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Considering that both Bop-It and Bop-It Extreem are stubs, maybe all Bop-It related articles should be put together in one article.

Yes, these two articles should merge under the Bop-it name. Other games (see Jenga) have their variations in the article about the original -Nv8200p talk 21:03, 2 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I just Merged them. Should I add Top It to this page now? chess.and.cookies@gmail.com 22:21, 2 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
There is no Top It page. However, if anyone wrote about it, it would now be written here.Dr. B 05:03, 3 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Would whoever placed the bad article title please explaine why it was put there, and what they beleive should be done to fix it? If there is no response by the 17th, I'm going to remove it.Dr. B 16:48, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I did it because I felt that it didn't follow the guidlines to a good article because it doesn't have sources, but after reviewing other articles, I take back my shortsighted opinion, sorry to inconvenience you. ChessManXI 05:33, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Why would the limit be 250? 255 (1 byte) would be much more logical. 60.224.48.152 07:47, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have a bop-it original with a limit of 100 and a bop-it extreme with a limit of 250. I can't confirm that the new ones are infinite, but should the older models with limits be mentioned?


Is this product fully discontinued? Bopit Blast seems to be the only item.. Hasbaro has removed the full line from its brand listing as well 71.163.165.64 00:04, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Has it been discontinued?

First ive heard. I doubt it, its famous and fun.

On another note, lets delete "parodies". Who cares about an snl skit on a game? Would someone come to this article to find out about the skit? Maybe. Doesn't sound helpful at all to me though.


New bop it download

Could someone please add the new version to the page???

http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=1858&showAllImages=0 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.43.48.132 (talk) 14:33, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Someone please tell me is Is Bop it Download coming to America any time soon?

Zing It

I once had a yo-yo toy that played a lot like bop it. You could either Zing It (fling it down, it would come up automatically), Loop It (do a loop-de-loop), or Bop It (hit the button on the Yo-Yo) I don't have it anymore, so I'm not sure if it is a clone or a product made by the same company. Anyone else remember it?TDS18 (talk) 17:34, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There is another Hasbro toy called the Zing It. I think we should add it here perhaps. -Thibbs (talk) 22:00, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Top It

Another Parody of Bop It...it's like a Kendama. Anyone know about this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.99.120.203 (talk) 22:14, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Top It isn't a parody. It's a Parker Bros toy that is like a Bop-It-style command-driven kendama (like you said). I think based on its name it's probably trying to cash in on the popularity of Bop It, and I think it would be worth mentioning here. -Thibbs (talk) 21:36, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Correction: Parker Bros is a subsidiary of Hasbro anyway. -Thibbs (talk) 21:48, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have now added these two items to the article and red-linked their names in case anyone wants to write articles on them. If there is no interest in them having their own articles (which would likely remain stubs anyway), then I suggest perhaps introducing them more prominently into this article and adding them to the table of musical tones. Thoughts? -Thibbs (talk) 22:12, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Potentially useful deleted information

I'll preserve this potentially useful material here in talk until someone makes an article on the Top It. I think this information is much too specific and unrelated for inclusion in this article, however since it may be of interest for the future, here it is:

Top It's vocal details

Like bop it, the voice used for the top it commands is the voice exactly the same as the original bop it. The voice are called out in different tones.

Version/Pitch A♭ A A♯ B♭ B C C♯ D♭ D D♯ E♭ E F F♯ G♭ G G♯
Top It Flop It! Flip It! Top iT!

Cheers. -Thibbs (talk) 19:22, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

checkY OK. Looks like the article has been created. I've moved it over. -Thibbs (talk) 20:28, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bop It Comparison Table

You should make a bop it comparison table with all the seven bop it products and the different things they can do.

Bop It: Released: 1996 Maximum Score 100 Number of games: 3

Bop It Extreme: Released: 1998 Maximum Score: 250 number of games: 4

Bop It Extreme 2: Released: 2002, Maximum Score: 250, number of games: 6

Bop It (2002): Released 2002, Maximum score: 200, number of games: 3

Bratz Bop It: Released 2004, Maximum score: 200, number of games: 3

Bop It Blast: Released: 2005, Maximum score: 500, number of games: 9

Bop It Download: Released: 2007, maximum score: 1000, number of games: 3.

