# Video Challenger > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Video_Challenger > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Video_Challenger.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Challenger > Source revision: 1353018784 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Home video game console}} {{for|the Famicom game|Challenger (video game)}} {{Infobox information appliance | name = Video Challenger | logo = | logo_size = | image = | image_size = | caption = | developer = [Select Merchandise Inc](/source/Select_Merchandise_Inc) | manufacturer = [Takara](/source/Takara) / [Bandai](/source/Bandai) ([United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom)) / [Irwin Toy](/source/Irwin_Toy) ([Canada](/source/Canada)) / [GiG](/source/GiG) | type = [Home video game console](/source/Home_video_game_console) | generation = [Third generation](/source/Third_generation_of_video_game_consoles) | release_date = 1987 | media = [VHS](/source/VHS) tape }} The {{nihongo|'''Video Challenger'''|ビデオチャレンジャー|Bideocharenjā|lead=yes}} is a [home video game console](/source/home_video_game_console) that was produced by [Takara](/source/Takara) (now [Takara Tomy](/source/Takara_Tomy)) in 1987. It uses special [VHS](/source/VHS) tape-based footage that allows players to shoot targets with a [ray gun](/source/ray_gun). == Description == The object of each game played using a VHS tape and a ray gun is to determine how many targets are hit at the end of the VHS tape. Takara ended production of the ''Video Challenger'' due to the success of the [NES](/source/Nintendo_Entertainment_System) and the release of the [TurboGrafx-16](/source/TurboGrafx-16) and [Genesis](/source/Sega_Genesis).{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} == Hardware == It uses only the gun known as the "Challenge Blaster". When the trigger is pulled together the muzzle to the target, combining with the image of the dedicated video software, the score is added. Target with (usually score, high score, damage) the blinking pattern of three kinds. Score is displayed on the counter installed in the Challenge Blaster. When all targets in one round are successfully hit, player will enter a bonus round, which will double the number of points. Bonus round ends after a certain period of time. If the muzzle is facing the damage pattern in the video without pulling the trigger, the score will be penalized. == List of titles released == * ''Space Challenge'' (built-in game) * ''[Thunder Storm](/source/Cobra_Command_(1984_video_game))'' ([Data East](/source/Data_East)) * ''[Road Blaster](/source/Road_Blaster)'' (Data East) * ''[Godzilla](/source/Godzilla) Challenger'' 1 and 2 * ''Sky Wars'' (Original work by Publisher Select Merchandise Inc.) * ''[After Burner II](/source/After_Burner_II)'' ([Sega](/source/Sega)) * ''Turtle Challenge'' (based on the ''[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles](/source/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles)'' franchise) == Other == Beginning in October 1987, the Video Challenger was given a cross-promotion through the anime, ''[Transformers: The Headmasters](/source/Transformers%3A_The_Headmasters)'', based on the [Transformers](/source/Transformers_(toy_line)) toyline, both also produced and manufactured by Takara, respectively. Starting from the episode, "Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger",{{cite web|title= Transformers: the Headmasters - S01E14 - Explosion on Mars! Maximus is in Danger!|work= YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU64UJlOBmM}} the title sequence was changed to show many of the Decepticons flickering white, which was used to signal them as targets, much like in the actual Video Challenger games. If said Decepticons were shot with the Challenge Blaster, the hits would be recorded as points in the system. Aside from the title sequence change, the Challenge Blaster as well as the game itself can be seen respectively used as an actual weapon and played by the character of Daniel Witwicky. == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://videogamekraken.com/video-challenger Museum page] by The Video Game Kraken * [https://20thcenturyvideogames.com/index.php?ction=vermodelos&pass=&submenu=Consolas&tipo=4&sistema=VideoChallenger&verletra=T Museum page] by 20th Century Video Games * [https://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg80-video_challenger.htm#page=models Library Page] at Videogame Console Library * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIQWwPCrxvk Video of Turtle Challenge] Category:Takara Tomy Category:Video game consoles Category:Home video game consoles Category:Third-generation video game consoles Category:Products introduced in 1987 Category:Computer-related introductions in 1987 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Video Challenger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Challenger) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Challenger?action=history)). 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