Steve Wright designed Atari’s own football (soccer) game for the 2600. It was first sold as Championship Soccer and reached shops in early 1981, then was renamed Pelé’s Soccer after Pelé agreed to endorse it; Sears sold it as Soccer. Each side’s three outfield players move together as one unit, and the 54 variations set the speed, goal size and computer skill.
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Pelé's Soccer, first sold as Championship Soccer, is Atari's own football (soccer) game for the Atari 2600, designed by Steve Wright. It was planned for the 1980 holiday season and reached shops in early 1981. Each side fields…
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