Similar to the Action Max, except that it didn't have a separate console. The gun itself tracked and displayed the number of hits. The target was identified and located by a flash of light on the CRT. If the user aimed accurately, the gun would detect the flash. It was able to detect different flash "patterns, which would have different effects on the score.

The Video Challenger was developed by the U.S. company Select Mechandise, which licensed it to Takara in Japan. It was cheaper than the Action Max and somewhat more successful.