World Cup Soccer

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  • Sega Mega Drive
    NTSC-U
  • Sega Mega Drive
    NTSC-J
  • Sega Mega Drive
    PAL
  • CPC
  • Atari ST
  • C64
  • IBM PC
  • Spectrum

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World Cup Soccer
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, IBM PC, ZX Spectrum
Publisher:
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Amiga
Atari ST
Amstrad CPC
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
Elite Systems
Developer:
Distributor:
Sega Mega Drive
Ecofilmes (PT)
Sega Mega Drive
Kanal 10 (SE rental) (older)
Sega Mega Drive
Hent Gruppen (SE rental) (newer)
Sega Mega Drive
Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor:
Sega Mega Drive
Olivetti, Virgin Mastertronic (EU)
Amiga
Atari ST
Amstrad CPC
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Sound driver: Pre-SMPS 68000
Genre: Sports[1][2] (football)

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥5,5005,500 G-4009
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$39.9939.99[4] 1202
Sega Mega Drive
US
(Classic)
Sega Mega Drive
US ▼
(Sega Channel) 		SUBsub
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1202
Sega Mega Drive
BX
Sega Mega Drive
PT
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£29.9929.99[5][6] 1202
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
CZ
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR
Arcade (Mega-Tech System)
UK		 £? ?

























Amiga
UK 		£24.9924.99
Atari ST
UK
Amstrad CPC
UK
(Cassette)
Commodore 64
UK
(Disk) 		£14.9914.99
Commodore 64
UK
(Cassette) 		£9.999.99
ZX Spectrum
ES
(Cassette)
ZX Spectrum
UK
(Cassette)
IBM PC compatibles
UK

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World Cup Soccer (ワールドカップサッカー), is a football game developed and published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. in 1989. It was subsequently brought to various home computers by Elite Systems in the following year.

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 24 national teams in most versions of World Cup Soccer. The home computer variants exchange Japan for the Republic of Ireland.

  • Algeria
  • Argentina
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • China
  • Denmark
  • England
  • France
  • Holland
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Morocco
  • Peru
  • Poland
  • Scotland
  • Rep Korea
  • Spain
  • 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.

During the time of the Japanese Mega Drive version release, the qualification phase for the actual tournament had not ended. That's the reason of the inconsistencies between the team list present on the game and the teams that actually qualified. This was not fixed in following releases.

History

Legacy

The game was followed by World Championship Soccer II in 1994.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English World Cup Italia '90 World Cup Italia '90
English (US) World Championship Soccer World Championship Soccer
Japanese ワールドカップサッカー World Cup Soccer
Portuguese (Brazil) Super Futebol Super Football

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, Italian firm Olivetti (a subsidiary company of Telecom Italia), 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.

Production credits

Main article: World Cup Soccer/Production credits.

Mega Drive version

Source:
Uncredited


Commodore 64 version

  • Programming and Music: Mike Lympany
  • Grafix: P Robinson and S Beal
  • Technical Assistant: D Wainwright
  • Managed: S Hosseini
Animated Pixels Production


Magazine articles

Main article: World Cup Soccer/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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SE print advert (1990)
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MDMSGG MX advert.jpg
MX advert (1992)
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GR print advert (1997)
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Logo-pdf.svg
Mega Drive print advert in (US) #11: "June 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • (US) #12: "July 1990" (1990-xx-xx)[12]
Logo-pdf.svg
CG GR 3 Mega Drive advert.jpg
Print advert in Computer Games (GR) #3: "Ioúnios 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
CG GR 3 Mega Drive advert.jpg
Logo-pdf.svg
Home computers print advert in (UK) #38: "November 1990" (1990-10-xx)
also published in:
  • (UK) #108: "November 1990" (1990-10-16)[13]
  • (UK) #39: "December 1990" (1990-11-xx)[14]
  • (UK) #109: "December 1990" (1990-11-16)[15]
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Home computers print advert in (DE) #1990-11: "11/90" (1990-10-12)
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Logo-pdf.svg
Master System print advert in (UK) #111: "February 1991" (1991-01-16)
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Physical scans

