The Story of Photon: The TV Show! The Video Game! The Action Figures!

[@jasonhelton980]

Happy to report that the Photon Documentary is progressing nicely. We hope to have filming complete by the end of Spring. Thanks for the plug!!!

[@SecretGalaxyTV]

Excellent!

[@andy-in-indy]

If you meet the guys from ILTA tell them that Andy in Indy says HI!

[@darkseid1975]

I actually really enjoyed the books as a kid. I kinda miss them.

[@LukeDodge916]

This is really cool news...

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

I want to see this.

[@leonardpigg6441]

Mandarr goes hard. He was a great villain. David Stay is the truth. I dig his Stayte of Mind show on KZbin.

[@d3ath8ybac0n4]

RIP Jim, Sweetie Squad 4 Lyfe

[@thecoofjackson7471]

Were did that rumor start? I don't see any proof he has Passed.

[@voctur]

@@thecoofjackson7471 He ain't dead At least not yet...

[@ryanmcamis7419]

He does have a cancer that will take him in the next ten years. It's depressing. Jim's black pill content helped me through some very dark days. You're a good man, Jim.

[@xtort1220]

I loved Metokur's streams about this show, absolutely hilarious

[@voctur]

Sweety squad rise up

[@holysayingsofrobin4055]

It was the Aryans! They snuck up behind us with a GAS GRENADE!

[@some_guy117]

NNRU

[@xtort1220]

@@some_guy117 🌜🦗

[@bastien-]

Okay, Reddit: start propping up that Photon stock

[@yourmuslimuncle5692]

Um, yes please bring it back!!!!

[@hiddenhistoryny129]

🦍🦍🦍 ❤️ 🔫 💎✋$PHOTON 🚀🚀🚀

[@singaporesammy]

I distinctly remember seeing Photon at Kay-Bee Toys. Right next to the M.U.S.C.L.E.S and GUTS! and across from the Karate Kid figures and Karate Kommandos. I ended up with a Montgomery Moose from the Get-a-Long Gang. I'm old.

[@singaporesammy]

@@astormofwrenches5555 When our nearest store shut down I got quite a bit of Spy Tech gear. Many a Saturday morning were spent hiding behind the couch watching TV through my periscope after that day.

[@worsel555]

Dude the nostalgia bomb you just dropped was immense as I too have a Montgomery Moose.

[@REPVILE]

Muscle was great, I loved the Championship belt/wrestling ring

[@funkyweapon1981]

I had a lot of the M.U.S.C.L.E. figures! I used to have what I called "M.U.S.C.L.E.-MANIA" matches with them!

[@Darkshizumaru]

Tivia's actress Loretta Heywood has a Facebook for her music and Mandarr has a channel Stayte of Mind with David Stay if anyone wanted to check them out for the nostalgia. Loretta still looks amazing and her voice is lovely.

[@lorcannagle]

Shinji Aramaki, who did the effects has a long career as a designer and director in Japan, most recently he's been one of the big proponents of CGI anime - he directed all three Appleseed movies, Captain Harlock, the two Starship Troopers CG movies, and most recently the Ultraman and Ghost in the Shell TV shows that are Netflix co-productions.

[@capsjukebox]

Finally! I thought this show was childhood fever dream

[@macariogutierrez9224]

Similar feeling here.

[@EricGranata]

Wow. Same! I felt the same way about Jayce and the Wheelies. I had a coloring book for like a week but never saw the show.

[@thrashpondopons2776]

A lot of that going around! I couldn't even remember the name! I just called it 'that no-budget show that was a Laser-tag Rip-Off!'.

[@MotiviqueStudio]

Same.

[@mrgreatbigmoose]

I lived in Canada. Play enough with the antenna and I managed to pick up episodes of Photon from Fargo North Dakota. Saw a few episodes and it never appeared again! Maybe it was all a fever dream? I guess today I found out it wasn't!

[@peterslaby9782]

Fountain Valley Photon was the best ever. Went so many times in the summer of 87. Great memories!

