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Tecmo World Cup '90
''Tecmo World Cup '90'' is an association football video game released by Tecmo for arcades in 1989. It was an arcade successor to Tecmo's ''Tehkan World Cup'' (1985), and is based on the 1990 FIFA World Cup. An unofficial bootleg of the game named ''Euro League'' featuring European club teams was also released. An unfaithful home version was developed by SIMS for the Sega Mega Drive renamed simply ''Tecmo World Cup'' (in Japan, the game was called ''Tecmo World Cup '92''), and ported to the Sega Master System as '' Tecmo World Cup '93''. Gameplay The player can select one from eight available national teams in ''Tecmo World Cup '90''. Japan were included despite them failing to qualify for the World Cup in 1990. The game was an unofficial release, giving them the chance to include the team to appease Japanese players. The following teams are selectable. * * * * * * * * A European revision of the game was later released, which includes (also non-qualifiers) in place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecmo World Cup '90
''Tecmo World Cup '90'' is an association football video game released by Tecmo for arcades in 1989. It was an arcade successor to Tecmo's ''Tehkan World Cup'' (1985), and is based on the 1990 FIFA World Cup. An unofficial bootleg of the game named ''Euro League'' featuring European club teams was also released. An unfaithful home version was developed by SIMS for the Sega Mega Drive renamed simply ''Tecmo World Cup'' (in Japan, the game was called ''Tecmo World Cup '92''), and ported to the Sega Master System as '' Tecmo World Cup '93''. Gameplay The player can select one from eight available national teams in ''Tecmo World Cup '90''. Japan were included despite them failing to qualify for the World Cup in 1990. The game was an unofficial release, giving them the chance to include the team to appease Japanese players. The following teams are selectable. * * * * * * * * A European revision of the game was later released, which includes (also non-qualifiers) in place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto ''"Més que un club"'' (''"More than a club"''). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the fourth-most valuable sports team in the world, worth $4.76 billion, and the world's fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €582.1 million. The official Barcelona anthem is the "Cant del Barça", written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and garnet stripes, hence nicknamed ''Blaugrana''. Domestically, Barcelona has won a record 75 trophi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Publishing
Dennis Publishing Ltd. was a British publisher. It was founded in 1973 by Felix Dennis. Its first publication was a kung-fu magazine. Most of its titles now belong to Future plc. In the 1980s, it became a leading publisher of computer enthusiast magazines in the United Kingdom. In the 1990s, it expanded to the American market, where it published the lifestyle magazines ''Maxim'', the consumer electronics magazine ''Stuff'', and the music magazine ''Blender''. In 2007, the company sold all its American holdings, with the exception of the U.S. edition of ''The Week''. Felix Dennis died in 2014, leaving ownership of the company to the charity organization Heart of England Forest. In 2018, the company was sold to Exponent, a British private equity firm. Future plc acquired the company and its 12 titles in August 2021, absorbing them into Future Publishing. History Foundation and early development Felix Dennis started in the magazine business in the late 1960s as one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero (video Game Magazine)
''Zero'' was a video game magazine in the UK, published monthly by Dennis Publishing Ltd. between November 1989 and October 1992. (Actual publication dates were in the preceding month, as usual for UK magazines.) It won the InDin Magazine of the Year award in both 1990 and 1991, and was also briefly the best-selling multi-format 16-bit computer magazine in the UK. History The pre-launch editor and publisher was Teresa Maughan (also publisher of Your Sinclair) and initial editor was Gareth Herincx, who left during the compilation of issue 3, at which point Tim Ponting took over. Reviewers for the launch issue were: Jonathan Davies, Sean Kelly, Duncan MacDonald, David McCandless, Marcus 'Binky' Berkmann, and Matt Bielby (all former writers for ''Your Sinclair''). Other journalists of note who worked at ''Zero'' included David 'Whistlin' Rick' Wilson, 'Lord' Paul Lakin, Amaya Lopez, Jackie Sutton, Rich Pelley and Jane Goldman. Issue 1 contained a coverdisk containing two free gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line Of Fire (video Game)
''Line of Fire'' is a first-person light gun shooter game developed by Sega and released for arcades in 1989. It was released with two arcade cabinet versions, a standard upright and a sit-down cockpit, both featuring two positional guns. The cockpit design allows the player(s) to sit down while playing the game, while having two-handed machine guns, controlled by a potentiometer-controlled gun alignment software system. The game follows a two-man commando unit as they try to escape from a terrorist facility after seizing a prototype weapon. The arcade game was praised by critics for its pseudo-3D graphics and cockpit cabinet, but with the gameplay criticized for being derivative of '' Operation Wolf'' (1987) and '' Operation Thunderbolt'' (1988). It was converted for home computers and published by U.S. Gold in 1990, and then released for the Master System in 1991; however, the style of the latter was changed to that of an overhead run and gun video game. The home computer v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sega Arcade Games
