The first FIFA video game was released in July 1993. Simply titled FIFA International Soccer, it was the first 16-bit soccer game to feature an isometric view (a perspective which simulated a three-dimensional view). The game featured national teams, although not real players, and had a famous bug in which a player can stand in front of the goalie and bounce the ball into the net. While the title seems dated now, it was groundbreaking at the time, and was later made available on the PS2 version of FIFA 06.FIFA Soccer 96 was the first game featuring 3D graphics and real player names (although some of the teams, such as the Brazilian ones, were outdated at the time of release). Two years later, FIFA Soccer 98 marked the first title with a licensed soundtrack. The game’s title song was Blur’s “Song 2,” which was apparently everywhere in the late ’90s (it’s the one with the “Woohoo” chorus).FIFA 2001 featured some gameplay and visual enhancements, but it’s most remembered for its scratch-and-sniff disc, which gave off the scent of grass. Whoever pushed this through as a selling point in development, we salute you, even if our moms did get freaked out when they walked in and saw us smelling our Playstations.Ten years later, FIFA 11 was released at the end of September 2010. The Manager Mode has been replaced with the Career mode, which offers three different paths: Player, Manager, or Player Manager. Players can now take control of a goalkeeper for the first time in the series. Martin Tyler and Andy Graw provide commentary.

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