Gazza's Superstar Soccer
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Gazza's Superstar Soccer is a football
game
released for the Amstrad CPC
, ZX Spectrum
, Amiga
500/600, Atari ST
and Commodore 64
platforms. It was created in 1989 by Empire Interactive
, and was named after the popular English footballer Paul Gascoigne
. It was also released in Holland and Germany
as Bodo Illgner's Super Soccer and in Scandinavia
as Anders Limpar's Proffs Fotboll
The game was included in several sports games compilations: Soccer Mania or Grandstand. The game had also a sequel, named Gazza II
.
It also has a triangle to indicate the height and side effect of each shot
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
game
Sports game
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released for the Amstrad CPC
Amstrad CPC
The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom,...
, ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum
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, Amiga
Amiga
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500/600, Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
and Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
platforms. It was created in 1989 by Empire Interactive
Empire Interactive
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, and was named after the popular English footballer Paul Gascoigne
Paul Gascoigne
Paul John Gascoigne , commonly referred to as Gazza, is a retired English professional footballer.Playing in the position of midfield, Gascoigne's career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Everton and Gansu Tianma, where he scored at least a goal...
. It was also released in Holland and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
as Bodo Illgner's Super Soccer and in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
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as Anders Limpar's Proffs Fotboll
The game was included in several sports games compilations: Soccer Mania or Grandstand. The game had also a sequel, named Gazza II
Gazza II
Gazza II is a football game released for the Amstrad CPC, Amstrad GX4000, ZX Spectrum, Amiga 500/600, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and PC platforms...
.
Gameplay
The game has no scroll. Instead, it has three different screens showing one third of the field each. In one you get a side view of the middle of the field. When the ball goes out of the screen, you see a new screen with the goal at its top (the camera is "flying" over the middle of the field)It also has a triangle to indicate the height and side effect of each shot
External links
- Commodore 64 screenshots of the game at s64.emuunlim.com
- Amstrad version of the game review at cpcgamereviews.com
- Anders Limpar Soccer screenshot in C64 at rawgamer.de
- Gazza's Superstar Soccer at Edward Grabowski's