RE: Football Video Game Evolution over 30 years
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The first football game I had was on the Gameboy for the 1994 World Cup. Scoring was ridiculously easy! All you had to do was cut in from the wing and aim your shot at the opposite corner!
Most recently I've been playing Fifa games on the PS4 but life doesn't afford me that much free time to really get into them. Back in the day I played a lot Pro Evo and always found the overall game play and career mode better than Fifa.
The most enjoyable football game I played was Fifa 98, Road to the World Cup. I spent a large number of my teenage years playing that game with my mates while we should have been at school. I'd probably have developed a cure for cancer or brokered world peace by now had it not have been for the Sony Playstation ruining my education. Nevermind!
Highlights of Fifa 98 Road to the World Cup
- Great soundtrack, including Blur's Song 2
- You could take some tiny Pacific Island team like American Samoa all the way through the qualifying stages to the World Cup final
- You could kick the shit out of the opposition goalkeeper (most modern games don't let you close to the keeper). Ok you would get a red card for it but sometimes it had to be done!
Now that's what I call a comment! Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Things have been mental my side, as we are moving back to the West of Ireland where I come from.
I had a soccer game on the gameboy too, i think it was Fifa as well and as you say it was piss easy. My first game I got addicted to was Fifa International football on the Megadrive.
EA SPORTS - ITS IN THE GAME - That really takes me back! Hours and hours of fun. I was always a Fifa head, but a house mate of mine was Pro Evo, so we played a bit of both and I ended up preferring Pro Evo in the end. We used to have class matches against each other..
We never played together like you and your friend taking American Samoa to the final, that was some buzz I'd say 👏👏🍻
I must have had that game too, as I distinctly remember Blur Song 2 from a football game - belter of a tune. WAHOOOOOOO!
No problem mate, hope the move went well and you're settling back in. West Ireland must be a lovely place to live