I keep finding more gadgets that are available this year that bring back fond memories from my childhood. One of them is the Classic Football Game 2 from Mattel. This is an inexpensive handheld electronic football game that is very similar to the original game that was a top gift pick for boys in 1978.
I played this game when I visited with friends and relatives who had it. (My handheld football game was Coleco Electronic Quarterback.) I remember this game well. It’s very playable, although the players that appear on the screen are no more than red “blips”.
I’ve been searching around the Internet for comparisons between the original version and the “reissue” and there are very few such comparisons. One of them suggests that the reissued game does not have a kickoff at the beginning of the third quarter. Also, the new game apparently does not allow passes to fall incomplete in the same way as the old one did.
I think that it’s going to get difficult to find Classic Football Game 2 after the holiday season gets into full swing. It’s inexpensive, and many people in their mid-to-late 30s have fond memories of it. If you want one, or you want to give it as a gift, I’d buy it ASAP.