Man I loved laser tag. My buddy and I (now passed I miss him), played laser tag all over the damn neighborhood. We played inside, outside, day, night. We even bought 4 more sets so friends could play too. We dreamed of a laser tag team... this was the toy of all toys in the 80s.
Man I wanted one of these kits so Bad when I was a kid. Every Christmas and Every Birthday I asked for one but alas. It never happened. Now as an adult I still want the experience of playing a game of Laser Tag.
pika62221. One last thing, when a new toy wasn't available in your area, it was "mail ordered" Ordered through a Newspaper Ad,Magazine, Catalog. Shipping normally took a few weeks. C.O.D.s were also accepted. This is how the NES became a HIT during its trial release: print and TV advertising with "Word of Mouth".
this was played on the store displays in stores on a looping VHS tape I remember it. there would be a huge cardboard thing with pictures of it and the TV would be in the middle
Odd as it was not made for that use. Never meant for public viewing as all the taggers and sensors in it are just prototypes. What city was this in? They did make a point of purchase display that was huge. Video of it is on youtube someplace. Laser Tag museum has a working one. I had one but the power supplied died.
@dholmlund It was a Promotional video for Coke on an VHS tape I bought from ebay. It also had a TV commercial on the tape. You are right about the sensor. The prototype was brought to a TagFest along with the prototype black Starlyte Pro rifle. I think I may have some pics of it someplace
I wasn't born in the 80s, I'm pretty young, I was born in 1990. But I find that for a toy the design is quite sought after and is quite aggressive... Who is the designer? Honestly he's good. Maybe I'll order a second hand one to restore it and to decorate it (a possible cosplay too). :) I also specify that I'm not American but French. In France, I don't think the kids of the 80's had this... On the other hand, we had a derivative called "Lock-On", which was produced and sold by SEGA.
@@RexRenart back in 1985 they where . The rifle is still one of the best little toy guns out there. We had the SEGA Lock On here.. but it was sold by Fisher Price. Sega s first lazer tag toy was Zillion. There are some video on it out there.
@flexor212000 Yeah they are. Look at the pistol. No narrow/wide beam switch. No battery cover. The Starsensor is the prototype that was shown at Tagfest a few years ago. The helmet has different LED lights and the hat sensor also is a prototype.
Yes they were. The equipment you see in this video are the prototypes of that gear. Best way to tell is to take a close looks at the chest sensors used and look at other videos on youtube and you will see there is a HUGE difference.
Besides, I lived in a small coastal NJ town at the time. I do quite vividly remember seeing NES on display. It was the first video game I had seen. By after X'mas, my mom and I moved to Point Reyes,CA. Lots of older kids I knew had gotten NES or TR for Christmas by beginning of '86.
@pika62221. You forgot something called "Select City Test Marketing" a common practice in the 80s. All three products were available in the most populated parts of America. And yes, they ruled '1985 with an iron fist because they were ALL "introduced" in the Fall of 1985.
It's both classic and modern (from a marketing stand point). This kind of marketing works for the intended audience (young up to teenaged boys). I hope the current marketing team (Phoenix:LTX) has reviewed all the old materials like this :P
My brother and I had the whole setup and never once got the equipment to work properly. We basically just wore it all and played pretend with the guns. I'm sure we were just to young and dumb to understand how to work the electronics.
Yeah good thing is was not one. Just something made for Toy Fair over 20 years ago. Very cheesy But if you did not buy a set of these back in 1985 you really missed out on a lot of fun
Well I found out that this was never a commercial but rather a promo piece for Coke. So kids watching TV would have never seen it. BUt yes if it had been that would have been a big let down.
