Plastic Cheatcode

Part I

A Happy Yoyo Accident

In 2021 I designed and 3D printed a lot of random yoyos. One of them I printed was a yoyo to try and solve the shortcomings of the SKYVA and all the other yoyos on the market that used a similar style dimple. I printed this one prototype that did some crazy gyroscopic fingerspin thing where no matter what you did, you would end up in a fingerspin. I didn't know what to do with it though so it got abandoned and I moved onto other projects. Keep in mind this was before the whole Tiktok DNA trend happened so I just didn't think people would be that interested.

Part II

More Than Just a Yoyo

Fast forward a year later Brandon calls me and expresses interest in working on something together. Brandon helped me realize how many people were getting into the hobby through his social media. He didn't really have a product that was a "best all around yoyo".

This was important to me because as a kid, yoyoing taught me so many skills. Yoyoing taught me discipline, perseverance and so many other important life skills. Suddenly, when anything else in my life felt impossible, I always think back to when I first picked up yoyoing.

Part III

Revolutionising Fingerspins

If I could develop a yoyo that brought down the learning barriers by a large margin, it would mean that more kids would stick to yoyoing, and hopefully also feel empowered in things later in life like school and work. This might not feel like a big deal, but it really shaped who I am as a person now, even 18 years later.

This is why we devleoped the "Cheatcode" - To make yoyoing for beginners as easy and rewarding as possible.

Part IV

No Compromise on Performance

Brandon's contribution was vital during the design stage, since unlike me - he competes in yoyo contests a lot. Traditional fingerspin yoyos tend to focus so much on the ability to fingerspin that they sacrifice stability and spintime. Brandon was pretty adamant on getting this right, so I had to make many prototypes to fix stability issues making the Cheatcode a highly competition oriented yoyo.

Part V

A Friendship Forged in Yoyoing

Aside from the technical jargon, I also really wanted to convey mine and Brandon's friendship over the years - even including a silly photo of us on the packaging. Its kind of my one chance at feeling like a celebrity (haha). I hope our efforts show through with this design. It really pushed my limits on what can be done with a yoyo, both in branding and engineering. I'm just glad i got to do it with one of my best friends.

Final Words.

So, that's the full story of the CHEATCODE. It was a mission to get to where we are now, but I could not have done it without everyones love and support.

We hope you love it as much as we loved creating it. It is always exciting to develop a product that has the potential to impact a new generation of players.

Kind Regards,
Jeffrey Pang