Aussie Rules Footy

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Aussie Rules Footy

Developer(s)	Beam Software
Publisher(s)	Mattel
Platform(s)	NES
Release date(s)	1991
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single player, Multi player
Media	Cartridge
Input methods	Gamepad

This article is about a NES sport video game. For the sport it is based, see Australian rules football.

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.

1 Objective
2 Controls
3 Scoring
4 Start of play
5 Teams
6 External links

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.

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

Scoring

A screenshot of Aussie Rules Footy, showing the umpire declaring 'out of bounds on the full', which is seen in the game with a comically bad audio speech of the text.

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.

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 or a boundary throw in, 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.

Teams

The teams of Aussie Rules Footy are 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 2008. In addition, there are the teams Darwin, Canberra and Hobart, who have not fielded teams in the Australian Football League.