[@southilgurl2003]

I love playing at the Photon arena at the Harvey, Illinois location back in '87 and' 88! Some of the best fun of my teens, and got me ready to play with MILES gear. 😁

[@BlackoutCreature]

As a really little kid I used to love watching this show, mainly because it was the only thing airing on Sunday mornings in my area that wasn't either a political talk show or a church show. I honor it nowadays by naming my ship on Star Trek Online the USS Bhodi Li.

[@Weird_dude265]

Was the black ninja princess from the all-female planet as cool as she sounded?

[@blackdragon6]

@@Weird_dude265 that's what I want to know.

[@LRonHubbard-Lj]

Absolutely

[@atomicskull6405]

That's why it failed, the station managers would never give it a decent timeslot. Same thing happened with the Dragon Quest anime and the first attempt to bring out Dragonball in the west.

[@atomicskull6405]

@@Weird_dude265 Yes.

[@PaulSpurgeon]

I'm from Dallas. I played this in the Garland facility back in the 80s.

[@markshadows3667]

Same! Good times

[@dragonmarsh2289]

I played out of the Fountain Valley facility, great workout! 8 months after they closed, I ran into a fellow player. "Nice beer gut Spaceotter" I said. "You should talk Dorsai" he replied. I sighed & we both said at the same time, "I miss Photon"..

[@jonlowrey]

Same. Our class got to take a field trip. That Xmas was all bout Photon. ✌️

[@CoinOpTV]

Brings back all the memories - as a kid I used to play Photon in NJ and Long Island. Used to have a Photon lunchbox, novel and watched the silly show!

[@nororengo286]

same here, lived in NJ and they had a Photon center. I had laser tag and Photon as a kid. there was another tv show or VHS system that interacted with guns or toys also. forgot the name. I dont think it was captain power tho, but it might be.

[@edrice2621]

@@nororengo286 I think that toy/game you were thinking of was titled "Action Max." It was essentially similar to Captain power, but it had a laser pistol with a set-top box and a few live action VHS tapes with targets that you could shoot on screen. One scenario was a Top Gun or Iron Eagle style jet fighter show and another was a wild west adventure, if I recall.

[@swampdonkey4919]

It makes me sad that I was too young and there were no Photon places where I grew up! Then when someone opened a throwback Photon, it went out of business within a month or two...

[@CoinOpTV]

@@swampdonkey4919 it was def a fun experience as a kid tho short lived!

[@swampdonkey4919]

@@CoinOpTV you'd think with the cult following and the overabundance of lackluster laser tag arenas, there would be more interest in bringing back the photon experience. I'm sure the equipment is heavy and primitive by today's standards, but the new stuff feels like cheap plastic toys. The modern phasers and packs are temperamental and confusing--what are all those noises supposed to mean, and how can I tell whether it's defective or just disrupted? The older tech was simple, straightforward, and effective. The heavier stuff felt realistic and put you in the game. The "upgrades" only made the game complicated and less enjoyable IMO, and the places they pass off as arenas are just spraypainted plywood in an old supermarket.

[@kingedwin]

Doesn't "with lasers" describe about 95% of the 80's?

[@Hppyzmbie]

Hell yes it does!

[@ADPRadio]

Yes!

[@Marshal_Dunnik]

and turbos, Turbo Laser being the ultimate form

[@kingedwin]

@@Marshal_Dunnik Oh, you think your Saab Turbo is cool? Well, I drive a Plymouth Laser Turbo!

[@TitularHeroine]

@@kingedwin 😂😂

[@Kuda084]

Thanks Dan this is great! I can assure you that all 26 episodes remain. I was involved with a group that worked to reopen the company from 1997-2001. The shows and books were part of the plan to reopen. Disney had recently bought DiC at the time. We worked on restoring the series for a DVD/VHS release. Like you mentioned, the music has always caused the hang up. Maybe one day it will get a true release! Fan following is definitely growing!

[@dieseljester]

God I miss the old Photon arenas. Those things rocked back in the 80s.

[@josemontano7767]

I love this show. When I started to use KZbin. This was one of the first things I looked up.

[@convicsik]

The low budget nature of that show and the fact that it aired on a fuzzy uhf channel where I lived made this show terrifying for me when I was a little kid.

