Back in the day, and in an age when Commodore Amiga and Atari ST computers reigned supreme, there was a little football game that made you think that you too could be just as good as footballing legend John Barnes. Indeed, so popular was the computer game, that it made its creator - Dino Dini - a veritable icon and gaming star overnight. And with no other decent competitor on the market, so strong was the game's pull on its intended audience, that come home time, it would often send kids into a competitive frenzy after they'd congregate round each others houses with their 'QuickShot 2 Turbo' joysticks in hand.
That game, ladies and gentlemen, was none other than the inimitable Kick Off 2. A computer game so ahead of its time that even after its release in 1990, and even in the face of later competition (such as Sensible Soccer, PES and FIFA), it still manages to enrapture a captive audience even today. Gamers regularly hold international tournaments, while the Kick Off Association fan community relentlessly works with modders and enthusiasts everywhere to ensure that later gaming generations are also able to appreciate and experience the seminal game that is Kick Off 2.
But alas, all good things must soon come to pass. For on...