''Football Glory'' is a 1994
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
video game developed by
Croteam
Croteam is a Croatian video game developer based in Zagreb. The company was established by Davor Hunski, Damir Perović, Roman Ribarić and Dean Sekulić, four former classmates, in late August 1992. Croteam is best known for ''Serious Sam'', ...
and published by
Black Legend. One or two players compete in football matches viewed from a
top-down perspective
A variety of computer graphic techniques have been used to display video game content throughout the history of video games. The predominance of individual techniques have evolved over time, primarily due to hardware advances and restrictions ...
and modelled after one of six leagues and cups. The players can perform various moves, including
tackles
Tackle may refer to:
* In football:
** Tackle (football move), a play in various forms of football
** Tackle (gridiron football position), a position in American football and Canadian football
** Dump tackle, a forceful move in rugby of picking up ...
and
bicycle kick
In association football, a bicycle kick, also known as an overhead kick, scissors kick, is an acrobatic strike where a player kicks an airborne ball rearward in midair. It is achieved by throwing the body backward up into the air and, before d ...
s, and view
instant replay
Instant replay or action replay is a video reproduction of something that recently occurred which was both shot and broadcast live.
The video, having already been shown live, is replayed in order for viewers to see again and analyze what had j ...
s of highlights. The
pitch is occasionally invaded by dogs,
streakers,
hooligan
Hooliganism is disruptive or unlawful behavior such as rioting, bullying and vandalism, usually in connection with crowds at sporting events.
Etymology
There are several theories regarding the origin of the word ''hooliganism,'' which is a d ...
s, and police.
''Football Glory'' was Croteam's debut game, with the development commencing in April 1993. The core team of six people worked from
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...
with London-based Richard M. Holmes of Black Legend after the publisher signed with Croteam in 1994. The team took inspiration from past
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
matches, primarily those of the
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team ( pt, Seleção Brasileira de Futebol), nicknamed ''Seleção Canarinho'' (‘Canary Squad’, after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the B ...
. ''Football Glory'' was released for the
Amiga
Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore in 1985. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16- or 32-bit processors, 256 KB or more of RAM, mouse-based GUIs, and significantly improved graphi ...
in November 1994 as the first commercial game developed by a Croatian studio. It was followed by a
port
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
for
MS-DOS
MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few ope ...
in May 1995 and a budget Amiga release later that year.
''Football Glory'' was frequently compared to ''
Sensible Soccer
''Sensible Soccer'', often called ''Sensi'', is an association football video game series which was highly popular in the early 1990s and which still retains a cult following. It was developed by Sensible Software and first released for Amiga a ...
'' and noted for its expanded move set. The game's audio and visuals were well received, while interruptions by lengthy animations and some technical issues were criticised. ''Sensible Soccer'' developer
Sensible Software
Sensible Software was a British software company founded by Jon Hare and Chris Yates that was active from March 1986 to June 1999. It released seven number-one hit games and won numerous industry awards.
The company was well known for the exa ...
considered ''Football Glory'' a
clone and threatened Croteam with legal action, causing ''Football Glory'' to be temporarily taken off sale. Croteam released the game as
freeware
Freeware is software, most often proprietary, that is distributed at no monetary cost to the end user. There is no agreed-upon set of rights, license, or EULA that defines ''freeware'' unambiguously; every publisher defines its own rules for the f ...
in 1998. The studio finished a
five-a-side football
Five-a-side football is a version of minifootball, in which each team fields five players (four outfield players and a goalkeeper). Other differences from football include a smaller pitch, smaller goals, and a reduced game duration. Matches are ...
successor (known by various names, including ''Five-A-Side Soccer'' and ''Football Glory Indoors'') in 1995, which was released by Black Legend's German branch in 1996 and by Croteam as
public-domain software
Public-domain software is software that has been placed in the public domain, in other words, software for which there is absolutely no ownership such as copyright, trademark, or patent. Software in the public domain can be modified, distributed, ...
in March 2000.
Gameplay
''Football Glory'' is a
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
video game played from a
top-down perspective
A variety of computer graphic techniques have been used to display video game content throughout the history of video games. The predominance of individual techniques have evolved over time, primarily due to hardware advances and restrictions ...
