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first game featuring 3D graphics and real player names (although some of the teams, such as the Brazilian ones, were outdated at the time of release).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). Continue Reading »

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