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MicroProse Soccer / Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

WHDLoad

2015-03-02

Stats

5,705

Genre

Conversions

Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Atari ST/E
Commodore C64/128
PC (DOS)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128/+2/+3
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
Tandy PC/IBM PCjr

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Version info

No
Max 16, Sim 2

Features

Hard Disk Installer

No

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1989
Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer
Commercial
Full Price
USA
English
1
Rare
1989
MicroProse Soccer
Commercial
Full Price
Rest of the World
English
1
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1992
MicroProse Soccer
Commercial
Budget
Worldwide
English
1
One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes

[1] Prequel to INTERNATIONAL SOCCER CHALLENGE. Published in Europe as MICROPROSE SOCCER and in the USA as KEITH VAN ERON'S PRO SOCCER. Original code and design by Sensible Software; Amiga conversion by Electronic Pencil. Game was endorsed by American goalkeeper Keith Van Eron, who played indoor/outdoor soccer professionally in the 1970s/80s.

[2] MICROPROSE SOCCER/KEITH VAN ERON'S PRO SOCCER contains not only the international, outdoor 11-a-side version of the game, but also a popular, indoor 6-a-side variant played in North America. Inclusion of the indoor variant was requested by MicroProse for the original C64/128 release and its conversions to increase the game's appeal in the North American market.

[3] The game manual contains a short biography of Keith Van Eron; a history of soccer's beginnings, the World Cup & the growth of indoor soccer in the U.S.; and playing/coaching tips from Keith Van Eron and ex-teammate Drago Dumbovic.

[4] Kixx budget release No. 9 in the dual format PC/Amiga game series.

[5] Distributed in Italy by Leader.

Conversion Notes

Based on 1989 Sensible Software/MicroProse C64/128 release.
PC versions: Hercules, CGA, EGA, Tandy

Screen info

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Scan info

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Box scan OCS no. 1

UK Release (front)

Box scan OCS no. 2

UK Release (back)

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U.S. Release (front)

Box scan OCS no. 4

U.S. Release (back)

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Budget Release (front)

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Budget Release (back)

Box scan OCS no. 7

Disk: OCS
Disk scan OCS no. 1

UK Release

Disk scan OCS no. 2

U.S. Release

Disk scan OCS no. 3

Budget Release

Misc: OCS
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Manual Cover (English)

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Technical Instructions (English)

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UK Pre-release Advert (Commodore User 12/1988, Page 40)

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UK Advert (CU Amiga-64 1/1990, Page 95)

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UK Advert [2] [Source: Atari Mania]

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Italian Advert [1]

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Italian Advert [2]

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French Advert [Source: Atari Mania]

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German Advert

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UK Advert (CU Amiga 6/1992, Page 55) [Budget, Kixx]

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UK Advert (CU Amiga 9/1994, Page 180) [Budget, Kixx]

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Catalogue Entry (U.S.) [Source: Atari Mania]

Manual info

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Manual (German)

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Technical Instructions (German)

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MicroProse 1990 Catalogue

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No cheats found.

Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Atari ST/E
No conversion screens found.
Commodore C64/128
No conversion screens found.
PC (DOS)
Conversion PC (DOS)

CGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

EGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

Hercules

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

EGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128/+2/+3
No conversion screens found.
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
No conversion screens found.
Tandy PC/IBM PCjr
No conversion screens found.

Map info

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No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
ACE: Advanced Computer Entertainment
23 (Aug 1989)
810/1000
1
Amiga Action
33 (Jun 1992)
52%
Peter Lee
Re-release
1
Amiga Action
64 (Dec 1994)
15%
Steve McNally
Re-release
0
Amiga Force
8 (Aug 1993)
70%
Ian Osborne
Roundup
0
Amiga Format
1 (Aug 1989)
67%
Bob Wade
2
Amiga Format
36 (Jul 1992)
60%
James Leach
Re-release
1
Amiga Joker
Feb 1993
Joachim Nettelbeck
Re-release
1
Amiga Joker
Dec 1994
Joachim Nettelbeck
Re-release
1
Amiga Magazine (It)
9 (Jan 1990)
68%
0
Amiga User International
Vol 3 No 8 (Aug 1989)
7/10
Tony Horgan
2
CU Amiga
Jul 1989
80%
1
The Games Machine
21 (Aug 1989)
80%
1
Your Amiga
Sep 1989
62%
Duncan Evans
3
Zzap
52 (Aug 1989)
62%
Robin Hogg
Phil King
0

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
ST Amiga Format
12 (Jun 1989)
Preview
1

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Lore Score: 58%

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