World Cup Soccer (ワールドカップサッカー), is a football game developed and published by Sega in 1989. It was subsequently brought to the Sega Master System by Sega and various home computers by Elite Systems in the following year.
World Cup Soccer has been marketed under many names. In Japan the Mega Drive version has always been known as 'World Cup Soccer and in United States, World Championship Soccer (although some earlier cartridges erroneously use the simplified development name, Soccer on the title screen). In Europe, however, the game was originally sold as a joint venture between Sega, Spanish firm Olivetti and Virgin Mastertronic, becoming World Cup Italia '90, holding the Italian 1990 FIFA World Cup license for a short period. Later variants in Europe are simply titled Sega Soccer.
Gameplay
World Cup Soccer is a top-down football game which adheres to most of the sport's rules. There are no free kicks.
Teams
There are 23 national teams in most versions of World Cup Soccer, with the exception of the Master System version which ups the count to 30,. The home computer variants exchange Japan for the Republic of Ireland.
Mega Drive
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Brazil
- China
- Denmark
- England
- France
- Holland
- Hungary
- Italy
- Japan
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Peru
- Poland
- Scotland
- Rep Korea
- Spain
- Uruguay
- USA
- USSR
- W. Germany
- Yugoslavia
Master System
- Argentina
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Czechoslovakia
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- China
- Denmark
- Egypt
- England
- France
- Holland
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Mexico
- Poland
- Romania
- Scotland
- Rep Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- UAE
- Uruguay
- USA
- USSR
- W. Germany
- Yugoslavia
No later releases addressed the issue of West Germany, the USSR and Yugoslavia, which had all ceased to exist by the beginning of 1993.
History
Legacy
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
Sega Retro Average
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Publication
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Score
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Source
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ACE (UK)
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90
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№29
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Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
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83
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№1, p39
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Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
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64
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№4, p39
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Computer & Video Games (UK)
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83
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№95, p120
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Joystick (FR)
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85
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№10, p122
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MegaTech (UK)
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64
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№1
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Mean Machines (UK)
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64
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№20, p115
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Raze (UK)
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82
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№5, p44/45
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Sega Power (UK)
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45
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№16, p49
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Sega Power (UK)
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40
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№23, p55
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Sega Pro (UK)
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87
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№6, p31
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Sega Pro (UK)
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80
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№18, p68
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Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
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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
Sega Retro Average
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Publication
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Version
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Score
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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
Sega Retro Average
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Publication
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Score
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Source
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Zzap!64 (UK)
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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
Sega Retro Average
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Publication
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Score
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Source
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Joystick (FR)
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72
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№14, p176
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Commodore 64 Version
Sega Retro Average
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Publication
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Score
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Source
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Zzap!64 (UK)
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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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