The following is a list of arcade games developed and published by Sega, many on their arcade system boards. In addition to making its own games, Sega has licensed out its arcade systems to third party publishers. This list comprises all of the games released on these arcade system boards. Sega had been producing electro-mechanical games since the 1960s, arcade video games since the early 1970s, and unified arcade systems since the late 1970s. Electro-mechanical games Arcade video games Early video games Sega Laserdisc series The following are laserdisc games that ran on Sega Laserdisc arcade hardware. Sega System series Every game listed here was released in Japan. Sega Model series Every game listed here was released in Japan. Sega Titan Video Sega NAOMI series {, class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title !Updates/Versions ! Genre(s) ! Developer(s) ! Arcade system ! ! ! , - ! rowspan="3" , 1998 , ''Dynamite Baseball NAOMI'' , ''Dynamite Base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade Game)
''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', released in Japan as and in Europe as ''Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles'', is a 1989 beat 'em up arcade game released by Konami. It is based on the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' franchise, including the first animated series that began airing two years earlier. In the game, up to four players control the titular Ninja Turtles, fighting through various levels to defeat the turtles' enemies, including the Shredder, Krang and the Foot Clan. Released during a high point in popularity for the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' franchise, the arcade game was a worldwide hit, becoming the highest-grossing dedicated arcade game of 1990 in the United States and Konami's highest-grossing arcade game. Versions for various home systems soon followed, including the Nintendo Entertainment System. A sequel, '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time'', was released in 1991. Gameplay The player chooses from one of the four Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Michelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 In Video Games
1990 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as '' Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake'', ''Dr. Mario'', ''Dragon Quest IV'', ''Final Fantasy III'', ''Phantasy Star II'', and ''Super Mario World'', along with new titles such as '' Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light'' and ''Magic Sword''. The year's highest-grossing arcade games were ''Final Fight'' in Japan and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' in the United States. The year's bestselling home system was the Game Boy, while the year's best-selling home video game was '' Super Mario Bros. 3'' for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Financial performance Highest-grossing arcade games Japan Video games in Japan, In Japan, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1990. United Kingdom and Australia In the United Kingdom and Australia, the following titles were the top-grossing arcade games of each month. United States In Video games in the United States, the United States, the followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. Bayern is the most successful club in German football history, having won a record 32 national titles, including 10 consecutively since 2013, and 20 national cups, along with numerous European honours. FC Bayern Munich was founded in 1900 by 11 football players, led by Franz John. Although Bayern won its first national championship in 1932, the club was not selected for the Bundesliga at its inception in 1963. The club had its period of greatest success in the mid-1970s when, under the captaincy of Franz Beckenbauer, it won the European Cup three consecutive times (1974–1976). Overall, Bayern have won six European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles (a German reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter Milan
Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Football in Italy, Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is the only Italian side to have always competed in the top flight of Italian football since its debut in 1909. Founded in 1908 following a schism within the Milan Cricket and Football Club (now A.C. Milan, AC Milan), Inter won its first championship in 1910. Since its formation, the club has won 33 domestic trophies, including 19 Serie A, league titles, 8 Coppa Italia and 6 Supercoppa Italiana. From 2006 to 2010, the club won five successive league titles, equalling the all-time record at that time. They have won the UEFA Champions League, Champions League three times: two back-to-back in 1964 European Cup Final, 1964 and 1965 European Cup Final, 1965 and then another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
