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Italy 1990

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Top-down World Cup football with all 24 teams from Italy 1990

The briefing

About this game

Italy 1990 is a top-down football game tied to the 1990 FIFA World Cup. It includes the complete World Cup structure and all 24 participating teams.

Before each match, players can choose formations and team selections. The ball stays at the players’ feet, while challenges include block tackles and riskier slide tackles that may result in fouls. Matches can be set to last between 4 and 90 minutes, and player skills and behaviour vary according to the relative ability of their team.

Game Information

  • Release date: December 31, 1988
  • Developers: Tiertex; Virgin Games, Inc.
  • Publishers: U.S. Gold; Virgin Games Ltd
  • Genres: Sport; Sports

Platforms

  • Amiga
  • Amstrad CPC
  • Atari ST and Atari ST/STE
  • Commodore 64 and Commodore C64/128/MAX
  • DOS
  • Sinclair ZX Spectrum and ZX Spectrum