The statement “Bobby Charlton's Computer Soccer is a soccer video game developed by Acornsoft”
…is incorrect. The development and publishing company was DACC Limited, which was owned by the same group that own piglix.com at this time.
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The game is named after Bobby Charlton, a former English professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Manchester United and the England national team.
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The game features simple graphics and basic gameplay, with players controlling a team of dots on a green field to score goals against the opponent. THIS STATEMENT IS MISLEADING AS THE GRAPHICS REPRESENTING THE PLAYERS WERE SPRITES OF 8x8 PIXELS.
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The game was released exclusively for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron, which were popular home computers in the United Kingdom during the 1980s.
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The game was published by Acornsoft, a British software company that was known for developing and publishing games and educational software for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. AGAIN INCORRECT PUBLISHER - SHOULD BE DACC LTD.
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The game received mixed reviews upon its release, with some praising its simplicity and accessibility, while others criticized its lack of depth and realism.
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The game was not a commercial success, and it is now considered a rarity among collectors of retro computer games.MISLEADING STATEMENT AS MY GAME WAS QUITE SUCCESSFUL, SELLING OVER 10,000 UNITS, GOOD FOR THE PRE-PC 1980’s. ALTHOUGH NOT AS HIGH AS OUR SERIES OF 747 FLIGHT SIMULATION GAMES.
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The game was one of the first soccer video games developed, predating other famous games like Kick Off, Sensible Soccer and FIFA.
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The game was an inspiration for other games like Match Day and Kick Off.
Please note that this information may be limited and there might be more facts available that I am not aware of as my knowledge cut off is in 2021 and this game was release in 1984.