[@ventarfield7115]

I was a regular on the leader boards at my local Photon arena. Those were the days.

[@ZeroBusterXX]

RIP to the great David Stay.

[@catcourtney01]

i still have my Photon ID card from Wildwood, New Jersey. I wouldn’t even bother going to the beach, and spent all day and night playing. Those were great times.

[@macariogutierrez9224]

My uncle bought a creepy old farmhouse in the late 80s/early 90s. The place seemed to have a thousand doors. Like, every bedroom had a door to the outside. In addition to a door into the hallway, of course, every bedroom has a door into the adjacent bedroom. It as like something out of a Scooby Doo chase scene. Anyway, in the basement we found an empty Photon pistol box. Who were the weirdos that lived in the house before him, that somehow had enough cash to be into Photon, too? I had hoped they had left it behind somehow, but no such luck.

[@TitularHeroine]

Even that much is a very, very cool story.

[@LeatherRebel75]

I remember asking for Lazer Tag for Christmas when I was a kid. My brother and I got Photon instead. I was a little disappointed that it wasn't the "cool brand" of Lazer Tag, but we had a lot of fun with Photon.

[@BayushiGemma]

Same here I always wondered if Lazer Tag was much better? Oh well those guns didn't last with me and my brother, for a month or two. LOL

[@timothyarnold1679]

That laser tag rifle was a complete game changer (other than being bright white). Much longer range, burst and full auto, and a basic optical sight.

[@captainwohop]

@@BayushiGemma I had both. Lazer tag had a cooler gun and sound effects but that was it. The Lazer Tag story was kinda lame and the tale of Bhodi & Friends got me hooked. In the early days of eBay I was able to buy both green and red helmet sets and it was glorious.

[@BayushiGemma]

@@captainwohop So I didn't totally miss out, cool thanks.

[@dmjac77]

I remember asking for Lazer tag for Christmas in 86 I believe and I ended up getting something called Laser Combat instead. The Cool thing about it is a few years ago I came across the Laser Combat toy gun and it still works.

[@clintonparks1049]

I played at the Photon in Virginia Beach around '87 too. Most recently I played Photon in Falls Church, Va, in the early 2010s.

[@k.h.1587]

You sure that was photon? Never heard of a photon in VA in 2010s. Pretty much just the Laurel MD which was only photon for about a year or 2 before becoming XP lasersport in 98 or 99, and broken arrow OK which lasted less than 2 months in 2009 I think. Did you wear a vest or a helmet/chest pod?

[@nijama312]

A few years ago we went to a laser tag place for my mates birthday. The guns looked more like stormtrooper blasters. The whole thing was outside so it felt like the battle of Endor. Loads of fun until one of our group stepped in a rabbit hole and broke and dislocated his ankle.

[@JimmysALilGirl]

I played "laser tag" at a place called Q-Zar in Concord, CA. in the '90s and at a place called Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom in Redlands, CA. in the '00s. Q-Zar had 2 bases and charging stations and played more like Search and Destroy but with respawns as your objective was to destroy the other teams base. Pharaoh's was just a straight up Deathmatch, team with the most kills wins. Q-Zar had score sheets they gave to the players after the match and there was a TV showing how people ranked against each other.

[@wstine79]

Funny enough, a basic VCR remote control be used to zap the Photon sensors.

[@ventarfield7115]

Awesome. It would be funny to trigger an emitter that just hit every player every time you hit it. Like people did with the TVs at tech conventions.

[@pataker7875]

Time to stock up on vcr remotes!

[@twitchunlimited7450]

We called them cone grenades.

[@shaider1982]

Our eyes are photon sensors.

[@greenlanternhg5141]

😲...soooo...can you build me a Photon Gun? 😃

[@rudyvalle9022]

This show, laser tag, and the Mr Roboto music video are one big 80s sci-fi mush in my head.

[@WebProAdmin]

I always get such wonderful tidbits from your show. I had no idea it was originally a stadium style game first. Memories, memories..awesome episode!

[@7579cognos]

You guys are like time lords of my youth! I really appreciate are the hard work yall put in to educating me on the products that shaped my life! Thank you!

