The next year it was redesigned and rebranded as the “Super Soaker,” which led to sales of $200 million and became the top selling toy in America, according to the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

Water battles were changed forever 20 years ago. In 1989, suddenly other products were all washed up when the Super Soaker -- originally known as the Power Drencher -- was introduced.

A Super Soaker — the high-powered squirt gun that’s a staple of summertime play — was inducted Thursday into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The class of 2015 also includes the old-as-time ...

Super Soaker spiritual successor Spyra just shrank its USB-C water blaster. The new SpyraGo costs less and lasts longer — but it’s also far weaker.

Nerf's Super Soaker Hydra is available to buy at Argos for just £17. If you've got smaller kids, Which recommended the Nerf Super Soaker Microburst 2.

More than 170 Super Soaker models were launched, and they have made more than $1bn (£760m). For a while I tried to buy every toy that contained one of my patents, but I couldn't keep up.