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,
WorldChampionshipSoccer MT cover.jpg
Cover
WorldChampionshipSoccer MegaTech Cart Back.jpgWorldChampionshipSoccer MegaTech Cart.jpg
Cart

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
(RU)
40
[16]
(UK) NTSC-J
91
[17]
(JP) NTSC-J
60
[18]
(UK)
83
[19]
(UK)
64
[20]
(UK)
80
[21]
(UK) PAL
83
[22]
(UK)
83
[23]
(UK)
51
[24]
(ES)
83
[25]
(FR)
85
[26]
(UK)
55
[27]
(UK) PAL
55
[28]
(JP) NTSC-J
69
[29]
(UK) PAL
20
[30]
(UK) PAL
40
[31]
(UK) PAL
35
[32]
(UK)
64
[33]
(UK)
64
[34]
(UK)
64
[35]
(DE)
76
[36]
(UK) PAL
82
[37]
(UK) PAL
45
[6]
(UK) PAL
25
[38]
(UK)
87
[39]
(UK) PAL
80
[40]
(UK) PAL
62
[41]
(JP) NTSC-J
70
[42]
(FR)
75
[43]
(PL)
75
[44]
(RU)
74
[45]
Sega Mega Drive
 65
Based on
31 reviews

World Cup Soccer

Mega Drive, JP
WCS MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
WorldCupSoccer MD JP CartTop.jpg
WorldCupSoccer MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
WCS MD JP Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US
WCS MD US Box.jpg
Cover
WCS MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
World Championship Soccer MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US (Sega Classic)
WCS MD US Box SegaClassic.jpg
Cover
WCS MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, EU (Italia '90)
WCS MD Italia90 EU Box.jpg
Cover
WCS MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
World Cup Italia '90 MD EU Manual.pdf
Manual
WCS MD EU pcb.jpg
PCB
Mega Drive, EU
(Sega Soccer; Part of Mega6 Console Pack In)

SegaSoccer MD EU manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, BX†
WCS MD Italia90 BX Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, PT
WCS MD PT cover.jpg
Cover
WCS MD Italia90 PT Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, PT (Alt; Colour Manual)
WCS MD PT cover.jpg
Cover
WCS MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
WC Italia 90 PT Ecofilmes Manual Print Version.pdf
World Cup Italia 90 Portuguese manual (Print)
World Cup Italia '90 MD EU Manual.pdf
EU Manual
Mega Drive, SE (rental; Kanal 10)
WorldCupItalia90 MD SE Box Rental back.jpgWorldCupItalia90 MD SE Box Rental spine.jpgWorldCupItalia90 MD SE Box Rental.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, SE (rental; Hent; black)
WorldCupItalia90 MD SE rental ALT box back.jpgNospine.pngWorldCupItalia90 MD SE rental ALT box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, CZ (Datart)

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Manual
Mega Drive, CZ/SK (DDC Agency)
WCS MD Italia90 EU Box.jpg
Cover
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Manual
Mega Drive, AU
WCS MD Italia90 AU cover.jpg
Cover
World Cup Italia90 MD AU Cart.jpg
Cart
World Cup Italia90 MD AU Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, AU (alt)
WCS MD AU alt cover.jpg
Cover
World Cup Italia90 MD AU Cart.jpg
Cart
World Cup Italia90 MD AU Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, AU (Classics)
WCS MD AU classics cover.jpg
Cover
World Cup Italia90 MD AU Cart.jpg
Cart
World Cup Italia90 MD AU Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, BR (Cardboard)
SuperFutebol MD BR cover.jpg
Cover
SuperFutebol MD BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, BR (Plastic)
SuperFutebol MD BR alt cover.jpg
Cover

Amiga version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
(UK)
41
[46]
Amiga
 41
Based on
1 review

World Cup Soccer

Amiga, UK
WCS Amiga EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Amiga, DK

Amstrad CPC version

Amstrad CPC, UK

Atari ST version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
(FR) PAL
72
[47]
Atari ST
 72
Based on
1 review

