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[zamboni]

Which Doobie you be?

 

[Raider Nation]

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Ahem

Oh yeah?

The original version of that game made me insane. You spend a half hour setting up the players, then turn the vibration on and everyone runs in 22 different directions.

 

[SlaX]

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Ahem

Oh yeah?

The original version of that game made me insane. You spend a half hour setting up the players, then turn the vibration on and everyone runs in 22 different directions.

Was there another way to play the game?

 

[Raider Nation]

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Ahem

Oh yeah?

The original version of that game made me insane. You spend a half hour setting up the players, then turn the vibration on and everyone runs in 22 different directions.

Was there another way to play the game?

No. You set up the players; they fall down and you lose that tiny pill football in no time.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

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Ahem

Oh yeah?

The original version of that game made me insane. You spend a half hour setting up the players, then turn the vibration on and everyone runs in 22 different directions.

Was there another way to play the game?

After having the game for about a week we would just set up our players on the 50. Then we would turn the game on for 1 minute. You got a point for every player that went out of bounds or in the endzone. Pretty soon we started adding army men and ark animals.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Speaking of which...anybody else remember getting these everytime one of your parents bought gas at an Arco station?

 

[SlaX]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AMsR_RZc3G0/UTEY9eIjR2I/AAAAAAAAJmY/GdmqTyCvylE/s1600/statB.jpg

Ahem

Oh yeah?

The original version of that game made me insane. You spend a half hour setting up the players, then turn the vibration on and everyone runs in 22 different directions.

Was there another way to play the game?

No. You set up the players; they fall down and you lose that tiny pill football in no time.

But it was awesome!

 

[Raider Nation]

Speaking of which...anybody else remember getting these everytime one of your parents bought gas at an Arco station?

Hmm. Don't remember those. The highlight of my youth was going to Yankee Stadium or Fenway and bringing home one of those mini baseball helmets that the ice cream came in.

 

[badmojo1006]

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Ahem

All Star Discs!

 

[rodg12]

Bo Knows Tecmo

 

[HellToupee]

Cooperalls

Even more embarrassing hockey

I feel for Espo in that pic , Duguay not so much

 

[zamboni]

Cooperalls

Even more embarrassing hockey

I feel for Espo in that pic , Duguay not so much

True - as much tail as Duguay got, this probably got him even more.

 

[Koya]

While not my crew, not that far off, either. JAMS!

 

[Fennis]

Mattel Football

Bonus like for anyone who can find a pic on the proper way to play the game. I couldn't find it.

 

[Fennis]

While not my crew, not that far off, either. JAMS!

awesome

 

[Raider Nation]

Mattel Football

Bonus like for anyone who can find a pic on the proper way to play the game. I couldn't find it.

If you are asking how, those arrows would move a blinking cursor up/down/left/right. It was very high-tech. The sound of a tackle being made was used in Supertramp's "The Logical Song."

I was unbeatable in this game, BTW.

 

[Fennis]

Mattel Football

Bonus like for anyone who can find a pic on the proper way to play the game. I couldn't find it.

If you are asking how, those arrows would move a blinking cursor up/down/left/right. It was very high-tech. The sound of a tackle being made was used in Supertramp's "The Logical Song."

I was unbeatable in this game, BTW.

nope, I meant sweatshirt pulled up over you head so you can see the blip

 

[Popinski]

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/33/ca/32/33ca3298139ef56c4df5995cb88f93f4.jpg

 

[Koya]

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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AMsR_RZc3G0/UTEY9eIjR2I/AAAAAAAAJmY/GdmqTyCvylE/s1600/statB.jpg

...and in case you want a lefty...

At dinner with the wifey. Read this and walked two doors down to take a pic for you nerds. ...The Birthplace...

 

[HellToupee]

Mattel Football

Bonus like for anyone who can find a pic on the proper way to play the game. I couldn't find it.