, in a style similar to ''
Sensible Soccer
''Sensible Soccer'', often called ''Sensi'', is an association football video game series which was highly popular in the early 1990s and which still retains a cult following. It was developed by Sensible Software and first released for Amiga a ...
''.
The two opposing teams are controlled either by two players or by one player and an
artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence—perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by animals and humans. Example tasks in which this is done include speech re ...
(AI).
A single player can practise against the AI with several practice modes.
In the
Champions League,
Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...
,
UEFA Cup
A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store Solid, solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, porcela ...
, and
English Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engl ...
(
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
and
First Division), the players can choose from customisable clubs and adjust season lengths.
National teams are available in the qualifications for the
European Championship and
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
.
The teams feature real players with abilities according to the statistics adapted from ''
Tactical Manager''.
The
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team ( hr, Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) represents Croatia in international Association football, football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football ...
additionally includes the game's development team.
For a match, the teams can be arranged in various
formations; there are four in the
Amiga
Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore in 1985. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16- or 32-bit processors, 256 KB or more of RAM, mouse-based GUIs, and significantly improved graphi ...
version and ten in the
port
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
for
MS-DOS
MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few ope ...
.
Substitutions and tactical changes are available during a match.
Each match is played on a
pitch with one of four different surfaces and varying weather conditions, including snow, mud, and
AstroTurf
AstroTurf is an American subsidiary of SportGroup that produces artificial turf for playing surfaces in sports. The original AstroTurf product was a short-pile synthetic turf invented in 1965 by Monsanto. Since the early 2000s, AstroTurf has m ...
.
The players can perform
tackles
Tackle may refer to:
* In football:
** Tackle (football move), a play in various forms of football
** Tackle (gridiron football position), a position in American football and Canadian football
** Dump tackle, a forceful move in rugby of picking up ...
,
bicycle kick
In association football, a bicycle kick, also known as an overhead kick, scissors kick, is an acrobatic strike where a player kicks an airborne ball rearward in midair. It is achieved by throwing the body backward up into the air and, before d ...
s,
volleys,
one–two passes, diving
headers, and
aftertouches, "ride" (jump over) opposing characters' tackles, and execute speed bursts.
Tapping the shoot button makes a character pass the ball; holding it down longer strengthens the pass and eventually turns it into a shot.
Goals are
celebrated by the characters and sometimes by fans, who throw
fireworks
Fireworks are a class of Explosive, low explosive Pyrotechnics, pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. They are most commonly used in fireworks displays (also called a fireworks show or pyrotechnics), combining a l ...
onto the pitch.
Highlights—including goals and injuries—evoke
commentary
Commentary or commentaries may refer to:
Publications
* ''Commentary'' (magazine), a U.S. public affairs journal, founded in 1945 and formerly published by the American Jewish Committee
* Caesar's Commentaries (disambiguation), a number of works ...
and reactions from other characters via
speech bubble
Speech balloons (also speech bubbles, dialogue balloons, or word balloons) are a graphic convention used most commonly in comic books, comics, and cartoons to allow words (and much less often, pictures) to be understood as representing a charac ...
s.
Instant replay
Instant replay or action replay is a video reproduction of something that recently occurred which was both shot and broadcast live.
The video, having already been shown live, is replayed in order for viewers to see again and analyze what had j ...
s displayed in a
picture-in-picture
Picture-in-picture (PiP) is a feature that can be found in television receivers, personal computers and smartphones, consisting of a video stream playing within an inset window, freeing the rest of the screen for other tasks.
For televisions, pic ...
window show the last few seconds leading up to these events.
In the Amiga version on systems with the
Amiga Advanced Graphics Architecture
Amiga Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA) is the third-generation Amiga graphic chipset, first used in the Amiga 4000 in 1992. Before release AGA was codenamed Pandora by Commodore International.
AGA was originally called AA for Advanced Archit ...
(AGA), this replay runs simultaneous to the gameplay.
In the case of injuries, the game is interrupted by the team's
coach
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Co ...
and, for severe injuries,
paramedic
A paramedic is a registered healthcare professional who works autonomously across a range of health and care settings and may specialise in clinical practice, as well as in education, leadership, and research.
Not all ambulance personnel are p ...
s, who take away the injured character on a
stretcher
A stretcher, gurney, litter, or pram is an apparatus used for moving patients who require medical care. A basic type (cot or litter) must be carried by two or more people. A wheeled stretcher (known as a gurney, trolley, bed or cart) is often ...
