World Cup Soccer

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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,
Amiga
Atari ST
Amstrad CPC
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
Elite Systems
Developer:
Genre: Sports

















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[3]
Sega Mega Drive
US
(Classic)
Sega Mega Drive
EU
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR
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 in 1989. It was subsequently brought 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 qualifyed. 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

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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Mega Drive print advert in GamePro (US) #11: "June 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Master System print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #111: "February 1991" (1991-01-16)
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Home computers print advert in ACE (UK) #38: "November 1990" (1990-10-xx)
also published in:
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Home computers print advert in Power Play (DE)
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Physical scans

Mega-Tech version

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

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 [8]
60 [9]
70 №, p84[10]
83 [11]
64 [12]
83 [13]
83 [14]
85 [15]
55 №4, p79
40 №9, p23
35 №11, p21
64 [16]
64 [17]
82 [18]
45 №16, p49
40 [19]
87 [20]
80 №18, p68
62 [21]
Sega Mega Drive
67
Based on
19 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[22]
ACE (UK) NTSC-J
91
[23]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[24]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
83
[11]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
64
[12]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
80
[25]
Console XS (UK) PAL
83
[26]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
83
[13]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
51
[27]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
83
[14]
Joystick (FR)
85
[15]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
55
[28]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
55
[29]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
69
[30]
Mega (UK) PAL
20
[31]
Mega (UK) PAL
40
[32]
Mega (UK) PAL
35
[33]
MegaTech (UK)
64
[16]
Mean Machines (UK)
64
[17]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
64
[34]
Power Play (DE)
76
[35]
Raze (UK) PAL
82
[36]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
45
[2]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
25
[19]
Sega Pro (UK)
87
[20]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
80
[37]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
62
[21]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[38]
Tilt (FR)
75
[39]
Top Secret (PL) Mega Games I
75
[40]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
74
[41]
Sega Mega Drive
65
Based on
31 reviews

World Cup Soccer

Mega Drive, US
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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
Mega Drive, JP
WCS MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
WorldCupSoccer MD JP CartTop.jpg
WorldCupSoccer MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, AU
WCS MD Italia90 AU cover.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, BR
SuperFutebol MD BR cover.jpg
Cover
SuperFutebol MD BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Amiga version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
41 [42]
Amiga
41
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CU Amiga (UK)
41
[43]
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
72 [44]
Atari ST
72
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Joystick (FR) PAL
72
[44]
Atari ST
72
Based on
1 review

World Cup Soccer

Atari ST, UK

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
42 [45]
Commodore 64
42
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Zzap!64 (UK)
42
[45]
Zzap! (IT)
57
[46]
Commodore 64
50
Based on
2 reviews

World Cup Soccer

Commodore 64, UK (cassette)

Commodore 64, UK (disk)

IBM PC version

DOS, 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
80 [47]
ZX Spectrum
80
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Your Sinclair (UK)
80
[47]
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

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 ACE, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 165
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sega Power, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-07), page 49
  3. GamePro, "February 1990" (US; 19xx-xx-xx), page 54
  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 9
  5. Computer & Video Games, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-16), page 11
  6. ACE, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 15
  7. Computer & Video Games, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-11-16), page 11
  8. ACE, "February 1990" (UK; 1990-01-04), page 81/82 (81)
  9. Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 70 (72)
  10. File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 86
  11. 11.0 11.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 39
  12. 12.0 12.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 39
  13. 13.0 13.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 1989" (UK; 1989-09-16), page 120
  14. 14.0 14.1 Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 21
  15. 15.0 15.1 Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 122
  16. 16.0 16.1 MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 81
  17. 17.0 17.1 Mean Machines, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-28), page 115
  18. Raze, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-01-31), page 44/45 (44)
  19. 19.0 19.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55
  20. 20.0 20.1 Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31
  21. 21.0 21.1 Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 26
  22. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 341
  23. ACE, "February 1990" (UK; 1990-01-04), page 81
  24. Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 72
  25. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 51
  26. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 136
  27. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 115
  28. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
  29. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  30. Mega Drive Fan, "January 1990" (JP; 1989-12-08), page 73
  31. Mega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-17), page 60
  32. Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
  33. Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 21
  34. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143
  35. Power Play, "12/89" (DE; 1989-11-13), page 74
  36. Raze, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-01-31), page 44
  37. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  38. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  39. Tilt, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 87
  40. Top Secret, "Kwiecień 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 57
  41. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 226
  42. CU Amiga, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-xx), page 72/73 (72)
  43. CU Amiga, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-xx), page 72
  44. 44.0 44.1 Joystick, "Mars 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 176
  45. 45.0 45.1 Zzap!64, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-13), page 69
  46. Zzap!, "Luglio 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 18
  47. 47.0 47.1 Your Sinclair, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-07), page 65


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