RealSports Football

RealSports Football
Developer(s)Atari, Inc.
Publisher(s)Atari, Inc.
Designer(s)Robert Zdybel
Programmer(s)Atari 2600
Robert Zdybel
Atari 8-bit / 5200
Jim Heuther
SeriesRealSports
Platform(s)Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit
Release
1983: Atari 8-bit, 5200
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

RealSports Football is a 1982 American football sports video game made by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600. Versions for the Atari 5200 and Atari 8-bit computers followed in 1983. It is part of the RealSports series of games.[2]

RealSports Football presents a simplified version of football for play. Players in the game cannot go out of bounds or fumble the football, and there are no penalties in the game. A touchdown automatically scores 7 points and there is no kicking for extra points.

  1. ^ "Availability Update" (PDF). The Video Game Update. 1 (9). December 1982. ISSN 0890-2143. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Retro Gamer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).