Older school

 

[Eephus]

Speaking of which...anybody else remember getting these everytime one of your parents bought gas at an Arco station?

I remember the real one

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Moe Green

Bonus clip: You're dead, so now what?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Mattel Football

Bonus like for anyone who can find a pic on the proper way to play the game. I couldn't find it.

Kaleko Vision Football

 

[Raider Nation]

Mattel Football

Bonus like for anyone who can find a pic on the proper way to play the game. I couldn't find it.

Kaleko Vision Football

Fancy graphics.

 

[Raider Nation]

Hats 'n Hair.

Oh, that's spectacular.

What is that? MLB All-Stars of 1979 taking on the baseball all-stars of an alien race for control of the galaxy? Glad we've got Schmidt playing 3B.

That's Larry Bowa, BTW.

 

[Clorox]

Hats 'n Hair.

Dave Kingman standing behind Tommy Lasorda. Ever heard the very NSFW Lasorda rant after a game where Kingman hit three homeruns against him?

"What's my opinion of Kingman's performance?!?!"

Great rant. It doesn't compare to Lee Elia's rant, but there's no shame in that since Lee Elia's rant is the greatest thing I've ever heard.

NSFW!

http://tommykingman.ytmnd.com/

That's fantastic - never heard it before. Thanks for sharing!

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Saturday morning staple

"Johnny Bench. Pound-for-pound, all thing considered, the greatest player to ever play the game."

- CCC2's Dad

 

[Clorox]

Speaking of which...anybody else remember getting these everytime one of your parents bought gas at an Arco station?

Hmm. Don't remember those. The highlight of my youth was going to Yankee Stadium or Fenway and bringing home one of those mini baseball helmets that the ice cream came in.

Man, I used to collect those at Dairy Queen. Then they came out with football helmet sundaes with a gray two bar face mask and stickers you put on yourself. I was in heaven. Then I got toolish and asked the chick behind the counter if they would come out with hockey goalie masks.

 

[Raider Nation]

Hats 'n Hair.

Oh, that's spectacular.

What is that? MLB All-Stars of 1979 taking on the baseball all-stars of an alien race for control of the galaxy? Glad we've got Schmidt playing 3B.

1979 MLB All-Stars' tour of Japan. I'm wondering how Aureilo Lopez of the Tigers snuck into the National League's team photo.

I've posted this four or five times in the Pics that Rule thread at :e: ... mainly because it drives Homer nuts. We eventually got an ID of everyone in the photo. Even the suits.

link?

Not in order:

Tommy Lasorda, Aurelio Lopez, Dave Parker, John Stearns, Chuck Tanner, Dave Kingman, Larry Bowa, Steve Garvey, Tug McGraw, George Foster, Lee MacPhail, Bill Bueller, Ellis Valentine, Joel Youngblood, Gene Garber, Bob Forsch, Jim Bibby, Bert Blyleven, Greg Luzinski, Gary Matthews, Ted Williams, Ozzie Smith, John Candelaria, Phil Niekro, Willie Stargell.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Hats 'n Hair.

Oh, that's spectacular.

What is that? MLB All-Stars of 1979 taking on the baseball all-stars of an alien race for control of the galaxy? Glad we've got Schmidt playing 3B.

That's Larry Bowa, BTW.

Sonuva. That is Bowa. Thanks! I'm gonna have to take a crack at guessing the whole team photo now.

ETA: or just read the post right above this one.

 

[Christo]

Hats 'n Hair.

Oh, that's spectacular.

What is that? MLB All-Stars of 1979 taking on the baseball all-stars of an alien race for control of the galaxy? Glad we've got Schmidt playing 3B.

1979 MLB All-Stars' tour of Japan. I'm wondering how Aureilo Lopez of the Tigers snuck into the National League's team photo.

I've posted this four or five times in the Pics that Rule thread at :e: ... mainly because it drives Homer nuts. We eventually got an ID of everyone in the photo. Even the suits.

link?

