Lazer Tag

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Promotional photo of Don Kingsborough, one of the founders of Worlds Of Wonder, playing Lazer Tag.
Promotional photo of Don Kingsborough, one of the founders of Worlds Of Wonder, playing Lazer Tag.

Lazer Tag is a brand name for the infrared pursuit game generically known as "laser tag," "lasertag," or "lazertag."

The brand name was created by the toy company Worlds Of Wonder in 1986, appearing at approximately the same time as the home version of the Photon brand.

The Lazer Tag brand name was acquired by Shoot The Moon Products[1] of Pleasanton, CA after Worlds Of Wonder ceased operation in late 1990. Since then, the brand name has been licensed to Tiger Electronics from 1996-1998 and to Hasbro from 2004-present[2]

Like Photon, Worlds of Wonder's Lazer Tag brand also inspired a TV series. The animated series Lazer Tag Academy was produced by Ruby-Spears Productions, with one season airing on NBC from 1987-1988.

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] Fan website with history of Shoot The Moon
  2. ^ [2] Insider's website with history of the Lazer Tag brand