too bad they didn't use the models they had on the back of the packages to do this ad instead of 2 toddlers, lord, oh well... thanks for the video though
@@PublicJohn Correct The Lazer Tag line was transferred over to Shoot the Moon Products (a new toy company founded by former Worlds of Wonder employees) and was relaunched by Hasbro (for Tiger Electronics) in the 90s (Hasbro currently owns the trademark) Shoot the Moon Products also developed new toys for various companies including Fijit Friends (as seen on Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show during a segment with Sophia Grace & Rosie), Barbie and Disney As with Leisure Concepts (which is widely known as 4Licensing), the concept (and licensing) of the Nintendo Entertainment System was copied from the extinct toy company to another company (Leisure Concepts also handles the licensing of ThunderCats, Pokémon, Bratz, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003), Winx Club, Jim Henson’s Pajanimals and Sonic X) Oh, and speaking of the aforementioned lawsuit, MGA Entertainment, the company behind Bratz, was also sued by Mattel for allegedly violating a patent of the most popular Barbie doll Same with the Barbie Girl music video
@@CartoonPhreak Yep.. sadly STM is no more. I am friends with Brian F He pretty much wrote the code for the Lazer Tag Team Ops He tells me it was his dream job. I am not sure who has the Trademark for Lazer Tag now. We may never see it again.
@dholmlund It was a Promotional video for Coke on an VHS tape I bought from ebay. It also had a TV commercial on the tape. You are right about the sensor. The prototype was brought to a TagFest along with the prototype black Starlyte Pro rifle. I think I may have some pics of it someplace
Man I loved laser tag. My buddy and I (now passed I miss him), played laser tag all over the damn neighborhood. We played inside, outside, day, night. We even bought 4 more sets so friends could play too. We dreamed of a laser tag team... this was the toy of all toys in the 80s.
NES,Teddy Ruxpin and Laser Tag. These 3 toys ruled Christmas of '85 with an iron fist.
Until Nintendo GameCube, Bratz and XBOX came along in 2001
Christmas 86 maybe?
HEY, they forgot to mention that it also opens the door of time and space.
I remember wearing the helmet to elementary school. I was special...
Man I wanted one of these kits so Bad when I was a kid. Every Christmas and Every Birthday I asked for one but alas. It never happened. Now as an adult I still want the experience of playing a game of Laser Tag.
Year, 3010, but using 1980's technology.
pika62221. One last thing, when a new toy wasn't available in your area, it was "mail ordered" Ordered through a Newspaper Ad,Magazine, Catalog. Shipping normally took a few weeks. C.O.D.s were also accepted. This is how the NES became a HIT during its trial release: print and TV advertising with "Word of Mouth".
this was played on the store displays in stores on a looping VHS tape I remember it. there would be a huge cardboard thing with pictures of it and the TV would be in the middle
Odd as it was not made for that use. Never meant for public viewing as all the taggers and sensors in it are just prototypes. What city was this in? They did make a point of purchase display that was huge. Video of it is on youtube someplace. Laser Tag museum has a working one. I had one but the power supplied died.
here is the WoW page.. display is down the page a bit www.lasertagmuseum.com/brand/l-p/lazer-tag
lionel playworld by redwood city california
OK I can see that happening. WoW was based in Fremont so there is a good chance it was by them as a one of a kind display
Whatever happened to big hair? It's corny and over the top yet epic, just like the 80s themselves!
@dholmlund It was a Promotional video for Coke on an VHS tape I bought from ebay. It also had a TV commercial on the tape.
You are right about the sensor. The prototype was brought to a TagFest along with the prototype black Starlyte Pro rifle. I think I may have some pics of it someplace
The commercial with atv vs skateboards
I wasn't born in the 80s, I'm pretty young, I was born in 1990. But I find that for a toy the design is quite sought after and is quite aggressive... Who is the designer? Honestly he's good. Maybe I'll order a second hand one to restore it and to decorate it (a possible cosplay too). :)
I also specify that I'm not American but French. In France, I don't think the kids of the 80's had this...
On the other hand, we had a derivative called "Lock-On", which was produced and sold by SEGA.
And I just saw in addition that for a toy there is even a sighting rod... It's freaking cool ! :O
@@RexRenart back in 1985 they where . The rifle is still one of the best little toy guns out there. We had the SEGA Lock On here.. but it was sold by Fisher Price. Sega s first lazer tag toy was Zillion. There are some video on it out there.
the future is a scary place indeed...just look at those kids with oversized heads =P
I already set my calendar for 3010!
“That’s enough for tonight kids come on out and watch tv and me choke down a pint of Jack daniels and a half pack of camels.”
@flexor212000 Yeah they are. Look at the pistol. No narrow/wide beam switch. No battery cover. The Starsensor is the prototype that was shown at Tagfest a few years ago. The helmet has different LED lights and the hat sensor also is a prototype.
