and appears to be some kind of target shooting game. The target? Kirby’s big mouth. Your ammunition? Oversized Red Hots. It looks more fun than it is, but since this thing is doomed to sit on my wall unit untouched for the next decade, I guess that’s for the best. Also includes a wind-up feature, so Kirby’ll turn from side to side in protest of your desire to make him eat lava rocks.

I’ve got no idea what this one was, but it stars Mario in his
Mario Sunshine gear. I only allowed myself fifteen seconds to figure out how each of the toys worked, and this Burger King Mario toy meant for six-year-olds proved too much of a match for me. I’m assuming it was some kind of ’slot machine’ game, which would’ve seemed more impressive if I didn’t just finish aiming red things at Kirby’s head.

Luigi and one of the ‘Boo’ ghosts star in this next toy, where the duo remains attached to the tall pole, eventually spinning down in spectacular fashion before Boo knocks down a popup target. Pretty cool as far as fast food toys go, and will double nicely if I ever decide to have anal foreplay with a horse who’s seen everything.

Wario stars in his own special pinball game, where the point values are as high as the spiral background is hypnotizing. I’ve got no idea why they haven’t made this guy a Smash Brothers character yet, especially when you consider the inclusion of such luminaries as ‘Marth’ and ‘Marth’s friend Roy.’ Poor Wario.

Okay, this one’s great. It’s a jungle catapult toy where your mission is to catapult Diddy Kong safely onto the branches on his way to a barrel full of mystery treasures. Even if you hate the toy’s mechanics, the Diddy Kong figure is removable and works nicely as a reassuring pocket pal if you ever have to make a really important speech in front of many equally important people. Plus, completing the catapult task gives you the chance to yell ‘YAY DIDDY’ really loud
with reason. Previously, yelling that just made you look off-topic and foolish. Burger really is a King.
The Legend of Zelda series is represented by the toy pictured above, an odd set featuring Link zooming across a platform, spinning around to knock down various enemy targets. He does it really quickly, too - blink and you’ll miss it. I can’t remember the name of the included enemies, but they’re the guys from the N64 game that pop up out of leaf piles to spit rocks at you. I only mention this so you won’t feel any remorse about continually slaughtering them. They’re Ganon sympathizers.

Princess Toadstool and Bowser battle it out in this next one, a simple Wheel of Fortune game where the winner is the one who lands in the highest point range. Didn’t exactly cause my heart to skip beats, but at least it’s colorful. After you push down the ‘DO NOT TOUCH’ red button on top, the characters will chase each other around the circle before coming to an uneventful stop three seconds later.

Up above: some kind of weird wind-up Yoshi toy that runs around haphazardly. Your goal is to make him do terrible things to the three included standup eggs. Probably one of the most popular in the set. Kids love Yoshi. Hard to resist the green dinosaur who shits Easter Eggs while yodeling. Plus, he comes in various colors. Mario doesn’t even change clothes unless God gives him the ability to create fireballs first.

The second Kirby toy, a spinning top, would’ve seemed a Hell of a lot cooler if I was able to get the thing to work. As it stands now, it’s sort of like just having a Kirby action figure with a plastic tumor growing out of its ass. At least he looks happy. And puffy.

