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Throw in

2010-02-05T01:27:06Z

Danne:

[[Image:ThrowInLogo.jpg|thumb|Throw In Logo]]

'''Throw In''' is a tribute to the best game ever, [[Kick Off 2]]. It is during development by [[Gianluca Troiano]], the 2003, 2004 and 2005 [[Kick Off 2]] [[World Champion]]. [[Throw in]] and its goal is to reproduce the classic gameplay of [[Kick Off 2]]. Just as in Kick Off 2 you can do anything on the pitch with just a single fire button. A second button can be enabled though. Betaversions are available for download. Gianluca will happily accept any comments and help for his game. If you are willing to help, you can visit the [[http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/index.php Kick Off Gathering Forums]] and go to the [http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=23 Throw In section].

== Announcement (14/1/2008) ==
The new betaversion (0.86) is released.

/Gianluca

== Beta Download (3/5/2007) ==
[http://www.kickoffworld.net/Throw%20In/ThrowIn0.85.exe Throw In v0.85]

[http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=13570 Throw In v0.8]

[http://ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=10661 Throw In v0.071b]

== Screenshots Prebeta 0.85 (6/12/2007)==
[[ Image:TI1.jpg ]]

[[ Image:TI2.jpg ]]

== Videos (5/1/2008) ==

'''Trailer - Beta 0.85 (2/1/2008)'''

[http://www.kickoffworld.net/Throw%20In/ThrowIn0.85-Trailer.wmv High Quality]

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2qJ87XIgk0 Low Quality]

'''Trailer - Beta 0.8 (1/5/2007)'''

[http://www.kickoffworld.net/Throw%20In/ThrowIn0.8-Preview.wmv High Quality]

'''Beta 0.8 - Goalscompilation (4/12/2007)'''

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9da-xkoZbD8&feature=user Low Quality]

'''Trailer - Beta 0.6 (4/2/2005)'''

[http://www.kickoffworld.net/Throw%20In/TI%20-%20Trailer%20HQ.avi High Quality]

[http://www.kickoffworld.net/Throw%20In/TI%20-%20Trailer%20LQ.zip Low Quality]

== Throw In - Forums ==
[http://ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=23 KOA Forums - Throw In section]

== Screenshots (beta 0.8)==
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/642/082uc4.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/722/08sh9.jpg

== Screenshots (prebeta 0.7)==
[http://img163.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot3548gb.jpg http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/5135/screenshot3548gb.th.jpg] [http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot2114oh.png http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9127/screenshot2114oh.th.png] [http://img8.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot7262mb.jpg http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/5963/screenshot7262mb.th.jpg]
[http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tacticeditorsnap0hi.jpg http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8266/tacticeditorsnap0hi.th.jpg]
[http://img223.imageshack.us/my.php?image=formation6dc.jpg http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/8675/formation6dc.th.jpg]

== New Controls ==
'''KEYBOARD 1'''
ARROWS+RIGHT CTRL (2nd button:right shift)
'''KEYBOARD 2'''
WASD+LEFT SHIFT (2nd button:backslash)

'''Chip'''
Move your controller 'UP-DOWN'.

'''Shooting'''
Fixed power: You shoot as soon as you push the button
Selectable power: Press the button to shoot. The longer you hold the button the more you
increase the shot power.

'''Trapping'''
When you wanna trap the ball you should hold down the button while you run towards it.
When you get to the same position as the ball you will trap the ball if you hold the button down
at the same time.

'''Passing'''
Meanwhile you are trapping the ball, Ad a direction with your controller
while keeping the button pressed. Then release the button to pass.

'''Slidings'''
Defensive Sliding: Just press the button when you are close to the ball.
Aftertouch Sliding: Just use the aftertouch
Clearing Sliding: Hold on the button to increase the shooting power
Offensive slidings: Just press the button when you are close to the goal and you
can't reach the ball.

'''Headers'''
Just push the button to jump when the ball is in the air. The player will head automatically.
Hold down the button to increase the power.
Directional Headers: Change direction when you are about to hit the ball
Aftertouch Header: Just use the aftertouch
Diving headers: Just press the button when you are close to the goal and you
can't reach the ball.

'''Overhead kicks'''
Controller: UP-DOWN-FIRE when the ball is in the air.
Aftertouch on overheadkick: Just use the aftertouch.

