Human Atari

Instead of a tv screen, imagine a football pitch. Instead of that little pink line, imagine six people dressed in pink lycra, strapped into a high tech modular frame. The object of the game is exactly the same as the computer game, except played out physically.

Each team member is strapped into his own pod which is coupled rigidly to the next pod, forming a pink line of players. They'd look like roller-coaster cars, except that the players legs would be sticking out of the bottom so that they could run.

High tech couplings mean that the pink players can only run in a straight line, until they come into contact with either the blockers or the pitch side, where the couplings loosen to allow the team to change direction.

At opposing ends of the pitch, teams of four blockers would be linked into yellow pods. They would be linked rigidly, and would run from side to side, making movement tricky, and comedy tumblings almost guaranteed. Obviously, they'd be wearing yellow lycra, too.

The first blockers to score win the match, as the pink players would be likely to keel over otherwise. Everyone buys the pink players a beer/milky stout/lemonade after the match for doing all the hard work.