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                  Photon

                  (1986)
                  Not Rated
                    Action, Adventure, Family, Science Fiction
                    September 20th, 1986
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                  Photon External Links

                  • https://www.theacpn.com/2018/03/16/adventure-club-podcast-sequence-139-photon-vs-laser-tag/
                    Adventure Club Podcast - Photon vs. Laser Tag [John J. Galbo] (March 2018)
                  • https://podcast.robohara.com/episode-112-photon/
                    Rob O'Hara - Game Player
                  • https://shukilevy.com/audio/photon/
                    Shuki Levy - Theme
                  • https://2warpstoneptune.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/photon-the-ultimate-game-on-planet-earth-ad-and-commercials-1986/
                    2 Warps to Neptune - Toy Commercials
                  • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flashback-1986-laser-tag-debuts-to-controversy/
                    CBS Evening News - Report [Anthony Mason] (1986)
                  • https://wearethemutants.com/2017/07/11/photon-instructional-video-1986/
                    We Are The Mutants - Game Center Instructional Video
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdmZbdAB7ew
                    YouTube - Beathan Miller Interview [Laurie Jean] (January 2017)
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JApMKO9rK4
                    YouTube - Behind the Scenes [Laurie Jean] (April 2015)
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0end00Llzlg
                    YouTube - Bootsy Collins: Party On Plastic (Photon Center) [Bill Fishman]
                  • https://www.youtube.com/user/robohara/search?query=Photon
                    YouTube - Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Photon Arena [Rob O'Hara] (2008)
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJVloW50wzk
                    YouTube - Christopher Lockwood Interview [Laurie Jean] (March 2016)
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_gbwgA-6LA
                    YouTube - David Anthony Stay Demo Reel (at 3:10)
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miLzSXMti4s
                    YouTube - David Anthony Stay Interview [Laurie Jean] (January 2015)
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAm9mLZaNjs
                    YouTube - Erik Guthrie Interview [Laurie Jean] (May 2015)
                  • https://www.youtube.com/user/target562/videos
                    YouTube - Game Center Instructional Video, News Reports & Commercial
                  • https://www.youtube.com/user/strathacker/videos
                    YouTube - Game Center News Reports, Commercials & Archive Footage
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq1TnyOstUs
                    YouTube - George Carter Interview [Laurie Jean] (July 2015)
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoj_56aTDSM
                    YouTube - Graham Ravey Interview [Laurie Jean] (March 2015)
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkdJMTl7fqk
                    YouTube - Great Big Story: George Carter
                  • https://www.youtube.com/user/mr80stvshows/search?query=Photon
                    YouTube - Intro & Outro, Commercial Bumpers & Action Figures
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5UKg_xR6rw
                    YouTube - Laser Tag Museum Tour [Laurie Jean] (July 2016)
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL71-Hsh9lo
                    YouTube - Let's Playing: Hikari no Senshi Photon [Eric and Alex]
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbCsZuz8Gd8
                    YouTube - Loretta Heywood Interview [Laurie Jean] (February 2015)
                  • https://www.youtube.com/user/YoVinny/videos
                    YouTube - PhoCon: 30th Anniversary of Game & Archive Footage
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XubeaeU-q4Y
                    YouTube - PhoCon: 30th Anniversary of Game Banquet [Laurie Jean]
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm4UJ3YmiDE
                    YouTube - Review: Electronic Warrior Battle Game [Chipsturs]
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJRIRXx2LL4
                    YouTube - Review: Electronic Warrior Battle Game [GPA]
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3SO85wPQe8
                    YouTube - Review: Infrared Toys [RetroBlasting]
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVcwOG1D8Qo
                    YouTube - Tamara Johnson Interview [Laurie Jean] (March 2015)
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL5KkmhWdis
                    YouTube - The Story Of [Toy Galaxy] (January 2021)
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T4IHVvQT1I
