Takara and Hasbro built this line of spinning-top toys from 1999 onward, taking cues from the traditional beigoma top and, early on, from Pokémon's collectible hooks. Bladers launch a top by ripcord into a stadium and score points for outlasting, ringing out, or bursting an opponent, with the exact scoring changing across eras. Parts have moved from all-plastic Basic System pieces through Engine Gear, Hard Metal, Metal, Hybrid Wheel, Extreme Top, 4D, Synchrome and Burst hardware, each generation adding new ways to mix and match attack, defense, stamina and balance types.
What to know
Line of spinning-top toys from Takara and Hasbro, starting in 1999
Named for 'beigoma', the traditional spinning top that inspired it
Scoring and win conditions differ between the Metal Saga rules and the Burst-era rules
Part systems span Basic, Magnacore, Engine Gear, Hard Metal, Metal, Hybrid Wheel, Extreme Top, 4D, Synchrome and Burst
