World Cup Time

GtBFilms

I used to love playing Football Champ in the arcades.

It was a pretty easy football game that didn't take itself too seriously.

In particular I remember a valid tactic was to try to knock out the fat referee, and then punch the opposition players in the face without fear of a red card!

(As long as the referee wasn't on screen, or was unconscious, you could get away with some nasty fouls!)

thelostsoul

My favorite soccer game of all time maybe not very obscure: International Superstar Soccer Deluxe (SNES).

lilbud

looks over list of teams

No U.S.A

Well, there goes my incentive to watch

MadRikXIV

Used to enjoy Anirog 5-a-side on the C64 as it had erm, a small fight thing in it.

That and Match Day 2 with its amazing 'Diamond Deflection System'

Naturally progressing to Kick Off 2 and Sensi, always preferred Kick Off 2, and amazed that it has been kinda updated, able to turn off the 'Halfway Hoof' and other options these days.

youxia

Some great mentions here. Just started a new ES collection. Especially like the Football Champ - I love such non-serious ones, since I'm not a good player anyway. ISSD is the king of course, but there's so many buttons and combos, it's like a flight sim :D
Also got to check the 5-A-side, sounds fun. Actually, just played some obscure C64 footy, where you basically play like we did as kids: on a street, with ball getting trapped in backyards and between cars...but forgot the name.

thelostsoul

@youxia I remember playing Fever Pitch Soccer on the SNES too. It was more action oriented with the ball catching fire if I remember it correctly. Its so long time ago. But watching it in YouTube, its does look like regular football.

Ahh, there was a really obscurre soccer game I never got to play. It is Mega Man Soccer. Yes you read it right. :D
And while searching the web, I found a game I never heard of: Dolucky no A.League Soccer

youxia

Yasss for Mega Man. I read about it today and am about to try it out.

Also recommend Soccer Brawl (NeoGeo). It's a futuristic one, about as good as a NeoGeo game can get. And that's quite a praise :)

MadRikXIV

There was so many I played on the C64, Microprose Soccer was the 'Daddy' that spawned the like of Kick Off 2 and Sensi, adding 'Banana shots' to the game.

Had International Soccer on a C64 cart, sure it was the one where I could chip the ball onto a players head, then walk up the picth heading it.

Oooh and Footballer of The Year, a very simple one, but lost hours to that.

Would guess my progression would of been something like

C64 International Soccer, Match Day, World Cup Carnival, Match Day 2, Microprose, some budget 5-a-side games.

Then to the Amiga with the likes of Kick Off 2, SWOS, Striker, for some reason, I never liked the consol versions.

GtBFilms

@madrikxiv Can't remember if it was Match Day or Match Day 2 on the ZX Spectrum, but on one of them my tactic was always to try to get 1 goal up, then just bounce the ball on top of the head of one player for the remaining time - as there was no way for the opposition to get the ball back!

Looking at YouTube clips of MatchDay and MatchDay 2, I'm pretty sure this was in the original one.

No-one's mentioned this classic yet. The first football video game I ever played!

Pong Football

reeebs

Emlyn Hughes International Soccer on C64

chicuelo

Super Sidekicks 3

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pjft

@youxia can you decently play Inazuma Eleven with a pad only? I have it on my DS but it's been a long time so I can't recall if there are any mandatory stylus sections...

Great games listed here. Loved Match Day, and it's still surprisingly enjoyable these days. ISSD and Super Sidekicks are classics as well as SWOS (for which there is a patch to update the squads to last year's ones). And Winning Eleven/ISS Pro Evolution on the PSX.

youxia

@pjft I haven't tried Inazuma on the Pi myself yet, forgot it might be a snag with the lack of touchscreen.

thelostsoul

Found a soccer game within 3 in 1 sports arcade game by Capcom. The field on the soccer game is ridiculous small, which makes it very action oriented. The players have big head, typical Japanese anime style, but I am not sure if its easier to headshot this way. ;-)

Capcom Sports Club (Soccer part)

Rom: csclub
Emulator: Mame2003

Dipkid

Super sidekicks 1,2,3 and 4. ISS Deluxe, and also Fifa 98, famous for having pretty much all the gat damn teams in the world included. (Kotaku made a pretty good piece on it not long ago.)

lilbud

thelostsoul

@lilbud Congratz. They did not gave up. Teams like this should get the cup

lilbud

@thelostsoul I guess it is good they won. I dunno, don't follow soccer all too often. (USA, USA, USA) My brother wanted England (as well as this site.) I never saw someone more pissed off at a game.

thelostsoul

@lilbud What can I say? Germany lost badly. xD Anyway. Its still somewhat interesting.

MadRikXIV

Back to England winning the World Cup through Sensible Soccer.