10-Yard Fight

1983 video game the band Ten Yard Fight August 2025 10-Yard Fight 10YardFight arcadeflyer.png North American arcade flyer Irem Irem Arcade JP Irem NA/SA Taito EU Electrocoin DE ADP Automaten GmbH NES JP Irem NA/EU Nintendo Gunpei Yokoi (NES) Arcade, NES, MSX December 5, 1983 Arcade JP December 5, 198310-Yard Fight (Registration Number PA0000201534) https://cocatalog.loc.gov United States Copyright Office 30 May 2021 NA March 1984アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編 (1971–2005) Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005) Akagi Masumi Amusement News Agency 2006 https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n137/mode/2up ja Japan 978-4990251215 136 EU 1984 NES JP August 30, 1985https://www.famitsu.com/schedule/recent/fc/ All Famicom games sorted from the latest release to the earliest Famitsu October 15, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231015061257/https://www.famitsu.com/schedule/recent/fc/ dead NA October 18, 1985 EU December 6, 1986October 2025 MSX JP 1986 Sports (American football) Single-player, multiplayer Irem M-58 hardware 10-Yard Fight 10ヤードファイト Ten Yādo Faito yes lower-alpha is a 1983 American football video game developed and published by Irem for arcades. It was released by Taito in North America, Electrocoin in Europe, and ADP Automaten in West Germany.Overseas Readers Column Game Machine 230 Amusement Press, Inc. 15 February 1984 29–30 ja https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19840215p.pdf#page=15 A port developed by Tose for the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in 1985 by Irem in Japan and Nintendo internationally. Gameplay thumb|250px|left|Screenshot of the arcade version 10-Yard Fight is viewed in a top-down perspective and is vertical scrolling. The player does not select plays for either offense or defense. On offense, the player simply receives the ball upon the snap and either attempts to run with the quarterback, toss the ball to a running back, or throw the ball to the long distance receiver, essentially the option offense. On defense, the player picks one of two players to control, and the computer manipulates the others. The ball can also be punted or a field goal can be attempted. The game has five levels of difficulty: high school, college, professional, playoff, and Super Bowl. If the player wins both halves of an "accelerated real time" 30-minute half at an easier level, they advance to the next level of difficulty. The player scores 20,000 points for any kickoff that is returned for a touchdown. Ports The arcade game was published to the Famicom by Irem first in Japan, and later in North America and Europe by Nintendo in 1985 and 1986 respectively for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The arcade game was also ported to the MSX home computer by Irem, but only in Japan. While graphically similar, there are some fundamental differences between the arcade and NES versions. The arcade version only seeks to simulate the offense, with the team attempting to score a touchdown, which ultimately leads the player to the next level. The NES version was developed to allow both offense and defense, as well as a simultaneous 2-player mode. 10-Yard Fight was, along with Kung Fu, one of only two NES launch titles not originally developed by Nintendo. Both games were developed initially for arcades by Irem. Although Nintendo developed the NES port of Kung Fu, Irem handled the system's port of 10-Yard Fight.How NES launch negotiations, Tetris, and Lode Runner inspired boutique game publisher Tozai https://www.polygon.com/features/2019/2/4/18201436/tozai-games-history-r-type-lode-runner-spelunker 2021-07-03 www.polygon.com 4 February 2019 en2010-12-13 IGN: 10-Yard Fight http://cheats.ign.com/objects/489/489907.html 2021-07-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20101213225604/http://cheats.ign.com/objects/489/489907.html 2010-12-13 The arcade version was released in May 2018 by Hamster Corporation as part of their Arcade Archives series.http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/guide_every_arcade_archives_game_on_nintendo_switch_plus_our_top_picks Guide: Every Arcade Archives Game On Nintendo Switch, Plus Our Top Picks Lane Gavin 2020-03-13 Nintendo Life en-GB 2020-03-28 Reception In Japan, Game Machine listed 10-Yard Fight as the top-grossing new table arcade cabinet of December 1983.Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型新製品 (New Videos-Table Type) Game Machine 227 Amusement Press, Inc. 1 January 1984 37 ja https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19840101p.pdf#page=19 It later topped the magazine's table arcade game chart in March 1984.Best Hit Games 25 Game Machine 232 Amusement Press, Inc. 15 March 1984 31 ja https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19840315p.pdf#page=16 The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette called it the "patriarch of football games".http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/PG/lib00051,0F768AAC69BE1019.html Post-Gazette.com Docs.newsbank.com November 19, 2002 August 15, 2012 Adam Duerson of Sports Illustrated stated that while nobody remembered it or could say what makes it great, it is worth recognition because it brought football games out of the Atari era, setting a simple precedent for future football games.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/scorecard/08/11/madden.review/ SI.com - Scorecard Daily - Adam Duerson: Madden '06 is best ever - Thursday August 11, 2005 3:03PM Sportsillustrated.cnn.com August 11, 2005 August 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103122510/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/scorecard/08/11/madden.review/ November 3, 2012 Adam Swiderski of UGO Networks called it "downright advanced" compared to earlier football titles. He added that while it looked neat and had a quality soundtrack, it did not play like "real football".http://www.ugo.com/sports/gridiron-greats-games A Brief History of Football Games UGO.com September 5, 2007 August 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120729022638/http://www.ugo.com/sports/gridiron-greats-games 2012-07-29 dead N-Sider called it more like a racing game than a football game, due to the objective being to race for a first down to increase players' time.http://www.n-sider.com/gameview.php?gameid=184 10 Yard Fight N-Sider.com August 30, 1985 August 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121002222736/http://www.n-sider.com/gameview.php?gameid=184 2012-10-02 dead Author Bj Klein, however, called it less realistic than Tecmo Bowl.https://books.google.com/books?id=2e3-dBIas5YC College Weekend...a Strange, True Story - Bj Klein - Google Boeken 9780557676552 August 15, 2012 Klein B. J. Lulu.comJune 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes The Journal News called it an "immortal classic".https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/lohud/access/1828516551.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+13%2C+2009&author=Sam+Borden&pub=The+Journal+News&desc=Madden+bigger%2C+better+than+ever&pqatl=google Madden bigger, better than ever Pqasb.pqarchiver.com August 13, 2009 August 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121104071930/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/lohud/access/1828516551.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+13%2C+2009&author=Sam+Borden&pub=The+Journal+News&desc=Madden+bigger%2C+better+than+ever&pqatl=google November 4, 2012 See also Gridiron Fight Notes References External links 10-Yard Fight at arcade-history Category:1983 video games Category:American football video games Category:Arcade Archives games Category:Arcade video games Category:Hamster Corporation games Category:Irem games Category:MSX games Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games Category:Nintendo Entertainment System games Category:Nintendo games Category:Nintendo VS. 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