.
If a player disagrees with a
refereeing decision, they can chase down and argue with the referee.
Dogs,
streakers, and
hooligan
Hooliganism is disruptive or unlawful behavior such as rioting, bullying and vandalism, usually in connection with crowds at sporting events.
Etymology
There are several theories regarding the origin of the word ''hooliganism,'' which is a d ...
s occasionally interrupt the game, the latter two in pursuit by police.
Whole matches can be saved and, upon review, replayed from any point.
Development and release
''Football Glory'' was the debut game by
Croteam
Croteam is a Croatian video game developer based in Zagreb. The company was established by Davor Hunski, Damir Perović, Roman Ribarić and Dean Sekulić, four former classmates, in late August 1992. Croteam is best known for ''Serious Sam'', ...
, a Croatian development studio based in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...
.
The production began in April 1993 and the core development team was composed of
programmers
A computer programmer, sometimes referred to as a software developer, a software engineer, a programmer or a coder, is a person who creates computer programs — often for larger computer software.
A programmer is someone who writes/creates ...
Alen Ladavac, Admir Elezović, and Damir Perović,
artists
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Tomislav Pongrac, Tomislav Mučić, and Elezović, as well as musician and
sound design
Sound design is the art and practice of creating sound tracks for a variety of needs. It involves specifying, acquiring or creating auditory elements using audio production techniques and tools. It is employed in a variety of disciplines including ...
er Marko Sekulić.
The company
Black Legend signed a publishing agreement with Croteam in 1994.
The developer then formed part of the larger Black Legend Croatia, which consisted of forty people.
Black Legend's founder and director, Richard M. Holmes, oversaw the production from London. He talked with Croteam throughout each day, repeatedly making decisions for ten minutes and then sleeping for the next fifty. According to him, the intent was to create "a fun football game that was better than ''
MicroProse Soccer
''MicroProse Soccer'' is an association football video game published by MicroProse in 1988. The original Commodore 64 version was developed by Sensible Software and ported to other systems. In the United States, the game was released as ''Keith ...
''.
The development team watched several past World Cup games, especially those by the
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team ( pt, Seleção Brasileira de Futebol), nicknamed ''Seleção Canarinho'' (‘Canary Squad’, after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the B ...
, to take notes on possible moves. To differentiate ''Football Glory'' from other football games, each move was animated with eight to ten
frames per second
A frame is often a structural system that supports other components of a physical construction and/or steel frame that limits the construction's extent.
Frame and FRAME may also refer to:
Physical objects
In building construction
*Framing (con ...
instead of the common two or three frames. Extras like the paramedics with stretchers were also fully animated. When questioned regarding the similarity of ''Football Glory'' to ''Sensible Soccer'', Holmes claimed that "The programmer himself has never ever played ''Sensible Soccer'' and that the games only appeared similar because the character
sprites were 16-by-16
pixel
In digital imaging, a pixel (abbreviated px), pel, or picture element is the smallest addressable element in a raster image, or the smallest point in an all points addressable display device.
In most digital display devices, pixels are the smal ...
s in size.
''Football Glory'' was completed for various Amiga systems in October 1994.
It was released compatible with the
500 500 may refer to:
* 500 (number)
* 500 BC
* AD 500
Buildings and places
* 500 Boylston Street of Boston
* 500 Brickell in Miami
* 500 Capitol Mall in Sacramento
* 500 Fifth Avenue
* 500 Renaissance Center, one of seven buildings in the GM Renai ...
,
1200
Events
By place
Europe
* Spring – Boniface I, marquis of Montferrat, sends envoys to Venice, Genoa and other city-states to negotiate a contract for transport to the Levant. Meanwhile, Boniface and various nobles are mustering ...
, and
4000 Amiga models on 6 November 1994.
This marked the first commercial release of a video game developed by a Croatian studio.
A
demo
Demo, usually short for demonstration, may refer to:
Music and film
*Demo (music), a song typically recorded for reference rather than release
* ''Demo'' (Behind Crimson Eyes), a 2004 recording by the band Behind Crimson Eyes
* ''Demo'' (Deafhea ...
was included exclusively on the
coverdisk of ''
CU Amiga
''Commodore User'', known to the readers as the abbreviated ''CU'', was one of the oldest British Commodore magazines. With a publishing history spanning over 15 years, it mixed content with technical and video game features. Incorporating ''Vic ...
