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=== Turbo firing mode ===

During 1998, Smart Parts introduced an electronic firing feature known as '''Turbo Mode'''.

The system allowed the marker to increase its firing rate beyond the player's individual trigger-pull frequency under certain conditions.

Its use became controversial during professional tournament competition.

At the June 1998 NPPL Chicago Open, several professional team captains challenged the legality of the system after observing Smart Parts-sponsored players using it.

Contemporary reporting by [[WARPIG]] documented the dispute, including the technical operation of Turbo Mode and disagreements over tournament rules.[5]

The controversy was an early example of the difficulties tournament organisers faced in regulating electronically assisted firing modes.