Just a bit of fun

[Mawsley]

For a city boy born in the 80s, there was no entertainment value in flicking easily broken / lost plastic players at a giant ball. Still, at least it was more fun than a board game called Wembley, which I somehow acquired from a car boot sale I didn't attend. Boy, was that shit.

Fair enough, so you don't find 'fun' fun - can I interest you in a slightly used relation called Carole?

 

[Motown Fox]

Get.

The.

****.

Out.

Subbuteo was the single best friend a boy in a village could have had in the 70s outside of farm animals or a second cousin.

I loved Subbuteo and ran my own Leagues. But I just wondered what you did with the farm animals and your second cousin.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Fair enough, so you don't find 'fun' fun

:icon_bigg Maybe I was spoilt - I had Sonic on the Sega Master System II. I also had World Cup Italia '90 for the same machine. Which was terrible.

can I interest you in a slightly used relation called Carole?

Not if she's over 50.

 

[Mawsley]

I loved Subbuteo and ran my own Leagues. But I just wondered what you did with the farm animals and your second cousin.

I was a good Muslim.

 

[Feriol]

I loved Subbuteo, until we got an Amiga and i discovered Sensible Soccer!

 

[Mawsley]

I loved Subbuteo, until we got an Amiga and i discovered Sensible Soccer!

Amiga?

Pfft.

Not a patch on clackers.

 

[pork pie fox]

:icon_bigg Maybe I was spoilt - I had Sonic on the Sega Master System II.

I think you're just a bit too young BM. I couldn't compare subbuteo to computer games when I was younger as computer games became more readily available as I got a bit older. When they did get more accessible subbuteo did lose it's appeal a bit though so I see your point.

 

[indierich06]

For a city boy born in the 80s, there was no entertainment value in flicking easily broken / lost plastic players at a giant ball. Still, at least it was more fun than a board game called Wembley, which I somehow acquired from a car boot sale I didn't attend. Boy, was that shit.

Bloody hell, I think I've got that in a cupboard at home somewhere, I remember it being absolutely shite.

 

[Blue Maniac]

I think you're just a bit too young BM. I couldn't compare subbuteo to computer games when I was younger as computer games became more readily available as I got a bit older. When they did get more accessible subbuteo did lose it's appeal a bit though so I see your point.

I think part of my problem was I only ever played it with my dad. No part of playing games with my old man was fun. However I still believe I'd have been bored shitless by it regardless of who my opponent was.

Bloody hell, I think I've got that in a cupboard at home somewhere, I remember it being absolutely shite.

It was utter dog turd. Dirt cheap, overly simplistic execution of a terrible concept. Counters, dice and cards? For a football themed game? No. Terrible. Truly awful. My eight-year-old self played one game with my equally unimpressed dad, Port Vale won the cup, neither of us knew why and it was boxed up forever.

 

[Chuck T Masala]

We a quite radical approach to football games. We took an inflated plastic globe on to Glenhills Boulevard and kicked it between two sticks.

 

[Blue Maniac]

We a quite radical approach to football games. We took an inflated plastic globe on to Glenhills Boulevard and kicked it between two sticks.

This would genuinely confuse some kids these days.

 

[Biffa Bacon]

Get.

The.

****.

Out.

Subbuteo was the single best friend a boy in a village could have had in the 70s outside of farm animals or a second cousin.

I hated Subbuteo and I was a kid in the 70s, kick the can and climbing trees were so much better, fishing was more exciting.

 

[Lako42]

For a city boy born in the 80s, there was no entertainment value in flicking easily broken / lost plastic players at a giant ball. Still, at least it was more fun than a board game called Wembley, which I somehow acquired from a car boot sale I didn't attend. Boy, was that shit.

No no no no no BM. Wembley is the finest board game ever created, fantastic fun.

 

[Macky]

Subbuteo was ****ing brilliant. I used to use toy soldiers as the crowd and it often ended in a bit of naughtiness.