Gridiron!
Gridiron! is a sports video game developed by Bethesda Softworks and published by Electronic Arts in 1986. The project was led by Bethesda founder Christopher Weaver and lead programmer Ed Fletcher. Their…
31 December 1986
Gridiron! is a video game developed by Bethesda Softworks, released 31 December 1986 on Amiga and Atari ST/STE.
What Gridiron! is
Gridiron! was developed by Bethesda Softworks and released in 1986. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Amiga and Atari ST/STE.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Gridiron! is a sports video game developed by Bethesda Softworks and published by Electronic Arts in 1986. The project was led by Bethesda founder Christopher Weaver and lead programmer Ed Fletcher. Their objective was to create a sports simulation game with a physics-based engine. The game was developed on a low budget, with the development team creating the necessary tools and engine themselves. Electronic Arts handled the marketing and distribution of Gridiron! as part of an agreement for Bethesda to develop a licensed John Madden football game. In 1988, Bethesda filed a $7.3 million lawsuit against Electronic Arts, claiming that EA had ceased distribution of Gridiron! to incorporate its…
What it launched against
Gridiron! launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Leaderboard.
Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Leaderboard.
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When did Gridiron! come out?
Gridiron! was released on 31 December 1986 for Amiga and Atari ST/STE.