Underplayed Gems

World Cup Italia '90 (1990)

World Cup Italia '90 cover
Developer
Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Publisher
Virgin Mastertronic
Platforms
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Genres
Sport

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How it feels

A FIFA-licensed World Cup soccer sim capturing the excitement of Italia 90 with official tournament branding.

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About

World Cup Italia '90 is a port of World Championship Soccer which was released in Europe. This port, however, had a license from FIFA to use the 1990 FIFA World Cup as brand.

Screenshots

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