Retro Classic Magnavox Odyssey

Football is a Magnavox Odyssey video game

Football was Included with console. It was one of the Major video games on the Magnavox Odyssey for two players.

General Information

Title - Football

Developer - Magnavox

Publisher - Magnavox

Genre - Sports

Release - 1972

Football is a Magnavox Odyssey video game

Released in 1972, Two players use a combination of on-screen movement, dice, and play cards to simulate a game of football; kickoff, passing, and punting plays use Card #3, while running plays use Card #4

The game board that was to be pasted over the television screen, using frosted sticky tape on the corners on the acetate.

The game offers ...all the pro action! Play your strategy! Pass! Run! Kick! Touchdown!". The game is divided into four quarters; each quarter has 20 plays. Players switch ball and field positions after each quarter. Reshuffle the Pass, Run, Punt, and Kick Decks after each quarter.