To be honest, I kinda lost interest in the toys before figuring out what this Donkey Kong thing was supposed to do. I can tell you that it includes a pile of exploding bananas. That’s usually enough of a hard sell to get anyone’s interest.
All in all, Burger King outdid themselves with these guys. Fast food toys are rarely quality items, but the Nintendo ‘Superstars’ set was way more attractive than most of the crap that came with a Happy Meal. If I had to pick a favorite, I think I’d go with the Kirby Target Practice game. There’s just something about a Kirby perpetually trapped in a bubble cloud being force-fed red shit that makes me smile. The silver medal goes to the Luigi/Boo team, mostly because Boo looks way too happy to go unrewarded.
Discussion Thread: 65 comments
Hmm…
Kirby/Red Hot toy: Kirby is known as the game voraphiles play. I always thought Kirby was some freak child of Pac-Man and Jigglypuff(the gayest Pokemon in the world)…I think I just revealed a little too much about myself.
Mario Sunshine wall thing: That’s no water blaster, that’s a hiar dryer. I have no clue what Mario’s doing here.
Flying Boo and Luigi: Luigi’s the blood bank that Boo just can’t seem to reach. To continue his frustration, he gets nocked on the head with a plastic disc. Poor Boo.
Wario pinball: The big pink button fits in rather well.
Diddy Kong catapult: Let’s see Junkyard Wars do that! (translation: I got nuting.)
Link Killing game: The ironic thing is that you are killing GOOD GUYS. I personally own Majoria’s Mask. Hell, you’re supposed to save one of them to bring balance to the universe. I guess when the world is back in balance, Link can go right back to the killing.
Peach and Bowser clock: I had a Wheel of Fortune version once. It was good for about three spins before it jammed.
Simply Yoshi: Is Yoshi pregnant?
Kirby top: Paperweight.
Donky Kong thing: He’s probally pissed about everybody else being pissed about the word "hell" being in Donkey Kong 64.
Does anybody know where I can get old McDonald’s "Back to the Future" toys?
Mr. Mr. Mr. needs a spellcheck spellcheck spellcheck.

Posted by
Jim @ 04/19/2003 2:06 AM EDT
A few years back? It’s been less than a year… I’ve got the Wario pinball game and my sister has the Zelda toy.
The Mario toys from Wendy’s are way cooler, especially the Chain Chomp. of course, the best Nintendo toys ever are the Super Mario 3 ones from McDonald’s

Posted by
Gadoken @ 04/19/2003 2:29 AM EDT
those toys look okay, but i wouldnt say they slap arse with both hands though…
when i was a kid i was always too greedey to eat just a hapy meal, so i always had big meals….a mcchickend sandwhich meal, (large) with a side order of 6 nuggets and a cheeseburger.
those sort of meals slap arse with BOTH hands

Posted by
'tin man @ 04/19/2003 4:47 AM EDT
Interesting.Very interesting.

Posted by
Vlargon @ 04/19/2003 8:51 AM EDT
I’ve got a gym bag literally full of old beat up fast food toys from the mid to late 80’s.

Posted by
Nemesis @ 04/19/2003 10:19 AM EDT
"Guess I’ll put ‘em under the bed, next to the pile of my sister’s panties that just fit way too well to give back."…..you just made milk shoot out my nose…bravo..bravo.

Posted by
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Posted by
Scarlett @ 04/19/2003 12:04 PM EDT
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Posted by
Wario's Brethen @ 04/19/2003 1:12 PM EDT
oops i made a mistake.
i’m watchin ga movie with scotty from star trek. he’s a sheriff. it’s a movie about bugs. A MOVIE ABOUT BUGS. WITH SCOTTY FROM STAR TREK. envy me.

Posted by
Wario's Brethen @ 04/19/2003 1:14 PM EDT
I saw the movie with James Doohan (Scotty) and the bugs. George Takei (Sooloo) is also in it as a scientist. There’s this kinda cute girl in the movie who you think will disrobe at some point when she gets freaky with her quasi boyfriend, but it never happens. The flick is weak and lame. And listening to Scotty try to do a drawl instead of a Scottish accent is like nails on a chalkboard. Oh, just found out, it’s called Bug Busters…read about this crapfest: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0135165

Posted by
Balinor @ 04/19/2003 1:45 PM EDT
That movie also has Katherine Heigl and Bernie "Doc" Kopell.

Posted by
Action Jacktion @ 04/19/2003 2:55 PM EDT
I think I’ve played with the type of top that Kirby is… you have to hold Kirby in your hand, then run the plastic tumor along the ground. There’s a little gyro/motor thing in there that’ll keep the plastic thing spinning for a while once you get it going good. Then set Kirby down on his spinning tumor, and that should work. Unless its broken. Then it won’t.

Posted by
Lovelight @ 04/19/2003 4:32 PM EDT
I think I’ve played with the type of top that Kirby is… you have to hold Kirby in your hand, then run the plastic tumor along the ground. There’s a little gyro/motor thing in there that’ll keep the plastic thing spinning for a while once you get it going good. Then set Kirby down on his spinning tumor, and that should work. Unless its broken. Then it won’t.

