Customer Reviews

Official NFL Super Bowl Electronic Football Game

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I had a variation of this game about 35 years ago and enjoyed it then. Even though the field has been updated, the players still pass, kick, and run (vibrate is more like it), the same way. My son and his college friends play it all the time.

This is a great game. It's a chess game on wheels with some luck throw into the activity. My kids are interacting together. This game is something they can do as a family. It's a very sturdy well made game.

I just got Electric Football for Christmas and it is the one of the most funnest and excitingist games I ever played. I would reccomend this game to people of every age.

This game is about imagination and friendship. When I was a little kid 8 or so, I had one the original version of Electronic Football Super Bowl version (Cowboys vs. Steelers). I got it for Christmas and my parents couldn't get me to stop playing it. I would make sure all my homework was done and go in the garage to play. One day my mom said she wanted me to meet this kid who had an accident during a track meet. I was already familiar with the kid and the story of how a pole-vaulting accident left him with pins in his legs and a body cast for over 4years. The other kids in the neighborhood always said he was mad and violent towards anybody. With good reason too, half your teenage life in a body cast and not knowing if you would ever walk again. Well, my mom took me over to meet Mark and true to his reputations he was rude to me, my mom and even his own mom. I remember it quite well; he said something to make his mom leave the room and my mom went after her, which left me in the room alone with Mark. At first it didn't go to good. I didn't know what to say and he kept asking what I was staring at. So I turned my head to avoid eye contact and what did I see behind the bedroom door? An Electronic Football game. I turned back to Mark and said, "Do you play?" He looked at me and said, "You don't want to play me in that. I'm too good." I told him I would run home and get my team. He couldn't believe that someone else had a game. By the time I ran home and came back, he had the hospital bed adjusted and the game on a table ready to play. We played for hours, had dinner and my mom finally came at 11pm to walk me home. Mark and I became good friends and develop rules to make the game friendlier. Mark became an expert on painting those little men. We started a league with others who own EF in the neighborhood. Everybody had two teams, one pro and one college. All you had to do is give your men, without the bases of course, and Mark would paint them. If there were two people with the same favorite teams, Mark would flip a coin and the winner would get the home team uniform and the other the visitor uniform. Years went by and Mark finally got down to just cast on both legs which allowed him to come to my house on crutches. He never had seen my EF board until then. You see I never told him I had the super bowl version, which the board was twice as big as everyone else had in our league. Well all the super bowls from then on took place on my board. By the time I graduated high school Mark was walking own his own with just pins in his legs. My board was finally broke when my 2 year old nephew stepped on the board while I was in college, which left it with a dent. Here I am 40 years old, married with 6 kids and I will never forget what that game did for two friends growing up. Yeah, it's loud, and the players don't always go straight, but it's fun. Oh, yeah. Mark walks, and even runs marathons. God Bless.

I got this game for my 11 year old son for christmas and he and my husband played for 3 hours straight. My husband had this game as a child also and remembers loving it then too. I was leary about purchasing it because the box has a photo of kids and a dad playing that looks like it was taken in the 60's! The inside of the game was modern looking however. It does make a very loud noise but the kids dont seem to mind. You do need to figure out strategies but Im not sure how educational that is. As far as durablity, the game came with a broken goal post and the piece are plastic. All in all, Im glad I purchased the game, and the kids are loving it!

I got this game for my birthday because i told my dad about it! love it so much! Its pretty loud but when your having that much fun it doesnt bother you at all! The really good thing about it is that its uses AC not batteries! I play this every day and during the super bowl we play it! I recommend it to everyone!! Thankyou Toys R Us

This game is awesome! The first time I played electric football was in 1981 and I haven't outgrown it since. Man, this brings back memories. The first team I owned was the New Orlean Saints. My friend Nate sold me the team for $10. That was a lot of money at 15 years old. Me and my friends played games amongst each other. I was a rookie then. The next year I bought the Miami Dolphins in their all white uniforms and blew everyone away. They still do a fine job on painting the figures. I still have three original teams from 1983 and three others which I painted from scratch with a toothpick. Such fun!!! Of course, it's not as easy now at the age of 36 to find someone to play, but that's o.k. I've played complete seasons using my teams and kept stats on rushing, receiving, punt returns, scores, you name it. I've even had playoffs, Superbowls, MVPs, all stats kept on paper. If it weren't were for videogames, I'd be playing more. I plan to pass on the legacy of my electronic football to my son which I hope to have before I'm 50 so I can kick his butt. If I have to, I'll adopt.
This game will live forever! I give it a definite thumbs up.

I love football. I understand football. I learned about football when I was 5 years old because of this game. I'm 26 now....Electric football is the most hands-on game in the sports toy circle. Granted it's not as savvy or intelligent as most of the football video games out there, but it allows for creativity and imagination. Growing up, my buddies and I started a league. We each had 4 teams and kept track of stats and standings. We even had a pro-bowl. Instead of using the lame-o quarterback they give you, we simply threw the ball ourselves. The loud buzzing sound is a bit annoying, but even when that broke on my old board, we still played by tapping on the board. We had hours of fun, creating plays and formations and we learned about the game of football. This game rocks!

It is the funiest game ever for the whole family

I cannot say enough good things about this toy! My father had a variation of this about 35 years ago, and when he saw the new version he bough it for the family. It's a fixture at our house during football season, and is fun for just abotu any time during that. It teaches football strategy and gets the entire family involved too. It's also quite durable we've had it for about four years now, and it's still in perfect condition (it's made mostly of metal) The only thning is you really need to keep track of the miniscule foam footballs and the small plastic players to play the game, which is why I gave it a four for durability. But it's a very fun, involving game and I would recommend it