Top 5 Classic Soccer Games on Commodore 64

[@jbcollects1978]

Yes!!! Emlyn Hughes made it on the list! We used to play this loads back in the day!!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

It's so good!

[@gaminglazarus4343]

@@FloppyDeepDive best soccer c64 games are microprose soccer and emlyn hughes international soccer

[@gfdggdfgdgf]

Commodore soccer was the first game my dad got running while installing my c64. It was late at night and he excitingly called me downstairs and I saw and played commodore soccer.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Awesome memory!!

[@shinyphil87]

Emlyn Hughes' International Soccer was my number one, Microprose Soccer my number two. I can't believe you picked Superstar Soccer over either of those two, but each to their own.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

The GM aspect of Superstar Soccer just made it my favorite.

[@Sinisteve]

I always like Peter Shilton’s Handball Maradona on C64, just a different take on a football game where you just control the keeper

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Never heard of it, will have to check it out!! Thanks for watching!

[@purplehaze2342]

Absolute classic along with footballer of the year

[@Barcrest]

Emlyn Hughes was my favourite due to the atmosphere with the crowd and customisable options. Microprose was a fun arcade style football though. These were the 2 I played the most, I pretty much had most of the football games for the C64.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Those are two great ones! Thanks for watching!

[@professorbrainyspecs7366]

Superstar Soccer was made by Mindscape; and, Mindscape made another soccer game at about the same time as this game. It was the only officially licensed game for Indoor Soccer that I know of (ever) for the Major Indoor Soccer League from the 70's - 90's. It had the same game mechanics, animations, and joystick strategy screen that Superstar Soccer had. Being a fan of the MISL, I played the heck out of MISL Soccer.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Yes, I have MISL too, and it was my most-played version also.

[@RomanRoman-xi3dv]

Superstar ice hickey, omny play basketball....games from the same frenchise

[@ClassicGameSessions]

Nice to see these soccer games on the C64, some I've never seen and each with it's own style. Great to hear you reflect on your fun soccer games as kid and how Street Sports Soccer brought you back!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Hey CGS, it was fun playing all these and remembering elementary school times. Times fly by; this brings me back.

[@MegaasAlexandros]

First of all a belated thank you for this list. I know you made this video a while ago but i've been meaning to thank you as I think I was the first to request a top 5 soccer game list from you (on more than one occasion) :D . Also a thank you for the short throw to the movie "The Heartbreak kid" at 0:10. Its one of my favorite Australian movies and I actually scored the equalising goal against the school that this was filmed at in the knockout cup ( we ended up losing but I believe they went on to play in the semi finals of the school boys cup that year). Also the grounds that this was filmed at I have literally walked past hundreds of times - its where the Melbourne g.p. track is, anyways I digress but that's the reason for enjoying the throw back to that movie. Enjoyed how Street Sports soccer reminded you of your childhood years, the beauty of gaming is that it can bring back a ton of enjoyable memories. In terms of my top 5 soccer games, i'll go with Graeme Souness Soccer Manager Italy 90, International Soccer, Emlyn Hughes International Soccer and number 1 would be.... Microprose Soccer Truth be told though, although soccer is the worlds most popular sport, the C64 struggled in my eyes to make any soccer game that had some kind of longevity other than Emlyn Hughes and Microprose soccer. Some others are worth a play but probably not a heap of repeat plays in them- this is without me ever playing Superstar soccer (which I intend to do in the near future as its got a very good rating on lemon 64). Keep up the good work which is appreciated by all of us who love being teenagers, which is what happens when we watch your videos, for a short while we go back to that special place in time, a time of our teens.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Wow, such kind words. I'm glad you got to enjoy watching it. Anytime we can go back in time I'm there!

[@RedFoxRoaming]

Never played Superstar soccer so I can't comment, but Emlyn Hughes was an awesome game. Less frantic than Micropose soccer, but more depth.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Emlyn Hughes just was incredible. The gameplay was so fun! Thanks for watching!

[@CommodoreComputerMuseum]

I only played International Soccer as a kid, loved it. Many better Soccer games on the C64 but this one is dear to my heart. I love that clip about playing in a dirt field with the pigs and chickens LOL!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

International Soccer was a game-changer for me too. I had so many great games against my brothers. Lol, that's a perfect clip. It made me laugh, too; I had to work it in. Thanks for watching and stick around for more Commodore greatness!

[@StRoRo]

2:22 on international soccer I used to be able to score straight from kick off every time and there was nothing you could do about it, well the CPU could never stop it and my friends never worked out a way to stop it. From kick off I could continuously bounce the ball of the players head as they ran towards goal, so they ran at full speed and not slower as players in possession of the ball do. It meant no opposition player could catch up. It would cause many of an argument with my friends. ;)

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Awesome story!

