<s>
RealSports	B-Application
Football	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1982	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	O
game	O
made	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
followed	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RealSports	B-Application
Football	I-Application
presents	O
a	O
simplified	O
version	O
of	O
football	O
for	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
on	O
the	O
offensive	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
ball	O
has	O
a	O
quarterback	B-Application
,	O
a	O
flanker	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
offensive	O
linemen	O
(	O
a	O
center	O
and	O
two	O
guards	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
user	O
controls	O
the	O
one	O
with	O
the	O
ball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
recognize	O
a	O
handoff	O
(	O
the	O
usual	O
method	O
of	O
a	O
running	O
play	O
)	O
and	O
has	O
no	O
running	O
back	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
quarterback	B-Application
is	O
allowed	O
to	O
scramble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
quarterback	B-Application
lets	O
go	O
of	O
the	O
ball	O
on	O
a	O
passing	O
play	O
,	O
user	O
control	O
immediately	O
moves	O
to	O
the	O
receiver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5200	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
handled	O
by	O
Jim	O
Huether	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
football	O
game	O
since	O
he	O
joined	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RealSports	B-Application
Football	I-Application
received	O
a	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Merit	O
for	O
"	O
1984	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Videogame	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
5th	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
