My Laser Tag Genesis

When I was growing up in Los Angeles during the 1970s and 1980s, my friends and I loved playing different variations of cops and robbers or shoot 'em up war games using everything from water guns to slingshots.

There was even a time when throwing dirt rocks prevailed as a sport for us. Of course, some devices were more dangerous than others. Water guns and dart guns were safe but only held our attention for a short while.  We would play with our slingshots or throw rocks for hours, or until someone got hurt and then quit, or a neighbor called the police (this actually happened).

What my friends and I would have given to have the laser tag toys available today!

In 2003, I bought some Laser Challenge laser tag guns from WalMart and played around the house with my daughter (this was before the boys were born) and really enjoyed that we could play inside the house and then retreat to the backyard while maintaining play. Totally psyched about how much fun we had, we decided to visit our local indoor laser tag arena
for a night of laser tagging against others. UltraZone in Sherman Oaks, CA, is our local venue, and boy, was it popping with excitement. Although we didn't score high on the leaderboard, we still had a great time.

Since then, we played laser tag where ever we could, even as far away as Las Vegas. And, oh yeah, my family and I decided to start our own mobile laser tag business.

Although I'm now partial to outdoor laser tag because it's usually played in a larger area where I can run and crawl to try and tag my opponent, I thoroughly enjoy indoor laser tag, especially those with fantastic arenas, fog, and laser pointers.

If you've added laser tag to your entertainment list and have a favorite arena, mobile company, or consumer laser tag toy, let me know by posting in the comments below. I'd love to hear from you.

Laser Tag Man