Football Manager, created by Kevin Toms, was the first football tactics simulation game, launching in the early 1980s. The game featured rudimentary graphics and simple sounds but was a consistent bestseller. Toms, a lifelong football fan and aspiring game designer, began with board games and transitioned to programming. After buying a Video Genie computer, he realized he could digitally create the football manager board game. By using a ZX81, he was able to automate league calculations and fixtures, selling 300 copies shortly after its release.
Football Manager became the world's first football tactics simulation game, created by Kevin Toms, selling impressively despite basic graphics and sounds.
Kevin Toms was inspired by football during his childhood and initially designed games as board games before transitioning to computer programming.
In 1980, Toms realized he could finally develop the football manager board game using a computer, allowing for automated league calculations and fixture arrangements.
Football Manager proved to be an annual bestseller, with Toms selling 300 copies soon after its launch on the ZX81.
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