Some blasters can also be customized with special-made attachments, which are either included with the blaster or sold separately. Most Nerf brand and similar blasters are packaged with a set of the ammunition it fires, and ammunition refills are also sold separately in greater quantities or bought online. Nerf blasters are available in several international marketplaces, although some blasters have their names changed or are not sold in certain countries due to laws surrounding toy safety franchises. Joe, Fortnite, Transformers, Overwatch, Halo Infinite, and Roblox. Moreover, Hasbro has also produced Nerf blasters based around specific franchises, including Marvel Comics, Star Wars, G.I. Today, Hasbro has produced over twenty unique lines of Nerf-brand blasters, which each line centered around a particular theme or type of ammunition. Nerf blasters are manufactured in multiple forms the first Nerf blasters emerged in the late 1980s with the release of the Nerf Blast-a-Ball and Arrowstorm.

The term 'Nerf gun' is often used to describe the toy however, it is often used as a blanket term for any foam dart blaster, regardless of whether or not it has the Nerf brand name. A Nerf Blaster is a toy gun made by Hasbro that fires foam darts, discs, or foam balls.

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