:e:

 

[Raider Nation]

Hats 'n Hair.

Oh, that's spectacular.

What is that? MLB All-Stars of 1979 taking on the baseball all-stars of an alien race for control of the galaxy? Glad we've got Schmidt playing 3B.

That's Larry Bowa, BTW.

Sonuva. That is Bowa. Thanks!I'm gonna have to take a crack at guessing the whole team photo now.

Just don't read the post before yours!

 

[Raider Nation]

Were those Mets, Phillies and Reds pillbox hats just shtick for the trip? I only remember the Pirates rocking that style.

 

[Christo]

Mattel Football

Bonus like for anyone who can find a pic on the proper way to play the game. I couldn't find it.

Dammit. That's what I was thinking of going to look for.

 

[Zegras11]

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Ahem

All Star Discs!

We played that game 24/7. Ordered just about every expansion set.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

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...and in case you want a lefty...

At dinner with the wifey. Read this and walked two doors down to take a pic for you nerds. ...The Birthplace...

:thankyou:My love for Strat-O-Matic has faded, but not faded away. I picked up the Hall Of Fame expansion pack a year or so ago. First time S-O-M had made cards for Negro Leaguers like Satchel and Cool Papa Bell.

You can also order custom made cards through their Website. Enter a player name, team name, stat profiles and measuarables, and S-O-M generates a card for your player and mails it to you. Made cards for my dad in his name inspired by on his favorite hitter and pitcher. He uses them as bookmarks.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Were those Mets, Phillies and Reds pillbox hats just shtick for the trip? I only remember the Pirates rocking that style.

Most of the teams in the big leagues made hats that style to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sport. The Pirates stuck with the triple stripe hats for a few years while the other teams went back to their previous designs.

 

[Zegras11]

Caleco Hall of Fame Football Game

 

[Eephus]

Caleco Hall of Fame Football Game

I had that one. Coleco Foto-Electric Football. It was basically a lightbulb inside of a cardboard box. The offensive and defensive plays were sheets of paper you laid on a translucent screen that was the top of the box. There were always arguments about whether the defensive "player" blocked the path of the offensive play enough to force a tackle.

 

[Raider Nation]

Caleco Hall of Fame Football Game

I had that one. Coleco Foto-Electric Football. It was basically a lightbulb inside of a cardboard box. The offensive and defensive plays were sheets of paper you laid on a translucent screen that was the top of the box. There were always arguments about whether the defensive "player" blocked the path of the offensive play enough to force a tackle.

That sounds exhilarating.

 

[Eephus]

Caleco Hall of Fame Football Game

I had that one. Coleco Foto-Electric Football. It was basically a lightbulb inside of a cardboard box. The offensive and defensive plays were sheets of paper you laid on a translucent screen that was the top of the box. There were always arguments about whether the defensive "player" blocked the path of the offensive play enough to force a tackle.

That sounds exhilarating.

The fire hazard added to the excitement factor

 

[Koya]

Caleco Hall of Fame Football Game

I had that one. Coleco Foto-Electric Football. It was basically a lightbulb inside of a cardboard box. The offensive and defensive plays were sheets of paper you laid on a translucent screen that was the top of the box. There were always arguments about whether the defensive "player" blocked the path of the offensive play enough to force a tackle.

That sounds exhilarating.

The fire hazard added to the excitement factor

In all fairness, pretty much all battery powered toys posed a fire hazard back then.

 

[EYLive]

Farrah

 

[Eephus]

Caleco Hall of Fame Football Game

I had that one. Coleco Foto-Electric Football. It was basically a lightbulb inside of a cardboard box. The offensive and defensive plays were sheets of paper you laid on a translucent screen that was the top of the box. There were always arguments about whether the defensive "player" blocked the path of the offensive play enough to force a tackle.

That sounds exhilarating.

The fire hazard added to the excitement factor

In all fairness, pretty much all battery powered toys posed a fire hazard back then.

