since 1977. Types Blind-boxes In recent years, the capsule toys have also come to refer to blind-box trading figures, which are essentially the same product sold randomly out of sealed packages instead of a machine. Bottle cap figures Another variety of capsule toys is bottle cap figures. These small figures are mounted atop a plastic bottle cap, as might be found on a twenty-ounce soda bottle. They are sold both in machine capsules and blind boxes. The caps are not functional as they lack screw threads to secure them to the mouth of the bottle. Video games Mini games Capsule toy machines and their random payouts have inspired trinket-collection mini-games in many video games, most notably the Legend of Zelda series' similarly named "Gasha Trees" in Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons, and, to a much higher extent, the random figurine payout in The Minish Cap. capsule toys have also appeared in some Mario games such as Mario Party 5 and well as Super Smash Bros. Melee where the player inserts a desired amount of coins and gets a trophy of a Nintendo-related nature in return. In both The Minish Cap and Super Smash Bros. Melee, the more the player spends in one go, the higher the chance of getting a new item in return. Gudetama mobile game app Gudetama Tap features a variety of "eggarapons" that dispense prizes for use in the larger game. Gacha-expanded games In SD Gundam Gashapon Wars, a game based on the SD Gundam television series, players can activate extra characters from the game by buying certain series of SD Gundam gashapon toys in real life, namely SD Full Color STAGE:61, then use the password bundled with the toy to unlock the corresponding character in the video game. This is the same marketing tactic used by Kinder Surprise for the online surprises, except there is no online access involved Gacha mechanic (gacha games) Many free-to-play MMOs and mobile games have mechanics inspired by capsule toys, with randomly generated items of varying market values being acquired via microtransactions. In the NES game Mega Man 4 there is an enemy named Gachappon which is a capsule toy vending machine modified to shoot energy shots and other kinds of projectiles. The Chip Trader from the Mega Man Battle Network series also functions similarly to capsule toy machines. In addition, in Mega Man X: Command Mission, capsule toy