Taking You To School

Make Out City Studios has been busy lately working on our latest electric football short, but I thought I would take a minute out of my day and help explain to the folks out there that have no idea what electric football is.

Here's what Websters has to say:

The game is played on a metal field. Plastic players are placed on the field in offensive and defensive formations just like real football. The ball is a small piece of foam or felt in the shape of a football. A switch operates the field. When turned on the field vibrates and the players begin to move.

Each player has a "base" attached to them. The bases have prongs on the bottom that allow the player to move. Rookie bases are not adjustable and the player hopefully runs forward. Pro bases have a dial that you can turn to have players turn to the right or left. This method of controlling game characters through a dial resembles football.

A special player called the Triple Threat Quarterback (TTQ) allows players to pass, punt or kick field goals. The ball has a slit that lets the game player place it on the TTQ's arm. The arm is pulled back and released to pass the ball. For kicking the ball is placed on a tee on the TTQ and a plastic leg snaps to kick the ball.

Are you up to speed yet. For those of you who hate reading, here is an old commercial that illustrates it perfectly. If you don't get it after this, can't help you. No one can.