'''Throw ins'''
Wait until your teammates move and are free. Then chose a direction and press fire.
For long throw ins use the aftertouch.

'''Free kicks - Attack'''
Before pressing the button: Left&Right to chose the direction of the shot
How to set height?: The height is assigned by the time you hold the button.
As soon as you release the button, the shot is taken
How to set swerve?: Just use the aftertouch when the player is running towards the ball.

'''Free kicks - Defence'''
Left&Right: moves the wall
Up&down+fire button: increase-decrease the wall

Aftertouch goalkicks, penalties As soon as the shot is taken just move the stick left or right.

'''Corners'''
How to set power?: Power is decided by the amount of time you hold the button.
How to set height?: Just push left or right before the shot is taken.
How to set the swerve?: Move the stick and set the aftertouch while the kicker is running to the
ball.

== Useful links ==
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2 KOA Kick Off Gathering Forum] - [[KOA]] (Kick Off Association) Official International Kick Off Forum (testing and developing [[Kick Off 2|Kick Off]] clones since 2001)
[[Category:Kick Off Remakes]]

*[http://ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=9478 Throw In - web pages - reviews]

*[http://www.freeforumzone.com/viewdiscussioni.aspx?f=3694&idc=5 Throw In - Italian Forum]

ANCO

2007-12-30T18:08:57Z

Danne:

Anco Software started publishing titles (Atlantis, Flight Path 737, House of Usher and more) on the VIC 20, Commodore 64 and the Spectrum in 1982 when there was only a handful of software publishers.

As a small independent developer, the company continued to exist for many years, but unfortunately had to close its doors when Anco owner Anil Gupta passed away on May 20, 2003.

The most famous gametitles that ANCO developed was the [[Kick Off]] and [[Player Manager]]-series.

[[Category:Kick Off History]]

Kick Off

2007-12-30T18:01:07Z

Danne:

{{stub}}
[[Image:Koboxfront.jpg|thumb|Kick Off Box]]
'''Kick Off''' is a one of the most acclaimed [[Football (soccer)|football]] [[computer game]] series ever released for home computer and console.

In [[1989]] [[ANCO]] published the first [[Amiga]] and [[Atari ST]] versions of [[Kick Off]] and it was immediately considered the first pioneer of the soccer computer games thanks to all the new original features never included in a football game before.

With [[Kick Off]], contrary to all its predecessors, the ball didn't stick to the player's feet but was realistically kicked ahead from the players. This added an important degree of difficulty and skill requirement at the same time. This, along with all the new original features like action replays, players with different characteristics, different tactics, fouls, yellow cards, red cards, Injuries, Injury Time and various referees with different moods made Kick Off and especially its successor, [[Kick Off 2]], one of the most successful football game series ever. [[Kick Off]] enthusiasts still play big [http://www.ko-gathering.com World Cup competitions] on original [[Amiga]] computers every year arguing that no other football game gives so much exciting amount of control over the action.

Even though versions for other computers followed, the [[Atari ST]] and especially the [[Amiga]] versions were by far the best. Kick Off was first developed for the [[Atari ST]] and then ported to the [[Amiga]].

[[Kick Off]] was developed by [[Dino Dini]] (programming, design).

==Magazine reviews==
*ST Action - Highest accolade they could give.
*Amiga User Int - Best computer game ever 97%
*The One - Ultimate soccer simulation 96%
*ACE - Brilliant, BUY BUY BUY 920
*Amiga Format - Best footy game to have appeared on any machine 94%
*ST Format - What a game! gem to play. Magic 90%
*C&VG - Championship winning material 95%
*Games Machine - Probably the best sports game ever 92%
*Commodore User - No other footy game can touch it 90%
*Amiga Action - Surpasses all other football games 93%
*PCW - Nothing short of brilliant
*New Comp Express - Computer football event of the year

'''Scans''' (click for a larger image)

[http://www.ko-gathering.com/media/magazines/ACE/KickOff.jpg http://www.ko-gathering.com/media/magazines/ACE/KickOff_th.jpg] [http://www.ko-gathering.com/media/magazines/TheOne/KO_a.jpg http://www.ko-gathering.com/media/magazines/TheOne/KO_a_th.jpg] [http://www.ko-gathering.com/media/magazines/TheOne/KO_b.jpg http://www.ko-gathering.com/media/magazines/TheOne/KO_b_th.jpg] [http://www.ko-gathering.com/media/magazines/Zzap/Kickoff-zzap-review.jpg http://www.ko-gathering.com/media/magazines/Zzap/ko1-zzap-review-thumbnail.jpg] [http://www.ko-gathering.com/media/magazines/Anco/kocup.jpg http://www.ko-gathering.com/media/magazines/Anco/kocup_th.jpg]
 
