![]() ![]() And their name (Bones) is a reference to how the original game was played with real bones. ![]() Gogo's originally released in 1996 and were unpainted, small figures shaped like blobs and heads and featured characters drawn in a style that resembled classic cartoons. As time went on and more sets were released, figures went from blobs and heads to characters with full bodies. These sets are referred to as the first generation of Gogo's, but are often known as "classics". Gogo's were produced in this style from 1996 up until 2007. In 2007, the Gogo's brand relaunched with a brand new style that was much different from the classic figures. These new Gogo's all had full bodies and were also painted (the only classic figures that were ever painted are the Aliens series Gogo's). These newer, modernized Gogo's were strongly influenced by street & graffiti art as well as vinyl figures. This generation of Gogo's is referred to as the modern era. Balance: This tells you whether the Gogo will stand up easily after it has been thrown.Bounce: This tells you if it will be easy to predict where the Gogo will land after it's thrown.Speed: This shows you whether the Gogo will gain speed and crash strength.It ran from 2007 up until 2019.įor more information on the history of Gogo's Crazy Bones as a whole, please select the timeline tab at the top of the page. Gogo's are sold and distributed by different companies all over the world. They are distributed by Magic Box themselves in European territories. The original releases of classic Crazy Bones sets were distributed by Toy Craze, a company created solely to sell the figures in the United States. ![]() Canadian toy company Playtoy Industries (later renamed to All4Fun Inc) handled distribution for in Canada during the late 90's. Playtoy released a number of sets and promotions that were exclusive to Canada. In 2009, Canadian company Irwin Toy brought the modern Series 1 as well as the Advance tin to the United States and Canada. No other Gogo's products were officially sold in North America until 2011, when distribution rights were given to yet another Canadian-based company, Jonic Distribution North America (JDNA relaunched the brand and released 3 additional series, as well as a number of exclusive figures. In Israel, they were sold by PMI inc, who helped sell several exclusive figures such as sets of then famous Israel football players, metallic Evolution characters, and an entire series based on the 2012 London Olympics that wasn't obtainable anywhere else in the world. ![]()
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