Tecmo World Cup '90

Tecmo World Cup '90 is an association football video game released by Tecmo as an arcade video game in 1989. It was a successor to Tecmo's Tehkan World Cup (1985) and is based on the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Japanese arcade flyer
Developer(s)	Tecmo
Publisher(s)	Tecmo
Platform(s)	Arcade Mega Drive
Release	JP: July 27, 1989[1] NA: September 1989[2] EU: December 1989[3]
Genre(s)	Sports (association football)[4]
Mode(s)	Single-player, 2-player simultaneous

An unofficial bootleg of the game named Euro League featuring European club teams was also released. An unfaithful home version was developed by SIMS for the Mega Drive renamed simply Tecmo World Cup (in Japan, the game was called Tecmo World Cup '92), and ported to the Master System as Tecmo World Cup '93.

Gameplay

The player can select one from eight available national teams in Tecmo World Cup '90. Japan were included despite them failing to qualify for the World Cup in 1990. The game was an unofficial release, giving them the chance to include the team to appease Japanese players.

The following teams are selectable:

•  Japan
•  United States
•  England
•  Argentina
•  Brazil
•  West Germany
•  Soviet Union
•  Italy

A European revision of the game was later released, which includes  France (also non-qualifiers) in place of the US and  Spain in place of Japan.

The Genesis version and Master System versions feature 24 national teams:

Algeria  Argentina  Belgium  Brazil  China  Denmark

England  France  Germany  Netherlands  Hungary  Italy

Japan  South Korea  Mexico  Morocco  Peru  Poland

Scotland  Spain  Soviet Union ( Russia in the American version and on Master System version)  Uruguay  United States  Yugoslavia

Euro League features 8 club teams:

• FC Barcelona
• Atlético Madrid
• Real Madrid C.F.
• A.C. Milan
• PSV Eindhoven
• Inter Milan
• S.S.C. Napoli
• FC Bayern Munich

Note that in this bootleg the official club names and logos are not used.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Tecmo World Cup '90 on their November 1989 issue as being the second most-successful table arcade unit of the month.^[5] In the United Kingdom, it was one of the top four highest-grossing arcade games during early 1990, along with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Super Masters and Line of Fire.^[6]

World Cup '90 received positive reviews from critics upon release in arcades. Sean Kelly of Zero magazine called it a "fast and addictive" game.^[7] Computer + Video Games magazine gave it an 83% score, complimenting its graphics and gameplay.^[3]

See also

• Super Sidekicks
• Tecmo World Cup Soccer
• International Superstar Soccer
• Neo Geo Cup '98: The Road to the Victory
• Legendary Eleven

References

1. "Tecmo World Cup '90 (Registration Number PA0000446966)". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
2. Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 138. ISBN 978-4990251215.
3. "C+VG Arcade Action". Computer + Video Games. No. 98 (January 1990). United Kingdom: EMAP. 16 December 1989. pp. 104–10.
4. Tecmo World Cup 90 at GameFAQs
5. "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 367. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 November 1989. p. 29.
6. Openshaw, Mary (March 1990). "ATEI '90: major international show rings in new year with good spread of new products". RePlay. Vol. 15, no. 6. pp. 126–32.
7. Kelly, Sean (March 1990). "Arcade Expo: A.T.E.I. Show Special". Zero. No. 5. Dennis Publishing. pp. 74–5.

External links

• at classicgaming.com
• http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=tecmo-world-cup-'90&page=detail&id=2847 at arcade history