                    YouTube - World of Longplays: Hikari no Senshi Photon [JagOfTroy]
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=401hZy6Hipw
                    YouTube - Kanye West: Life Of The Party (Photon ID Card)
                  • https://2warpstoneptune.wordpress.com/2014/10/06/1987-collegeville-catalog-photon-bravestarr-the-transformers-and-more/
                    2 Warps to Neptune - Collegeville Costume Catalog (1987)
                  • https://2warpstoneptune.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/1987-ljnentertech-catalog-motorized-water-guns-and-photon-the-ultimate-game-on-planet-earth/
                    2 Warps to Neptune - LJN Catalog (1987)
                  • https://2warpstoneptune.com/2015/12/11/target-toy-ads-19851986/
                    2 Warps to Neptune - Target Store Toy Advertisement (1986)
                  • https://figurerealm.com/actionfigure?action=seriesitemlist&id=2258&figures=photon
                    Figure Realm - Action Figures
                  • https://web.archive.org/web/20080526131330/http://www.virtualtoychest.com/photon/photon.html
                    Virtual Toy Chest - Action Figures (Archive)
                  • https://web.archive.org/web/20090129212931/http://www.virtualtoychest.com/photonguns/photonguns.html
                    Virtual Toy Chest - Warrior Battle Game Box (Archive)
                  • https://actionfiguresca.proboards.com/thread/4232/photon-action-figure-line
                    Action Figure Archive - Discussion Thread
                  • https://www.action-figures.ca/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1285737831
                    Action Figure Archive - LJN Employee Interview: Toy Prototypes (September 2010)
                  • https://betamountain.org/index.php/A_Chat_with_David_Rosler#Settings.2C_Photon_and_Laslo
                    Betamountain - David Rosler Chat (April 2002)
                  • https://buckethead.wikia.com/wiki/Bootsy_Collins#Trivia
                    Bucketheadland - Bootsy Collins: Party On Plastic (Photon Center)
                  • https://www.carterinventions.com/blog/2016/7/7/bhodi-li-and-the-photon-warriors
                    Carter Inventions - Game Inventor [George Carter] (July 2016)
                  • https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-07-03-8602170301-story.html
                    Chicago Tribune - Lazer Zone [David Prescott] (July 1986)
                  • https://web.archive.org/web/20081219191547/https://www.chilandra.com/ent/photon.html
                    Chilandra's Universe - Fan Site [Colleen Method] (Archive)
                  • https://photonclassic.tripod.com/
                    Classic Photon - Fan Site
                  • https://www.comicmix.com/2008/09/07/interview-harry-n-abrams-charles-kochman/
                    ComicMix - Charles Kochman Interview [Martha Thomases] (September 2008)
                  • https://www.dallasnews.com/business/2014/05/07/who-knew-laser-tag-was-invented-in-dallas/
                    Dallas Morning News - George Carter Interview [Cheryl Hall] (May 2014)
                  • https://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/2016/08/12/dallas-inventor-turns-his-laser-tag-game-into-anywhere-anytime-iphone-sport/
                    Dallas Morning News - George Carter: Tzuum [Cheryl Hall] (August 2016)
                  • https://www.facebook.com/Photon-Laser-Tag-66974213067/
                    Facebook - Game Fan Page [Jim Strother]
                  • https://www.facebook.com/photontvseries/
                    Facebook - TV Series Fan Page [Kuda Lambda]
                  • https://famicomworld.com/game/849/
                    Famicom World - Video Game: Hikari no Senshi Photon
                  • https://futurewarstories.blogspot.com/2017/06/fws-military-sci-fi-toys-great-laser.html
                    Future War Stories - Lazer Tag vs. Photon [William] (June 2017)
                  • https://futurewarstories.blogspot.com/2011/05/fws-topics-dude-wheres-my-blaster.html
                    Future War Stories - Photon Game Centers [William] (May 2011)
                  • https://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/578464-hikari-no-senshi-photon-the-ultimate-game-on
                    GamesFAQ - Video Game: Hikari no Senshi Photon
                  • https://www.hisstank.com/forum/general-discussion/67300-remember-photon.html
                    HissTank - Discussion Thread
                  • https://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2010/03/who-knew-laser-tag-was-born-in-houston-and-dallas/
                    Houston Chronicle - Lee Weinstein: Star Laser Force/Lazer Tag [Eric Berger] (March 2010)
                  • https://web.archive.org/web/20091020140156/geocities.com/Hollywood/lot/6555/jbres8a.html
                    Jonathon Braun - Writer/Producer/Director (Archive)