           ACE               The One (1)            The One (2)                Zzap               Anco's KO Cup Ad

==Awards==
* Awarded U.K. 1989 [[INDIN]] Best 16 Bit Product
* Nominated U.K. 1989 [[INDIN]] Best Programmer (2nd place, the winner was "Bullfrog" for "Populous")
* Awarded 1989 [[EMAP]] Images Golden Joystick Award Best 16 Bit Product. (EMAP is a major U.K. magazine publisher).

==Ports==
The game was ported to various [[home computer]]s and [[video game console]]s, including the [[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Game Boy]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[IBM PC|PC]] and [[Sega Master System]]. Despite the plethora of ports, Only [[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]] and [[X68000]] ports were made with the same source code (Assembler for Motorola 68000 processors) and give the same Kick Off feelings. Also few of these systems support digital Joystick controllers, so an authentic ''Kick Off'' experience is extremely rare these days.

<gallery>
Image:C64_KickOff.png|[[Amiga]] [[Electronic Arts]] ([[1986]])
Image:Amiga_KickOff.png|[[Atari ST]] [[Electronic Arts]] ([[1986]])
Image:ST_KickOff.png|[[X68000]] [[Electronic Arts]] ([[1986]])
Image:NES_KickOff.png|[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] [[Milton Bradley Company|MB]]/[[Rare (video game company)|Rare]] ([[1989]])
Image:GB_KickOff.png|[[Game Boy]] [[Mindscape Group|Mindscape]] ([[1991]])
Image:SMS_KickOff.png|[[Sega Master System]] [[Virgin Interactive|Virgin Games]] ([[1992]])
Image:SMS_KickOff.png|[[C64]] [[Virgin Interactive|Virgin Games]] ([[1992]])
Image:SMS_KickOff.png|[[Spectrum]] [[Virgin Interactive|Virgin Games]] ([[1992]])
</gallery>

==Games in the series==
*[[Kick Off]] (1989)
*[[Kick Off Extra Time]] (1989)
*[[Franco Baresi World Cup Kick Off]] (1990)
*[[Player Manager]] (1990)
*[[Kick Off 2 World Cup 90]] (1990)
*[[Kick Off 2]] (1990)
*[[Kick Off 2 1MB]] (1990)
*[[Kick Off 2: Giants of Europe]] ([[Data Disk]]) (1990)
*[[Kick Off 2: The Final Whistle]] ([[Expansion Disk]]) (1991)
*[[Kick Off 2: Return To Europe]] ([[Expansion Disk]]) (1991)
*[[Kick Off 2: Winning Tactics]] ([[Data Disk]]) (1991)
*[[Kick Off 2: Super League]] ([[Expansion Disk]]) (never released)
*[[Kick Off 2: Maths Disk]] ([[Expansion Disk]]) (never released)

==Sequels==
In 1990 [[Kick Off 2]] was released by [[ANCO]]. It was even more successful than his predecessor.

In 1992, a sequel, [[Kick Off 3]] was in development. For various reasons the game didn't make it out.

[[Dino Dini]] left [[ANCO]] on 1993 for [[Virgin games]] and he released [[Goal!]] for them on 1994. [[Goal!]] was a totally different football game that was not well accepted by most of the kick off enthusiastic players.

In the same year [[ANCO]] released [[Kick Off 3]] developed by [[Steve Screech]], a totally new game with nothing in common with [[Kick Off 2]].

In 2001 [[Steve Screech]] started a project called [[Ultimate Kick Off]] with the help of an early established [[KOA]]. The game was released by [[ANCO]] in 2002 with the name [[Kick Off 2002]]. Later a sequel called [[Kick Off 2004]] was planned but it was never been released.

In 2005 [[Steve Camber]] started his project called [http://www.kickoffworld.net/wiki/index.php?title=Kick_Off_2_competition_version Kick Off 2 competition version]. An updated version of the classic game for [[Amiga]] improving its features using [[reverse engineering]] on the original [[Amiga]] game.