[@RacerX-]

That's a great list. I will check out the #1 pick because I don't think I ever played that one. Mostly it was international or Microprose..

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Two classics for sure!!

[@bretleuthner3]

This list is spot on for me! #3 is now something that I'll have to find, but it looks very enjoyable!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

That means you have good taste! Thanks for Watching!

[@mrdarlok]

Good times, thanks for the memories. I was pretty blown away by super star soccer's immense list of teams and leagues if i remember correctly. Super Star Hockey was def a top 10 or even top 5 all time game on the c64, so much fun.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Thanks, James, for watching! Yes, the Hockey was fantastic too!

[@JD.78]

I used to play Emlyn Hughes back when i was a kid, i really enjoyed it, and the game itself was pretty good too.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

One of my favorites! Very well done!

[@JC-dx3fy]

The only soccer game i played was SS. I loved all the SS games!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Agree! SS was a great series!!

[@patsfan4life]

SS Baseball was one the the best baseball sims on the system

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Yep!

[@tw3957]

Mind scape Ice Hockey was my favorite Commodore 64 game. I had no idea they made a soccer game.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Yep, it's set up just like the hockey and it's great!

[@d11ita]

I didn’t know the first and last game. I loved playing “Emlyn Hughes International Soccer” and “Microprose soccer” (this one had cool music and effects and fast paced action) on my Amiga 500. The only game on your list that I played on the Commodore 64 is “International Soccer”. I think it was one of the two first video games of my life 😊 The other one was “Pit Stop” or “Pit Stop II”.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Thanks for Watching!

[@CountLollo]

Great list, and I mostly agree with your picks, though I'd have included Match Day II somewhere in the middle. Slow as a snail on heavy antidepressants to be fair, but great fun if you think of it as a crossover between a soccer and a real-time strategy game!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Appreciate the feedback! I thought about Match Day II but didn't play it as much as a kid. Thanks for watching! Do you play many C64 games these days?

[@sporthaas]

Loved the street sports serie. Also played Italia 90, same game as micro prose soccer. Great list.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate you watching!

[@brettcummins2003]

I adored the Street Sports series; specifically basketball and baseball, never played soccer, unfortunately. But no Five-A-Side Soccer?! That was a CLASSIC!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

I gave 5 a side soccer a little love at the beginning. SS soccer is not as good as basketball and baseball. Thanks for watching Brett!

[@shaolin1derpalm]

My first version of #4, hacked of course, was called "Voetball" in my collection (after List on the disc). We didn't know what it was. Also it had no intro, sound or anything else.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Interesting

[@gametimewithunclejer]

The Street Sports series was awesome. I always wanted them to make hockey though. Too bad that never happened...

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Yep! Baseball and Basketball were my favorites! Hockey would have been excellent!

[@WX4GPS]

I played the MISL Indoor version that Ed RIngler designed.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

It's great!!

[@caeserromero3013]

Never had Streets Sports Soccer, but I loved SS Basketball and had SS Baseball but was not very good at it. The Epyx music at the title and team selection screens was excellent. International soccer was the first game I got with my C64 back in '83, along with Jupiter Lander and Lazarian. I enjoyed it a lot as a kid. I tried a few other soccer games as a kid, including Match Day 2 (which sucked), but my favourite Soccer game was Ocean's Italy 1990. That was the most fun and playable for me. It was quite challenging, especially as the speed of the players is limited to the 'rank' of the team. So for instance if you play as Costa Rica against Germany, Germany will have MUCH faster running players. When I was younger I was skilful enough to be able to run the ball in circles around the goalie and then tap in. Plus I worked out the exact distance from goal you could always score from with a full power kick. I still play Italy 1990 to this day.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

I never played Italy 1990. I will have to check it out.

[@ArnoudRoeland]

I played Microprose Soccer quite a bit for MS-Dos and I liked it a lot. When I got my own Amiga I played Manchester United Europe very much and loved it. I see there was a C64 version as well. My absolute favourite soccer games is probably Sensible World of Soccer. Later I also played several versions of Fifa, but after Fifa 98 Road to World Cup I got tired of the series.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing and watching!

[@newtquestgames]

On Superstar Soccer I think they should have kept the ball's shadow always the same size as it seems you can lose track of where the ball is when the shadow disappears?

[@FloppyDeepDive]

I never found it to be a problem. Thanks for watching!

