N-ZAP '89

"Complete your retro style with an N-Zap. What's your pick, 85 or 89?"

- SplatoonUK

The N-ZAP '89 is a Shooter Main Weapon that was released as free DLC on July 18, 2015 at.

Description
"A follow-up to the N-ZAP '85, now with a sleek orange paint job. The sub and special have changed too, but its popularity remains as high as ever."

- In-game Description

"Ah yes, the N-ZAP ‘89. This is quite simply an N-ZAP '85 that was redesigned for… well, definitely not legal reasons. No siree. Nothing to see here. Lawyers definitely did not have anything to do with this. It includes a Sprinkler to rapidly increase your turf, allowing you to fire off remarkably fast Inkstrikes! This set is excellent at striking where the foe least expects it. Good for lone wolves and those nostalgic for the good ol’ days! The N-ZAP ’89 is available now!"

- Live from the Squid Research Lab

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0jiD38pULI

Competitive Viability
If there was ever a weapon who's competitive use relied on a few certain situations and that was it, it would be the '89. Probably the weakest of the N-Zaps, the '89 still has the problem all N-Zaps have with being hard to get kills easily, due to weak shots and not the greatest of range. This becomes an even bigger problem for the '89 when it's sub and special are taken into account. The Sprinkler and Inkstrike are both passive subs and specials that do nothing to help with kills. However, what they do create is a turfing machine that is one beast of a turfing weapon for a team. Splat Zone maps in which sprinklers are strong are the '89s best bet in competitive, being able to secure map control so well for a team. Yet, due to the abysmal killing potential, the '89 does not get too much competitive use altogether.

Trivia

 * Similar to the N-ZAP '85, the N-ZAP '89 is based on the American version of the NES Zapper, which was made orange in May of 1989 after the Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988 was passed, requiring toy guns to look drastically different from real guns. This is referenced in Sheldon's description of the weapon, stating the design had to be changed due to "legal reasons".
 * This is the first weapon released that is a re-skin of another DLC weapon.

Name Origin
N-ZAP '89 is a shortened form of NES Zapper 1989. '89 is based on the year the second, orange NES Zapper model was released.

The N-ZAP '89 has the same name origin in all regions.