== Trivia ==
*[[Dino Dini]] worked on the [[Kick Off]] series till [[Kick Off 2]], all the later games were developed by [[Steve Screech]]
*[[KOA]], the international Kick Off Association arrange every year in a different european City a big international Kick Off World Cup. This is by far the biggest competitive gathering of Kick Off enthusiasts in Europe and it's called [http://www.ko-gathering.com Kick Off Gathering].
*[[Amiga Power]] gave Kick Off '96 their lowest score ever: 1%. The reviewer, Stuart Campbell, had a [http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/koff.htm long and rocky relationship] with the [[Kick Off]] series.

==Links==
*[[:Category:Competitions|Competitions]]
*[[:Category:KOPIA|KOPIA - Kick Off Preservation International Association]]
*[[:Category:KORPS|KORPS - Kick Off Research Project Society]]
*[[:Category:Kick Off Remakes| Kick Off Remakes]]

== External Links ==
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com KOA Kick Off Gathering] - KOA (Kick Off Association) Official International Kick Off Fan Site (organising Kick Off World Cup tournaments since 2001)
*[http://www.abundantsoft.com Abundant Software] - Game Developer [[Dino Dini]]'s current development company
*[http://www.kickoffworld.net Kick Off World] - Fan Site located in Italy (organising local tournaments)
*[http://www.kickoff2.com kickoff2.com] - Organisator of Kick Off World Cup 2005 and German Kick Off Headquarter
*[http://freeforumzone.leonardo.it/viewforum.aspx?f=3694 Kickoffworld - Italian Kick Off Forum ] - The italian Kick Off Forum belong to the Italian Kick Off Organization (IKOA) and it's used on organising local tournaments
*[http://www.deutschlandistweltmeister.de Deutschland ist Weltmeister ] - Fan Site located in Germany (organising local tournaments)
*[http://www.kickoff2wm.de.vu Kick Off 2 Weltmeisterschaft ] - Another Fan Site located in Germany (organising local tournaments)
*[http://www.kickoff2.de Kick Off 2] - Home of some German Kick Off Veterans around the city of Kassel
*[http://mitglied.lycos.de/ko2wm Inoffizielle Kick Off 2 Weltmeisterschaft 2002-2004 in Homburg] - Page of the Homburg/Saar crew with the multiple German Champion MichaelO (Conan)
*[http://www.ko2-cup.tk Kick Off 2 CUP] - Home of Kick Off 2 players in and around Osnabrück / Germany
*[http://www.alkis.org/ Alkis ] - Greek Fan Site owned by the 2001 Kick Off 2 World Champion
*[http://www.koanet.co.uk koa:.:net on line league ] - Kick Off 2 online league
*[http://kickoff2online.free.fr Kick Off 2 online ] - French Kick Off 2 online
*[http://www.mobygames.com/game/kick-off Kick Off] - Kick Off page on Moby Games
*[http://hol.abime.net/2558 Kick Off] - Kick Off page on Hall of Light

[[Category:Kick Off Series]]
[[Category:KORPS]]
[[Category:KOPIA]]

File:ThrowIn-Banner2.jpg

2007-12-30T12:40:23Z

Danne:

Pictures from the Kick Off 2 Remake, [[Throw in]]

Visit the [[Throw in]] page for more info, screenshots and videos:
http://www.ko-gathering.com/wiki/index.php?title=Throw_in

News 2007

2007-12-30T12:27:16Z

Danne:

*'''August 26th, 2007''' '''[[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.98'''
Changes
-Walls around the pitch can be activated in the KO2CV menu. No more throw-ins or corners
As ever you can get it from [http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV/ HERE]

*'''June 30th & 31st, 2007''' UKC`s are just around the corner! 25 plus players turning up from all over Europe!

*'''June 26th, 2007''' '''[[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.97''' although released on the 23rd! it`s here now :).'''
Changes
- Goal Statistics
- Altered pitch graphics by Gianni T
- Match report.
Goal stats are now given a distance, height and speed.
The pitch graphics have been given a refresh! new banners round the pitch, new stands and team benches!
The match report now shows along with average goal distance - shots, shots on target, goals and the number of fouls. As ever you can get it from [http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV/ HERE]

*'''May 24th, 2007''' - '''Ex World Champion Gianluca Troiano make comeback!'''
The Three times World Champion (2003,2004,2005) Gianluca Troiano hasnt played a tournament since Cologne 2005 where he played amazing and won the 2leg final with 8-1 and 7-2.

