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[Echo9]

hey, I grew up just a generation away with Atari 5200's football. Those red and blue blocks were the "tops".

I also remember 10 yard fight and Tecmo Bowl...you could not stop Payton in that game.

Ahh, TECMO!

Bo Jackson was unbeatable. On D LT and Lott were fun too!

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Shouldn't that be a $5 bill? Anyway, I really like it.

 

[DA FAN]

This is the one I used to play.

http://i112.***BLOCKED***/albums/n183/jo_cc/ist2_38361_classic_football.jpg



Notice I used the word play. My buddy owned it. I couldn't afford one.

 

[Big D]

Shouldn't that be a $5 bill? Anyway, I really like it.

Thank you. I'm glad you like it.

I figure BP's only good for one and then he's done. I have 5's on there as well as other goodies.


:starspin

 

[trickblue]

This is the one I used to play.

http://i112.***BLOCKED***/albums/n183/jo_cc/ist2_38361_classic_football.jpg



Notice I used the word play. My buddy owned it. I couldn't afford one.

I used to spend hours playing that game...

When the defense lined up correctly, you moved down, up down, up, forward one then to the top and then break like the wind...

 

[Chief]

I used to love that game! You guys spoiled with xbox, ps2, and madden don't realize how good you have it.

Some friends of mine really got into the electric football sets in the early 1970s.

They had them for several years and repainted their players periodically. Some guys had several layers of paint. They used toothpicks to even paint the names of their favorite players on the backs of the jerseys.

They also would melt wax and drop it on the players' shoulders to make them bigger and heavier. I guess that's the electric football equivalent of cheating with performance-enhancing drugs ... or wax in this case.

One of the guys is about 51 years old now and he has sort of a den, with all his stuff hanging on the walls. I was over there the other day and sure enough, he has that electric football set (the playing field) hanging on his wall.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I will beat anybody at this game:

That was the best one.

Loved that game as a youth.

 

[Big D]

Some friends of mine really got into the electric football sets in the early 1970s.

They had them for several years and repainted their players periodically. Some guys had several layers of paint. They used toothpicks to even paint the names of their favorite players on the backs of the jerseys.

They also would melt wax and drop it on the players' shoulders to make them bigger and heavier. I guess that's the electric football equivalent of cheating with performance-enhancing drugs ... or wax in this case.

One of the guys is about 51 years old now and he has sort of a den, with all his stuff hanging on the walls. I was over there the other day and sure enough, he has that electric football set (the playing field) hanging on his wall.

I used to have mine stored in the garage until my mom threw it out. I was so upset with her over that. :laugh2: I had a couple cowboys teams, Denver and I think Cleveland. There were also different bases made for the players, with and without a directional wheel.

Big fun!

 

[yennor24]

Some friends of mine really got into the electric football sets in the early 1970s.

They had them for several years and repainted their players periodically. Some guys had several layers of paint. They used toothpicks to even paint the names of their favorite players on the backs of the jerseys.

They also would melt wax and drop it on the players' shoulders to make them bigger and heavier. I guess that's the electric football equivalent of cheating with performance-enhancing drugs ... or wax in this case.

One of the guys is about 51 years old now and he has sort of a den, with all his stuff hanging on the walls. I was over there the other day and sure enough, he has that electric football set (the playing field) hanging on his wall.

We did some of the same things...We repainted our men once a week. To keep our men from falling over we would put 2 pennies on the linemans base with glue and 1 pennie on the skill position players. And by the way CLICK CLACKS, are the two marble like balls on a string that you would hit together to make that click clack noise.....

 

[DA FAN]

We did some of the same things...We repainted our men once a week. To keep our men from falling over we would put 2 pennies on the linemans base with glue and 1 pennie on the skill position players. And by the way CLICK CLACKS, are the two marble like balls on a string that you would hit together to make that click clack noise.....

We used to call them K-Nokkers

http://www.bigredtoybox.com/articles/clackersindex.shtml


Clackers are the toy with a jillion names.
There were supposedly over 80 copy-cat products on the market during Clackers hey-day. During your search expect to see names like:
Bonkers
Clackers
Clack Clacks
Click Clacks
Crackers
K-Nokkers
Ker- Knockers
Klackers
Klick Klacks
Knockers
Mini Poppers
Moon Rocks
Popper Knockers
Rockers
Super Clackers
Quick Klacks
Quick Clacks
Quick Wacks
Wackers
Whackers
Whak KOs

 

[Yeagermeister]

Ahh, TECMO!

Bo Jackson was unbeatable. On D LT and Lott were fun too!

TECMO RULED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BLEU3ASY]

I used to love that game! You guys spoiled with xbox, ps2, and madden don't realize how good you have it.

lol yeah Big D i know what you mean....i had a couple of those also...with the little felt football..lol

 

[FolsomCowboy]

I used to have mine stored in the garage until my mom threw it out. I was so upset with her over that. :laugh2: I had a couple cowboys teams, Denver and I think Cleveland. There were also different bases made for the players, with and without a directional wheel.

Big fun!

I loved Electric Football and I had the first ones with "Total Team Control" where you had the little pivot on the bottom with a brush on each side you would brush dwon to exagerate movement