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| arcade games | |
| midway games | |
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| 1990 video games | |
''Pigskin 621 A.D.'' is an Arcade Game released in 1990 by Bally Midway . One player can battle the computer, or two players can battle head-to-head. Two teams compete to score as many touchdowns as possible in the tradition of American Football , but actual play is more similar to Australia n Rugby Football . OVERVIEW The player directly controls one member of a five-man team, with the object of carrying a football over the opposing team's goal line. The playing area is littered with hazards such as pits, bushes and logs. A ball carrier who trips over any of these, or is punched by an opponent, fumbles the ball. The field is also laden with weapons such as swords, torches and ropes. A player can pick up one of these by running over it. It will appear at the top of the screen next to the player's score as a "concealed weapon". The ball carrier can be "grappled", essentially a mass-tackle into which multiple characters can jump. Having a concealed weapon as well as having more characters jump into the grapple greatly increases a team's chance of gaining or retaining possession. A character who is injured by a concealed weapon is out of play until a touchdown is scored. If one team gets too far behind in score, a Troll is added to the losing side to help even the odds, adding more to the cartoonish mayhem. Statistics are given at the end of the game: Goals Scored, Injuries Inflicted and Pigskin Possession Time. SCORING A touchdown is worth six points, with a one-point bonus for keeping possession of the ball for longer than a minimum time. CONTROLS Two pass buttons, a punch button, and a button for selecting the team's strategy ("Block", "Scatter" and "Bad Attitude" when the player's team is in possession of the ball; "Get Ball", "Man-to-Man" and "Bad Attitude" when the opponent has it). OFFERS At one time, the makers of ''Pigskin 621 A.D.'' offered tickets to the Super Bowl as part of a sweepstakes promotion associated with the arcade game. The game also advertised a free players handbook if a self-addressed stamped envelope was mailed to "PIGSKIN, P.O. Box 1000, Polano, IL 60545". IN-JOKES ''Pigskin 621 A.D.'' described itself as "Ancient Archrivals on a Rampage", in reference to two earlier Midway games, '' Arch Rivals '' and '' Rampage ''. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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