Tony Meola's Sidekick Soccer
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Tony Meola's Sidekick Soccer is a soccer/football video game released for Super Nintendo Entertainment System
in 1993.
goalkeeper Tony Meola
(who was the American goalkeeper during the 1994 FIFA World Cup
). It went under several names in different markets, such as in Latin America under the name Super Copa, in Europe World Soccer, and in Japan under the name (endorsed by Ruy Ramos
). The quantity of teams in this game is big but also very standard, there are various national teams and some unlicensed club teams from Europe, Japan and America. The interesting thing here is that the players can have the possibility to play with teams from different parts of the United States
, so they can play a match between Mexico City
and Miami or Los Angeles
versus Sacramento
(California) for example.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
in 1993.
Summary
This game is named after USUnited States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
goalkeeper Tony Meola
Tony Meola
Antonio Michael "Tony" Meola is an American former soccer goalkeeper who played for the United States national team at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, and from 1996 to 2006 played in Major League Soccer, the U.S. top soccer division, where he obtained multiple honors...
(who was the American goalkeeper during the 1994 FIFA World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
). It went under several names in different markets, such as in Latin America under the name Super Copa, in Europe World Soccer, and in Japan under the name (endorsed by Ruy Ramos
Ruy Ramos
, formerly Ruy Gonçalves Ramos Sobrinho , is a Brazilian-born football player, who became a naturalized Japanese citizen in 1989. He was one of the first foreign players in Japanese professional soccer, joining Yomiuri in 1977 at the age of 20...
). The quantity of teams in this game is big but also very standard, there are various national teams and some unlicensed club teams from Europe, Japan and America. The interesting thing here is that the players can have the possibility to play with teams from different parts of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, so they can play a match between Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
and Miami or Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
versus Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
(California) for example.
External links
- Ramos Rui no World Wide Soccer at superfamicom.org
- ラモス瑠偉のワールドワイドサッカー / Ramos Rui no World Wide Soccer at super-famicom.jp