[@Kap00rwith2os]

As a kid I always got Photon and Captain Power confused with each other. I loved the Captain Power show but always called it "Photon" (I didn't like the Photon show, all that green screen was disorienting). After the Internet became a thing I would Google "Photon" but the results wouldn't be what I expected so I thought I imagined it all until Toy Galaxy cleared it up, and now confirmed I wasn't losing my mind (as much) with THIS video. So thank you TG! 😜

[@monkeybash3000]

I use to watch the Photon show when I was a kid!

[@phillip5245]

"You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with ficken photon beams attached to their heads!"

[@_WTFCHUCK_]

10:19 "Brian Austin Green LOL" LMMFAO 😂🤣😂 It's just hella funny that you pointed that out. I fuckin remember that commercial too

[@phoule76]

It takes two phasers to tag lasers.

[@darthwackyvideosHe]

For my 12th birthday, my father took me and some of my friends to Photon Garland TX Arena. Had a blast, but did kind of get annoyed with the fans shooting you, which one was my father. Thanks Dad. Great memories.

[@k.h.1587]

Ob deck phaser stations did not deactivate players in the games.

[@CrixusOfGaul]

Where is my boy Mandarr? Needed at least 2 minutes to explain who the bad guys were, since that's a funny story all in its self. Bohdi's arch rival! The good guy's coke to the bad guys Mentos! Good vid. Blast from the past.

[@mrf19741]

Still remember watching the Photon live-action show early Saturday mornings at 7:30 am here in Philadelphia on channel 57. Ahhh, the 80's.

[@JAYEL236]

Channel 57 cartoon block is one of my fondest memories of growing up in the 80’s. Also I had a huge crush on Tivia.

[@maxordman4100]

I highly enjoy these videos because of your wonderful personality and relatable nature. It was truly hilarious having your rival Game Dave over and having him dancing during the credits and the intro. You two are a fun whacky match! This video is very well done! Photon was before my time but I still enjoyed this video a lot!

[@ColtSteele]

I still have the books, they definitely rose above the source material thanks to Peter David

[@jwd0503]

I bought them specifically because they were Peter David, but I’m wondering now how I knew that back in the pre-Internet era? I don’t think I figured it out based on his own name, I was a pretty dumb kid. And I agree, I remember them being a cut above similar tie-in novels.

[@alphaprobe20]

Hey Dan, I think your Photon arena in Virginia Beach doubled as a teen club. My cousin used to go to dances at Photon in the 80’s in VA Beach!

[@bdhampel]

All of the arenas did that at one point or another. When game revenue dried up, it was a last ditch effort to capitalize on the lighting and sound systems we had invested in. (As an asst. mgr. I ran our weekly dance night in Wheaton, Md.)

[@davesaints8023]

I had the green one!!! I saw Photon on the locale news and thought it was cool. And it was. I never went to the Photon Arena. They were not around me. I was the only kid that had one. I still had one. I still had fun with it. I even wear it for Halloween one year. It was cool! Thanks for the video and the trip down memory lane 😁

[@yg996bb9ct7]

Kenilworth NJ Photon, off Route 22 & Michigan Ave. My nickname was " Dangerzone ". I was invited to join " Supremacy " team. Also I saw their TV Show occasionally. One time, I heard a blonde woman, early 30's, watching a game, then turned to her friends, saying I want to play ! Some Canadians said in French, when are we competing ? A lady replied tomorrow, also in French. Lord Beathan had the best salute, for a TV show. According to another player, some t-shirt shop could stitch your nickname on your Photon hat for $5. Radio station WDHA, from Randolph NJ, broadcasted live event @ Kenilworth. I asked a local police officer, working security, if he had ever seen anything like that Photon crowd before. He mentioned he saw wilder stuff elsewhere. Whenever the really young kids took the field, the older teens & adults would watch from the upstairs gallery. Serious players considered zapping the younglings to be rude. Others noted repressed hostility ? Strange memories indeed !

[@k.h.1587]

Zap them all you want. It didn't affect the game on the field

[@mvm3897]

I loved Photon. I lived 10 minutes from the original arena and always went there all the time. My friends and I all had the home sets also. The 80's had the best toys.