''s November 1994 issue.
An MS-DOS conversion was scheduled for release in February 1995.
It was completed six months after the Amiga version's release and published in May 1995.
A budget Amiga release was published by
The Hit Squad in late 1995.
Reception
Matt Broughton of ''
The One
The ONE is a shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is built on the site of the former Tung Ying Building at 100 Nathan Road. It was developed by Chinese Estates Holdings and opened in 2010. Owner Joseph Lau Luen-hung g ...
'' noted that the realism of ''Football Glory''s physics, especially in respect to the ball's ricocheting, exceeded that of ''Sensible Soccer''.
Paul Roundell, in his reviews for ''
Amiga Action
''Amiga Action'' was a monthly magazine about Amiga video games. It was published in the United Kingdom by Europress (later IDG Media) and ran for 89 full issues, from October 1989 to December 1996. After its closure, it was merged into sister pu ...
'', stated that ''Football Glory'' played similar to ''Sensible Soccer'' apart from the additional moves in ''Football Glory'', which he lauded.
This was echoed by Steve McGill of ''
Amiga Format
''Amiga Format'' was a British computer magazine for Amiga computers, published by Future plc. The magazine lasted 136 issues from 1989 to 2000. The magazine was formed when, in the wake of selling ''ACE'' to EMAP, Future split the dual-format t ...
'', who felt that the new moves gave ''Football Glory'' and advantage over ''Sensible Soccer'',
Paul Mellerick of ''
Amiga Power
''Amiga Power'' (''AP'') was a monthly magazine about Amiga video games. It was published in the United Kingdom by Future plc, and ran for 65 issues, from May 1991 to September 1996.
Philosophy
''Amiga Power'' had several principles which com ...
'', who called the bicycle kicks "spectacular",
and Tony Dillon of ''CU Amiga'', who considered the moves "incredible".
However, Mellerick also noted that most of these moves were rarely executable due to insufficient time within a match.
''The One''s Simon Byron further cited an overly complicated control scheme.
McGill lamented that ''Football Glory'' featured fewer modes, team formations, and pitches than ''Sensible Soccer'' or ''
Sensible World of Soccer
''Sensible World of Soccer'' was designed and developed by Sensible Software as the 1994 sequel to their 1992 game ''Sensible Soccer'' which combined a 2D football game with a comprehensive manager mode. The game includes contemporary season data ...
''. He faulted cluttered menus for giving the game an unpolished feel and regarded the adjustable, coloured backgrounds available on AGA models as a "waste of space" that could have been used for other features.
Dillon remarked that ''Football Glory'' excelled in terms of graphics due its many animations.
In contrast, Byron considered the animations for extras "pointless", "downright annoying" and (at up to thirty seconds in length) a disruption of the game's flow.
The latter was also observed by Dean Evans, who reviewed the game for ''PC Games'' and ''
PC Review
''PC Leisure'' was the United Kingdom's first magazine dedicated exclusively to IBM PC compatible (PC) entertainment and was published by EMAP between spring 1990 and September 1991. A total of nine issues were published in its lifetime, the firs ...
''.
Dillon praised the game's audio, especially the
reverberation
Reverberation (also known as reverb), in acoustics, is a persistence of sound, after a sound is produced. Reverberation is created when a sound or signal is reflected causing numerous reflections to build up and then decay as the sound is abso ...
added to the referee's
whistle
A whistle is an instrument which produces sound from a stream of gas, most commonly air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means. Whistles vary in size from a small slide whistle or nose flute type to a larg ...
, which he thought added realism.
Mellerick noted that the game had poorer sound and performance on the Amiga 500.
Mellerick criticised the game's pass system, in which a ball would reach a teammate almost instantly, as unrealistic.
He and Evans regarded the aftertouch as excessive and poorly implemented.
Additionally, Mellerick reproved the game's AI, which only appeared either extremely skilled or not skilled at all.
