''Goal!'' is a 1988 soccer/football

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published by

Jaleco was a corporate brand name that was used by two previously connected video game developers and publishers based in Japan. The original Jaleco company was founded in 1974 as Japan Leisure Company, founded by Yoshiaki Kanazawa, before being renamed ...

for the

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. The game supports up to two players. It was released in Japan as .

Gameplay

The game has five modes: World Cup, Tournament, League, Shoot Competition, Asian Cup and Vs. Mode. The object of the game is the same as in real football: one team must score more goals than the other to win. When playing World Cup League or Tournament mode Asian mode with two players, the players can either play on the same team or against each other. Jaleco followed the game with several sequels and localizations, including '' Goal! Two'' for the NES (titled '' Goal!'' in the North American SNES version, and retitled '' Super Goal!'' for the European release), and '' Super Goal! 2''. In 1993, Jaleco published Tose's

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of ''Goal!'', which Tose adapted from their Japanese Game Boy release ''J-Cup Soccer''.

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* {{Bases Loaded 1988 video games 1992 video games Association football video games City Connection franchises Game Boy games Jaleco games Multiplayer and single-player video games Nintendo Entertainment System games Tose (company) games Video games developed in Japan