It all started in 1976 when the crew at Bob's Space Racers, Inc. developed the first working game for a customer who wanted to try the new concept at a carnival midway

Because it became popular at the carnivals and fairs, amusement parks also wanted to install the game. After that, Bob's Space Racers developed an arcade game.

In 1999 Toybiz created the first Whac-a-Mole home board game. That game was later replaced by a newer and more exciting version created by Hasbro in 2004.