Footballer of the Year on Amstrad CPC 464

[snicklin99]

I had this on the Atari and it was one odd game to say the least! I hated it when you were occasionally randomly given an incident and you'd be transferred to a lower club - after you'd spent ages building yourself up into being a great footballer.

[paoloblanc]

this game was shit but it were good lookin back lol

[Madskull2]

Any other Amstrad CPC fans remememebr the name of a game whch involved being a detective and solving crimes after been given a series of clues. The only thing I can think of to describe it is a more sophisticated version of Cluedo.

[BORROVAN26]

My all time favourite! Pretty much my entire time outside primary school was spent on this, unfortunately there was a classic bug that struck after a wf seasons, where you'd just play game after game after game against teams from all over the place forever with no structure or end to the season, and all the team names would get muddled up (my favourite was Ymouth BR). I was pleased to see this turn up again in the emulator version! It wouldn't have been the same without Ymouth BR.

[airlegend82]

legends game

[christschinwon]

I played this on the Atari. Cant count the number of times Tony fucking Cottee won it!

[paoloblanc]

the tune brings back memories, always remember no matter how high rating i got i could never get a move to the super league

[daledgend1981]

what a game, ive been saying to my mates that they need to remake it, none of them played it so they dont know how good it is

[Scotland2008]

Yep. It would make a great remake I think. Although FIFA 10 pretty much implements the same concept in be a pro mode. I think it would be cool to have a game where you can be a striker and make decisions along the way that influence your career. Like gambling, drinking...

[bluetonic78]

Great game - loved this one back in the day on my trusty old CPC 6128.......

[CPhillips92]

I loved the fact you had to spend your own wages on opportunities to play and score goals.

[supahdupahguy81]

u know about the "sweet spot" ? straight shot just inside the post ( u almost have 2 hit it) ruined the game when i discovered that..........also, wolves & burnley in division 4!! how times change........

[Nokka10]

omg i forgot about this little gem

[khisanth75]

it looks crap when you see it, but when played its horrendously addictive with lots of replayability. loved it back in the day

[W1z8it]

Was one of my favoutire games, must have been about 10 years old, I have to download am emulator and this game now :D

[StuMac303]

what  a game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chicobadge]

Iremember getting loads of cash for being an international.

[ec0nac0i0fi0]

i remember scoring so many goals my total went back to 0. was for zx spectrum

[genesisduke72]

Indeed. The goals go back to zero after 100 or something. I remember going into school and telling my mates, who took the piss out of me.

[DAVIDRCGRAY]

bloody brilliant game, i remember the goal cards etc

[AmIBovverredG]

ha ha remember this back in the day, used to love it :)

[Worden73]

Is there a modern equivalent to this?  I loved this game so much.

[cpc4eva]

a pity the sequel didnt quite have the same imagination or capture that the first did...

[cpc4eva]

one of my favs - damn cracking to play if ur into football - nothing really exciting happens and its nothing special to look at and no sensational sounds but it keeps you coming back for more every time - it had a few nasties like getting picked up by another club when u didnt want to and incidents occurring that went against you and not having much money to buy goal cards the higher up you got...

[genesisduke72]

Yeah it definitely had a few bugs. There was never any challenge to the team, they always stayed top of league even if you missed a few goals. You couldn't get any more than 99 goals. But I loved it back in the day.

[Nayson]

I always found the opposite to be true.

Sure, the bottom division was very easy but by the time you got to the European League the teams you played against always got 4 or 5 goals so even hat tricks wouldnt save you.

I cant believe how many hours i put into this game when i was a kid though. I loved it so much!

[sigreig]

thats how i found it, you'd always get stuffed in the european league - but if you got transferred near the end of the season your new club would be top and you could win the league that way!

[simonross1977]

I had this on the spectrum, thought it was fantastic, thanks for uploading

[genesisduke72]

Another cracking football game. Score goals, gamble your money, leave a club for a bigger one. A unique "managment" type game in that you're your own man, the team takes care of itself...your job is to score goals.