Aussie Rules Footy
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Aussie Rules Footy is a video game based on the Australian sport Australian rules football, for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Mattel in 1991, and released only in Australia. It was developed by Melbourne House under the name Beam Software.
The game involves playing a game of Australian rules football from a third-person perspective, with the ability to perform the basic actions of a typical Australian rules football player. The game can be played by one person playing against the computer team, or by two players against each other. There is also a kick to kick mode, and a season mode where 1, 4 or 6 players can play multiple games in a season finishing with a grand final.
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[edit] Objective
The objective of the game is for the players team to have the highest score at the end of the game. A team can score by kicking either a goal (6 points) or a behind (1 point). To move the football, a player with the ball can either kick or handball the ball, and a player without the ball can either mark the ball or tackle an opposition player with the ball. See the Australian rules football article for more information on the basic rules of the game.
[edit] Controls
In Aussie Rules Footy the basic controls are:
Player with the ball:
A - handball
B - kick
Player without the ball:
A - mark
B - tackle
[edit] Scoring
When a player is close to the goal (approx. 55-60 metres), an accuracy bar appears at the bottom of the screen. When the ball is kicked, the closer the marker is to the centre of the bar, the more accurate the kick to goal. The accuracy bar makes it considerably difficult to kick a goal on the run, especially from a distance. When a player is very close to the goal (approx. 15 metres), the accuracy marker will always be in the centre of the bar and any kick by the player will be a goal.
[edit] Start of play
As in the real rules of Australian rules football, there are times in play where a player from each team tries to take possession of the ball that has been bounced (for the start of play after a goal, or a ball-up), or thrown (for an out of bounds) by the umpire. During a bounce, using the arrow keys will start the player moving, only after the ball has touched the ground. Pressing A at the moment of contact will tap the ball to another team member, while pressing B will knock the ball a larger distance but not to a particular player. During a ball up, pressing A will make the player leap into the air, and then the same actions apply as a bounce when the player reaches the ball with his hand.
[edit] Teams
The teams of Aussie Rules Footy were based on the Australian Football League (the largest Australian rules football league in Australia) as of 1991, with the AFL having undergone several changes between 1991 and today (2007).
For example, the team Fitzroy has since merged with Brisbane, there is now a Fremantle team and a Port Adelaide team, Footscray is now known as the Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne as the Kangaroos.
Due to the lack of an official League license, the West Coast Eagles were known as "Perth" in the game. Other teams, such as St Kilda, Fitzroy and most others were named after suburbs or towns in Australia, therefore there were no licensing problems with regards to using these names in the game.
There were several fictional teams available in the game - Darwin, Canberra and Hobart have also never had teams in the Australian Football League although some teams (the Kangaroos in Canberra, the Bulldogs in Darwin, St Kilda and Hawthorn in Launceston) now play some home games in these places.
