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Originally Posted by mortimer brewster
I got this game Christmas 1971. 49ers vs the Browns. Players kept locking arms ans square dancing. As soon as a player would break away and run for an apparent touchdown he would pull a Jim Marshall and turn and run the wrong way. I ended up playing this game by hand.
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I had that game too, either the same Christmas or the one prior. It wasn't the Sears version though and can't remember if it had the AFC- NFC end zones or AFL-NFL, but I did have the Colts and Cowboys hand-painted players. You could also order just players from other teams and I had the Chiefs and Vikings, which is why I can't recall which year I got mine.
You guys are spot on on how ineffective/unrealistic the plays developed and how frustrating it was to watch someone occasionally get into the clear only to turn around or veer straight out of bounds. Sometimes a player's own teammates would box him in and push him backwards. And I remember the kickers and QBs had some worthlessly-fangled way of throwing or kicking these little cotton oval footballs.
Like Adam, my attention turned to Hot Wheels, especially once they got the Turbo-chargers. Before that, does anyone remember Major Matt Mason?
Edited to add: I guess they were called Super Chargers, not Turbo Chargers, per a google search
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