<s>
originally	O
released	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
association	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
to	O
arcades	O
in	O
1985	O
by	O
Tehkan	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
name	O
of	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
and	O
trackball	B-Device
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
view	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
trackball	B-Device
controls	O
allowing	O
game	O
physics	O
such	O
as	O
controlling	O
both	O
the	O
direction	O
and	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
format	O
was	O
adapted	O
from	O
the	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
game	I-Application
Gridiron	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
and	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
for	O
an	O
association	B-Application
football	I-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
controls	O
simplified	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
trackball	B-Device
and	O
single	O
action	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
a	O
major	O
success	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
landmark	O
title	O
for	O
association	B-Application
football	I-Application
games	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
was	O
not	O
officially	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
systems	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
its	O
gameplay	O
format	O
was	O
later	O
adapted	O
by	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
game	O
MicroProse	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
and	O
provided	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
later	O
association	B-Application
football	I-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
series	I-Application
in	O
the	O
early	B-Application
1990s	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
as	O
Tecmo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
as	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Cup	I-Application
in	O
the	B-Application
2000s	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphically	O
,	O
it	O
offered	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
view	I-Application
of	O
the	O
field	O
that	O
was	O
unique	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
trackball	B-Device
control	O
system	O
contributed	O
significantly	O
to	O
its	O
gameplay	O
which	O
was	O
relatively	O
speedy	O
and	O
exhibited	O
a	O
fluidity	O
something	O
akin	O
to	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
,	O
with	O
as	O
little	O
as	O
3	O
seconds	O
required	O
to	O
score	O
from	O
kick-off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
a	O
single	O
fire	O
button	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
trackball	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
physics	O
allowed	O
the	O
trackball	B-Device
to	O
control	O
both	O
the	O
direction	O
and	O
the	O
velocity	O
of	O
the	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Tehkan	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
name	O
of	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
game	I-Application
Gridiron	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
released	O
earlier	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
members	O
working	O
on	O
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Shin-ichiro	O
Tomie	O
with	O
Kazutoshi	O
Ueda	O
(	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Space	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
,	O
Lady	B-Application
Bug	I-Application
,	O
Mr.	B-Application
Do	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Bomb	B-Application
Jack	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomie	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
designed	O
Gridiron	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
big	O
soccer	O
fan	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
gameplay	O
format	O
of	O
Gridiron	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
for	O
a	O
soccer	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gridiron	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
used	O
similar	O
trackball	B-Device
controls	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
more	O
complex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
simplify	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
run	O
with	O
the	O
trackball	B-Device
and	O
press	O
one	O
button	O
to	O
kick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
Japan	O
's	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
in	B-Application
1986	I-Application
and	O
1987	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Roberts	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
gave	O
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
a	O
generally	O
favorable	O
review	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
"	O
very	O
good	O
graphics	O
"	O
and	O
trackball	B-Device
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	O
released	O
an	O
arcade	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Tecmo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
'	I-Application
90	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinichiro	O
Tomie	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
big	O
soccer	O
fan	O
,	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
Captain	B-Application
Tsubasa	I-Application
series	O
of	O
association	B-Application
football	I-Application
games	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
popular	O
sports	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Famicom	O
game	O
Captain	B-Application
Tsubasa	I-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Cup	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
Game	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Cup	I-Application
Football	I-Application
Game	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	O
later	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Cup	I-Application
Football	I-Application
Game	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
with	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomie	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
became	O
the	O
scenario	O
writer	O
for	O
Chunsoft	O
's	O
Shiren	O
the	O
Wander	O
series	O
of	O
Mystery	O
Dungeon	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
association	B-Application
football	I-Application
game	O
genre	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
spin-off	O
Shiren	O
Monsters	O
:	O
Netsal	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
soccer	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
in	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
in	O
both	O
cases	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Cup	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stuff	O
ranked	O
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
the	O
fourteenth	O
best	O
football	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
was	O
a	O
landmark	O
title	O
for	O
association	B-Application
football	I-Application
games	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
considered	O
"	O
revolutionary	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
trackball	B-Device
control	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
see	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
pitch	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
physics	O
where	O
players	O
control	O
the	O
direction	O
and	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
shot	O
with	O
the	O
trackball	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
top-down	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
was	O
predated	O
by	O
Alpha	O
Denshi	O
's	O
Exciting	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
popularizing	O
the	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designer	O
Jon	O
Hare	O
cited	O
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
as	O
the	O
biggest	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
football	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
him	O
and	O
Chris	O
Yates	O
at	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
game	O
MicroProse	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hare	O
stated	O
"	O
all	O
of	O
our	O
inspiration	O
for	O
MicroProse	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
was	O
drawn	O
from	O
this.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hare	O
referred	O
to	O
MicroProse	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
as	O
an	O
"	O
arcade	O
conversion	O
"	O
of	O
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
,	O
but	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
"	O
a	O
carbon	O
copy	O
"	O
as	O
they	O
also	O
added	O
their	O
"	O
own	O
elements	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Design	O
elements	O
from	O
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
and	O
MicroProse	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
in	O
turn	O
provided	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
's	O
successful	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
created	O
by	O
Jon	O
Hare	O
and	O
Chris	O
Yates	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