Posted by
Lovelight @ 04/19/2003 4:32 PM EDT
I want a reassuring pocket pal!

Posted by
evin @ 04/19/2003 5:16 PM EDT
they made thingy like that Kirby but in pokemon form. i got the meal just to get the dumbass toy, and i got a puffy purple thing with, also, a giant tumaor coming out of its ass crater. it was great. i mean jeezus if you make a toy dont make it so goddamed shitty. by the way , you run the tumor along a flat surface to make it work. if it works, you will hear a god-awful buzzing noise. mmhumm.

Posted by
Chelsea @ 04/19/2003 5:56 PM EDT
Bug Buster? XD THat piece of crap was on SciFi today, too bad you may have missed it. It really is…weird…but SciFi is on one of their Killer Invertebrate marathons again, so…there’s been worse

Posted by
Xanthe @ 04/19/2003 6:17 PM EDT
I’m waiting to see the little words on the top of the screen to eventually say "X-Entertainment slaps arse with both hands".
Tin man, you have unleashed a plague that you can no longer control. Hold your head high, my British counterpart. Wait, that’s not the right word. I can’t think of the right word. Oh, well.

Posted by
Patty O'the hell with it @ 04/19/2003 6:53 PM EDT
Three or four years back, I had a girlfried who decided it would be a good idea to leave me bankrupt, and started having Kid’s Meals whenever we went out to eat. I ended up with a pretty enviable collection (at least, I’d like to think there’s somebody more pathetic than me, who thinks it’s enviable) of Happy Meal toys, which I used to decorate the desk in my office. Not only did it scare away potential customers, but I plan on selling them for millions and millions of dollars in another hundred years or so… (I’m lucky no potential girlfriends read this page, otherwise as soon as word breaks out that I take girls out for dinner to Burger King, I might as well shave my ass and become a transvestite…)

Posted by
alvarete @ 04/19/2003 7:42 PM EDT
I could have sworn Wario is an unlockable character in Super Smash Brothers Melee for the Gamecube

Posted by
Goin 5 Hole @ 04/19/2003 9:53 PM EDT
I’ve got that Chain Chomp! Also, it
s supposed to be an egg Yoshi’s holding, but it blends in too well with his body.
Anyone else here feel offended that Zelda is so critically underepresened? DK got two toys, Kirby got two toys, Mario got his lot, but Linky only gets one? C’mon, Burger King! You coulda done better’n that!

Posted by
Freezair @ 04/19/2003 10:25 PM EDT
Wario in Melee: One of Mario’s alt. costumes is Yellow w/Purple suspenders. The guys are called Dekus. (The illustrated one that’s not a 3D screenshot is a bad guy from OOT, the effeminant one is a good princess from MM, 3rd one was either in OOT as a baddie or some loser who hung out in the MM Deku Royalty’s Throne Room)
Pull Mario (w/F.L.U.D.D. on back) back and, once the slots are done spinning, press that white button on the back. And just what happened to the maze stickers?
Blurb: In Las Vegas, Drumbone was done on Cap’n Crunch.

Posted by
"MR. GAME & WATCH" @ 04/19/2003 11:09 PM EDT
Awww, I’ve only got the spinning Kirby, Peach, Wario, Diddy, and Link. My friend who works at BK was supposed to get me the rest but she never did… All I really wanted were the Kirby ones. Kirby’s my hero.

Posted by
RyanMan @ 04/19/2003 11:39 PM EDT
Yeah, but can you hit me 1000 times before I hit you 3? Well?! CAN YOU WROUND EYE?! CAN YOU!

Posted by
Orca @ 04/20/2003 2:56 AM EDT
Patty O’the hell with it : unleashing a plauge that cannot be controlled, slaps arse with both hands!!!!!
in england we got crappy plasit poatoes from mcdonalds once cos they were out of wwf guys.

Posted by
'tin Man @ 04/20/2003 10:33 AM EDT
I want the kirby ones! Gimme gimme gimme!

Posted by
VooDoo KnighT @ 04/20/2003 3:00 PM EDT
Icky! Icky pants! To quote that infamous trainer from Pokemon, I like shorts!

