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|Title = Gatlin' Storm
 
|Image = Gatlin' Storm.jpg
 
|Image = Gatlin' Storm.jpg
 
|Brand = [[Nerf]]
 
|Brand = [[Nerf]]
 
|Series = [[Mega Blitz]]
 
|Series = [[Mega Blitz]]
|Ammo type =[[Mega Dart]]s
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|Year = [[1998]]
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|Status = Cancelled
|Capacity = 12
 
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|Year = [[2000]] (cancelled)
 
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|Ammo type = [[Mega Dart]]s
|Price = N/A}}
 
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|Firingcapacity=12}}
The '''Gatlin' Storm''' was a proposed [[Nerf]] [[Nerf blaster|blaster]] that was to be released under the [[Mega Blitz]] series in [[2000]].
 
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The '''Gatlin' Storm''' was a proposed [[Nerf]] [[Nerf blaster|blaster]] that was to be released under the [[Mega Blitz]] series in [[1998]].
   
 
==Details==
 
==Details==
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If released, the Gatlin' Storm would have a rotating barrel that holds twelve [[Mega Dart]]s.
If released, it would have a rotating barrel that holds twelve [[Mega Dart]]s. It was planned to be released and was about to be, but the [[Airjet Power]] line became very successful and began to overshadow the Mega Blitz line, making it vastly more popular. The blaster was dropped and its series was discontinued shortly after. If released, it is possible other blasters could have been released in the Mega Blitz line in 2000.
 
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===History===
 
The Gatlin Storm' was planned to be released and was about to be, but the [[AirJet Power]] line became very successful and began to overshadow the Mega Blitz line, making it vastly more popular. Due to the Gatlin' Storm not being an air-powered blaster, it was cancelled around Christmas of 1999.<ref>{{cite web
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| url = http://www.nerfcenter.com/news/01-01-2000b.htm
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| title = NC News - "Gatlin' Storm Plans Dropped"
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| publisher = NerfCenter
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| image = NerfCenter logo.gif
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| imagelink= http://nerfcenter.com
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| date = 2000-01-01}}</ref><ref>
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{{cite web
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| url = http://nerf.hypermart.net/news.htm
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| title = NEWS
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| publisher = Doogie's NERF Page
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| accessdate =2014-06-27
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| date = 1999-12-26
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| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20011008165656/http://nerf.hypermart.net/news.htm
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| archivedate = 2001-10-08}}</ref>
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Despite some reports about the blaster being ready for production and even reports of the blaster being shipped to stores,<ref>{{cite web
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| url = http://www.geocities.ws/Colosseum/Park/2470/main.htm
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| title = Untitled Document
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| publisher = Reload
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| accessdate =
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| date = 1998-07-23}}</ref> the Gatlin' Storm was dropped and its series was discontinued shortly after.
   
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If released, it is possible other blasters could have been released in the Mega Blitz line.
==Trivia==
 
*The Gatlin' Storm, the [[Harpoon Crossbow]], and the [[Zap Snaps]] blaster are the only three blasters to have been cancelled at the last second.
 
   
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==References==
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[[Category:Nerf blasters]]
 
[[Category:Nerf blasters]]
 
[[Category:Dart blasters]]
 
[[Category:Dart blasters]]

Revision as of 23:43, 14 October 2019

The Gatlin' Storm was a proposed Nerf blaster that was to be released under the Mega Blitz series in 1998.

Details

If released, the Gatlin' Storm would have a rotating barrel that holds twelve Mega Darts.

History

The Gatlin Storm' was planned to be released and was about to be, but the AirJet Power line became very successful and began to overshadow the Mega Blitz line, making it vastly more popular. Due to the Gatlin' Storm not being an air-powered blaster, it was cancelled around Christmas of 1999.[1][2]

Despite some reports about the blaster being ready for production and even reports of the blaster being shipped to stores,[3] the Gatlin' Storm was dropped and its series was discontinued shortly after.

If released, it is possible other blasters could have been released in the Mega Blitz line.

References

  1. NerfCenter logo NC News - "Gatlin' Storm Plans Dropped". NerfCenter (2000-01-01).
  2. NEWS. Doogie's NERF Page (1999-12-26). Archived from the original on 2001-10-08. Retrieved on 2014-06-27.
  3. Untitled Document. Reload (1998-07-23).