at those meetings where real nerds connected their computers via cable to compete against each other, made the biggest waves. However, the ban on playing FIFA at LAN parties, i.e.

With FIFA 2000, other leagues followed, for example the Major League of the USA as well as some European representatives. But first FIFA Soccer 95 was launched, the exclusive Mega Drive version with high-quality teams from international leagues.

PC gamers had to wait until 1996, when FIFA 96 was released and they were able to enjoy their digital 3D-football. In 1994, Amiga friends and fans of Game Gear, Mega CD, Game Boy and Super Nintendo Entertainment System were finally allowed to play football without restraint.Īt the very beginning, the graphics consisted of simple 2D sprites in isometric perspective, but by 1994 there was a 3DO version with SVGA resolution and three-dimensional presentation. After a few months of waiting, the specialists had adapted the software to the MS-DOS PC. The manufacturer Electronic Arts developed it especially for the Sega Maga Drive console, which had numerous fans all over the world at the time. The first title of the FIFA games was called FIFA International Soccer. From 1993 onwards, however, FIFA Soccer broke all records. The sporting theme also came up regularly in the arcade halls of the 80s. There was already something like a football simulation on the ancient Commodore 128, far from the perfection we know from the FIFA series. Playing football on the computer was a desire that arose very early among gamers.

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