Now he has signed up for an online tournament which will be played next Thursday (31/5). Although he says he only play for fun and it is online it will be intresting to see how he will perform. Especially since Gianluca Troiano will participate in this year World Cup in Rome.

For more info about the online tournament and to sign for tournament go here:

http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=215439#215439

*'''May 14th, 2007''' - '''[http://kickoff2worldcup.org/ Kick Off 2 World Cup]'''
Rome is the city most likely to host the [http://kickoff2worldcup.org/ 2007 Kick Off 2 World Cup], the main tournament of the Kick Off Association, which, according to the current situation, will take place on 10-11 November 2007 organized by Gianluca Troiano, the 3 times World Cup winner. We are hoping to have more definite news in the following weeks, so that you can start buying your plane tickets!

*'''May 3rd, 2007''' - '''Throw In beta 0.8 Released.'''
After months of waiting for the new beta of Gianluca Troianos Kick Off 2 clone, [[Throw in]] the game today was released. The new version contains new graphics, Champions League and loads of other new features. For downloading and beta feedback visit the Throw In Forum section.

*'''April 21st, 2007''' '''[[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.94''' has been released.'''
Changes in this version - An option can be set in the KO2CV menu to record the joystick input in replays.
There is no need to specify a new filename inbetween matches when you want to save replays. Just keep hitting F1 during games to add more replays to the same save file. It is best to start a new save file after watching your replays in the action replay section.

*'''April 11th, 2007''' - '''Throw In beta 0.8 April release confirmed.'''
Gianluca Troiano yesterday did an announcement that the Throw In beta will be released April 22. The beta will contain champions league, new graphics, better gameplay and loads of other features.

*'''April 8th, 2007''' - '''Kick Off 2 Online Released!'''
RedHair of [http://retrokick.de RetroKick]has released a [http://www.meglomaniac.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/ko2ac089k.exe KO2 update] to his software to ensure Kick Off fans can play over the net with the minimum fuss. This is the same ground breaking software that fired Sensible Soccers popularity into the Stratosphere and garnered many new fans in the process - well, now its Kick Off's turn to share the limelight! Unlike other online versions of Kick Off 2, this automates the whole process and ensures you can be playing online quicker than you can say Dino Dini! Once you have downloaded the software, log into the [http://retrokick.de/irc/kickoff.php Chat Room] to organise games with other KO2 fans.

[http://www.meglomaniac.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/ko2ac089k.exe Click here to Download Kick Off 2 Online]

[http://retrokick.de/irc/kickoff.php Click here to go to the Chatroom]

[http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=13472 Click here to see details of the first online tournament]

*'''March 8th, 2007''' '''[[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.93''' has been released.'''
Changes in this version are : Teams are reset properly in between matches. This can be disabled in the KO2CV menu if you want to continually play with a modified line-up. Useless but interesting. A debug feature which has been hidden inside the code, I have added an option in the KO2CV menu to enable it. Finally Steve has tracked down the speed advantage that human players have vs CPU players. It can be switched off to make 1 player games more challenging. n option in the KO2CV menu will prevent your team from doing auto slides or auto headers. This does not include the unintentional slide when trying to trap the ball with an opponent nearby. And last but not anywhere least - At last we have the initial release of this feature. Switch this on in the KO2CV menu. Take the ball to where you want to take the free kick from. Hit F2 to set the position. Get possession of the ball and Hit F3. A free kick will be taken from the selected position. When you have possession of the ball again, hit F3 to take again.. and again.

File:Spyros.jpg

2007-12-30T11:12:28Z

Danne: Spyros in Rome 2007

Spyros in Rome 2007

Sprites

2007-12-17T21:50:41Z

Danne:

Dino Dini

2007-12-15T00:43:43Z

Danne:

[[Image:Dinodini.jpg|thumb|Dino Dini, The creator of the [[:Category:Kick Off Series|Kick Off Series]]]]
[[Dino Dini]] (5th June 1965, London) is most noted for being the creator of two extremely successful sports game brands - [[Kick Off]] and [[Player Manager]]. These redefined the football action and management games, and have influenced virtually all football (soccer) games ever since.

Dino worked also in on a new football game to be published by Microprose from 1995 to 1996. Unfortunately Microprose decided to drop most of their sports titles, and the project was cancelled with an amicable agreement.

