Tecmo World Cup '90
Tecmo World Cup '90 is an association football video game released by Tecmo as an arcade video game in 1989. It was a successor to Tecmo's Tehkan World Cup (1985) and is based on the 1990 FIFA World Cup. An unofficial bootleg of the game named Euro League featuring European club teams was also released.
Also recorded as Euro League
Tecmo World Cup '90
- Date
- 1989
- Genre
- association football video game
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Tecmo World Cup '90 is an association football video game released by Tecmo as an arcade video game in 1989. It was a successor to Tecmo's Tehkan World Cup (1985) and is based on the 1990 FIFA World Cup. An unofficial bootleg of the game named Euro League featuring European club teams was also released.
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An unfaithful home version was developed by SIMS for the Mega Drive renamed simply Tecmo World Cup (in Japan, the game was called Tecmo World Cup '92), and ported to the Master System as Tecmo World Cup '93.
Key facts
Key facts
• Developer — Tecmo • Publisher — Tecmo • Genre — Sports (association football) • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Arcade Mega Drive
Gameplay
Gameplay
The player can select one from eight available national teams in Tecmo World Cup '90. Japan were included despite them failing to qualify for the World Cup in 1990. The game was an unofficial release, giving them the chance to include the team to appease Japanese players. The following teams are selectable: • Japan * • England • Argentina • Brazil • West Germany • Soviet Union • Italy A European revision of the game was later released, which includes France (also non-qualifiers) in place of the US and Spain in place of Japan. The Genesis version and Master System versions feature 24 national teams: • Algeria • Argentina • Belgium • Brazil • China • Denmark • England • France • Germany • Netherlands • Hungary • Italy • Japan • Korea Republic • Mexico • Morocco • Peru • Poland • Scotland • Spain • Soviet Union (Russia in the American version and on Master System version) • Uruguay • United States • Yugoslavia Euro League features 8 club teams: • Spain FC Barcelona • Spain Atlético Madrid • Spain Real Madrid C.F. • Italy A.C. Milan • Kingdom of the Netherlands PSV Eindhoven • Italy Inter Milan • Italy S.S.C. Napoli • Germany FC Bayern Munich Note that in this bootleg the official club names and logos are not used.
History of the object
Dated record
History of the object
The full dated record · 1 entries
1989
Tecmo World Cup '90 published.
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Places
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- Japan
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Tecmo World Cup '90 is associated with Japan.
Country
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Tecmo World Cup '90 on their November 1989 issue as being the second most-successful table arcade unit of the month. In the United Kingdom, it was one of the top four highest-grossing arcade games during early 1990, along with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Super Masters and Line of Fire. World Cup '90 received positive reviews from critics upon release in arcades. Sean Kelly of Zero magazine called it a "fast and addictive" game. Computer + Video Games magazine gave it an 83% score, complimenting its graphics and gameplay.
Context
Primary material
Context
The circumstances in which Tecmo World Cup '90 stands. Issued for arcade video game. Recorded as video game. Developed by Tecmo.
Documents and archives
Primary material
Documents and archives
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3982417: Tecmo World Cup '90
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reference work
- “Tecmo World Cup '90”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Tecmo World Cup '90 (Registration Number PA0000446966). United States Copyright Office.
- 2.Akagi, Masumi. アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005). Amusement News Agency. 138. October 13, 2006. 978-4990251215.
- 3.Tecmo World Cup 90 at GameFAQs
- 4.Amusement Press, Inc. Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos). Game Machine. 367. 29. 1 November 1989.
- 5.Openshaw, Mary. ATEI '90: major international show rings in new year with good spread of new products. RePlay. 15. 6. 126–32. March 1990.
- 6.Kelly, Sean. Arcade Expo: A.T.E.I. Show Special. Zero. Dennis Publishing. 5. 74–5. March 1990.
- 7.EMAP. C+VG Arcade Action. Computer + Video Games. 98 (January 1990). 104–10. 16 December 1989.
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