Tehkan World Cup (Arcade) - Let's Play 1001 Games - Episode 627
9An iconic soccer game for the ages... this feels like an NES game
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I'm Gaming Jay: Youtube gamer, let's player, fan of retro games, and determined optimist... Join me in this series while I try out EACH of the video games in the book 1001 VIDEO GAMES YOU MUST PLAY BEFORE YOU DIE, before I die. The game review for each game will focus on the question of whether you MUST play this game before you die. But to be honest, the game review parts are just for fun, and are not meant to be definitive, in depth reviews; this series is more about the YouTube gamer journey itself. From Mario games to the Halo series, from arcade games to Commodore 64, PC games to the NES and Sega Genesis, Playstation to the Xbox, let's play those classic retro games that we grew up with, have fond memories of, or heard of but never got a chance to try! And with that said, the game review for today is...
Tehkan World Cup
from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehkan_World_Cup
Tehkan World Cup,[a] originally released as World Cup[b] in Japan,[3] is an association football video game released to arcades in 1985 by Tehkan, the former name of Tecmo. It features multiplayer gameplay and trackball controllers.[4] It was released in both upright and table arcade cabinets,[1] but was most commonly released in a cocktail cabinet form factor.[4] Its arrival coincided with the buildup to the 1986 FIFA World Cup. It featured the then colors of several of the world's top teams such as West Germany, Argentina and Brazil, although it did not mention any team by name.[4]
The game uses a bird's-eye view, with the trackball controls allowing game physics such as controlling both the direction and speed of the shot. The gameplay format was adapted from the American football game Gridiron Fight, developed by the same team and released earlier in the year, for an association football game, but with the controls simplified down to a trackball and single action button. It became a major success in arcades, and was a landmark title for association football games upon release. While Tehkan World Cup was not officially ported to home systems at the time, its gameplay format was later adapted by Sensible Software to develop the home computer game MicroProse Soccer (1988) and provided the basis for later association football games such as the Sensible Soccer series in the early 1990s. Tehkan World Cup was later ported to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles as Tecmo Cup in the 2000s.
Graphically, it offered a two-dimensional bird's-eye view of the field that was unique for its time.[4][5] It has multi-directional scrolling, with only a portion of the field visible on screen at any time.[6]
Its trackball control system contributed significantly to its gameplay which was relatively speedy and exhibited a fluidity something akin to ice hockey, with as little as 3 seconds required to score from kick-off. Two-player action could be highly competitive, with players facing each other across the game space while using sweeping arm movements reminiscent of table tennis.[4]
There was a single fire button along with the trackball. The game physics allowed the trackball to control both the direction and the velocity of the shot.[5] There is also a mini-map, displaying the positions of all the players.
Tehkan World Cup was developed by Tehkan, the former name of Tecmo. It was developed shortly after the American football game Gridiron Fight, released earlier the same year, with several of the same team members working on Tehkan World Cup.[7][8] The game was planned and designed by Shinichiro Tomie[9] with Kazutoshi Ueda (who previously worked on titles such as Space Panic, Lady Bug, Mr. Do! and Bomb Jack).[8] It was programmed by Michishito Ishizuka,[8][7] while character design and background graphics were handled by his wife Rie Ishizuka (also known as Rie Yatomi),[7][9] cabinet design by Kohji Okada, and illustrations by Hideyuki Yokoyama.[9]
Tomie, who had previously designed Gridiron Fight, was a big soccer fan, so he wanted to adapt the gameplay format of Gridiron Fight for a soccer game. Gridiron Fight used similar trackball controls, but was more complex. The team decided to simplify the controls, so that the player can run with the trackball and press one button to kick.
Tehkan World Cup was a landmark title for association football games upon release.[14] It was considered "revolutionary" for its trackball control system, as well as its top-down perspective that allows players to see more of the pitch,[14] and its physics where players control the direction and speed of the shot with the trackball.