Posted by
Freezair @ 04/21/2003 2:33 AM EDT
Tin Man is now my hero. I’ve been on the blogs for months, throwing out my opinions randomly until somebody thought I was getting too personal, and throughout it all, tin man has been lauded as the king of "Slaps Arse With Both Hands". Congrats!

Posted by
Patty O'something or other @ 04/21/2003 3:03 AM EDT
id like to announce that i was responsible for the outbreak of the use of the word "pants" in everyday sentences at the start of the 21st century.
i used to and still do say , oh pants, and oh no what a load of pants! and stuff and it spread because of me.

Posted by
'tin man @ 04/21/2003 3:06 AM EDT
bad news, we’re no longer number one w/ giant ape juice, but we can fix that right?
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Posted by
brandon @ 04/21/2003 10:07 AM EDT
I like pants!

Posted by
Koz @ 04/21/2003 12:20 PM EDT
Dont you hate pants ?!?!

Posted by
Ham @ 04/21/2003 12:52 PM EDT
My beta fish Matt Mason (named after mattels revolutionary action figure of the 60’s) died on good friday. Please, bow you heads in a moment of silence. Ok…time for good news…im getting a hamster today maybe! WOO! Any name suggestions?

Posted by
kenenf @ 04/21/2003 1:17 PM EDT
dexter douglas

Posted by
brandon @ 04/21/2003 2:13 PM EDT
call ya hamster tin man, after me. cos i launched pants.
and launching pants slaps arrse with both hands, and slapping arse with both hands is the kuind os thing that slaps aarse with both hands.

Posted by
'tin man @ 04/21/2003 4:10 PM EDT
Mr.Mr.Mr.,
I think that your best bet would be to look at garage sales or flea markets.

Posted by
Randy Vreeland @ 04/21/2003 4:19 PM EDT
Hey Brandon, Thanx for keeping us #1 for Giant ape juice. We must always be vigilant. We must not falter in the name of giant ape juice. Remember kids accept no substitute. Ask for it by Freakin name GIANT APE JUICE !!!
Oh and I’m impartial towards pants.

Posted by
Gozer @ 04/21/2003 7:53 PM EDT
i had that yoshi toy …. it was entertaing for about a second ….. then it just became a low quality paperweight/dog toy

Posted by
running wit scissors @ 04/21/2003 11:00 PM EDT
I had the Pikachu plastic ass tumor spinning top.
OH, and I LIKE pants, so THERE!
um… nevermind

