"Hattrick!" (not to be confused with the web browser game) was a very interesting take on the genre, with a unique and creative interface.
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Anyone remember Ultimate Soccer Manager from the mid-to-late 90s?
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Anstoss (known internationally as "On the Ball") was designed by German developer Gerald Köhler and developed and published by Ascon (later "Ascaron")
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Before EA Sports published their Fussball Manager/FIFA Manager series, they had a series of manager games just for the Premier League!
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Football Manager pioneered the sports management genre of video games - some of which no longer exist today. I'll be showcasing some of them, starting with Fussball Manager.
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Its 8-bit technology and lack of video game titles (such as Football Manager) ultimately meant production of 1989's SAM Coupé ended as early as 1990.
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The Philips VG 5000µ was a modest machine primarily sold in France, as seen by the characteristic AZERTY keyboard in the picture!
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A top choice for UK schools and small offices: the RM Nimbus PC!
Sadly it never got its own Football Manager.
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Southampton’s run is impressive and this graph of their table positions through this season shows it
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While powerful, the Enterprise was not commercially successful - nor did it ever get its own Football Manager version.
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Blurring the lines between computer and workstation, the Triple X was an ambitious machine produced by British manufacturer Torch.
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@kevintoms.bsky.social Football Star Manager: Νέα έκδοση στο Steam με Leaderboards και επερχόμενα Achievements
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Then boy do I have a game for you from the OG @kevintoms.bsky.social
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A very early mash‑up of phone and computer - the ICL One Per Desk (OPD), also sold as the Merlin Tonto!
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While dear to many software developers, the 1984 Tatung Einstein sold little, and so there never was a Football Manager version made for it.
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Building on the success of the ZX series, the Sinclair QL became the last breath of the company before being sold to Amstrad.
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Don't remember making a version of Football Manager for the MTX but it's possible that a similar game was made for it!
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The Sharp MZ-700 sold well in Japan and Europe, but never boasted of its own version of Football Manager.
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This one is a bit of a rarity - the VTech Laser 200, initially sold in the UK as the Texet TX8000!
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Along with the Mattel Aquarius came another US microcomputer that did not last very long - the 1983 Coleco Adam.
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The Aquarius could have been Mattel's glorious entry into the world of microcomputers, but was discontinued just months after its 1983 release.
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How many of you remember the Apricot PC a.k.a. ACT Apricot?
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Another microcomputer from 1982 without its own Football Manager version, the LINK 480Z was aimed at educational settings.
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As Retrostreamers has been streamlined & is moving in a different direction, I'm setting up my own blog for my Speccy related stuff.
I'm going to start off by redoing my old Retrostreamers articles, starting with the day I met @kevintoms.bsky.social
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The sleek Jupiter ACE resembled the ZX81 and the Spectrum, but was discontinued by 1985, without ever having its own version of Football Manager.
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Another machine that did not see its own version of Football Manager, the Grundy NewBrain may be familiar to some of you in the UK!
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There were several computers from the 80's that, for one reason or another, never got their own Football Manager version - such as the MicroBee on the picture!
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How many of you have had one of these Tandon computers?
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I am working on a major update to Football Star Manager which will rollout to Steam first, and that just happens to be hugely discounted for a few more hours, so now is the time to grab a copy! https://getonsteam.kevintoms.games/
CompShop ad selling the TRS-80 Model II for the paltry sum of £1999 :D
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