                  • https://jungleboy2008.tripod.com/
                    Jungle Boy's Photon Page - Fan Site
                  • https://kimimithegameeatingshemonster.wordpress.com/2021/02/11/the-ultimate-game-on-planet-earth/
                    Kimimi The Game-Eating She-Monster - Famicom Video Game [Kimimi] (February 2021)
                  • https://web.archive.org/web/20060505145009/https://members.aol.com/PHOTONKAH/phtnptnt.html
                    Lord Sloth's Photon - Game Patent (Archive)
                  • https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-24-me-80-story.html
                    Los Angeles Times - Christmas Clerks [Lanie Jones] (December 1986)
                  • https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-22-fi-23977-story.html
                    Los Angeles Times - Discounted Toy Prices [Denise Gellene] (November 1987)
                  • https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-16-sp-409-story.html
                    Los Angeles Times - Future Sport [Jeff Meyers] (April 1987)
                  • https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-20-fi-5887-story.html
                    Los Angeles Times - Group Buys 85% of DIC (January 1987)
                  • https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-16-fi-10975-story.html
                    Los Angeles Times - High Tech Toy Guns [Associated Press] (June 1986)
                  • https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-10-mn-258-story.html
                    Los Angeles Times - Lazer Tag Player Death [Nancy Rivera Brooks] (April 1987)
                  • https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-11-06-vw-16706-story.html
                    Los Angeles Times - Photon Game Center [Chalon Smith] (November 1986)
                  • https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-02-10-ca-2264-story.html
                    Los Angeles Times - Photon Game Center [Charles Solomon] (February 1987)
                  • https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-09-fi-1708-story.html
                    Los Angeles Times - Television Commercials Lawsuit [Tony Robinson] (December 1986)
                  • https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-13-fi-2469-story.html
                    Los Angeles Times - Toy Sales [Nancy Rivera Brooks] (December 1986)
                  • https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-30-fi-1265-story.html
                    Los Angeles Times - TV Series Production [Alan Goldstein] (December 1986)
                  • https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-06-16-va-13693-story.html
                    Los Angeles Times - Ultrazone [Robin Rauzer] (June 1995)
                  • https://www.macrossworld.com/macross/books/misc_artmic.htm
                    Macross World - Book: Artmic Design Works
                  • https://collections.new.oscars.org/Details/Collection/984
                    Margaret Herrick Library - Howard R. Cohen Papers: Series Bible
                  • https://web.archive.org/web/20030619152535/https://www.minimumrage.com/pages/photon/bts/pages/mandarr01.htm
                    Minimum Rage - David Anthony Stay Interview (Part 1) (Archive)
                  • https://web.archive.org/web/20030718033927/www.minimumrage.com/pages/photon/bts/pages/mandarr02.htm
                    Minimum Rage - David Anthony Stay Interview (Part 2) (Archive)
                  • https://web.archive.org/web/20030417142749/https://www.minimumrage.com/pages/photon.htm
                    Minimum Rage - Fan Site (Archive)
                  • https://blog.mysanantonio.com/technology/2015/06/retro-thursday-lazer-tag-vs-photon/
                    My San Antonio - Lazer Tag vs. Photon [Eric] (June 2015)
                  • https://www.nt2099.com/OSA/PUBLICATIONS/anime-stuff/stuff6.txt
                    Neo-Tokyo 2099 - Book Review: Artmic Design Works [Masaki Takai] (1988)
                  • https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/20/business/advertising-hill-holliday-becomes-a-2d-ljn-toys-agency.html
                    New York Times - Advertising [Philip H. Dougherty] (November 1986)
                  • https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/27/technology/playing-with-lasers-an-update-of-the-good-old-game-of-tag.html
                    New York Times - Competing Laser Tag Companies [David Kushner] (August 1998)
                  • https://www.newsarama.com/23853-the-goldbergs-creator-takes-our-ultimate-80s-nerd-quiz.html
                    Newsarama - Adam F. Goldberg Interview [Zack Smith] (March 2015)
                  • https://web.archive.org/web/20150523002425/nitrocats.com/2015/04/01/photon/
                    NitroCats - Overview [Saeed Faridzadeh] (April 2015) (Archive)
