Barney’s is selling the old school Mattel
Barney’s is selling the old school Mattel football and baseball handhelds.
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Reader comments
Jeffrey J. HooverNov 19, 2003 at 6:51PM
Yep. The whole lot is at Target too.
BruceNov 19, 2003 at 9:21PM
Radio Shack as well.
Matt HaugheyNov 19, 2003 at 11:53PM
Saw them at Radio Shack the other night too. Kicked myself for not thinking of it, I bet buying distribution rights to make that game again was really cheap.
omitNov 20, 2003 at 12:43AM
They've been on sale for a while. Since last year, at least.
clappstarNov 20, 2003 at 1:11AM
Urban Outfitters has them on sale too.
ralphNov 20, 2003 at 1:41AM
Jeez, I still have my original Mattel football game. Still works, too. Cool to see these classics come back.
KJCNov 20, 2003 at 8:36AM
Still, $35 seems a little steep to make red dots move around a small screen. I'm guessing they're really $10 + $25 kitsch/retro fee...
patrickNov 20, 2003 at 9:03AM
They're $8 or so at Target.
mike mNov 20, 2003 at 10:28AM
Yup $8 at Target. I got Football last Christmas as a stocking stuffer.
KJCNov 21, 2003 at 10:15AM
OK, so I was wrong ... it's a $27 kitsch/retro fee.
ChrisNov 21, 2003 at 3:39PM
I read an article last year about the football game. When some marketing guy at Mattel had the brainstorm to bring the game back, he had to buy one Ebay as the company didn't have a working model anywhere. My kid has the baseball and football, $10 or so at Toys R Us.
MikeNov 21, 2003 at 11:54PM
I own the new version of the Mattel football game and it is close but not exactly like the original. The sound effects are off.
Birnbaum Daniel Jan 26, 2004 at 1:50AM
Unusual ideas can make enemies.
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