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Tehkan World Cup

Tehkan World Cup, aka. Tecmo Cup, is the first multi-player soccer game featuring a trackball controller. Programmed by Michishito Ishizuka it was released to arcades in 1985 by Tehkan, Ltd., the former name…

25 January 1986

Tehkan World Cup is an arcade developed by Tehkan, released 25 January 1986 on Arcade.

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What Tehkan World Cup is

Tehkan World Cup is an arcade game developed by Tehkan and released in 1986. It was published by Tecmo. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tehkan World Cup, aka. Tecmo Cup, is the first multi-player soccer game featuring a trackball controller. Programmed by Michishito Ishizuka it was released to arcades in 1985 by Tehkan, Ltd., the former name of Tecmo, Inc. Its arrival coincided with the buildup to the 1986 FIFA World Cup. It featured the then colors of several of the world's top teams such as West Germany, Argentina and Brazil, although it did not mention any team by name.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did Tehkan World Cup come out?
Tehkan World Cup was released on 25 January 1986 for Arcade.

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