This may be the first video game I've ever played. This game conists of the ball carrier (shown on the screen as a bright red dot, a wide reciever (shown as a blinking red dot), and the 6 or so defenders. The sound is terrefic, as it consists of ticks, representing the time leaving on the clock, and a little electronic beeping version of CHARGE before kick offs. This game is basically only a 2p game because a human has to control the offense at all times. Its pretty pathetic that it took the Madden series till '99 before they were able to create a game that was more fun then a '78 game consisting of red dots.