''Gazza's Superstar Soccer'' is a

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released for the

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500/600,

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and

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platforms. It was created in 1989 by

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, and was named after the popular English footballer

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. It was also released in the

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and

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as ''Bodo Illgner's Super Soccer'' and in

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as ''Anders Limpar's Proffs Fotboll''. The game was included in several sports games compilations, such as ''Soccer Mania'' and ''Grandstand''. The game also had a sequel, named '' Gazza II''.Gazza's Super Soccer
at worldofspectrum.org

Gameplay

The game has no scroll. Instead, it has three different screens showing one third of the field each. In one the player gets a side view of the middle of the field. When the ball goes out of the screen, a new screen with the goal at its top is shown (the camera is "flying" over the middle of the field). A triangle is used to indicate the height and side effect of each shot.

References

External links

at s64.emuunlim.com

at cpcgamereviews.com

at rawgamer.de

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