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Atari Football

Atari Football is a 2-player 1978 arcade game in which the sport of American football is accurately emulated, with players represented by Xs and Os. The game was one of the most popular arcade games in its day…

1 October 1978

Atari Football is an arcade developed by Atari, released 1 October 1978 on Arcade.

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What Atari Football is

Atari Football is an arcade game developed by Atari and released in 1978. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Atari Football is a 2-player 1978 arcade game in which the sport of American football is accurately emulated, with players represented by Xs and Os. The game was one of the most popular arcade games in its day and is credited with popularizing the trackball. Twenty-five cents would allow 90 seconds of playtime, while adding more quarters would allow longer play. Considered physically exhausting to play, Atari Football involves spinning the trackball as fast as possible to win the game. Just 90 seconds of play could result in sore palms, and longer could cause blisters.
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It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are non-fiction.

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When did Atari Football come out?
Atari Football was released on 1 October 1978 for Arcade.

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