[@kinlochmacleod]

The weird thing is I just found my Photon I.D. card yesterday from 1986!!!

[@beerdragon4583]

RIP David Stay (Mandarr).

[@mikecampos1193]

Let the Darkness grow!

[@Renkencen]

Ever thought about doing a video on "Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad" in the future?

[@DarkAnon100]

That would be funny, especially since the anime sequel, or rather the anime sequel to the series from which they took the footage (Denkou Chojin Gridman) SSSS.Gridman, is airing on Toonami right now

[@archangel5627]

Actually, I think Toy Galaxy already covered Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad. Don’t quote me on that because I could be wrong but I feel like they did do a video about that show.

[@kagemaru259]

Samurize, guys!

[@The_Str4nger]

Gridman! Baby dan dan, baby dan dan

[@Renkencen]

@@archangel5627 I already typed the show name into the channel searchbar and there were no results.

[@benfromthebunker9621]

Wow you guys keep coming up with cool stuff I've never heard of. Keep up the good work.

[@travisa7669]

Great research Dan! Seeing the MILES gear brought back not so great memories. We wore vests and gear on our Kevlar helmets so we could get “tagged”.Each MILES device for the M-16s had a key that could turn it on and off. There was a “god” gun that supporting staff could use to zap you or reset your gear once you were hit.

[@waynesmiley2207]

I was not expecting the VA Beach, Virginia shot out at the end. I remember going to a Tag place near Lynnhaven Mall here when I was younger, perhaps the same facility :-)

[@xeroxero9541]

Holy crap! The tv show is what they used on Club Mario for 'Spaced out Theatre' when satellite surfing! :O I guess it makes sense since they were both made by DIC, but I always thought it was some cheap segment made just for the Club Mario! I never heard of Photon as a kid and must have barely missed it. I knew about Lazer Tag from tv and comic ads, but ended up with a knock off from Radio Shack.

[@illrobbzilla]

I still have my Photon Picture I.D. Card from 4th Grade. The Arena had fog machines and flashing strobe lights. The last time I went I got sick and threw up outside in the back alley.

[@sheistdolo6086]

Sounds like a trippy day

[@YETTheShow]

Owned the guns. Owned the novels. Watched the show. Played in a Photon center in Jersey. It was awesome. This brings back good memories.

[@ChrisSztybel]

Was it on Route 22 East in the Springfield area?

[@YETTheShow]

@@ChrisSztybel yup Route 22 in Kenilworth!

[@wstine79]

My brother and I had a Red and Green helmet sets. My dad got them for us at a department store on the Ft. Bragg army base. I'm surprised someone else remembered these things.

[@TikkiEXX]

Used to be obsessed with this show. Lol. Jesus i wanted the toy so bad but didn't have it in my area. Was hella expensive anyway if I remember correctly

[@wstine79]

@@TikkiEXX My dad got it at a department store at Ft. Bragg on sale.

[@radleybuttons7830]

I loved Photon as a kid. I was legit hooked on the show and thought it was the coolest thing ever.

[@pastorjerrykliner3162]

I spent most of the summer of 1985 hanging out at my local Photon arena in Aurora, CO... Playing Photon and "Gauntlet." What a great summer...

[@tagonistknightspublishing8972]

There was an amazing novel in the series which I remember reading. The ending was that basically there is this god of good and god of evil playing a game of chess. The main character lands on the board. Essentially one side has one and that was going to be the end of all existence. He says, why stop now? Why not try again and see who wins? At the time, it was a mind blowing experience for me as a kid to think of reality in that way. Some higher entities treating all of reality as a game board. So, yeah, the book series was pretty awesome. :)

[@Martynde]

Toy Galaxy: "LJN" * AVGN twitches *

[@guyonyoutube6565]

“WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!?”

[@dy120481]

Holy shit, got this for Christmas as a kid. Been trying to remember the name of this for *FOREVER* and couldn't come up with it. Remember literally nothing about this other than the action figures looked cool.

[@shoreknightseer3152]

My parents got me a Photon rig when it first came out. It was the coolest thing.

