PC Fútbol
| PC Fútbol | |
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| Genres | Football management simulation |
| Developers |
Dinamic Software (1992) Dinamic Multimedia (1993–2001) Gaelco (2005–2007) |
| Publishers | Dinamic Multimedia (1993–2001) Planeta DeAgostini (2005–2007) |
| Platform of origin | PC (MS-DOS, Windows) |
PC Fútbol was a series of football management simulation games developed by Spanish developers Dinamic Multimedia. It was one of the big successes in the Spanish PC market, spawning several titles from 1992 until the studio's closure in 2001. The series was later revived in 2005 by developers Gaelco and there were two more releases before the series final demise.
The games were always sold at a budget price, usually in kiosks, and were always fiercely championed by the local press. Unlike most other football sims at the time, the game (since 2.0) allowed to take both player (dubbed arcade) and managerial approach to the game, a formula that was not used in mainstream games until Total Club Manager 2004 allowed FIFA 2004 owners to actually play the game (which in its turn was modeled after Ascaron's Anstoss series).
Former Liverpool player and Spanish television pundit, Michael Robinson was the face and voice of the game, and most of the season analysis inside the updates was signed by him. The game was one of the first licensed games - by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional - which meant that the developers were able to use real player and team names.
One of the most distinguishable features of the series were the updates; the game had a built-in calendar and league tracking utility and so owners of the game could connect to Dinamic's servers and update their data monthly. Some of the data (like photos) could not be fit inside a floppy, and data packs were made available in gaming magazines or via direct request. As the CD-ROM replaced the floppy versions (around 1996), there was no need for additional data packs, but there was still a final update (released in the end of the season) that would complete all league tracking data and Robinsons' comments.
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