I was standing making coffee at work, explaining to a couple of my younger colleagues how excited I was at the upcoming remakes of classic top down football games Kick Off and Sensible Soccer due later this year. They stood blankly looking back with seemingly no recognition of the significance of this. No one understood.
Sensible Soccer must far and away be the computer game I spent more time playing than any others. I've often thought if they kept making it with up to date squads, modern console compatibility, online play and even the exact same graphics and gameplay, I would happily purchase it every year. I grew bored of the latest FIFAs a few years ago.
Since finding out about these games I have been searching almost everyday for news on them and more often than not drawing a blank. No-one in my friends or work circles seems to be bothered or had the same childhood experiences of mastering this game. This blog is my attempt to find out what I can and post with the news I find and to see if there are other people out there as excited as me. In my searches I have also come across a few alternatives that I will post about in case they tide you over until the big remakes are released.
I really hope the remakes Kick Off Revival and Sociable Soccer are commercially successful. I intend to purchase both even though my Kick Off experience was far more limited being on my mate's Master System II. It's influence and importance on the development of Sensible Soccer is not lost on me. Bring on the new retro top down footy era.
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