[@brutalboy1000]

I believe this is what Tom Hanks is playing in Big.

[@Toddbo]

I was just about to comment about this. I was super jealous of him being able to play with it!

[@bleeneo101]

Shameless plug lol always thought about that 👍

[@mikelipton6116]

I played in the Toronto Photon arena and had the red set of home game armour. I loved it. Thanks for the memories!

[@mothman2514]

RIP Mandrak.

[@chichahaba]

Man, the best birthday parties from my childhood were the ones at the Photon arena in Harvey IL. I begged every friend to have theirs there. Could never get enough.

[@LunchBoxNM]

This was absolutely my jam when I was 3. It is one of the few things I remember from my earliest memories, besides Star Wars.

[@loringbush3319]

Photon Lazer tag and roller skating! I still remember those fun days of being a kid and saving the universe!

[@herringstheseries]

My dad used to take me to the Photon arena in Wildwood. Ahhhh, those were the days...

[@OtisMcNuttIII]

We never got a Photon facility where I lived growing up. However I did get the Photon set for Christmas in 1988.

[@Jmega1999]

Lol.....I went to that Photon...right across from Lymnhaven! Also, the battery pack was like wearing a workout vest and they pumped more smoke into that place than a Bingo Hall lmao.

[@curseyoujordanshow]

The only exposure I had ever had to Photon was having that read-along book that came with the audio cassette. I only ever read the book if I was playing the tape too, but often I would listen to the tape on its own. The production value was actually quite high for what it was. All the narration, voice acting, music and special effects were exceptionally well done and actually made it all sound extremely exciting. It seemed so obscure to me, though. Nobody else I knew or talked to had ever heard of Photon before (then or now), so I assumed it was some random one-off venture that went nowhere, and that I just got lucky in discovering a hidden gem. I had no idea it was a whole franchise until I was an adult. I'm not sure whatever happened to the book, but I'm sure I still have the cassette somewhere. I actually really would recommend listening to it if you somehow get the chance. I'd honestly put its quality up against anything else that came out during that time.

[@RabbiJoeInJerusalem]

I'm from Earth. Can confirm that this is the ultimate game on our planet.

[@ComicBookNostalgia]

Yea, we had a Photon Center in Ocean City MD i use to go to..was a blast..just watch were you are running. lol

[@thatmr.a8010]

Why isn't half this video about Mandarr?

[@MoteofLobross]

I remember going to the Photon Center in Albuquerque, NM once when I was 11.

[@davidfausel9029]

Played this so many time in Kenilworth NJ as a teen in the 80s with my close friends - so much fun :-). Can still smell that fog/smoke and hear the pulsing sound effects :-)

[@Mister80Retro]

I went to a Photon Center many times when visiting my cousin in West Orange back then, so I'm wondering if that was the same place! I was like 8, so I don't remember exactly where... but I feel the same about the smoke/fog and sounds! :O

[@davidfausel9029]

@@Mister80Retro Only 13 approx miles away so that was probably it. I also remember in their game room they had the flat table top version of the GAUNTLET game :-)

[@TA3DArtist]

Photon! Photon! - best lyrics in a theme song they were not lol.

[@historiadox]

Gosh...that ad...gives me goosebumps!

[@Kutulhu]

I had the pleasure of playing in a Photon arena as a kid. It was ridiculously fun, even though I was tackled by a random older kid, held down and repeatedly shot over and over. This is because a random older kid on my team flying tackled him off me and we both unloaded on him (after my penalty time for being shot was up).

[@seszw6159]

Played photon many times at the facility in Harvey, IL. Always had a blast

[@SeweyYT]

I was fortunate enough to play at the arena in Maryland a couple of times. Had a great time - lots of good memories.

[@Winter_337]

Let the Darkness Grow! Shout out to Uncle David Staye over at Stayte of Mind TV

[@tedbrogan1]

Damn, I remember my brother and I getting up at 6am every Saturday Morning back in 1987 just to watch Photon. For some reason, that was the time our local cable station aired the show, but I used to get real excited for it and sure miss those times lol

[@Hyde_Hill]

Ok this is one of those shows I couldn't find for ages as I searched for laser tag shows as that was the part I remembered. Thanks so much.

