just for fun....

[FrustratedFinFan]

If Tudor had come up with the concept of tweaking the bases back in the 70's, then the game would be much more popular today. That...and a good sound tutorial on passing...would have turned this game from a rather quaint memory for some to a mega hobby! Virtually every young American male played electric football or was exposed to it back in the 70's...frustration with the mechanics of the game kept it from becoming as big as Nintendo or similar sensations!

What is the history of base tweaking? I would love to know who came up with the idea and when the idea really began to spread. That is what resurrected this hobby to its status today. Unfortunately, it is hard to compete with the computer era...the youth of today are generally more excited about digitally based entertainment.

[styx]

I REMEMBER A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER X-MAS OF 69, MY FRIEND CALLED ME OVER TO SHOW ME HIS NEW FOOTBALL GAME WHICH WAS THE BROWNS VS THE GIANTS, AND SINCE HE WAS A GIANTS FAN I HAD THE BROWNS , WE MUST HAVE PLAYED FOR HOURS NEXT THING I KNEW IT WAS DARK OUT AND WE PLAYED TRENCH WARFARE FOR A GOOD THREE HOURS, NEITHER ONE OF US KNEW HOW TO PASS SO WE WERE CONTENT ON RUNNING EVERYPLAY UP THE GUT,WE QUIT ABOUT 8.30 WITH A 6-6 TIE , WE DIDNT KNOW HOW TO KICK SO WE WOULD JUST GO FOR TWO POINTS.

THOSE WERE THE DAYS .