But the primary safety mechanism was building a TPE pellet with the right squish, and the team admits that squish was a challenge for the blasters — which, remember, they had to develop simultaneously. Rate of fire, meanwhile, averaged between 3 and 4 balls per second, depending on how well the ammo feeds. It doesn’t happen all the time, but the tackiness of the rounds can lead to a mass of ammo moving forward within the hopper, and not always lining up with the feeding system. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience.

And I’m still not sure whether it’s because the ammo has fundamental limitations, or whether this first wave of blasters just misses the mark. Even Rival saw an initial focus on the Zeus, and followed the progression of electronic blasters that came after. All audio, visual and textual content on this site (including all names, characters, images, trademarks and logos) are protected by trademarks, copyrights and other Intellectual Property rights owned by Hasbro or its subsidiaries, licensors, licensees, suppliers and accounts.But the Rush-40 and Mach-100 mysteriously don’t have a hop-up, even though the Rival blasters they’re based on (the aforementioned Rival Kronos and Rival Perses) most definitely do.

This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. Based on the speed, the weight, the diameter, and how much that disperses, you have to be under that KED number. We produced probably a dozen different colors and just threw them out into a lawn out back to see which is easiest to see — that neon yellow popped,” Nerf brand manager Greg Nyland told me.The sporting part of the Nerf community is increasingly standardizing on half-length of the same size of dart that Hasbro’s blasters have used for years, to the point nearly every player at my last Nerf war had at least one short dart blaster in their loadout. To get a sense of how much performance has changed, I compared the Hyper Rush-40 to the Rival Kronos — since the Rush is largely just a Kronos with the new projectiles on board.

With the old Kronos, I can sometimes hit things I see in my sights, but I found little reason to aim with Hyper. With the Rush-40 pistol and Mach-100 SMG in particular, their shots almost immediately curve right down to the ground, forcing you to aim much higher than your target and rain balls down. Nerf Hyper Mach-100 Fully Motorised Blaster Includes 80 Nerf Hyper Rounds, Up To 110 FPS Velocity, Easy Reload, Holds Up to 100 Rounds.Perhaps the biggest thing I don’t understand about Hasbro’s foam-flinging strategy is why it let this competition go unchecked, instead of building better darts itself.

The all-electric high-speed shooter is designed for speed, firing balls at speeds up to 110 feet per second. It also mystifies me why Hasbro produced paintball-like hoppers and pods for easy refills without giving them a way to mate. The Mach-100 is supposed to be the flagship of the Hyper line, but it has many flaws holding it back. If Hasbro had simply made its foam Rival balls smaller, they would have been lighter too, which isn’t necessarily helpful for speed and accuracy. The insides are what you’d expect, with large motors and flywheels, and an agitator system like you’d see in the Nemesis (but for Hyper).Loved this Keith Haring toy, it engrossed my 4 year old just as much as it fascinated me - hours of fun, and it looks so good too. Some of our vintage or prior versions of toy and game instructions may be more difficult to decipher or have less clarity.