World Cup Soccer

Atari ST, UK

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
(UK)
42
[48]
(IT)
57
[49]
Commodore 64
 50
Based on
2 reviews

World Cup Soccer

Commodore 64, UK (cassette)

Commodore 64, UK (disk)

IBM PC version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
(UK)
60
[50]
IBM PC compatibles
 60
Based on
1 review

World Cup Soccer

IBM PC, US
WCS DOS UK Box Back.jpgNospine.pngWCS DOS UK Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Disk 2

ZX Spectrum version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
(UK)
80
[51]
ZX Spectrum
 80
Based on
1 review

World Cup Soccer

ZX Spectrum, UK
WCS Spectrum EU Box.jpg
Cover
ZX Spectrum, ES
WCS Spectrum ES Box Back.jpgNospine.pngWCS Spectrum ES Box Front.jpg
Cover

Technical information

Main article: World Cup Soccer/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 b01c3d70
MD5 9ef694ab80344a7cced0d33f9c84a1b5
SHA-1 39bbab6430aad3fa9bf024c4b42387ba4ba3e488
256kB 1989-05 Cartridge (JP) Revision 00
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 bf84ede6
MD5 34d356930dcb13fe02a3ec42b3d8d70e
SHA-1 ef8c106acad9c3b4a5db2cd0d311762491d28392
256kB 1989-05 Cartridge (US/JP) Revision 02
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 bf272bcb
MD5 a1647bee0108acba9e2f99daab336c18
SHA-1 9da376f266c98c93ae387bec541c513fec84a0e9
256kB 1989-05 Cartridge (US/JP) Revision 03
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 dd95f829
MD5 11e4635d58198b873fdafc65fb6d1229
SHA-1 c233313214418300a39afc446e8426cc11f99c6c
256kB 1990-07 Cartridge (EU)

References

  1. ↑ File:WCS MD JP Box.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
  3. ↑ Computer Entertainer, "October 1989" (US; 1989-10-20), page 15
  4. ↑ GamePro, "February 1990" (US; 19xx-xx-xx), page 54
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 ACE, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 165
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sega Power, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-07), page 49
  7. ↑ https://sega.jp/fb/album/05_fz/interview1.html (Wayback Machine: 2022-04-07 07:41)
  8. ↑ Sega Players Enjoy Club, "Vol. 3" (JP; 1989-05-10), page 3
  9. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 75
  10. ↑ Sega Players Enjoy Club, "Vol. 4" (JP; 1989-10-20), page 7
  11. ↑ https://media.vgm.io/albums/86/4768/4768-1191149488.jpg
  12. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 9
  13. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-16), page 11
  14. ↑ ACE, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 15
  15. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-11-16), page 11
  16. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 341
  17. ↑ ACE, "February 1990" (UK; 1990-01-04), page 81
  18. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 72
  19. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 39
  20. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 39
  21. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 51
  22. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 136
  23. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1989" (UK; 1989-09-16), page 120
  24. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 115
  25. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 21
  26. ↑ Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 122
  27. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
  28. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  29. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "January 1990" (JP; 1989-12-08), page 73
  30. ↑ Mega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-17), page 60
  31. ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
  32. ↑ Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 21
  33. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 81
  34. ↑ Mean Machines, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-28), page 115
  35. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143
  36. ↑ Power Play, "12/89" (DE; 1989-11-13), page 74
  37. ↑ Raze, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-01-31), page 44
  38. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55
  39. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31
  40. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  41. ↑ Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 26
  42. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  43. ↑ Tilt, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 87
  44. ↑ Top Secret, "Kwiecień 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 57
  45. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 226
  46. ↑ CU Amiga, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-xx), page 72
  47. ↑ Joystick, "Mars 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 176
  48. ↑ Zzap!64, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-13), page 69
  49. ↑ Zzap!, "Luglio 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 18
  50. ↑ Games-X, "7th-13th June 1991" (UK; 1991-06-07), page 22
  51. ↑ Your Sinclair, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-07), page 65


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