Board Thread:Rumor discussion/@comment-27923854-20180129213956/@comment-27306930-20180130034540

I'm kind of hesitant to mention it, but I was a kid when the first Nerf stuff hit the shelves in 1969. Those were the glory days my friends. But to be accurate, that early Nerf stuff was all sport related. Nerf Balls, hoops, and footballs.

It wasn't until 1992 that the first true dart shooter came out - the SharpShooter. So for all intents and purposes, last year was actually the 25th anniversary of Nerf as you know it.

I would have loved a Nerf blaster as a kid. Too bad I had to settle for a crappy old Whammo Crossbow and some metal tipped Lawn Jarts. I'm still at a loss to explain how I survived.