Facts and Figures of FIFA 14

Apr 07 2014

Before the start of the World Cup in Brazil 68 days left. Sportbox.ru conducts its countdown to the start of the tournament and recalls electromechanical game World Cup Soccer, which was released in 1968.

Massive unit on legs begins to hum as soon as the coin in the slot is omitted. The game takes place in different parts of the laid plastic field and taken violently manipulate joysticks that control the players. Them on the field a total of eight and they can move in a straight line back and forth, and strike with a turn - this is a button at the top of the handle.

Such was the game World Cup Soccer, released two years before the start of the World Cup in Mexico. At the time it was thought that such revolutionary innovations can attract football fans in the bars, so the heavy machine was popular. However, long - in the U.S. interest to "Soccer" froze at zero, so the manufacturer had to withdraw from the game production. Total was about 1,000 slot machines, which are now sold from time to time on ebay. The cost of such rarity gizmos - from 500 to 800 dollars. Parts can be purchased separately, figurines players and even manual.

Increasingly popular use cheap mechanical toys, for example English Casdon Football, which is touted by celebrities such as Bobby Charlton and Kenny Dalglish. They all had more primitive: the handle allows you to rotate once all players to hit the ball, plastic figures of football players, uneven field. Computer games completely killed this market segment, which for many years gave joy to go mad on football families.

See how the World Cup Soccer is possible on the page in the portal network VKontakte.

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