Spinjas 1988

Spinjas is a ratcheted spinning top game created by Tomy (Japan), released in Japan in 1987, the UK (and possibly Europe) in 1988, then licensed by Parker Brothers in 1989 for sale to US markets. The game set was sold as a plastic clamshell arena with two Power Winder launchers and two Spinja characters enclosed within the clam-shell designed arena. More characters (32 in the original Japanese roster, 24 in the US, with an unknown number of UK Spinjas), launchers, and two oversized "Battle Stadium" playing arenas — one in Japan, and one in the US — were also available separately. The objective of the game is to load your chosen character into the ratcheting launcher and each player would launch their top into the arena at the same time. The tops would ricochet off of each other until only one remained spinning or within the arena and that player was declared the winner. The tops are not customizable and are not associated with any other licensed properties.

Note: all Spinja fighters are approximately 13mm (0.5") tall, not including their metal base.