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===''Boogey Ball''=== In 1999, Tiger Electronics released an electronic [[LED]] light game called ''Boogey Ball''. There were 2 versions of the game released. The first version was buggy and it had issues playing several games (games 2, 3, and 5). In games 2 and 3, the player failed automatically sometime after 20 seconds due to the speed of the red light being impossible to stay away from. In game 5, the light patterns went in different directions and it was harder to play. Also, the game had a loud voice but quiet background music. In version 2.0, all the issues were fixed in the audio and game modes. The gameplay is similar to ''[[Pac-Man]]'', in that the player maneuvers a green LED light through a maze of 30 LED lights and has to either avoid (ditch) the red light or catch (snag) the yellow light. The game was known for its [[Austin Powers (character)|Austin Powers]] and [[Melle Mel]] style voices; the electronic voice would often say "baby". When the game was first turned on, it said "Oh you turned me on baby, let's boogey!" When the player failed, the game said "Oh drat!".<ref name=boogeyballannounce>{{cite news|last1=Lodger|first1=Lakeland|title=Oh Boy! There's Lots of New Toys on The Market|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19990324&id=iyJOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-vwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3273,3746208&hl=en|access-date=29 December 2015|date=24 March 1999}}</ref> This game was also published by [[Hasbro]].<ref name=boogeyball>{{cite web|title=Boogey Ball Game Instructions|url=http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/08-002.PDF|website=Hasbro Inc|publisher=Hasbro|access-date=26 December 2015}}</ref> The game also suffered from a glitch: it would become stuck, playing every sound from the game, and pressing the power button would not turn the game off. The loud crackling over the top of the rapidfire used to scare people. The cause for this glitch is unknown but it might be trying to go through an automatic test mode.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}
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