Many of the regular readers of EPL Talk will know that I’m a massive fan of retro football computer games, so I was pleased to come across a video showing what the original Football Manager game, made in 1982, looked like when played on a Sinclair Spectrum computer.
The video painstakingly goes through step-by-step of how to play Football Manager, which was the classic computer game that started the football management game craze. Designed and programmed by Kevin Toms, you can see how simplistic but addictive the game is. And, if you’re feeling up to it, you can play an online version of Football Manager thanks to an emulator from World of Spectrum.
Including Football Manager, here are 7 videos and links to classic football computer games that you can watch and play online:
Football Manager
Play the online version of Football Manager.
Football Manager 2
Play the online version of Football Manager 2.
Football Manager 3
Play the online version of Football Manager 3.
Soccer Supremo
Play the online version of Soccer Supremo.
Tracksuit Manager
Play the online version of Tracksuit Manager.
Euro Boss
Play the online version of Euro Boss.
Football Director
Play the online version of Football Director.
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Thanks for that, I totally forgot about playing the original FM game, it bought back the memories.
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SoccerManager is the best around because of its simplicity.
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Nice! I had forgotten those. There is something so good about playing old games. It makes you use your imagination.
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Fantastic, more ways to spend time with nothing to show for it! I’m so excited!
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A good one was the game put out by Sierra Sports in 1996 or 1997. It was a management game. What was it called?
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I posted a comment that did not show anyway Gaffer you should do a post about the soccer games we could actuly play, on the C64 Emlyn Hughes International soccer and Microprose were excellent games in the 80’s and of course let’s not forget our Subbuteo.
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Football games on the Commodore 64? I don’t know what you’re talking about, wink wink
Let me see what I can conjure up in the near future.
Cheers,
The Gaffer
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thank you, you are very good blog, has given me a lot of information
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anyone remember spectrum football game. that you could write your own team in 1-11 then you could simulate the game or watch the game. cant remember the name of it!!!!HELP
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