<s>
International	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
International	O
Football	O
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
written	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Spencer	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Commodore	O
International	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
two	O
players	O
or	O
one	O
player	O
against	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
team	O
can	O
select	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
colored	O
shirts	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
opponent	O
is	O
graded	O
into	O
9	O
different	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
gaining	O
a	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Merit	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
1984	O
Best	O
Computer	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
5th	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
InfoWorld	O
described	O
International	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
as	O
Commodore	O
's	O
best	O
competitor	O
to	O
the	O
very	O
successful	O
Atarisoft	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
wrote	O
that	O
International	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
pure	O
action	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
oh	O
,	O
what	O
action	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
was	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Match	B-Application
Day	I-Application
on	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Spencer	O
followed	O
up	O
International	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
with	O
International	O
Basketball	O
which	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spencer	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
with	O
Epyx	O
,	O
adapting	O
his	O
sprite	O
coding	O
technique	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
their	O
1987	O
game	O
Street	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Basketball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
