Football

Moby ID: 50304

Released

1979 on Commodore PET/CBM

Credits

1 person

Publishers

Moby Score: n/a
Collected By: 2 players

Genre: Sports
Perspective: Top-down
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Pacing: Turn-based
Sport: Football (American)

Media Type: Type-in
Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keyboard
Multiplayer Options: Hot Seat
Number of Players Supported: 2 Players

See Also

Football (1973 on Mainframe)
Football (1976 on TI Programmable Calculator)
Football (1977 on Dedicated handheld)
Football (1978 on Atari 2600, 2010 on Windows, Xbox 360)
Football (1978 on Bally Astrocade)
Football (1978 on TRS-80)
Football (1979 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Football (1979 on TI-99/4A)
Football (1979 on TRS-80)
Football (1979 on Mainframe, 1981 on Sol-20)
Football (1979 on COSMAC)
Football (1980 on TRS-80 CoCo)
Football (1983 on DOS)
Football (1984 on Philips VG 5000, 1985 on Thomson TO, 1987 on Thomson MO)
Football (1986 on Commodore 64, DOS)

Description

Football allows two players to compete in a match of American Football. The players can determine the actual length of the game as well as the names for the teams. The game is played by selecting an action each turn. Once both players have selected an action an animation is shown in which the action is played out.

Offensive actions are:

Short pass
Long pass
Off tackle
Reverse
Field goal
Punt
Sweep

Defensive actions are:

Blitz
3-4
4-3
Prevent
Stack

Screenshots

Credits (Commodore PET/CBM version)

Game by

Ira Rothstein

Analytics

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Identifiers +

MobyGames ID: 50304

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Game added by vedder.

Game added February 10, 2011. Last modified March 9, 2023.