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Quarterback

The Leland Corporation presents QUARTERBACK, the most exciting football game ever. This is football the way it was meant to be, with all the action and all the strategy. Players call their owna plays and the…

31 December 1987

Quarterback is an arcade developed by Leland Corporation, released 31 December 1987 on Arcade.

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What Quarterback is

Quarterback is an arcade game developed by Leland Corporation and released in 1987. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Leland Corporation presents QUARTERBACK, the most exciting football game ever. This is football the way it was meant to be, with all the action and all the strategy. Players call their owna plays and the spring-loaded joystick gives them complete control of the passing and the kicking game. The exclusive individual stat storage feature keeps players coming back for new and even more challenging games. This is real football with game play that could only come from the people at the Leland Corporation.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Quarterback launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Quarterback come out?
Quarterback was released on 31 December 1987 for Arcade.

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