On second thought, why re-invent the wheel? I just want to play!

February 16, 2008 on 9:26 pm | In Uncategorized | By Shadow |

In a previous post I mentioned I was thinking about DIY laser tag because (amongst other things) Lazer Tag Team Ops had been discontinued along with the older WoW taggers. But since that time, a new fact has come to light (more like a Hasbro press release) that makes me think twice about outright building some DIY taggers for a while.

LTTO is being re-released with a new name this fall. :-)

It even has a video game attachment, a rumble pack, a shield button, a manual reload feature and the ability to be customized (although to what extent I do not know.). Having always wanted to use that system, I’m thrilled. I do hope that my happiness isn’t misfounded, however. Time will tell, it’s coming out in the fall. Now to find something to do until then.

(For any interested, the press release is located at Hasbro’s Website so feel free to go have a look. )

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  1. Twelve “AA” batteries are required but not included.

    Woah! That’s nuts! /me is astounded.

    Looks like you seend to pack it full of shells every few shots eh? ;)

    Comment by BioHazard — February 18, 2008 #

  2. Hi, glad to hear that the word is getting out about the new LT line, and that you also know how good LTTO is! If you want to find a bunch of info on it, come check out the discussion going on at http://www.lazer-tactical-action-game.com - yeah, I know it’s an insanely long url, hope your browser parses it :P

    Comment by James H — February 18, 2008 #

  3. Note that the 12 batteries is the TOTAL. Each tagger takes only 6 of those. The size, number, and type of battery are chosen for several reasons, not the least being that some of them power the cpu, and all of them power the LEDs. Also, the batteries last a good long time. You should be able to get a solid day of laser tag before you even notice the batteries depleting.

    Comment by Greg G — February 18, 2008 #

  4. Heh, I’ve got a ton of rechargeables anyway. :)

    Anyone know the mAh rating for a standard AA alkaline battery? All my Ni-MH rechargables are in the 2.1Ah - 2.8Ah range.

    I’m still trying to figure out why there is a “Single player” mode. I can see it now, hours of fun with BART 3000! Heh.

    Comment by BioHazard — February 18, 2008 #

  5. Alkaline batteries are completely different than Ni-MH. Ni-MH don’t loose voltage as they’re being used up, unlike alkaline batteries. This is why, if you throw your “spent” batteries from your digital camera into your remote, you’ll have lots of life back in them, even though they cannot provided the full 1.5V. Ni-MH have a more constant voltage output, and therefore can be depleted in high-consumption electronics.

    Comment by QBasicer — February 18, 2008 #

  6. There’s a single player mode to avoid boredom when you’re friends are working on a holiday and you’re not. ;-)

    As for the single player mode itself, it’s a PnP Video Game Attchment. Although, a BART unit would totaly rock… :-)

    Gregg G… Are you the one named Flux at Laser Forums? And James, you’re Sinistrahd, aren’t you… Man, you guys are everywhere! :-)

    Comment by Shadow — February 18, 2008 #

  7. Bio is kind of a workaholic. We need to send him to rehab.

    Anyways, what is this BART unit.

    Comment by QBasicer — February 18, 2008 #

  8. Q, The infamous BART unit is a little robot that wanders around and fires at you. I can’t seem to find a good entry on it, but I’m looking.

    Comment by Shadow — February 18, 2008 #

  9. Yours wandered around and fired at you? Man, mine might as well have been called “The Sitting Duck Playset”. I used it mostly to distance check my guns.

    “PnP Video Game Attachment” Is extremely descriptive. What is it — or has Hasbro just not told anybody yet? ;)

    Comment by BioHazard — February 18, 2008 #

  10. Actually, it plugs into the TV like a PnP Atari Game. It’s even in the picture on the link I sent in the top right.

    Comment by Shadow — February 18, 2008 #

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