Nerf Blasters

Nerf Blasters
Nerf Blasters
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Type Toy dart gun
Inventor Nerf
Company Hasbro
Country United States
Slogan "It's Nerf or Nothin'!"
Official website

Nerf Blasters are toy weapons made by Hasbro that fire foam darts, discs, or, in some cases, foam balls. The term "Nerf gun", however, is often used as a blanket term for any foam dart blaster, regardless of whether or not it has the brand name. Nerf guns are manufactured in multiple forms, including pistols, rifles, light machine guns, and anti-material rifles. The first Nerf guns emerged in the late 1980s with the release of the Nerf Blast-a-Ball[1] and the Arrowstorm. These toy guns are sold at many retailers including Target, Walmart, Zellers and Toys "R" Us.

The Nerf blaster line currently consists of three sub-lines: N-Strike, Dart Tag and Vortex.

The Nerf line is also sold in Japan by Takara Tomy, which sells other Hasbro products in the country. For marketing reasons, some blasters have been given different names in Japan. For example, the Stampede ECS is called "Blazing Burst ECS", while the Longstrike CS-6 is called "Sniper Shot CS-6"; nevertheless, these blasters still have their original names molded on them.

In 2011, the Nerf N-Strike Stampede ECS was awarded "Boy Toy of the Year" at the 11th Annual Toy of the Year Awards, which is held at the American International Toy Fair in New York City.[2]

Contents

Current models

N-Strike

  • Alpha Trooper CS-18 (Target exclusive)
  • Barrel Break IX-2 (Toys "R" Us exclusive)
  • Barricade RV-10
  • Big Bad Bow
  • Deploy CS-6
  • Element EX-6 (Toys "R" Us exclusive)
  • Firefly REV-8
  • Hornet AS-6
  • Jolt EX-1
  • Longshot CS-6
  • Longstrike CS-6
  • Magstrike AS-10 (Target exclusive)
  • Maverick REV-6
  • Nite Finder EX-3
  • Raider CS-35
  • Rapid Fire AS-20 (Target exclusive)
  • Rayven CS-18 (upcoming)
  • Recon CS-6
  • Reflex IX-1
  • Scout IX-3
  • Secret Strike AS-1
  • Spectre REV-5 (Walmart exclusive)
  • Stampede ECS
  • Switch Shot EX-3 (GameStop exclusive or bundled with Nerf N-Strike and Nerf N-Strike Elite for the Wii)
  • Vulcan EBF-25
  • 3-in-1 Unity Power System (Titan AS-V.1 + Hornet AS-6 + Scout IX-3) (Toys "R" Us exclusive)
  • Titan AS-V.1/Big Bad Titan (Target/Zellers exclusive)

Dart Tag

  • FuryFire
  • Hyperfire
  • Quick 16
  • Sharp Shot
  • Speedload 6
  • Speedswarm
  • StormFire (part of the "Capture the Flag" set)
  • StrikeFire
  • SwarmFire

Vortex

  • Nitron
  • Praxis
  • Proton
  • Vigilon

Past models

Air Tech

  • Air Tech 1000
  • Air Tech 2000
  • Air Tech 3000
  • Air Tech 4000
  • Air Tech Ball Blaster
  • Air Tech Squadron

Action Blasters

  • Arrow Storm
  • Bow & Arrow[3]
  • Crossbow[3]
  • Missile Storm
  • Titan AS-V.I. / Big Bad Titan
  • Tech Target Blaster

Ballistic Ball Launchers

  • Atom Blaster
  • Atomizer
  • Blast-a-Ball
  • Ballzooka[3]
  • Buzzsaw
  • Cyclotron
  • Reactor
  • Slingshot
  • Pulsator
  • Master Blaster
  • Ballzooka MP150 (aka. "Motorized Ballzooka")

Cyber Stryke Gear

  • ArmorShot
  • AutoGrip
  • CommLink II
  • Defender T3
  • Perceptor
  • RatchetBlast
  • RotoTrack
  • Strongarm

Dart Blasters

  • Lock 'n' Load[3]
  • PowerClip DX 1000[3]
  • SuperMAXX 3000[3]
  • WildFire
  • SplitFire
  • FastBlast
  • Lightnin' Blitz

Hydro

  • Hydro Bazooka

Hyper Sight

  • Expand-a-Blast
  • Lock 'n Load
  • Mono Blast
  • Range Shot

Max Force 2112

  • Coral Viper
  • Electric Eel
  • Laser Fang
  • Razor Fin
  • Stinging Scarab
  • Venom Shot

Mega Blitz

  • Gatlin' Storm (unreleased)
  • Nitroquad
  • Pulsator
  • RipChord
  • Triple Torch

Cross-promotional models

Marvel Super Heroes

  • The Incredible Hulk Hulk Abomination Blaster (green repaint of 3-in-1 Unity Power System, minus the Scout IX-3)
  • Iron Man Stark Industries N.R.F. 425 Blaster (red repaint of Magstrike AS-10; sold in U.S. markets)
  • Iron Man Stark Industries N.R.F. 425 Blaster (red repaint of Firefly REV-8 without the glow darts and electronics; sold outside the U.S.)
  • Iron Man 2 Iron Strike Blaster (red repaint of Transformers Energon Blaster)
  • Spider-Man 3 Spider-Man vs. Venom Dart Tag Complete 2-Player Set

Star Wars

Transformers

See also

References

External links


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