is a 1987
American football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...
arcade game
An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are presented as primarily game of skill, games of skill and in ...
developed and published by
SNK
is a Japanese video gaming and interactive entertainment company. It was founded in 1978 as
by Eikichi Kawasaki and began by developing arcade games. SNK is known for its Neo Geo arcade system on which the company established many franchises ...
. It was later ported to the
NES and was released in
Japan
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by K. Amusement Leasing on November 11, 1988, titled as and in North America by SNK in February 1991 without the "American Football" moniker.
Gameplay
At first glance, it resembles
Irem
is a Japanese video game developer and Video game publisher, publisher and manufacturer of pachinkos. The company has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
The full name of the company that uses the brand is Irem Software Enginee ...
's 1983 arcade game ''
10 Yard Fight'', but with rotating joysticks that were previously used in SNK's ''
Ikari Warriors
''Ikari Warriors'', known as in Japan, is a vertically scrolling run and gun video game released for arcades by SNK in 1986. It was published in North America by Tradewest. At the time there were many ''Commando'' clones on the market. What d ...
''. Most of the official rules are in effect as well as most major running and passing plays.
Field goal
A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in gridiron football. To score a field goal, the team in possession of the ball must place kick, or drop kick, the ball through the goal, i.e., between the uprights and over the crossbar. Consequently, ...
s and
punts are also included, but, players cannot make horse collar
tackles
Tackle may refer to:
* In football:
** Tackle (football move), a play in various forms of football
** Tackle (gridiron football position)
A tackle is a playing position in American football. Historically, in the one-platoon system prevalent ...
.
NES Version
This version featured teams that originated from cities that had NFL teams at the time (such as Seattle and Phoenix) but not the colors or the nicknames as the game was not officially licensed by the NFL. Graphics were toned down as they were for many arcade games ported to the system. The human players could only select five basic plays: Long Pass, Short Pass, QB Sneak, Backs (a hand-off) or Punt/Field Goal (Field Goals could only be attempted if the line of scrimmage was within the 15-yard line). Field Goals would always go through the uprights unless blocked by the opposing team. Despite the NFL not adopting this rule until the 1994 season, a player could attempt a
2-point conversion if so desired.
Reception
In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Touch Down Fever'' on their November 1, 1987 issue as being the seventeenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.
See also
*
Football Frenzy
References
External links
; Arcade version
*
**
*
Touch Down Fever' at arcade-history
**
Touch Down Fever II' at arcade-history
; NES versions
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