Even 50 years later, the Mattel Thingmaker and Creepy Crawlers had it all: extreme heat, molten chemicals, small chewable parts

Creepy Crawlers is the best-known name associated with an activity toy made by Mattel beginning in 1964. Another name for the toy is "Thingmaker". A Thingmaker toy consists of a series of die-cast metal molds resembling various bug-like creatures, into which is poured a liquid chemical substance called Plastigoop, which comes in assorted colors. The mold is then heated to about 390 degrees F atop an open-face electric hot plate oven. The Plastigoop is cured by the heat, and when cooled, is removed from the mold, forming semi-solid, rubbery replicas.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Farrah

yum

 

[TenTimes]

Mattel Football

Bonus like for anyone who can find a pic on the proper way to play the game. I couldn't find it.

Kaleko Vision Football

At 1:40 the DB makes a world class jump on the ball. Should have been a pick 6.

 

[gump]

Hats 'n Hair.

Oh, that's spectacular.

What is that? MLB All-Stars of 1979 taking on the baseball all-stars of an alien race for control of the galaxy? Glad we've got Schmidt playing 3B.

1979 MLB All-Stars' tour of Japan. I'm wondering how Aureilo Lopez of the Tigers snuck into the National League's team photo.

I've posted this four or five times in the Pics that Rule thread at :e: ... mainly because it drives Homer nuts. We eventually got an ID of everyone in the photo. Even the suits.

link?

Not in order:

Tommy Lasorda, Aurelio Lopez, Dave Parker, John Stearns, Chuck Tanner, Dave Kingman, Larry Bowa, Steve Garvey, Tug McGraw, George Foster, Lee MacPhail, Bill Bueller, Ellis Valentine, Joel Youngblood, Gene Garber, Bob Forsch, Jim Bibby, Bert Blyleven, Greg Luzinski, Gary Matthews, Ted Williams, Ozzie Smith, John Candelaria, Phil Niekro, Willie Stargell.

How am I missing Stargell?

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Hats 'n Hair.

Oh, that's spectacular.

What is that? MLB All-Stars of 1979 taking on the baseball all-stars of an alien race for control of the galaxy? Glad we've got Schmidt playing 3B.

1979 MLB All-Stars' tour of Japan. I'm wondering how Aureilo Lopez of the Tigers snuck into the National League's team photo.

I've posted this four or five times in the Pics that Rule thread at :e: ... mainly because it drives Homer nuts. We eventually got an ID of everyone in the photo. Even the suits.

link?

Not in order:

Tommy Lasorda, Aurelio Lopez, Dave Parker, John Stearns, Chuck Tanner, Dave Kingman, Larry Bowa, Steve Garvey, Tug McGraw, George Foster, Lee MacPhail, Bill Bueller, Ellis Valentine, Joel Youngblood, Gene Garber, Bob Forsch, Jim Bibby, Bert Blyleven, Greg Luzinski, Gary Matthews, Ted Williams, Ozzie Smith, John Candelaria, Phil Niekro, Willie Stargell.

How am I missing Stargell?

 

[russinfortworth]

Mattel Football

Bonus like for anyone who can find a pic on the proper way to play the game. I couldn't find it.

If you are asking how, those arrows would move a blinking cursor up/down/left/right. It was very high-tech. The sound of a tackle being made was used in Supertramp's "The Logical Song."

I was unbeatable in this game, BTW

If I got the ball to kick off, I could score with 0 time left in the 1st half, and then get the ball to start the 2nd half and do the same. Opponent never got to play. No one ever wanted to play me.

 

[zamboni]

Mattel Football

Bonus like for anyone who can find a pic on the proper way to play the game. I couldn't find it.

Probably been mentioned before, but love the use of that in Supertramp's "The Logical Song"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBoYZqmcZuc&feature=player_detailpage#t=198 (3:23 mark - ignore the weird video)