Arena Football
Developer(s)	Chris R. Bickford III
Publisher(s)	C159 Production
Designer(s)	Chris R. Bickford III
Release date(s)	1988, 1993
Genre(s)	Football
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer (up to two players)
Platform(s)	Commodore 64
Media	Download floppy disk
Input	Keyboard

Arena Football is a 1988 Commodore 64 computer game coded by Chris R. Bickford III. It is essentially the first Arena or Indoor Football game ever created. It is a simple text-based simulation that allows the user to pick a play for his team (on defense or offense) and the computer simulates the results of the play based on real-life data and tendecies of the actual team. Presently the game circulates for free on the internet and has gained new life through emulation. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Professional Game Designer Andrew Abbs has copyrighted this quote Game designers take an idea for a game out of the world of fantasy and make it reality. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... A sports game is a computer or video game that simulates the playing of traditional sports. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Online gaming redirects here. ... The Commodore 64 is the best selling single personal computer model of all time. ... This article is about the computer terms. ... A floppy disk is a data storage device that is composed of a disk of thin, flexible (floppy) magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic shell. ... A computer keyboard is a peripheral partially modeled after the typewriter keyboard. ... Notable events of 1988 in computer and video games. ... The Commodore 64 is the best selling single personal computer model of all time. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... Arena football is a sport invented by Jim Foster, a former executive of the United States Football League and the National Football League. ... Indoor football is a variation of American football with rules modified to make it suitable for play within basketball gymnasiums and, particularly, ice hockey arenas. ... This article is about emulation in computer science. ...

Teams included

• The original 1988 release included all six teams in the AFL at the time; Chicago, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Los Angeles, New England and New York.

The Arena Football League (AFL) (not to be confused with The Australian Football League) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ...

1993 re-release

• In 1993 Arena Football was re-programmed and added 8 more teams to the original six including; Maryland, Denver, Tampa Bay, New Orleans, Albany, Orlando, Dallas, and Columbus. It is to this day the only Arena Football game to include the Maryland Commandos.

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Screenshots

In-game action, 1988	Team select screen, 1993

External Links

• Stadium 64 Screenshots
• Game info at Lemon64