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Football Glory

1994 video game

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJun 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ378544 ↗
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Football Glory is a 1994 football video game developed by Croteam and published by Black Legend. One or two players compete in football matches viewed from a top-down perspective and modelled after one of six leagues and cups. The players can perform various moves, including tackles and bicycle kicks, and view instant replays of highlights. The pitch is occasionally invaded by dogs, streakers, hooligans, and police.

Football Glory was Croteam's debut game, with the development commencing in April 1993. The core team of six people worked from Zagreb with London-based Richard M. Holmes of Black Legend after the publisher signed with Croteam in 1994. The team took inspiration from past World Cup matches, primarily those of the Brazil national football team. Football Glory was released for the Amiga in November 1994 as the first commercial game developed by a Croatian studio. It was followed by a port for MS-DOS in May 1995 and a budget Amiga release later that year.

Football Glory was frequently compared to Sensible Soccer and noted for its expanded move set.

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“Football Glory” enters the record as 1994 video game. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Football, Glory and video can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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