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IIRC, I played it on my IBM PS/2 model 30 286 10 Mhz PC. It was cool. :)

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Remember "Speedball"? You probably don't.

>     [Then again, this being Usenet and that most of us 
>      are old fogies, maybe you do]

> Speedball was a sci-fi action/sports game released in the late 80s
> developed by the Bitmap Brothers. Although it came to DOS computers,
> it was most popular on Amiga (it also saw ports to the 8-bit consoles
> of the time). It got a sequel a few years later, but after that the
> franchise languished. IIRC, there were a couple of HD remakes in the
> early 2000s but other than that? Nothing.

> It just got a brand new remake released to Steam today.

> It actually looks quite good, for what it is. The game itself is an
> odd futuristic mix of American football, basketball and soccer (e.g.
> real football ;-), and is more action-game than sports title. I'll
> admit, I don't actually _care_ for the game, but a part of me is
> intrigued by the release. Partly because of its history, partly
> because it seems a stealth release (by Rebellion Games, of all people)
> and partly because if I _were_ going to play a sports title, it
> probably would be this one.

> Anyway, if you're one of the oddballs who remembers the original,
> maybe take a look.



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