The first football game I played on the CPC on my friends 464 (he had it on They Sold A Million 2). I later acquired it on budget by which time it already felt dated.
Good for the era but quickly bettered. Certainly more fun with 2 players as well as the AI is pretty poor.
Never played this one. I played Matchday 2 which wasn't bad, although it was a little too slow. Your version looks even worse to play albeit more colourful.
Quote from: EgoTrip on 13:09, 02 July 16
Never played this one. I played Matchday 2 which wasn't bad, although it was a little too slow. Your version looks even worse to play albeit more colourful.
Matchday 2 was quite enjoyable (i still play it to this day), but Matchday was horrible...
I like the graphics though. For 1985 they do have a nice clean, cartoony, colourful charm to them (that was too many c-words). The sequel is a better game but I don't like the graphics as much (especially the heads which despite being in Mode 1 don't seem anywhere near as well defined and readable)
Quote from: Carnivius on 14:20, 02 July 16
I like the graphics though. For 1985 they do have a nice clean, cartoony, colourful charm to them (that was too many c-words).
Problem is the slow speed and the sprite overlap issues.
Quote from: chinnyhill10 on 14:34, 02 July 16
Problem is the slow speed and the sprite overlap issues.
And the horrible ball !
Quote from: remax on 16:29, 02 July 16
And the horrible ball !
No idea why it ended up being the shape of an American football. Just like I can't think of an explanation for the sprite overlap issues other than 'couldn't be bothered'.
Quote from: chinnyhill10 on 02:46, 03 July 16
I can't think of an explanation for the sprite overlap issues other than 'couldn't be bothered'.
Probably to gain speed.
Quote from: chinnyhill10 on 02:46, 03 July 16
No idea why it ended up being the shape of an American football. Just like I can't think of an explanation for the sprite overlap issues other than 'couldn't be bothered'.
It looks like it's taken from the system font !
Quote from: ivarf on 07:21, 03 July 16
Probably to gain speed.
correct. The sprites are drawn using XOR.
No idea about the ball.
It uses the firmware for the menu.
Quote from: ivarf on 07:21, 03 July 16
Probably to gain speed.
Goodness me, imagine how slow it must have been before they did that!
Quote from: ivarf on 07:21, 03 July 16
Probably to gain speed.
Using XOR sprites is also easier in pseudo 3D, because you don't actually need to worry about depth handling - the results will be the same regardless of draw order.
I had Match Day on the speccy when it came out and loved it at the time, although it was absolutely rock hard. I think I only ever once actually scored a goal and considered that victory, despite the match ending up something like 39-1! :laugh:
It really hasn't dated well though, so many titles have come and gone since that just did it all a lot better.
I actually had a lot of fun with this one. It came as part of the They Sold A Million II compilation (along with Bruce Lee, Knight lore and Match Point).
This was actually a lot of fun against another player, despite it's gaudy graphics. Against a computer it was pointless.
Didn't enjoy MDII as much as this one.
Match Day I was not bad for its time, but thankfully I went straight to II, which I really enjoyed back in the day. I have very fond memories of doing championships with friends during a birthday of mine... :)