Posted by
Torchy @ 04/21/2003 11:30 PM EDT
I have now made multiple attempts to get IMDb.com to put up the information on Photon and Lazer Tag Academy. Within the past few days someone from Australiahas got Lazer Tag Academy a page without any info. I apologize for wasting valuable comment space Matt, but the following info needs to go up.
If you are a member you can start here: http://www.imdb.com/Guides/new-titles
Here is the info in proper IMDB sumbit format that they e-mailed back to me:
TITLE
Photon (1985)1985
NAME
Kimura, Hiroyuki
Dryden, Ray
Ono, Akiyoshi
Kobayashi, Nozomi
Kamizawa, Shinichi
Reid, Clarissa
Braun, Jon
Matsumoto, Osamu
Yoshihara, Isamu
Takezawa, Nobuyuki
Lockwood, Christopher
Nishida, Masako
Masamori, Kazuro
Laroque, Paul
Ravey, Graham
Ito, Tsunehisa
Igarashi, Teiichi
Shiraishi, Yoshito
Sakura, Kanji
Nagatsuka, Yoshito
Haywood, Loretta
Fukuda, Yoshiaki
Kimura, Kimiaki
Koyano, Takaki
Kobayashi, Satoru
Terashima, Yuu
Nakamura, Yoziro
Ishihara, Satoshi
Rivers, Eros
Kim, Sangbum
Johnson, Tamara
Kawano, Chizuru
Shimada, Tokuya
Kaneko, Yoshio
Onogi, Hiroshi
Carter, George
Yuhara, Hiroshi
Nakamura, Osamu
Iwamoto, Michio
Nakai, Mitsuo
Kanamaru, Kazuhisa
Ushida, Katsunari
Suzuki, Ted
Shirakuma, Eiji
Artmic
ACTOR
Lockwood, ChristopherPhoton (1985)Bhodi Li
Ravey, GrahamPhoton (1985)Lord Beathan
Rivers, ErosPhoton (1985)Parcival
Ono, AkiyoshiPhoton (1985)Leon
Kanamaru, KazuhisaPhoton (1985)Uncle Pike
Laroque, PaulPhoton (1985)Richard
Ishihara, SatoshiPhoton (1985)Warriarr
Igarashi, TeiichiPhoton (1985)Dogarr
Shiraishi, YoshitoPhoton (1985)Bugarr
Nagatsuka, YoshitoPhoton (1985)Destructarr
ACTRESS
Haywood, LorettaPhoton (1985)Tivia
Reid, ClarissaPhoton (1985)Kathy
Johnson, TamaraPhoton (1985)Barbara
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Kimura, KimiakiPhoton (1985)
Takezawa, NobuyukiPhoton (1985)
COMPOSER
Levy, ShukiPhoton (1985)
Saban, HaimPhoton (1985)
DIRECTOR
Nakajima, KoichiPhoton (1985)
Kobayashi, NozomiPhoton (1985)
Horiuchi, YasuhiroPhoton (1985)
Yoshihara, IsamuPhoton (1985)
Kamizawa, ShinichiPhoton (1985)
WRITER
Dryden, RayPhoton (1985)
Tomita, SukehiroPhoton (1985)
Ito, TsunehisaPhoton (1985)
Namiki, SatoshiPhoton (1985)
Onogi, HiroshiPhoton (1985)
Terashima, YuuPhoton (1985)
EDITOR
Jenkins, SusanPhoton (1985)
PRODUCER
Chalopin, JeanPhoton (1985)(executive producer)
Heyward, AndyPhoton (1985)(executive producer)
Katayama, TetsuoPhoton (1985)(executive producer)
Shimada, TokuyaPhoton (1985)(producer)
Masamori, KazuroPhoton (1985)(producer)
Sakura, KanjiPhoton (1985)(producer)
MISC
Braun, JonPhoton (1985)(Supervising Director)
Nakamura, OsamuPhoton (1985)(Story Editor)
ArtmicPhoton (1985)(Miniatures)
Suzuki, TedPhoton (1985)(Miniatures)
Aramaki, ShinjiPhoton (1985)(Miniatures)
Ushida, KatsunariPhoton (1985)(Lighting Director)
Nishida, MasakoPhoton (1985)(Translation Services)
Nakamura, YoziroPhoton (1985)(Assistant Director)
Iwamoto, MichioPhoton (1985)(camera operator)
Kimura, HiroyukiPhoton (1985)(Focus Puller)
Tsugi, AkiraPhoton (1985)(Assistant Lighting Engineer)
Matsumoto, OsamuPhoton (1985)(1st Assistant Sound Recordist)
Kobayashi, SatoruPhoton (1985)(Technical Director)
Koyano, TakakiPhoton (1985)(Video Engineer)
Kim, SangbumPhoton (1985)(production assistant)
Nakai, MitsuoPhoton (1985)(production assistant)
Yuhara, HiroshiPhoton (1985)(production assistant)
Carter, GeorgePhoton (1985)(Based on the Game PHOTON Created by)
ARTDIRECTOR
Takahashi, AkihikoPhoton (1985)
MAKEUP
Kawano, ChizuruPhoton (1985)(makeup supervisor)
SPECIALEFFECTSDEPARTMENT
Shirakuma, EijiPhoton (1985)(special effects)
Fukuda, YoshiakiPhoton (1985)(special effects)
PRODCO
Photon (1985)DIC Entertainment
Photon (1985)Eureka Productions
DISTRIB
Photon (1985)DIC Entertainment
COMPANY
Photon (1985)Nikkatsu Studio (Video Studio )
Photon (1985)Glovision(Editing Facilities)
