Classic Video Games - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

11 Jul 1997

Sounds like Mattel Electronic Football. My friends and I were the reason
they stopped letting us take to school! damn...that was ages ago.

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  From: jpero(a)mail.cgo.wave.ca
 To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
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  Subject: Re: Classic Video Games
 Date: Friday, July 11, 1997 5:34 PM

 One comment,

 Is the display looks like it was using same LED display, "hair thin" 
 segments under the plastic lens?

 Jason D.
 > Uncle Roger, etc:
 > 
 > In regard to your post about the old hand held football game... I
 > certainly do remember that game. There were actually a couple of different
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  > companies or stores that sold them. Radio Shack
did have one, but I
 > believe it was the SAME one that was manufactured by Coleco, or a similar
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  > company. I know up until a few years ago I had
one... I'll have to look
 > around. Just the other day, I was in a thrift store in Nebraska City, NE
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  > and they had a pile of 'old' handhelds. I
didn't have time to look through
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  > it close, though.... but I'm darn sure they
did have a football game or
 > two though. I'll go back and check it out for you, though. Oh, while were
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  > on the subject of old football games.... how
about those darned magnetic
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  > full-field table football games they used to
make?? Do they still exist?
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  > 
 > Until next time,
 > 
 > CORD
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 > On Fri, 11 Jul 1997, Uncle Roger wrote:
 > 
 > > At 02:03 PM 7/11/97 -0400, you wrote:
 > > >Depends on your definition of "videogame" (coin-operated, home
unit,
 > > computer, commercial, etc.) One of these should fit what you're
looking for:
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  > >  
 > > When I was in high school, there was a precursor to the
Lynx/Gameboy/etc.
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  > > crowd that was a football game.  There were
little red LED's(?) to represent
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  > > players, and you had up, down, and run
buttons to control the quarter back.
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  > > It was very simplistic; you basically just
ran the quarterback until you got
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  > > a touchdown (but I think you could do a
fieldgoal?)  Anyway, I think Radio
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  > > Shack sold one, but it may have been someone
else.  
 > > 
 > > Anyone else remember this?  Know what it was called?  Got one you'd
part with? 
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  > > 
 > > Thanks in advance!
 > > 
 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- O-
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 > > Uncle Roger                       "There is pleasure pure in being
mad
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