1991 · Krome Studios Melbourne · Australian football · Australian rules football

Aussie Rules Footy

Nintendo exclusive

Aussie Rules Footy was developed by Beam Software as the first Australian Football League simulation game for the NES. It was exclusively released in Australia, and was never released anywhere else in the world. The game allowed for one player and two player in versus.

Released: 1991
Platforms: NES
Genres: Australian football Australian rules football Sports
Developers: Krome Studios Melbourne
Publishers: Mattel
Series: AFL
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Country: Australia
Languages: English

About

Aussie Rules Footy is the first AFL simulation video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was developed by Melbourne-based Beam Software and published under their "Laser Beam" publishing title in 1991. The release was Australian-only, with distribution handled through Mattel's Australian operations.

›Story

Aussie Rules Footy is, as the name suggests, a game that allows the player to play Australian rules football. The teams in the game are based off of the 1991 AFL season, in addition to the fictional teams Darwin, Canberra, and Hobart. Season play was not available-players were limited to playing individual games at a time.

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Gameplay

The game involves playing a game of Australian rules football from a third-person perspective, with the ability to perform the basic actions of a typical Australian rules football player. The game can be played by one person playing against the computer team, or by two players against each other. There is also a kick-to-kick mode, and a season mode where 1, 4 or 6 players can play multiple games in a season, finishing with a grand final.

The objective of the game is for the players team to have the highest score at the end of the game. A team can score by kicking either a goal (6 points) or a behind (1 point). To move the football, a player with the ball can either kick or handball the ball, and a player without the ball can either mark the ball or tackle an opposition player with the ball.