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| World Cup Soccer
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Publisher: Sega,    Elite Systems
Developer: Sega Animated Pixels
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum
ROM Size:  256kB,  128kB
Genre: Sports
| Release |
Date |
RRP |
Code
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| JP |
1989-07-29 |
¥5,500 |
G-4009
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| US |
1989 |
$? |
?
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| US (Classic) |
199x |
$? |
?
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| EU |
1990-12 |
£29.99 |
?
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| EU |
1990-12 |
£24.99 |
5084
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| CA |
199x |
$? |
5084
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| BR |
199x |
$? |
023340
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| EU |
1990 |
£24.99 |
?
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 EU |
199x |
£? |
?
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 EU |
199x |
£? |
?
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| EU (Cassette) |
1990 |
£9.99 |
?
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| EU (Disk) |
1990 |
£14.99 |
?
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 EU |
199x |
£? |
?
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| EU |
199x |
£? |
?
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World Cup Soccer (ワールドカップサッカー), known as World Championship Soccer in the US, is a football game developed and published by Sega in 1989. It is one of Sega's most re-released Sega Mega Drive games, appearing in numerous compilations with varying names and briefly holding the Italian 1990 FIFA World Cup license. This means it was also known as World Cup Italia '90 for a short period. In Brazil, the game is known as Super Futebol II. In the US, it was originally planned to be released as just Soccer, and early copies of the game retain that name despite the packaging using the final name.
World Championship Soccer is a football game, and so the same rules as football apply. However as there are no free kicks, World Championship Soccer is more violent than the real game. There are 24 countries to choose from and all the teams are based on those who plaed in the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Originally released for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Master System, the game was brought to home computers including the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS computers and the ZX Spectrum by Elite.
The game was followed by World Championship Soccer II in 1994.
Production Credits
Commodore 64 Version
- Programming and Music: Mike Lympany
- Grafix: P Robinson and S Beal
- Technical Assistant: D Wainwright
- Managed: S Hosseini
- Animated Pixels Production
Physical Scans
Mega-Tech version
| Mega-Tech,
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Cover
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Mega Drive Version
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76
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Sega Retro Average
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| Based on 7 reviews
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| Publication
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Score
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Source
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| ACE
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90
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№29
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| Computer & Video Games
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83
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№95
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| Joystick
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85
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№10, p122
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| MegaTech
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64
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№1
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| Raze
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82
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№5, p44/45
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| Sega Power
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40
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№23, p55
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| Sega Pro
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87
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№6, p31
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| Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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 Cart |
| Mega Drive, EU (Italia '90)
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Cover
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| Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Master System Version
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67
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Sega Retro Average
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| Based on 6 reviews
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| Publication
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Score
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Source
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| Computer & Video Games
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44
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№112
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| Joystick
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80
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№12, p126
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| MicroMania
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70
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№2/34
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| Raze
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94
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№5, p44/45
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| Sega Power
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40
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№23, p60
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| Sega Pro
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72
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№6, p31
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| Master System, EU (Italia '90)
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Cover
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Master System, EU (Italia '90)
8-language variant
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Cover
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| Master System, BR
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Cover
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| Master System, BR (Alt)
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Cover
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| Master System, CA
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Cover
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Amiga Version
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44
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Sega Retro Average
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| Based on 1 review
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| Publication
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Score
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Source
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| Zzap!64
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44
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№63
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| Amiga, EU
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Cover
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Amstrad CPC Version
Atari ST Version
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72
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Sega Retro Average
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| Based on 1 review
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| Publication
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Score
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Source
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| Joystick
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72
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№14, p176
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Commodore 64 Version
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42
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Sega Retro Average
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| Based on 1 review
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| Publication
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Score
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Source
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| Zzap!64
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42
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№63
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DOS Version
ZX Spectrum Version
| ZX Spectrum, EU
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Cover
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