Arena Football (C64)

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Arena Football
Developer(s) Chris R. Bickford III
Publisher(s) C159 Production
Designer(s) Chris R. Bickford III
Platform(s) Commodore 64
Release date 1988, 1993
Genre(s) Football
Mode(s) Single player, Multiplayer (up to two players)
Media Download (most current release format)
floppy disk
Input methods Keyboard

Arena Football is a 1988 Commodore 64 computer game coded by Chris R. Bickford III. It is essentially the first Arena or Indoor Football game ever created. It is a simple text-based simulation that allows the user to pick a play for his team (on defense or offense) and the computer simulates the results of the play based on real-life data and tendecies of the actual team. Presently the game circulates for free on the internet and has gained new life through emulation.

[edit] Teams included

  • The original 1988 release included all six teams in the AFL at the time; Chicago, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Los Angeles, New England and New York.

[edit] 1993 re-release

  • In 1993, Arena Football was re-programmed and added 8 more teams to the original six including; Maryland, Denver, Tampa Bay, New Orleans, Albany, Orlando, Dallas, and Columbus. It is to this day, the only Arena Football game to include the Maryland Commandos.

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