                  • https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1986-10-03-0260090009-story.html
                    Orlando Sentinel - Infrared Toys [Jeff Kunerth] (October 1986)
                  • https://www.peterdavid.net/bibliography/
                    Peter David - Bibliography
                  • https://www.peterdavid.net/2014/12/29/informing-the-misinformed/
                    Peter David - Reason for David Peters listed as author (March 2002)
                  • https://www.peterdavid.net/2014/09/05/on-writing-dc-vs-marvel/
                    Peter David - Reusing ideas from the books for DC vs. Marvel (May 2001)
                  • https://web.archive.org/web/20130507130830/https://www.photon-qei.com/
                    Photon-qei.com - Fan Site [Jim P. Strother] (Archive)
                  • https://pikapalpikaplace.blogspot.com/2011/09/televised-teenage-angst.html
                    Pikapal - Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills (September 2011)
                  • https://www.platypuscomix.net/darkvault/clubmario.html
                    Platypus Comix - Club Mario: Spaced Out Theater (2015)
                  • https://poisonousparagraphs.blogspot.com/2008/03/revenge-of-80s-presents-lazer-tag-vs.html
                    Poisonous Paragraphs - Lazer Tag vs. Photon [Dart Adams] (March 2008)
                  • https://raiwebs.blogspot.com/2007/08/photon-light-shines.html
                    Random Access Information - Overview [James Leung] (July 2007)
                  • https://raveysrecycledrobots.weebly.com/about-ravey.html
                    Recycled Robots - Graham Ravey (Character: Lord Baethan)
                  • https://www.retro-daze.org/site/article/id/296
                    Retro Daze - Photon vs. Lazer Tag [Hoju Koolander]
                  • https://www.robohara.com/?p=7722
                    Rob O'Hara - Books (April 2015)
                  • https://web.archive.org/web/20191007043403/ptn.home.xs4all.nl/robotechnotes.html
                    Robotech Reference Guide - Book: Artmic Design Works (Archive)
                  • https://www.romhacking.net/translations/634/
                    ROMhacking - Video Game: Hikari no Senshi Photon
                  • https://spectrumofmadness.blogspot.com/2011/02/photon-ultimate-game-on-planet-earth-4.html
                    Spectrum of Madness - Book Review: This Is Your Life, Bhodi Li [starofjustice] (2011)
                  • https://www.stevenjayfisher.com/stevenjayfisher.com/Film_TV_Stage.html
                    Steven Jay Fisher - Story Editor/Writer
                  • https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1987-03-01-8701130419-story.html
                    Sun Sentinel - Blaster Tag Arena [Margo Harakas] (March 1987)
                  • https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1985-10-19-8502150553-story.html
                    Sun Sentinel - Photon Game Center [Gerry Monigan] (October 1985)
                  • https://web.archive.org/web/20150911013500/http://www.superheroeslives.com/internationals/photon_(1984).htm
                    Superheroes Lives - Overview (Archive)
                  • https://cathode13.blogspot.com/2009/09/you-dont-do-it-for-moneyyou-do-it.html
                    The Cathode Ray Mission - David Anthony Stay Interview [indrid13] (September 2009)
                  • https://thefwoosh.com/2016/03/update-this-photon
                    The Fwoosh - Update This: Action Figures [ibentmyman-thing] (March 2016)
                  • https://thenerdfather.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/a-remembrance-of-photon-the-laser-tag-that-started-it-all/
                    The Nerd Father - Game [Jason Helton] (October 2012)
                  • https://www.tiviachickloveslasertag.com/
                    Tiviachick Loves Laser Tag - Fan Site [Laurie Jean]
                  • https://www.vice.com/en/article/rbde3r/intruder-alert-fleetwood-macs-secret-laser-tag-connection
                    Vice - Game Soundtrack: George Carter & Ken Caillat Interview [Kyle Kramer] (August 2013)
                  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon_(TV_series)
                    Wikipedia
                  • https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1986/BC-1986-09-15.pdf
                    WRH - Broadcasting: September 20th Debut (Page 90) (September 1986) (PDF)
                  • https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-TV-Radio-Age/80s/1986/1986-09-04-RTVA.pdf
                    WRH - Television Radio Age: New Syndicated Shows (Page 74) (September 1986) (PDF)
                  • https://www.zimmerit.moe/anime-archaeology-kichijoji-artmic/
                    Zimmerit - ARTMIC Design Studio [Sean O'Mara] (December 2016)

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