Soccer
Soccer is Taito's third ever video game release and the first developed internally. The game was designed by the highly influential Tomohiro Nishikado, who would later go on to create Space Invaders. Soccer is…
1 November 1973
Soccer is a sport developed by Taito, released 1 November 1973 on Arcade.
What Soccer is
Soccer is a sport game developed by Taito and released in 1973. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Soccer is Taito's third ever video game release and the first developed internally. The game was designed by the highly influential Tomohiro Nishikado, who would later go on to create Space Invaders. Soccer is a ball-and-paddle game like Pong, but with a green background to simulate a playfield, allowing each player to control both a forward and a goalkeeper. The players can adjust the size of the players, who are represented as paddles on screen. It also has a goal on each side. Soccer is likely to be Japan's first original domestically produced video game, in comparison to Japanese Pong clones released earlier, including Sega's Pong Tron and Taito's Elepong. Since it was exported to…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players.
Quick answers
Soccer — frequently asked questions
When did Soccer come out?
Soccer was released on 1 November 1973 for Arcade.
Does Soccer have multiplayer?
Yes. Soccer supports multiplayer.
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