Ladies and Gentlemen, I invite you to look upon the future of fake-war.
http://www.hasbro.com/media/default.cfm?page=release&release=618 Of lesser importance is the football and lawndart at the bottom of the page.
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N-STRIKE VULCAN EBF-25
(Ages 6 years & up/Approximate Retail Price: $39.99/Available: Fall 2008)
The top-of-the-line blaster for mission supremacy, the NERF N-STRIKE VULCAN EBF-25 blaster is a 25-dart belt-fed fully automatic blaster that will intimidate any opponent. This impressive blaster comes complete with a fold-up tripod to steady your aim, 25 sonic micro darts that whistle through the air when launched and a 25-dart belt. The NERF N-STRIKE VULCAN EBF-25 blaster features the Tactical Rail System allowing players to customize their blaster for each mission - for example, players can use the green ‘night vision’ Tactical Light accessory (sold separately) for nighttime missions. Six “D” batteries are required but not included.
I bet this could have been handy in a little game of Humans Vs Zombies? And who needs a tri-pod when apparently you can just haul this 6 D-Cell battery powered beast with that contoured handlegrip? Or maybe you could just rig up some belts and MOUNT IT TO YOUR CHEST.
This reminds of the 'arms race' that took place with the Super Soakers way back in the day. You had your entry models, your mid-range, and then the ludicrous editions. Later on down the line, you had to deal with the one kid on the block that had his parents get him the model that was pretty much a frikken fire hose. That thing didn't even have a trigger anymore...it had a THROTTLE. ( as seen here in the far right side of this BEASTLY collection. It's the purple and blue rifle with the 3 yellow tanks...did they actually fill *3* tanks with water??)
http://www.wcnews.com/chrisreid/supersoakers2004j.jpg So there you have it folks. What is sure to be the world's first $40 World War II inspired dart gun. All I can say now is, what took them so long?