NASL Soccer is a 1980 Intellivision two-player game based on the North American Soccer League (1968–1984). Mattel released an Atari 2600 version of the game under its M Network label as International Soccer.[2]

NASL Soccer
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Developer(s)Mattel
Publisher(s)Mattel
Platform(s)Intellivision
Atari 2600
ReleaseSeptember 4, 1980[1]
Genre(s)Traditional soccer
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Reception

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Video magazine's "1982 Guide to Electronic Games" found the game gameplay and implementation (its three-quarter perspective and scrolling playfield) "fascinating even to those who don't care for the real sport".[3]: 53  NASL Soccer won the 1981 Arcade Awards (1980) for Best Sport Game.

References

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  1. ^ "NASL® Soccer".
  2. ^ Goodman, Danny (Spring 1983). "Home Video Games: Video Games Update". Creative Computing Video & Arcade Games. p. 32.
  3. ^ Kunkel, Bill; Katz, Arnie (November 1982). "Video's Guide to Electronic Games". Video. 6 (8). Reese Communications: 47–56, 108. ISSN 0147-8907.