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'''Video Challenger''' ([[wikipedia:ja:ビデオチャレンジャー|ビデオチャレンジャー]]) was an interactive television toy that released in 1987 by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. Toy-Television interaction was supposed to be the next big thing in [[To sell toys|toy marketing]] and Mattel had a similar TV-Toy in North America at the same time called ''[[wikipedia:Captain_Power_and_the_Soldiers_of_the_Future#Action_figures_.26_interactive_game|Captain Power]]''. | '''Video Challenger''' ([[wikipedia:ja:ビデオチャレンジャー|ビデオチャレンジャー]]) was an interactive television toy that released in 1987 by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. Toy-Television interaction was supposed to be the next big thing in [[To sell toys|toy marketing]] and Mattel had a similar TV-Toy in North America at the same time called ''[[wikipedia:Captain_Power_and_the_Soldiers_of_the_Future#Action_figures_.26_interactive_game|Captain Power]]''. | ||
The toy consisted of a [[wikipedia:light gun|light gun]] called the [[Challenge Blaster]] that responded to signals from the television playing a VHS tape. The more the player fired at appropriate targets on the screen, the more points the Challenge Blaster would rack up. Since the "game" was only a VHS tape, the missions played out the same way all the time. | The toy consisted of a [[wikipedia:light gun|light gun]] called the [[Challenge Blaster]] that responded to signals from the television playing a [[wikipedia:VHS|VHS]] tape. The more the player fired at appropriate targets on the screen, the more points the Challenge Blaster would rack up. Since the "game" was only a VHS tape, the missions played out the same way all the time. | ||
The toy was cross-marketed into the anime ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' in which children could fire at the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] in the opening credits and score points in selected episodes. [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] himself carries a [[Challenge Blaster]] in the anime and is sometimes seen playing the game. | The toy was cross-marketed into the anime ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' in which children could fire at the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] in the opening credits and score points in selected episodes. [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] himself carries a [[Challenge Blaster]] in the anime and is sometimes seen playing the game. | ||
Revision as of 22:32, 9 November 2009
Video Challenger (ビデオチャレンジャー) was an interactive television toy that released in 1987 by Takara. Toy-Television interaction was supposed to be the next big thing in toy marketing and Mattel had a similar TV-Toy in North America at the same time called Captain Power.
The toy consisted of a light gun called the Challenge Blaster that responded to signals from the television playing a VHS tape. The more the player fired at appropriate targets on the screen, the more points the Challenge Blaster would rack up. Since the "game" was only a VHS tape, the missions played out the same way all the time.
The toy was cross-marketed into the anime The Headmasters in which children could fire at the Decepticons in the opening credits and score points in selected episodes. Daniel himself carries a Challenge Blaster in the anime and is sometimes seen playing the game.
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