World Cup Soccer

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World Cup Soccer

System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum

Publisher: Sega,

Elite Systems

Developer: Sega

Animated Pixels

Genre: Sports

Release	Date	RRP	Code

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,
Cover

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[1]

ACE (UK)

NTSC-J

91

^[2]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[3]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

83

^[4]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

64

^[5]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

80

^[6]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

83

^[7]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

83

^[8]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

51

^[9]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

83

^[10]

Joystick (FR)

85

^[11]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

55

^[12]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

55

^[13]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

69

^[14]

Mega (UK)

PAL

20

^[15]

Mega (UK)

PAL

40

^[16]

Mega (UK)

PAL

35

^[17]

MegaTech (UK)

64

^[18]

Mean Machines (UK)

64

^[19]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

64

^[20]

Power Play (DE)

76

^[21]

Raze (UK)

PAL

82

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

45

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

25

^[24]

Sega Pro (UK)

87

^[25]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

80

^[26]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

62

^[27]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[28]

Tilt (FR)

75

^[29]

Top Secret (PL)

Mega Games I

75

^[30]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

74

^[31]

	65
Based on 31 reviews

World Cup Soccer

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, US (Sega Classic)
Cover

Mega Drive, EU (Italia '90)
Cover

Mega Drive, JP
Cover

Master System Version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Version	Score

	N/A
Based on 0 reviews

World Cup Soccer

Master System, EU (Italia '90)
Cover

Master System, EU (Italia '90) 8-language variant
Cover

Master System, BR
Cover

Master System, BR (Alt)
Cover

Master System, CA
Cover

Amiga Version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

CU Amiga (UK)

41

^[32]

	41
Based on 1 review

World Cup Soccer

Amiga, EU
Cover

Amstrad CPC Version

Amstrad CPC, EU

Atari ST Version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Joystick (FR)

PAL

72

^[33]

	72
Based on 1 review

World Cup Soccer

Atari ST, EU

Commodore 64 Version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Zzap!64 (UK)

42

^[34]

Zzap! (IT)

57

^[35]

	50
Based on 2 reviews

World Cup Soccer

Commodore 64, EU

DOS Version

DOS, EU

ZX Spectrum Version

ZX Spectrum, EU
Cover

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[:File:ACE_UK_29.pdf_p81-2] ACE, "February 1990" (UK; 1990-01-04), page 81

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf_p72-3] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 72

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p39-4] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 39

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p39-5] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 39

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p51-6] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 51

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p136-7] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 136

[:File:CVG_UK_095.pdf_p120-8] Computer & Video Games, "October 1989" (UK; 1989-09-16), page 120

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p115-9] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 115

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_005.pdf_p21-10] Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 21

[:File:Joystick_FR_010.pdf_p122-11] Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 122

[:File:MDAG_UK_04.pdf_p79-12] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p95-13] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1990-01.pdf_p73-14] Mega Drive Fan, "January 1990" (JP; 1989-12-08), page 73

[:File:Mega_UK_01.pdf_p60-15] Mega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-17), page 60

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p21-16] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21

[:File:Mega_UK_11.pdf_p21-17] Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 21

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p81-18] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 81

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_20.pdf_p115-19] Mean Machines, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-28), page 115

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p143-20] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1989-12.pdf_p74-21] Power Play, "12/89" (DE; 1989-11-13), page 74

[:File:Raze_UK_05.pdf_p44-22] Raze, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-01-31), page 44

[:File:SegaPower_UK_16.pdf_p49-23] Sega Power, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-07), page 49

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p55-24] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p31-25] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p68-26] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68

[:File:SegaForce_UK_08.pdf_p26-27] Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 26

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-28] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[:File:Tilt_FR_081.pdf_p87-29] Tilt, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 87

[30] Top Secret, "Kwiecień 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 57

[31] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 226

[:File:CUAmiga_UK_012.pdf_p72-32] CU Amiga, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-xx), page 72

[:File:Joystick_FR_014.pdf_p176-33] Joystick, "Mars 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 176

[:File:Zzap64_UK_075.pdf_p69-34] Zzap!64, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-13), page 69

[:File:Zzap_IT_58.pdf_p18-35] Zzap!, "Luglio 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 18

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World Cup Soccer

From Sega Retro

Contents

Production Credits

Commodore 64 Version

Physical Scans

Mega-Tech version

Mega Drive Version

Master System Version

Amiga Version

Amstrad CPC Version

Atari ST Version

Commodore 64 Version

DOS Version

ZX Spectrum Version