Dino Dini's Goal
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Dino Dini's Goal is a soccer computer game
released by Virgin Games in 1993
. It is considered by many to be the "true" sequel to Kick Off 2 (in preference to the official Kick Off 3), as Kick Off's creator Dino Dini
had moved from Anco and was responsible for all Goal's engineering and game design.
Goal! introduced improved dynamics and A.I. over Kick Off 2, as well as other innovative features, such as multiple camera views. The game shipped 60,000 units on the first day of release.
Personal computer game
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released by Virgin Games in 1993
1993 in video gaming
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. It is considered by many to be the "true" sequel to Kick Off 2 (in preference to the official Kick Off 3), as Kick Off's creator Dino Dini
Dino Dini
Dino Dini is a computer game developer specializing in football games. Dini is widely regarded as the godfather of the soccer game genre, having created such influential titles as Kick Off, Player Manager, Goal!, and Dino Dini's Soccer...
had moved from Anco and was responsible for all Goal's engineering and game design.
Goal! introduced improved dynamics and A.I. over Kick Off 2, as well as other innovative features, such as multiple camera views. The game shipped 60,000 units on the first day of release.
Games of the Series
- Kick OffKick OffThe Kick Off franchise is a series of football simulation computer games which was highly popular in the early 1990s. The series is renowned for its fast-paced action and delicate ball control scheme....
(1989) - Kick Off Extra Time (1989)
- Franco Baresi World Cup Kick Off (1990)
- Player ManagerPlayer ManagerPlayer Manager was a football management game, released in 1990. It was notable for being the first game to combine both managing the team and playing as a single player. The match engine borrowed heavily off the Kick Off match engine, which was developed by Dino Dini and Anco, who also created...
(1990) - Kick Off 2 World Cup 90 (1990)
- Kick Off 2 (1990)
- Kick Off 2 1MB (1990)
- Kick Off 2: Giants of Europe (Data Disk) (1990)
- Kick Off 2: The Final Whistle (Expansion Disk) (1991)
- Kick Off 2: Return To Europe (Expansion Disk) (1991)
- Kick Off 2: Winning Tactics (Data Disk) (1991)
- Kick Off 2: Super League (Expansion Disk) (1991)
- Kick Off 2: Maths Disk (Expansion Disk) (1991)
- GOAL! (1993) Publisher: Virgin Games
- Dino Dini's SoccerDino Dini's SoccerDino Dini's Soccer was a conversion of Goal! for the Amiga to the Sega Mega Drive by Dino Dini, the author of the original version. Dino Dini's Soccer had all the relevant features of the Amiga version and it was graphically superior to it. The game implemented an innovative 4-way play...
(1994) Publisher: Virgin Games
External links
- KOA Kick Off Gathering - KOA (Kick Off Association) Official International Kick Off Fan Site (organising Kick Off World Cup tournaments since 2001)
- KICK OFF 2 ITALIA - The Italian Blog and Forum of players who love to play Kick Off 2 since 1990. Organizer of KO2 World CUP 2004, Milan International 2006 and 2007
- Kick Off 2 World Cup - Home of the annual Kick Off 2 Gathering and World Tournament