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NASL Soccer
NASL Soccer
Developer(s)	Mattel
Publisher(s)	Mattel
Platform(s)	Intellivision; Atari 2600
Release	September 4, 1980
Genre(s)	Traditional soccer
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

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NASL Soccer is a 1980 Intellivision two-player game based on the North American Soccer League (1968–1984). Mattel released an Atari 2600 version of the game under its M Network label as International Soccer.^[2]

Reception

Video magazine's "1982 Guide to Electronic Games" found the game gameplay and implementation (its three-quarter perspective and scrolling playfield) "fascinating even to those who don't care for the real sport".^[3]^: 53 NASL Soccer won the 1981 Arcade Awards (1980) for Best Sport Game.

References

^ "NASL® Soccer".
^ Goodman, Danny (Spring 1983). "Home Video Games: Video Games Update". Creative Computing Video & Arcade Games. p. 32.
^ Kunkel, Bill; Katz, Arnie (November 1982). "Video's Guide to Electronic Games". Video. 6 (8). Reese Communications: 47–56, 108. ISSN 0147-8907.

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[1] "NASL® Soccer".

[goodman1983spring-2] Goodman, Danny (Spring 1983). "Home Video Games: Video Games Update". Creative Computing Video & Arcade Games. p. 32.

[3] Kunkel, Bill; Katz, Arnie (November 1982). "Video's Guide to Electronic Games". Video. 6 (8). Reese Communications: 47–56, 108. ISSN 0147-8907.

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+| title = NASL Soccer
 | image = NASL Soccer Cover.jpg
-| caption = Cover art
 | developer = [[Mattel]]
 | publisher = Mattel
 | series =
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-| released = September 4, 1980<ref>https://history.blueskyrangers.com/mattelelectronics/games/soccer.html</ref>
+| released = September 4, 1980<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.blueskyrangers.com/mattelelectronics/games/soccer.html|title = NASL® Soccer}}</ref>
 | genre = [[Sports game|Traditional soccer]]
 | modes = [[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
-| platforms = [[Intellivision]]
+| platforms = [[Intellivision]]<br/>[[Atari 2600]]
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-'''''NASL Soccer''''' is a 1980 [[Intellivision]] 2 player game based on the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]] (1968–1984). Mattel released an [[Atari 2600]] version of the game under its [[M Network]] label as ''International Soccer''.<ref name="goodman1983spring">{{Cite magazine |last=Goodman |first=Danny |author-link=Danny Goodman |date=Spring 1983 |title=Home Video Games: Video Games Update |url=http://www.atarimagazines.com/cva/v1n1/vgupdate.php |magazine=Creative Computing Video & Arcade Games |page=32}}</ref>
+'''''NASL Soccer''''' is a 1980 [[Intellivision]] two-player game based on the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]] (1968–1984). Mattel released an [[Atari 2600]] version of the game under its [[M Network]] label as ''International Soccer''.<ref name="goodman1983spring">{{Cite magazine |last=Goodman |first=Danny |author-link=Danny Goodman |date=Spring 1983 |title=Home Video Games: Video Games Update |url=http://www.atarimagazines.com/cva/v1n1/vgupdate.php |magazine=Creative Computing Video & Arcade Games |page=32}}</ref>
 ==Reception==
-''Video'' magazine's "1982 Guide to Electronic Games" found the game gameplay and implementation (its three-quarter perspective and scrolling playfield) "fascinating even to those who don't care for the real sport".<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Kunkel |first1= Bill |author-link1= Bill Kunkel (gaming)|last2= Katz |first2= Arnie |author-link2= Arnie Katz|date= November 1982 |title= Video's Guide to Electronic Games |journal= [[Video (magazine)|Video]]|publisher= Reese Communications|volume= 6|issue= 8|pages= 47–56, 108|issn= 0147-8907}}</ref>{{rp|53}}
+''Video'' magazine's "1982 Guide to Electronic Games" found the game gameplay and implementation (its three-quarter perspective and scrolling playfield) "fascinating even to those who don't care for the real sport".<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Kunkel |first1= Bill |author-link1= Bill Kunkel (gaming)|last2= Katz |first2= Arnie |author-link2= Arnie Katz|date= November 1982 |title= Video's Guide to Electronic Games |journal= [[Video (magazine)|Video]]|publisher= Reese Communications|volume= 6|issue= 8|pages= 47–56, 108|issn= 0147-8907}}</ref>{{rp|53}} NASL Soccer won the 1981 Arcade Awards (1980) for Best Sport Game.
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+[[Category:North America-exclusive video games]]
 [[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]