Photon (1985)Eizo Tsuushin(Editing Facilities)
Photon (1985)Aoi Studio(Editing Facilities)
COLOR
Photon (1985)Color
COUNTRY
Photon (1985)Japan
LANGUAGE
Photon (1985)English
PLOT
MV: Photon (1985)
PL: PHOTON is what happens when you turn paintball into an indoor infrared laser sporting event, base a science fiction TV show around said sporting event, license every chart-topping pop single from 1980 to 1986 to accompany said show, realize by licensing said music you’ve blown your entire production budget, and resolve the matter by transforming every proposed set into a low-budget miniature and superimposing your actors over it using 1980s "green screen" technology. In other words, PHOTON was the greatest show ever. Even better than the Thanksgiving episode of CHEERS with the food fight and better than every episode of GARFIELD AND FRIENDS except maybe the one where the foley guy quits and Odie gets hired to do all the sound effects. Did I mention that when the PHOTON production staff wasn’t choreographing high-octane action sequences to Michael Jackson and The Rolling Stones, the guys who would eventually executive produce the POWER RANGERS series were jamming away on the synthesizers?
BY: colonelmoses@minimumrage.com
OUTLINE
MV: Photon (1985)
PL:
PL: "The heroic Guardians search the universe for uncharged
PL: crystals from the original energy source, Photon, and
PL: charge these crystals with light in order to save the
PL: universe from the evil of the Warlord of Arr, who wants
PL: darkness and death. (live action)"
BY: http://www.dicentertainment.com/dic_shows.html
GENRE
Photon (1985)Sci-Fi
Photon (1985)Family
Photon (1985)Action
Photon (1985)Adventure
URLTITLE
Photon (1985)MSChttp://www.minimumrage.com/pages/photon.htmEpisode list with reviews, interview and behind the scenes photos
LOCATION
Photon (1985)Tokyo, Japan
INPROD
MV: Photon (1985)
UP: 08 April 2003
ST: Completed
COMMENT
(title: Photon (1985))
Here are some site links that relate to the series:
DIC Entertainment produced the show and they have small
synopsis on their
site:
http://www.dicentertainment.com/dic_shows.html
"The heroic Guardians search the universe for uncharged
crystals from the original energy source, Photon, and
charge these crystals with light in order to save the
universe from the evil of the Warlord of Arr, who wants
darkness and death. (live action)"
Episode review from one of your regular external movie links
http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0740/index.htm
Overview of Photon
http://www.snowcrest.com/~fox/photon/index.htm
Toys
http://www.toyarchive.com/Photon.html
Updated site for modern version of game
http://photonclassic.tripod.com/
Episode List
http://www.chilandra.com/ent/photon.html
Documentary on Photon and other laser games
http://www.lasertagvideo.com/default.html
"Laser Tag, the generic name for live action games played with electronic sensors and equipment began as a commercial venture in Dallas, Texas. There, the first PHOTON store opened in 1984 helping George Carter, III bring laser battles from the movie STAR WARS to life.
Today, people are still playing PHOTON and over 20 other brands of laser tag. Around the world, laser tag has touched people’s lives from the casual player or birthday party participant to the sport-minded tournament superstar. Toy companies have even introduced home versions of the game allowing enthusiasts to play anywhere, anytime.
LightSport™ The People, Business and Game of Laser Tag™ is a 94 minute documentary covering the industry. It includes interviews with long time players, store managers, facility owners, franchisees, equipment distributors, the executive director of the International Laser Tag Association and even George Carter, III - creator of PHOTON.