Patrick McCarthy of ''
PC Zone
''PC Zone'', founded in 1993, was the first magazine dedicated to games for IBM-compatible personal computers to be published in the United Kingdom. Earlier PC magazines such as ''PC Leisure'', ''PC Format'' and ''PC Plus'' had covered games but ...
'' faulted the game for not properly applying AI to the player's teammates while not being controlled.
Mellerick and Evans concurred that ''Football Glory'' was not as good as ''Sensible Soccer'', likening it to "yet another kickabout-in-the-park when compared to the
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...
of ''Sensible Soccer''" and "
othalf the game that
'Sensible Soccer''is", respectively.
When Mellerick reviewed ''Football Glory'' again for its budget release, he also found that it had not aged well.
Contrarily, Dillon exclaimed that ''Football Glory'' was "The best arcade soccer game ever" and superior to ''Sensible Soccer''.
Sales
According to
HMV
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The first HMV-branded store was opened by the Gramophone Company ...
, ''Football Glory'' was the third-best-selling Amiga game in January 1995,
the fifth-best in February 1995,
and the tenth-best in April 1995.
The
European Leisure Software Publishers Association
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ranked it second in January 1995,
sixth in February 1995,
fourteenth in March 1995,
tenth in April 1995,
sixteenth in May 1995,
eleventh in June 1995,
and fifteenth in July 1995.
Legacy
Based on the success of ''Football Glory'' and ''
Embryo
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'' (which Croteam contributed to), Paul McNally of ''Amiga Action'' named Croteam as Black Legend's most famous development team.
In December 1994,
Sensible Software
Sensible Software was a British software company founded by Jon Hare and Chris Yates that was active from March 1986 to June 1999. It released seven number-one hit games and won numerous industry awards.
The company was well known for the exa ...
, the developer of ''Sensible Soccer'', accused ''Football Glory'' of being a
clone. The company's
Jon Hare
Jon "Jops" Hare (born 20 January 1966, Ilford, Essex, England) is an English computer game designer, video game artist, musician and one of many founder members of the early UK games industry as co-founder and director, along with Chris Yates ...
explained that "It's trying to trade on our success. We've got a problem with it." Duncan Lothian of Black Legend defended the game and remarked that Sensible Software's accusations were proof that "''Football Glory'' is frightening the opposition".
After Sensible Software threatened Croteam with legal action, ''Football Glory'' was removed from sale.
Although the game survived Sensible Software's move, it did not recover from its time off-sale and Croteam released it as
freeware
Freeware is software, most often proprietary, that is distributed at no monetary cost to the end user. There is no agreed-upon set of rights, license, or EULA that defines ''freeware'' unambiguously; every publisher defines its own rules for the f ...
in 1998.
According to Holmes, Black Legend decided against producing another football game so it did not repeatedly release similar products akin to the ''
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
'' series. He later cited this as a possible mistake.
A successor to ''Football Glory'' featuring
five-a-side football
Five-a-side football is a version of minifootball, in which each team fields five players (four outfield players and a goalkeeper). Other differences from football include a smaller pitch, smaller goals, and a reduced game duration. Matches are ...
was in development by December 1994. There had been no such game before because this variant's walls had been difficult to implement and Holmes claimed that this had been worked out.
The game was variously known as ''Football Glory Indoor Edition'',
''Football Glory Indoors'',
''Indoor Football Glory'',
''Five-A-Side Soccer'',
and ''5-A-Side Soccer'',
as well as ''Fußball Total Indoors'' in Germany.
It was initially scheduled to be released in early 1995.
This was later delayed to either the Christmas period of 1995 or January 1996.
Croteam completed the game in 1995 for the 500, 1200, and 4000 Amiga models.
Black Legend exhibited it at the 1995 and 1996 editions of the
European Computer Trade Show
The European Computer Trade Show (ECTS) was an annual trade show for the European video game industry which first ran in 1988, the last event being held in 2004.
The exposition was only open to industry professionals and journalists, although it w ...
.
The company was set to publish the game but was shut down in 1996 due to a declining Amiga games market. Its German subsidiary still released the game that year before also being dissolved.
Croteam released the game as
public-domain software
Public-domain software is software that has been placed in the public domain, in other words, software for which there is absolutely no ownership such as copyright, trademark, or patent. Software in the public domain can be modified, distributed, ...
in March 2000.
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.croteam.com/football-glory/
1994 video games
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