Football Manager for the Sinclair Spectrum

Football Manager

Year of Release

1982

The Advertising Blurb

Some outstanding features of the game: Matches in 3D graphics - Transfer market - Promotions and relegation - F.A. Cup matches - Injury problems - Full league tables - Four divisions - Pick your own team for each match - As many seasons as you like - Managerial rating - 7 skill levels - Save game facility - Financial manipulations - 64 teams and customising feature - You can even be sacked!

Compatibility

48K Required

Original Price

£6.95

Worth now (confirmed sale)?

£3 Facebook 2019

Controls

Follow On-Screen Prompts

Original Rating

Sinclair User 4/5

Review:

One of the first football management games and certainly the most famous. It is extremely slow, has limited options and the match highlights feature stick players but it was one of the greatest games ever to be released on the Spectrum. The gameplay was exceptional for the time and it was one of the very few programs written in BASIC that looked like a professional product.

It even contains some features that more modern programs have failed to include such as having a well deserved congratulation screen when you win the FA Cup. The only slight fault with any aspect of the game was that the author decided to include his photograph in all the company adverts for years afterwards!

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