Yomega Fireball

Fireball
Manufacturer	Yomega
Release date	1989
Shape	Convex/Standard
Color	Various
Weight	53 grams
Dimensions	Diameter: 58.3mm Width: 35.01mm
Material	Plastic
Bearing size	Plastic transaxle sleeve
Response system	Starburst

The Fireball by Yomega is a yo-yo first released in 1989. It was also licensed to Bandai for the Hyper Yo-Yo line in the late 1990s. 

Description

Released five years after the original Yo-yo with a Brain, the Fireball featured a transaxle, a plastic sleeve made of teflon placed over the yo-yo's metal axle. The sleeve also has a groove where the string could be attached. This component allowed the yo-yo to spin three times longer than yo-yos that have a fixed axle, thus giving players a bit more time to complete advanced tricks.

The Fireball also became a very popular yo-yo for looping, especially during the yo-yo boom of the 1990s, and was even released in the Japanese Hyper Yo-Yo line. Some 2A players modify their Fireball yo-yos for professional-level 2A looping play. It was also popular for promotions, ranging from player teams to yo-yo retailers (such as Infinite Illusions) and even contests.

Even to this day, it is one of Yomega's flagship yo-yos, alongside the Brain and the roller bearing-equipped Raider.

Variants

• Saber Wing Fireball - Features a wing-shaped body for string tricks. Originally released in Bandai's Hyper Yo-Yo line as the Stealth Fire.
• Fireball Glow - Glow-in-the-dark variation.
• Fireball Collector's Edition - Features a special transaxle sleeve for even longer sleep times.
• Fireball Stealth - Japanese-exclusive version with a special transaxle sleeve to allow for faster looping.
• Fireball Jewel - Features a plastic jewel on the center for looks.
• SpinPhoenix - 2010s Hyper Yo-Yo re-release with a phoenix motif.

Trivia

• When the Fireball was first released, it was originally named the Outrageous. The name was changed in 1992 to Fireball, and it has been used since then.

Photos

An early 1990s Fireball

Profile

The halves showing the internals, especially the transaxle sleeve.

A Fireball on a cat

Award yo-yo for Yomega's Pro Spinner program (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Ditto (from Dave Schulte's collection)

1999 Nationals edition (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Limited Hyper Games Summer Tour 1999 edition (from Dave Schulte's collection)

College for the Easily Amused MIDWEST edition (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Collector's Edition (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Bandai/CoroCoro Official Yo-Yo! in the Hyper Yo-Yo line (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Dream Land Pro Shop edition (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Fireball Glow (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Infinite Illusions edition (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Fireball Jewel (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Rob Kitts signature Fireball (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Limited Edition (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Dennis McBride signature Fireball (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Yo-Yo Team Monster 1999 edition (from Dave Schulte's collection)

2002 Midwest Regionals edition (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Shinji Saito signature yo-yo (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Y3A Yomega Yo-Yo Association member yo-yo (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Fireball Stealth (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Yo-Yo House edition (from Dave Schulte's collection)

Yoyonation.com edition (from Dave Schulte's collection)

External Link

• Yomega Dennis McBride Fireball at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
• Pro Spinner program award Fireball at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
• Yomega Fireball Glow at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
• Yomega Fireball at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
• Yomega Fireball (2013 NY Toy Fair edition) at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
• Yomega Fireball (Hyper Yo-Yo) 1999-2000 Limited Edition at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
• Yomega Fireball 20th Anniversary edition at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
• Yomega Fireball Dream Land Pro Shop edition at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
• Yomega Fireball (1992) at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
• Yomega Fireball (Hyper Games Summer Tour 1999 edition) at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
• Yomega Fireball (CoroCoro Official Yo-Yo!) at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
• Yomega Fireball (Hyper Yo-Yo 2004 release) at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
• Yomega Fireball (Y3A 1999 edition) at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
• Yomega Fireball (YoYoAddict Special Edition) at the Museum of Yo-Yo History