Shot at tournaments across the United States (XP LaserSport, Armageddon 2000, & Allied Taggers Association) the program also includes footage from Prague, Czech Republic, Reykjavik, Iceland and even Tokyo, Japan. This unique video encompasses the initial creation and almost complete demise of PHOTON to the current state of this exciting industry. In addition, we’ve interviewed outdoor taggers! The 2001 East Coast Tag Con champions are here!
Think you know laser tag? Perhaps you’re the best in your town? Maybe you work at, own or manage a successful center? There’s a whole wide world of laser tag out there, and this video explores it. Game or sport? What’s the future of the industry? LightSport™ The People, Business and Game of Laser Tag™ posed these questions and more to the most influential people in laser tag."
SOURCE
Server: http://www.imdb.com - 21
Subject: Photon (1985) (030408 06:33:48 PM from 64.12.96.79)
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TITLE
Lazer Tag Academy (1986)1986
NAME
Fraley, Patrick
ACTOR
Jayne, BillyLazer Tag Academy (1986)Tom Jaren
Williams, R.J.Lazer Tag Academy (1986)Nicky Jaren
Welker, FrankLazer Tag Academy (1986)Mr. Jaren, Skuggs, Ralphie
Fraley, PatrickLazer Tag Academy (1986)Charlie Ferguson, Skugs
Bradshaw, BookerLazer Tag Academy (1986)Draxon Drear
McCoy, SidLazer Tag Academy (1986)Prof. Olanga
ACTRESS
MacNeille, TressLazer Tag Academy (1986)Mrs. Jaren
Harling, NoelleLazer Tag Academy (1986)Jamie Jaren
MacGregor, ChristinaLazer Tag Academy (1986)Beth Jaren
PRODCO
Lazer Tag Academy (1986)Ruby Spears Animation
Lazer Tag Academy (1986)Worlds of Wonder
Lazer Tag Academy (1986)Saban Entertainment
COLOR
Lazer Tag Academy (1986)Color
COUNTRY
Lazer Tag Academy (1986)USA
LANGUAGE
Lazer Tag Academy (1986)English
RELEASE
Lazer Tag Academy (1986)Australia13 September 1986
OUTLINE
MV: Lazer Tag Academy (1986)
PL: Lazer Tag Academy is the story of Jamie Jaren, a thirteen year old Lazer Tag champion from 3010 who journeys back in time to stop the evil Draxon Drear. She joins with her ancestors, Tom, Beth and Nicky Jaren who also share her special powers. For most people, Starlites, the Lazer Tag "guns" are harmless toys. But for others, like the Jarens, they become weapons that allow them, along with the Star Sensor, allow them to travel in time, move object, ect.
PL: Lazer Tag Academy is a cartoon based on the Lazer Tag toy and was produced by Ruby Spears Animation. It aired on NBC from Sept. 13, 1986- Aug. 22, 1987 and was canceled only due to the bankruptcy of Worlds of Wonder, the makers of Lazer Tag.
PL: In the mid 90’s the rights to Lazer Tag Academy were purchased by Saban Entertainment (owned by Haim Saban who did the music for the show) and it re-aired under the title Laser Patrol on the Sci-Fi Channel. In July 2001, Saban’s library of more than 6,500 episodes of children’s programming was purchased by Disney as part of the Fox Family Channel buy-out (FFC was owned by Saban). So does Disney now own Lazer Tag Academy? They might!
BY: silverblue76@hotmail.com
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Lazer Tag Academy (1986)Family
Lazer Tag Academy (1986)Animation
Lazer Tag Academy (1986)Adventure
Lazer Tag Academy (1986)Sci-Fi
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Lazer Tag Academy (1986)MSChttp://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/9746/lazertag/lazertagmain.htmlThe Lazer Tag Academy fan page
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MV: Lazer Tag Academy (1986)
UP: 08 April 2003
ST: Completed
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Subject: Lazer Tag Academy (1986) (030408 05:30:21 PM from 64.12.96.79)
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Posted by
Reggie @ 04/22/2003 4:30 AM EDT
Hey, Matt, if you do more Mario articles in the future, you might want to be aware that Princcess Toadstool’s name was changed to Peach around the time Mario 64 came out. That’s all.

