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Not to be confused with the Atom Blasters series.
The Atom Blaster is a Nerf blaster that was released in 2005 under the Ball Blasters series.
Included contents[]
- 1 Atom Blaster
- 1 Ballistic Ball
Details[]
The Atom Blaster is a small ball blaster that fires a single Ballistic Ball. Rather than featuring a double-action firing trigger, the blaster is primed upon loading a ball into it.
Official description[]
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Nerf ball blasters deliver non-stop, ballistic action! Reach for the Atom Blaster for sure-shot blasting, and play your game Nerf-style. Ages 6 & up. Includes blaster and one ball. |
History[]
The Atom Blaster was created by Barry Kudrowitz for Hasbro for his master's degree at MIT. During development, it was to be a small, palm-mounted blaster referred to as the Hand Popper, and over the various stages of development, it had been in different formats, such as a stomp grenade, a foam hand grenade complete with shrapnel, a tomahawk-thrower, and even a Super Soaker-style water blaster.[2]
The Atom Blaster itself was the smallest blaster in the Ball Blasters line and was the last unique single-fire ball blaster. It was also the last blaster produced by Hasbro to fire Ballistic Balls.
Trivia[]
- This blaster shares its name with the Atom Blasters line of blasters from 2003.
- The blaster cannot normally be dry-fired; the blaster will only fire if a ball is inserted into the blaster. Dry firing can be done, however, by priming the blaster by hand and pressing the buttons on the side of the blaster while holding the trigger.
- The Atom Blaster is one of few blasters that is only packaged with one unit of ammunition in its packaging.
- It can fire Elite Missiles backwards.[citation needed]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Nerf Atom Blaster (Review). Dart Strike. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved on 2014-06-03.
- ↑ Nerf. Archived from the original on 2019-06-11. Retrieved on 2014-06-03.
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