''Starbowl Football'' is a 1982 sports video game published by Gamestar for the

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. An earlier version of the game was sold by Arcade Plus as ''Arcade Pro Football''.

Gameplay

''Starbowl Football'' is a game in which four pass plays and three running plays are offered to make a choice of nearly 200 combinations of plays.

Reception

Bob DeWitt reviewed the game for ''

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'', and stated that "I would recommend this game to anyone with a friend who is looking for an excuse not to have to clean the garage next weekend."

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Creative Computing ''Creative Computing'' was one of the earliest magazines covering the microcomputer revolution. Published from October 1974 until December 1985, the magazine covered the spectrum of hobbyist/home/personal computing in a more accessible format th ...

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ANALOG Computing ''ANALOG Computing'' (an acronym for Atari Newsletter And Lots Of Games) was an American computer magazine devoted to the Atari 8-bit family of home computers. It was published from 1981 until 1989. In addition to reviews and tutorials, ''ANAL ...

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Videogaming Illustrated ''Videogaming Illustrated'', also known as ''VGI'', was a video game magazine published in the United States and ran from August 1982 to March 1984. History VGI changed its title twice: in issue June 1983 to ''Videogaming and Computer Gaming Ill ...

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