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  • FirstTimer
    Freeman Error

    • Feb 2009
    • 18729

    Electric Football

    Who played it as a kid?

    I had the game when I was around 9 years old. It was lame because it came with the Redskins and Broncos. I played it for about a year. Accidentally stepped on the game board one day, bent it beyond repair then never played again. One of those things if I had a board now I might mess around with every now and then. We have enough old farts here so I figure some people here would have played it growing up.







    In 1947, Tudor Games created electric football, using a vibrating car race game made by Tudor as the base for the game technology. Electric football was an immediate hit. More than 40 million of the games have been sold since its creation, and new editions are sold each year.

    Video games of football have supplanted electric football in popularity partly because the game did not live up to its potential. The game lacks procedures and game structure. However, electric football still thrives and has also benefited from technological progress. Players became more realistic in sculpting and appearance but there has been very limited advancement in the game play.

    Miggle and the NFL stopped the working agreement around 2007. Generic players are sold now. Miggle sells pre-painted players from 18 college teams, including home and away jerseys. However as of December 2011, the Miggle website did not list any pre-painted college teams. Some were found on Ebay. A new Rose Bowl board was sold but it is unclear what teams are offered. Wisconsin would be the likely choice. Leagues, clubs and tournaments continue to play the game. The Electric Football League, headquartered in Highland Park, Illinois, held its 17th annual Official Electric Football Super Bowl & Convention in January 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. Jamel Goodloe (Auburn Tigers) was crowned national champion, as he beat Ken Allen in the championship game. Both players hail from the Michigan-based Great Lakes Electric Football League (GLEFL).
  • Senser81
    VSN Poster of the Year
    • Feb 2009
    • 12804

    #2
    The player bases were so unreliable that the gameplay totally sucked. Guys would usually spin in circles. I ended up just playing pretend games and moving the players around myself. The player pieces themselves were very cool. You would buy them by division for like $15. The first division I got was the NFC Central division, so I had Mike Hartenstine sacking Doug Williams or Eddie Lee Ivery trucking over Mike Fanetti. Good memories.

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    • Bomberooski
      #GoHawks
      • Feb 2009
      • 10474

      #3
      Still own it.

      We get an 8 man tourney in the last week of August to commemorate the start of football.
      I give rep not thanks
      My Audio Blog (Whoring)

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      • ram29jackson
        Noob
        • Nov 2008
        • 0

        #4

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        • ram29jackson
          Noob
          • Nov 2008
          • 0

          #5

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          • BigHouseUSA
            Late to the party.
            • Jun 2009
            • 4907

            #6
            It wasn't as popular in my generation, but I bought a board and a few different teams. Never really got the hang of what was going on, but I loved it anyway.
            Originally posted by mgoblue2290
            If you want to win, put Drew in.

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            • Derrville
              Dallas has no coaching...
              • Jul 2009
              • 5321

              #7
              Still have my field today along with the Cowboys, Redskins, Falcons, and Broncos.

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              • ram29jackson
                Noob
                • Nov 2008
                • 0

                #8

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                • ram29jackson
                  Noob
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 0

                  #9

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                  • ram29jackson
                    Noob
                    • Nov 2008
                    • 0

                    #10
                    its a cult

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                    • ram29jackson
                      Noob
                      • Nov 2008
                      • 0

                      #11
                      1949,1950 etc

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                      • ram29jackson
                        Noob
                        • Nov 2008
                        • 0

                        #12
                        custom figures

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                        • RyanLeaf16
                          #DoSomething
                          • Feb 2009
                          • 3211

                          #13
                          I used to have one as a kid as well. If I could find one, I would buy one and set it up in my garage and play.
                          Maddon & Friedman: Pissing off the AL East since 2008

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                          • theMINI
                            #36
                            • Nov 2008
                            • 3982

                            #14
                            How do you control the players?

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                            • Derrville
                              Dallas has no coaching...
                              • Jul 2009
                              • 5321

                              #15
                              Originally posted by theMINI
                              How do you control the players?
                              You adjust the little stands the players are on to go in whatever direction you want.

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