Football
- 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 TRS-80)
- Football (1979 on Commodore PET/CBM)
- Football (1979 on TI-99/4A)
- Football (1979 on TRS-80)
- Football (1979 on Commodore PET/CBM)
- 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 is an early attempt at simulating the American sport. The game is played from a top-down perspective and features two unnamed teams, one blue and one yellow. When starting out the offense first gets to choose which of five plays to be used. After that the playing field will be displayed and after the ball has been snapped the player controls the quarterback with the joystick. By pressing the trigger a throw is made and the flight of the ball depends on the angle of the quarterback's arm which is controlled with the knob on the controller. After the pass has been made offense gains control of the ends by using the joystick. The defense uses the joystick to control the patterns of the cornerbacks. The ball carrier is considered tackled when making contact with any other player on the field.
In addition to the two-player mode there is also the possibility of playing with four players. Then, when in offense, player 1 and 2 controls the movement of the quarterbacks while player 3 and 4 controls the movement of the tight end. When defending, player 1 and 2 controls the top cornerback while player 3 and 4 controls the bottom one. The game is multiplayer only and has no AI option.
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Game added by Kabushi.
Game added March 1, 2015. Last modified February 22, 2023.