Match Day
Match Day is a football computer game, published by Ocean Software in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum. It is the first game in the Match Day series, and was the creation of programmer Jon Ritman and Chris Clarke. Versions were later released for the Amstrad CPC and PCW, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 and MSX systems.
Match Day was released in late 1984 and became a best-seller over the Christmas period reaching number 2 in the charts[6] behind Ghostbusters. The BBC micro version ported by Chris Roberts[7] reached the top of the BBC charts in September 1985.[8] Match Day sold over 50,000 copies: 212
In the 1985 Crash awards, it was voted the 3rd best sports game.
Match Day was released in late 1984 and became a best-seller over the Christmas period reaching number 2 in the charts[6] behind Ghostbusters. The BBC micro version ported by Chris Roberts[7] reached the top of the BBC charts in September 1985.[8] Match Day sold over 50,000 copies: 212
In the 1985 Crash awards, it was voted the 3rd best sports game.
Year: 1984
Company: Ocean Software
Genre: Sports
Platform: Spectrum
