Nintendo World Cup
This over-the-top soccer adaptation features brutal slide tackles, super shots, and RPG-style team customization across 16 international teams and 7 stadium types with varying terrain effects.
Platform
nes
Year
1990
Genre
Sports/Action
Developer
Technōs Japan
Controls
About This Game
Pioneered 'extreme sports soccer' with combat-like physicality - including the infamous 'knockout' tackles that stun opponents.
Each country's team has unique stats and special abilities (Brazil's curve shots, Italy's defensive wall, etc.) requiring different strategies.
Western version removed all blood effects and toned down violence while adding Nintendo-themed teams (Mario, Zelda, etc.) absent in the Japanese original.
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