

However, rather than veering towards management, much more of this game is played out on the pitch. Retro Goal is by the New Star Soccer folks, and has some similarities, in being a fusion of management and action. The goalies were still rubbish, though, natch. The result was the first truly fluid football game, where you could string together some genuinely breathtaking moves.

Brimming with options, advanced players could utilise techniques such as ‘5-direction’ passing, sliding tackles and backheels, all from a joystick with only a single fire button. 13) Emlyn Hughes International Soccer (1988, C64)Ī spiritual successor to Andrew Spencer’s International Soccer, Emlyn Hughes International Soccer was the last great side-on football game of the 1980s.
