With over 25 years of experience, FIFA EA Sports has established itself as the best football game in the world and the most loved by fans of the sport. And now that the franchises are separating, we want to tell you some anecdotes that surround these games since the very year of their creation. Let’s go!
Curiosities about FIFA deliveries
The first title had no year
All FIFA games since 1994 carry the number of the following year in which it was released, referring to the year the league ends. But that was not the case in his First delivery. Released on December 15, 1993, the game was simply called FIFA International Football. Also, it did not include clubs, but only national teams could be played, no real players were named and there was only one stadium.
The big change came in 1995
FIFA 96 It was a huge turning point for the franchise for two reasons that changed the course of the game. On the one hand, 3D graphics incorporated in its version for PlayStation, Sega Saturn and PC. But also it was first time FIFA offered players’ real names and their positions. Although there was a mistake, like including players who were already retired.
The name of FIFA 64
Although we have already seen that the title of the first installment of FIFA did not come with a year, there is another that, although it has a number, is not the one that would correspond to it. Exactly, we are talking about FIFA 64. And it’s not a futuristic version or a tribute, but it was a edition that was released for the Nintendo 64, and the number corresponded to the console. This version was similar to the 32-bit versions of FIFA 97.
The exclusive Robbie Williams theme in FIFA 2000
One of the elements of FIFA EA Sports that can mark an edition for years to come is its soundtrack
an infinity of platforms
Electronic Arts has always sought to reach all possible screens, and the truth is that the list of platforms in which FIFA video games have been enjoyed is incredibly long. To put you in situation, we will quote some of them:
MicrosoftWindows
Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Kinect, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, etc.
PlayStation 1,2,3,4 and 5
PSP
Wii, WiiU
SNES, Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo 3DS, etc.
Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP, etc.
Sega 32X, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System, Sega CD
Mega Drive
FIFA 12 record
While FIFA was already doing quite well in the market, the release of FIFA 12 further increased its success. This delivery succeeded in breaking sales records with its 3.2 million units sold in just one weekmaking it the most successful launch of a football video game.
Other region, other coverage
Although this no longer happens, in the first episodes of FIFA, the Varied coverage depending on the regionbased on some of the most popular players of the moment.
For example in FIFA 2005 one of the main actors on the cover was French patrick viera. But in the North American version, this was never the case, but instead the Mexican goalkeeper appeared Oswaldo Sanchez.
FIFA 23 will be the last installment to be released with the collaboration of FIFA and EA Sports, but it will surely reach incredible numbers to close this great milestone. With its launch scheduled for September 30, we already know almost all of its new features, including those of the Ultimate Team mode. And you, did you know these curiosities about FIFA EA Sports?
Source: sportskeeda
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