Yes they were. The equipment you see in this video are the prototypes of that gear. Best way to tell is to take a close looks at the chest sensors used and look at other videos on youtube and you will see there is a HUGE difference.
poor trigger i guess i'd be depressed if i had to pulled on all day
so in 3010 wars will be fought in fuzzy slippers and pajamas by toddlers only to be ended by a nagging woman with horrible hair!?!?!?!??
The star censor is worn by ALL players....so do all players also get a gun or no?
Yes..
@@PublicJohn ya I was making a joke because how it was worded.
That commercial was so bad that I would not buy that.
Besides, I lived in a small coastal NJ town at the time. I do quite vividly remember seeing NES on display. It was the first video game I had seen. By after X'mas, my mom and I moved to Point Reyes,CA. Lots of older kids I knew had gotten NES or TR for Christmas by beginning of '86.
@pika62221. You forgot something called "Select City Test Marketing" a common practice in the 80s. All three products were available in the most populated parts of America. And yes, they ruled '1985 with an iron fist because they were ALL "introduced" in the Fall of 1985.
did the star helmet include the visor at release ?
no
It's both classic and modern (from a marketing stand point). This kind of marketing works for the intended audience (young up to teenaged boys). I hope the current marketing team (Phoenix:LTX) has reviewed all the old materials like this :P
Time index 0:49 the starsensor actually sold is slightly different in design. This version still looks okay...
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My brother and I had the whole setup and never once got the equipment to work properly. We basically just wore it all and played pretend with the guns. I'm sure we were just to young and dumb to understand how to work the electronics.
Yeah good thing is was not one. Just something made for Toy Fair over 20 years ago. Very cheesy But if you did not buy a set of these back in 1985 you really missed out on a lot of fun
Pint-sized space marines! LOL!!!
XD
These aren't prototypes. I still have the gun and the helmet.
flexor212000 The gun and sensor were early prototype models and they don't look like that with the final product.
Where did this video come from??
I have brain damage from that helmet.
Well I found out that this was never a commercial but rather a promo piece for Coke. So kids watching TV would have never seen it. BUt yes if it had been that would have been a big let down.
god damn misleading ad, i'll sue them.
too bad they didn't use the models they had on the back of the packages to do this ad instead of 2 toddlers, lord, oh well... thanks for the video though
lol, birth of misleading ads
Well I think you are joking but just in case...Worlds Of Wonder have been gone for 18 years. Mostly because they got sued!
By who?
@@CartoonPhreak Parent of the kid that was killed while playing by a cop who thought he was getting shot at.
@@PublicJohn
Correct
The Lazer Tag line was transferred over to Shoot the Moon Products (a new toy company founded by former Worlds of Wonder employees) and was relaunched by Hasbro (for Tiger Electronics) in the 90s (Hasbro currently owns the trademark)
Shoot the Moon Products also developed new toys for various companies including Fijit Friends (as seen on Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show during a segment with Sophia Grace & Rosie), Barbie and Disney
As with Leisure Concepts (which is widely known as 4Licensing), the concept (and licensing) of the Nintendo Entertainment System was copied from the extinct toy company to another company (Leisure Concepts also handles the licensing of ThunderCats, Pokémon, Bratz, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003), Winx Club, Jim Henson’s Pajanimals and Sonic X)
Oh, and speaking of the aforementioned lawsuit, MGA Entertainment, the company behind Bratz, was also sued by Mattel for allegedly violating a patent of the most popular Barbie doll
Same with the Barbie Girl music video
@@CartoonPhreak Yep.. sadly STM is no more. I am friends with Brian F He pretty much wrote the code for the Lazer Tag Team Ops He tells me it was his dream job. I am not sure who has the Trademark for Lazer Tag now. We may never see it again.
@@PublicJohn
What the freak?
STM still exists as of 2023
Saying “STM is no more” is unacceptable!!!
@dholmlund It was a Promotional video for Coke on an VHS tape I bought from ebay. It also had a TV commercial on the tape.
You are right about the sensor. The prototype was brought to a TagFest along with the prototype black Starlyte Pro rifle. I think I may have some pics of it someplace