''Match Day'' is an

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franchise created by

Jon Ritman Jon Ritman is a game designer and programmer notable for his work on 1980s computer games, primarily for the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC home computers. Career His first experience with a computer was when he was 13, his first computer was a ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

for the 1980s 8-bit home computer market.

Games in the series

The following games are part of the Match Day series. All of the games were published by

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, with the exception of ''Super Match Soccer'': * '' Match Day'' is the first game in the series. It was created in

and released on most home computers of the era, but is most well known for its Sinclair Spectrum incarnation. It was designed and developed by

with the help of Chris Clarke. * ''International Match Day'' is an improved version of ''Match Day'' published in 1986 for the

ZX Spectrum 128 The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit computing, 8-bit home computer developed and marketed by Sinclair Research. One of the most influential computers ever made and one of the all-time bestselling British computers, over five million units were sold. ...

with better sound and some full screen images. * ''

Match Day II ''Match Day II'' is a football sports game part of the ''Match Day'' series released for the Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, ZX Spectrum, MSX and Commodore 64 platforms. It was created in 1987 by Jon Ritman with graphics by Bernie Drummond and music a ...

'' was released in

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for the

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and

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platforms. It was written by Jon Ritman, with graphics by Bernie Drummond and music and sound by Guy Stevens (Commodore version, programmed by John Darnel). The game was the first one to include complete control over ball direction, power and elevation (using a kickometer), and a brand new deflection system (Diamond Deflection System). * ''Final Whistle'' was the name of an

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very similar to ''Match Day 2'' (it was previously called ''Soccerama'' during development). Although it was finished it was never released. * ''

Super Match Soccer ''Super Match Soccer'' is an association football video game published by Acclaim Entertainment and developed in 1998 by Jon Ritman. The game was released for PC and PlayStation and is the last game in the '' Match Day'' series. Gameplay ''Supe ...

'' was released in

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

by Acclaim. Although its working title was ''The Net'', it was intended to be released as ''Match Day III'' (it was even presented as such in a

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preview in Spain), but due to licensing problems the name was finally changed. It was developed in 1998 by Cranberry Source and published by Acclaim. The game is available for PC and PlayStation.Super Match Soccer
at pc.ign.com

Games in the series

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