''Tecmo World Cup '90'' is an association football video game released by

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for arcades in 1989. It was an arcade successor to Tecmo's ''

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'' (1985), and is based on the

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. An unofficial bootleg of the game named ''Euro League'' featuring European club teams was also released. An unfaithful home version was developed by

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for the

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renamed simply ''Tecmo World Cup'' (in Japan, the game was called ''Tecmo World Cup '92''), and ported to the

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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 of the US and in place of Japan. The Genesis version and Master System versions feature 24 national teams: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ( in the American version and on Master System version) * * * Euro League features 8 club teams: *

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* A.C. Milan *

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Note that in this bootleg the official club names and logos are not used.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Tecmo World Cup '90'' on their November 1, 1989 issue as being the second most-successful table arcade unit of the month. In the United Kingdom, it was one of the top four highest-grossing arcade games during early 1990, along with ''

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'', '' Super Masters'' and '' Line of Fire''. ''World Cup '90'' received positive reviews from critics upon release in arcades. Sean Kelly of ''

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'' magazine called it a "fast and addictive" game. '' Computer + Video Games'' magazine gave it an 83% score, stating "Tecmo's latest is a really neat football game which combines excellent graphics and great gameplay to produce one of the best arcade football games yet seen."

References

External links

at classicgaming.com *http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=tecmo-world-cup-'90&page=detail&id=2847 at arcade history 1989 video games Arcade video games Association football video games Sega Genesis games Tecmo games Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games developed in Japan {{footy-videogame-stub

Gameplay

Reception

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