[@merman1974]

I would put Microprose Soccer on top myself, had so many great games against my brothers. Superstar Soccer was known as Gary Lineker's Superstar Soccer in the UK/Europe, named after the England striker who won the Golden Boot for top scorer at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. (He had two other games as well, the overhead Hot Shots and the "training" game Soccer Skills). For me personally, Street Sports Baseball is the best of the series and Soccer is quite weak by comparison. (Interesting fact: Andrew Spencer, the programmer of International Soccer, went on to write International Basketball - and then moved to the USA, where he programmed Street Sports Basketball for Epyx).

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Always enjoy you excellent insight into the games. Thanks for sharing! I agree SS Soccer is the weakest in the series. It's more of a nostalgic factor for me for that one. The other four are more of the games and gameplay itself.

[@anderl6380]

i remember international soccer and wheelchair soccer.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

I forgot about the wheelchair ⚽.

[@mondo8bit]

Cool list, I say I agree with your judgment…! BTW, I was also a fan of “Football Manager”, where you play just as the trainer/manager . BTW, was soccer so popular in the US in the 80s? Thanks as usual Tom, your videos are always charming 🙂👍

[@FloppyDeepDive]

No, soccer was not very popular at all in the 80’s in the US. It's still overshadowed by the big four. Thanks for the support!

[@MegaasAlexandros]

Soccer was gaining big popularity in the mid 70s to early 80s in the states when big names came out to play. Unfortunately the MLS folded early 80s but for a while there it was on fire. The Us first division is very popular, with a crowd average of 22k it is one of the most popular competitions on the planet.

[@c64konami96]

Subbed!

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Thanks! Welcome to the community!

[@erkl797]

I remember a hack of International Soccer , with the players in wheel chairs....?

[@FloppyDeepDive]

I vaguely remember that hack. I'll need To look into it.

[@MeeperDude45]

MicroPro Soccer was my Game ;-)

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Yep, it was great fun!! Thanks for watching!!

[@pferdebert]

Street Sports Basketball is top notch.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Yep it's great!

[@Vecnaitalia]

Emlyn Hughes N.1

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Great choice!!

[@ArttuTheCat]

I'm still looking for STREET SPORTS SOCCER to my Commodore 64 for one easy reason: Epyx. I still have INTERNATIONAL SOCCER as a original cartridge, and i made a gameplay video of it 😺👍🕹️. Definitely a legendary classic 😺👍🕹️! I also have MICROPROSE SOCCER and EMLYN HUGHES INTERNATIONAL SOCCER in a same Commodore 64 game compilation, SOCCER STARS. EMLYN HUGHES INTERNATIONAL SOCCER is a good game for the Commodore 64 and Amiga, but MICROPROSE SOCCER is much better - in my opinion, of course 😺👍. Thank you 😸😺👍.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Hey Ari! I have the cartridge too and it's one of my favorites. Thanks for always supporting the channel!

[@ArttuTheCat]

@@FloppyDeepDive No problem, mate 😺👍.

[@RomanRoman-xi3dv]

I wonder who do you think will win Qatar world cul, and why Croatia?

[@MegaasAlexandros]

Argentina will beat them 2-0 in normal time sorry to say

[@RomanRoman-xi3dv]

@@MegaasAlexandros wanna put some 5,25 disks on that claim?😉

[@MegaasAlexandros]

@@RomanRoman-xi3dv I would love to if the greedy Australians didn't charge a arm and a leg for the stuff, can't get my hands on the stuff, way too expensive - I'll bet you some gold instead.

[@RomanRoman-xi3dv]

@@MegaasAlexandros will you give me a handicap? Cro and Argentina are not the same tier teams. Right?

[@jasonuk8333]

This comment did not age well.

[@qcshawn]

I always liked Street Sports Basketball. Was never a fan of soccer so never played any of the soccer games.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Hey Shawn! SS Basketball and Baseball we're the best in the Street Sports series. Thanks for watching.

[@purplehaze2342]

Superstar soccer was gary linekers superstar soccer in the uk I believe, that along with microprose were amazing to play back then, the animation, gameplay and moves on S.S blew me away as a kid Ps you should try footballer of the year its a bit different but a classic nonetheless.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Hello Purple Haze, and thanks for watching!! I will give footballer of the year a go. Appreciate the recommendation!

[@purplehaze2342]

@@FloppyDeepDive just subbed mate, I had no idea the c64 was popular in the U.S it's nice to see it was appreciated across the pond.

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Appreciate the sub, and welcome to the channel! C64 was huge in the US, and my favorite computer growing up. Do you still have your C64?

[@purplehaze2342]

@@FloppyDeepDive no I use emulators nowadays as I'm a big fan of the older stuff but the c64 has a special place in my heart

[@FloppyDeepDive]

Right there with you; it's the reason I have this channel. Check out the other videos-a lot of C64 content is on here.