Football Champ

             

              Manufacturer: Taito
              Year: 1990

Descpription: The player must first choose one of eight national football teams,
followed by a star player from a choice of four available for each team.

In the game a win is needed to progress to the next game. A draw will
end as a 'game over', with no option for penalties, but a chance to
continue by restarting the game, same as a defeat.

Each opposition team is chosen at random, with an increasing level of difficulty
the further you progress, who ever the opponent may be. The game is completed
when all seven other teams have been beaten.

The game gained some notoriety for giving you the ability to use violence
(including punches, flying kicks and shirt pulling) to get the ball from the
opposition whilst defending. You could get away with this without giving away a
free kick as long as the referee was either off the screen or knocked onto the floor.