checkY Done. -Thibbs (talk) 18:53, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Another thing I was thinking is that it might be nice to add vocal details for Bop It (the 2002 re-release), Bratz Bop It, and Bop It Download. -Thibbs (talk) 18:58, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don't bother about the vocal details in bop it 2002 and bop it download because: 1. The bop it 2002 is the same as the 1996 but better. 2. You can choose your own voice in download. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Samlaptop85213 (talk • contribs) 19:22, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh I wasn't planning on adding the material myself. I would have absolutely no idea where to find information on that subject besides conducting original research. I think it would be useful material to round out that table, though. -Thibbs (talk) 21:12, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Super Click It

Marks and Spencers have their own version of the bop it game called super click it. It has five commands. They are called Squish It, Twist It, Blast It, Zip It and Crack it. There are 4 game modes: 1 Player voice commands 1 Player sound commands 2 Player voice commands 2 Player sound commands

If you get 100 points, you get a fanfare, if you let less than 100, you get cartoon negative noises.

This would be great for the article! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.8.228.208 (talk) 17:05, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm unable to find a single source (reliable or otherwise) that indicates this game exists. Is this a very recent or a future product? Are there any links we can add to the article to properly source this device? -Thibbs (talk) 19:45, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I've found it now. I guess the next question is whether it's a version of Bop It, a Hasbro spin-off, or a third-party clone. Are there any reliable sources available? -Thibbs (talk) 19:57, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Seems like it's not part of the series after all. I've moved it into a section that should discuss all clone products such as this that are very similar and clearly influenced by the Bop It line. -Thibbs (talk) 20:29, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is a product that has been discontinued but can be find second hand on Ebay.--95.177.12.159 (talk) 19:32, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Here are the vocal details:

Squish it (G Sharp) Zip It (G) Blast It (F) Crack It (F) Twist It (G)

It sounds like minor to me!--95.177.12.159 (talk) 19:30, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure if that really has to do with the Bop It toys (the subject of this article). I think that might be more appropriate for an article on the Click It alone. I also think the Click It section here has grown too detailed, so I'll add a quick tag. -Thibbs (talk) 22:09, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I've restored the "too detailed" tag because the section we have on the Super Click It is now 2-3 times longer than most of the subsections on actual Bop It toys. It makes no sense for an article on the Bop It to spend that much time explaining the scoring scheme and individual verbal commands of a non-notable unrelated product. That would work much better under the article on the Click It alone. Please feel free to create one.-Thibbs (talk) 14:12, 2 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Vocal details for Bop It Everyeone

Here are the vocal details for bop it everyone:

Bop It: E:

Twist It: G Sharp

Shout It: E

Pull It: F Sharp--92.14.250.58 (talk) 13:27, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]


This is not an encyclopedic article-- it reads like a FAN PAGE-- please fix this

There are no reliable sources cited in this article whatsoever. The sources cited are completely UNACCEPTABLE, to-wit:

1. The Bop It! game's own rules and instructions 2. An individual's personal self-published geocities website with his original research on gameplay 3. The Zing It game's own rules and instructions 4 & 5. The BopIt Extreme game's own rules and instructions 6. A customer review on Amazon.com 7. The Bratz Bop It game's own rules and instructions 8. A short blurb on a sales website that is only six sentences long and appears to be derived from a press release by the manufacturer 9. A catalog listing page on a toy sales website 10. Another customer review on Amazon.com

If you want to save this article, PLEASE cite some RELIABLE SOURCES.

You may ask: "But OfficeGirl, WHY aren't the game's own rules and instructions acceptable as sources?" Here's my answer: those sources do not establish the notability of the subject, for one. They are also a very biased source, as they are produced to serve the marketing interests of the game company. Let's have some newspaper articles and magazine articles.

Also, MOST of the text of this article is not even supported by these ten unacceptable references. Though I agree that there SHOULD be an article on this classic toy, the article MUST NOT be filled with ORIGINAL RESEARCH by Wikipedia editors that just really, really like the toy. Your own personal knowledge cannot be included, even if you are right. You MUST go find a newspaper or magazine article or other resource that is generally recognized as a reliable source and CITE THAT RELIABLE SOURCE where it gives the information that you are trying to include in the article.

If enough time goes by without these issues being rectified, ALL the information that is NOT SUPPORTED by RELIABLE SOURCES can, and probably will, be DELETED from the article-- especially the ORIGINAL RESEARCH. It could be reduced to a STUB. Or it could even be nominated as an ARTICLE THAT SHOULD BE DELETED.

Have I got your attention?? GOOD!! Now FIX this article, PLEASE.

Thanks, guys. OfficeGirl (talk) 14:33, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No!!!!!!!!!!!! WE WILL NOT FIX THE ARTICLE!--92.12.195.143 (talk) 15:36, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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