''Tecmo World Cup Soccer'' is a
video game
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for the
Nintendo Entertainment System
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. Released in 1990 by
Tecmo
was a Japanese video game company founded in 1967. It had its headquarters in the Kudankita district of Tokyo. Its subsidiary, Tecmo Inc, was located in Torrance, California. Prior to 1986, Tecmo was formerly known as Tehkan.
Tecmo is known for ...
, as its name suggests it is a
soccer
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game focusing on the
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...
. It is a port of ''
Tehkan World Cup
originally released as in Japan, 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. It was released in both upright and table ar ...
'', released on arcades in 1985.
Although the two games appear virtually identical, ''Tecmo World Cup Soccer'' lacks some of the speed and fluidity of its arcade progenitor. While the gameplay is ostensibly unchanged, the lack of support for analog control in the NES version renders it a digital-control-only game that requires almost completely different tactics.
''Tecmo World Cup Soccer'' is not to be confused with ''
Nintendo World Cup'' (released the same year), nor ''
Tecmo Cup Soccer Game'' (known as ''Captain Tsubasa'' in Japan).
World Cup Teams
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Similarities to ''Tehkan World Cup''
''Tecmo World Cup Soccer'', released five years after its arcade ancestor, is a mostly faithful conversion of ''Tehkan World Cup'' squeezed with some concessions into the smaller NES hardware. These are the main similarities between both games:
* The same musical score (albeit adapted to the NES sound hardware)
* Nearly identical gameplay (although significantly hampered by the absence of analog control)
* Almost identical graphics (partially simplified and slowed down)
Differences to ''Tehkan World Cup''
As ''Tehkan World Cup'' utilized two processors for gameplay and four processors for sound, certain concessions were made to playability on the NES. While the gameplay and graphics remained largely unaltered, certain features were omitted. In recognition of its new home system format, some arcade elements such as the instant knockout, were abandoned in order to provide greater longevity. A partial list of differences includes:
* A choice of teams is now available
* Competition format
* Game lengths
* On-screen "scoreboard" (includes large font game clock and score) omitted
* Field radar showing player positions omitted
* The "grass" had a simpler, more unified texture
* Players do not celebrate during the goal sequence
* The goal net is shown to bulge upon receipt of the ball
* Slide tackles can be initiated by the player
* The ball could bounce after a high kick
* The ball rebounds from the net and goalposts in a slightly different manner
See also
* ''
Tehkan World Cup
originally released as in Japan, 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. It was released in both upright and table ar ...
''
* ''
Tecmo Cup Football Game
''Tecmo Cup Football Game'' is a cancelled 1993 association football sports video game. While the game was about to be published by Sega with license from Tecmo for the Sega Mega Drive, it was cancelled due to the release department of Sega Euro ...
''
* ''
Super Sidekicks
''Super Sidekicks'' is a series of soccer video games made by SNK for its console, the Neo-Geo. Released in the 90s with an arcade-style approach to soccer, the games of the franchise allow players to choose any of the available game modes to ...
''
* ''
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 gam ...
''
* ''
International Superstar Soccer
''International Superstar Soccer'' (known as ''Jikkyō World Soccer'' in Japan) is the name of a series of football video games developed by Japanese company Konami, mostly by their Osaka branch, Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka (KCEO). Title ...
''
* ''
Neo Geo Cup '98: The Road to the Victory''
* ''
Legendary Eleven''
References
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External links
''Tecmo World Cup Soccer'' tournaments on VK.comClip of ''Tecmo World Cup Soccer'' on Youtube
1990 video games
Association football video games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Nintendo Entertainment System games
Tecmo games
Video games developed in Japan