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| Touch Down Fever | |
|---|---|
 North American arcade flyer | |
| Developer | SNK |
| Publishers | Arcade Famicom/NES |
| Platforms | Arcade, Famicom/NES |
| Release | Arcade Famicom/NES |
| Genre | Sports (American football) |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Touch Down Fever (タッチダウンフィーバー) is a 1987 American football video game developed and published by SNK for arcades. It was later ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System and was released in Japan by K. Amusement Leasing on November 11, 1988, titled as Touch Down Fever: American Football (タッチダウンフィーバー アメリカンフットボール) and in North America by SNK in February 1991 without the "American Football" moniker.
Gameplay
[edit]At first glance, it resembles Irem's 1983 arcade game 10 Yard Fight, but with rotating joysticks that were previously used in SNK's Ikari Warriors. Most of the official rules are in effect as well as most major running and passing plays.[4] Field goals and punts are also included, but, players cannot make horse collar tackles.[5]
NES Version
[edit]This version featured teams that originated from cities that had NFL teams at the time (such as Seattle and Phoenix) but not the colors or the nicknames as the game was not officially licensed by the NFL. Graphics were toned down as they were for many arcade games ported to the system. The human players could only select five basic plays: Long Pass, Short Pass, QB Sneak, Backs (a hand-off) or Punt/Field Goal (Field Goals could only be attempted if the line of scrimmage was within the 15-yard line). Field Goals would always go through the uprights unless blocked by the opposing team. Despite the NFL not adopting this rule until the 1994 season, a player could attempt a 2-point conversion if so desired.
Reception
[edit]In Japan, Game Machine listed Touch Down Fever as the 17th most successful table arcade unit of October 1987.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 19, 134. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ^ "NES Games" (PDF). Nintendo of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ^ "Release date". Famicom World. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ^ "Basic game summary". MobyGames. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "Advanced game summary". NeoSeeker. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 319. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 November 1987. p. 25.
External links
[edit]- Arcade version
- Touch Down Fever at the Killer List of Videogames
- Touch Down Fever at arcade-history
- Touch Down Fever II at arcade-history
- NES versions