[@manraisedbypuffins9080]

Wow! Had this as a kid in 89/90 in the UK. Nostalgia right here 😁

[@scottsonnenberg]

Photon. The number one birthday spot in the Chicago suburbs back in the day!!!!!

[@Swedgin23]

I have so many fond memories of hitting up the Photon arena with my friends!

[@archangel5627]

In the hay-day of Laser-Tag, we all had a blast no pun intended! I wish they still had places to play Laser-Tag. We had one in our home town and everyone went there when we were kids. I also remember getting a Photon Laser-Tag set for Christmas. We had good fun with those!

[@hektorlinko]

I used to watch the show on Saturday mornings. It was awesome then. Now I look at it and it's pretty cheesy. lol Still love it. I remember when they opened up a Photon arena in an old 2 dollar 4 screen theatre and converted the building to Photon. It was the bomb and the best. I never got a chance to go there. I always wanted to but we were little and Jehovahs Witnesses and very sheltered and never got a chance to experience it. I also wanted to go so bad and every time we would drive by I would just stare in lust and fantasy wishing I could put a helmet on and play in that arena. Great Video! A++++

[@louisalectube]

I lived on Long Island, New York up until I was about 15. About a year before my family moved, they opened a Photon arena near me. I loved it!! For a while I would go every Friday. Everything inside was good, video game arcade, snack area, 2 arenas. But let me tell you something: even as a 15 year old I could see a problem with their business model. They were open most days and through the weekend, but they were open *during the day, Monday through Friday*, They would be empty during those hours. Everyone was at school during those hours. I know, seems like roller rink hours. But I still think keeping it open during the day when all the kids at school was silly.

[@azliwinchester2100]

Yeah!! At last! It takes so long, year after year to thinking and try to remember what are the Tv series name. I watched this series in 1989 (Malaysia). The hero's outfit have similar to StarWars X-Wing pilot outfit and gear. What a great memory. Thank you, for bring up those nostalgia.

[@Beardedvikingweirdo]

I loved photon as a kid. Went to the center, had the books (way better than you would think}, and watched the show. I'm so glad he did this video

[@markshadows3667]

There was a Photon center here near Houston. Went with friends three times while it was open. Had a blast but all I remember was how little time you got for the price and how big the helmet was on my tiny head

[@djgongral]

I'm sitting here watching this and having my mind blown to find out that the first "laser" gun toy comes from South Bend Indiana while I'm maybe 5 miles away from it right now. That brought a smile to my face. Simple pleasures, simple pleasures.

[@shartslaw322]

Is any one else going to be talking about the weird dancing guy at the beginning of the video? No just me? Ok then lol

[@SkullMan---]

@@sd-11-11-sd It´s Game Dave

[@otakuist9241]

I waited for so long you reviewed this tv series. i didnt know the name of the show i watched it more than 30years ago on Super channel. I searched it for a long time without success. i only remembered the pirate guy of the show. Thx very much.

[@dalethelander3781]

I played at a Photon Arena in Mt. Prospect, IL (a western suburb of Chicago). Myself, my then-wife, and an assortment of friends that would change from week-to-week. There were two courses within the arena. We went on Sundays when they had a special...play all day, all day meaning 12p-6p, for $20. With games costing $5 a pop at all other times, this was a fantastic deal. One time, I was running down a ramp in the largest course, "Omega." I was running a little too fast, tripped, and rolled halfway down. This is where you used a safety net. You removed your helmet and yelled (depending on which color helmet you wore) "RED! RAMP! DOWN!" Staff would assist you and removing the helmet was a signal to opposing team members to not shoot at you until you were ready. We had a blast once a week. They also had leagues that competed for prizes, but we never joined up.

[@themonkeyhand]

We had these growing up. Probably got them on clearance at Big Lots.... still had lots of fun!

[@CarlWatkins]

Oh man, I need to track down this show now. It looks amazing.

[@skollrum]

Photon couches were great, they also unfolded into a bed!

[@burritoboy2751]

😂😂😂