Posted by
Behonkiss @ 04/22/2003 7:11 AM EDT
I could have sworn that Peach was the name of that OTHER princess.
I’m supposed to say I miss the forum, but I don’t. So instead, I’ll say other actual stuff.
Completely off-topic but, we’re trying to get a pet mantis shrimp, and when we do, I’ve insisted that we name it Bugsy Crab in your honor.

Posted by
Scythemantis @ 04/22/2003 12:54 PM EDT
Other princess ? I know that the girl in Donkey Kong was called Pauline.

Posted by
Gozer @ 04/22/2003 1:09 PM EDT
Actually, her name was ALWAYS peach, just wasn’t used in america until recently.
The other princess, with the yellow dress, is named Daisy. She’s Luigi’s.

Posted by
Scythemantis @ 04/22/2003 1:28 PM EDT
Do not post nonsensical messages.It takes up space.Oh, review http://www.neopets.com

Posted by
Vligon @ 04/22/2003 5:00 PM EDT
what the hell would we want to post nonsensical messages for, I mean it’s not like we’ve crammed x-e into our busy schedules (although if I had a busy schedule, I would) right between video conference w/ magic 8 ball yoda, and useing my Sheep in the Big City Subway Kids pac ray gun to kill off my co-workers. perhaps x-e has allowed me to improve my performance on the phones helping troubled customers figure out it’s aol’s fault. All I’m saying is NONSENCE IS ALL I’VE GOT! SPELL CHECK IS FOR SISSY’S! and GIANT APE JUICE IS SLIPPERY WHEN WET! My only other statment is that most people do like pants, the rest either perfer shorts, skirts, or nudity. Me, I like shorts. Garbage cans follow me to work. I have a figurine of Santa in a Bulldozer on my desk right now.

Posted by
brandon @ 04/22/2003 6:02 PM EDT
I want those. Yar. *goes off to Ebay*

Posted by
Aristobulus @ 04/22/2003 6:50 PM EDT
You know what I think? I think it’s time for another blog entry so people can make more comments.
I cram X-E into my busy schedule…

Posted by
rowdykatie @ 04/22/2003 9:59 PM EDT
Where’s Samus, you glorius burgermerchants?

Posted by
Dookie Dook Doo @ 04/23/2003 8:11 AM EDT
I gotta get me some Ape Juice, it sounds like it rocks the cock in more wyas than one. I also think that in general, happy meal type toys have ogne downhill since the 80’s when I was younger. its not necessarily that they’re cheaper, its just that they seem to lack that appeal of long ago, or I’m finally older and over happy meal toys or something.

Posted by
Tim @ 04/23/2003 7:07 PM EDT
Kids never eat the food. They just waste their parents money to get shit like this which ends up with guys like you.
Ummmm…. I love you?
There, that should balence out…. Uh, yeah.

Posted by
Lint @ 04/25/2003 10:20 AM EDT
Daisy ain’t "officially" Luigi’s fool.

Posted by
"MR. GAME & WATCH" @ 05/04/2003 6:54 PM EDT
I found one of the Wario water games when I was walking on the big grassy lot behind WaWa going home from work. It now has a place of pride between one of my Sailor Moon dolls, another Burger King toy given to me by my brother (Blossom from "Powerpuff Girls" - her bottle of Chemical X lights up when you squeeze her bow), and a Loony Toons toy I got from the Wildwood Boardwalk last year.
My brother really loved this promotion. He eventually wound up with Diddy Kong, Luigi and his ghost pal, Wario, and both Kirbys. Why didn’t Burger King have great promotions like this when I was a kid? Even some of the McD’s toys weren’t this much fun.

Posted by
starwenn @ 08/16/2003 10:06 PM EDT
Yes, that do be true about the fact that in the "Link" one, you are killing the good guys. One is the deku princess er something like that and the other is just a guard at the deku palace… these caracters happen to be in The Majora’s Mask game…soooo that is abit screwed up…but what can you do I guess….

Posted by
ah ho hum...... @ 08/28/2003 7:14 PM EDT
You all seem to know so much about nintendo shit-I’m not really sure if I should call you geniouses or complete geeks…but I do bow down to you all,for knowing so much *clap* *clap* *clap*

Posted by
......yes....... @ 08/28/2003 7:24 PM EDT
I love these toys. Mainly cuz theyre all nintendo stuf

Posted by
Nintendo Master @ 02/20/2004 3:30 PM EST
I love these toys. Mainly cuz theyre all nintendo stuf

Posted by
Nintendo Master @ 02/20/2004 3:30 PM EST
I love these toys. Mainly cuz theyre all nintendo stuf

Posted by
Nintendo Master @ 02/20/2004 3:30 PM EST
I love these toys. Mainly cuz theyre all nintendo stuf

Posted by
Nintendo Master @ 02/20/2004 3:30 PM EST
I love these toys. Mainly cuz theyre all nintendo stuf

Posted by
Nintendo Master @ 02/20/2004 3:31 PM EST
I had EVERY single one, but my dad threw them in my fireplace ;.;

Posted by
Kaos @ 03/15/2007 7:26 PM EST
go kirby!

Posted by
kirbymasta @ 06/16/2007 10:53 PM EDT
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