In 1996, Dino went to the United States in order to gain experience of corporate game development and management working as Group Leader and briefly as Project Manager. Dino helped Z-Axis ship Three Lions, the number one hit fully 3D soccer game published by Take 2 Interactive. This title was released under various different names in Europe, and also as Alexi Lalas International Soccer in the USA. Later Dino worked at Universal Studios directing prototype work for a project called "Monster Movie".

At 3DO Dino worked with the library group and directed development of "Vegas Games 2000" for Playstation to both create a product and put their library code through its paces, he did fire-fighting work on the hit game "Army Men Sarge's Heroes" for Nintendo 64" and also on "Family Game Pack" for Playstation. Dino directed the Groovy Bunch Of Games product for the PC, which included a new game design by Dino, "Box Battles". Finally at 3DO, Dino operated as "Studio Engineer", to encourage code sharing and programming standards between tech leads at the company.

[[Dino Dini]] also worked for a THQ studio, where he was given the task of directing the creation of a tripple A title in 6 months with no team in place and a small budget, succeeding in taking the project to Alpha, inspite of the fact that the technology team at the company were engaged in shipping a concurrent slipping title themselves and most of the technology codebase was shared and unsuitable for the task.

In 2001 Dini started to work with DC studios personnel on the abortive soccer game code-named "Soccer 3" and later called Total Control Football. He continued the work for four years until 2005, before the project ended without the final product ever reaching the market. Dini has since worked as a contractor together with other companies on a government funded project. Since 2007 he is lecturer at the NHTV in Breda, Netherlands, teaching Game Design and programming. He also has started a career as musician.

== Games Developed ==

*'''[[Kick Off]] (1989) [[Amiga]]/[[Atari ST]]''' Publisher: [[ANCO]]
*'''[[Kick Off Extra Time]] (1989) [[Amiga]]/[[Atari ST]]''' Publisher: [[ANCO]]
*'''[[Player Manager]] (1990) [[Amiga]]/[[Atari ST]]''' Publisher: [[ANCO]]
*'''[[Kick Off 2]] (1990) [[Amiga]]/[[Atari ST]]''' Publisher: [[ANCO]]
*'''[[Kick_Off_2:_The_Final_Whistle|The Final Whistle]] (1991) [[Amiga]]/[[Atari ST]]''' Publisher: [[ANCO]]
*'''[[Kick_Off_2:_Return_To_Europe|Return To Europe]] (1991) [[Amiga]]/[[Atari ST]]''' Publisher: [[ANCO]]
*'''[[Kick_Off_2:_Winning_Tactics|Winning Tactics]] (1991) [[Amiga]]/[[Atari ST]]''' Publisher: [[ANCO]]
*'''[[Goal%21|GOAL!]] (1993) [[Amiga]]/[[Atari ST]]''' Publisher: [[Virgin Games]]
*'''[[Dino Dini's Soccer]] (1994) [[Sega Megadrive]]''' Publisher: [[Virgin Games]]

== External Links ==
*[http://www.dinodini.com DinoDini dot com] - Game Developer [[Dino Dini]]'s personal webpage.
*[http://www.youtube.com/dndn1011 Dino Dinis Page at Youtube] - Listen to Dino the singer and songwriter.

[[Category:Kick Off Series]]
[[Category:Kick Off History]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]

Abundant Software

2007-12-15T00:28:03Z

Danne:

[[Abundant Software]] was a game development and software company started in [[:Category:Kick_Off_History#2001|2001]] by [[Dino Dini]], creator of [[Kick Off]], [[Kick Off 2]], [[Player Manager]], [[Goal!]] and [[Dino Dini's Soccer]]. It was located in the heart of Bristol. Dino Dini decided to retire when he wasnt able to continue his work on the upcoming 'Total Control Football'. The game was never released and Abundant Software is no longer active.

My wiki:Community Portal

2007-12-11T22:33:02Z

Danne:

== [http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2 What's Happening Now] ==
*'''[http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2 FORUM]''' On [http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2 KOA Forums] you can read all the latest activities and the latest discussions other than write your criticisms and suggestions.

*'''[[Kick Off 2 competition version]]''' - The updated version of [[Kick Off 2]] works on regular [[Amiga]] hardware and on [[WinUAE]]. Check out this advanced [http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=9985 work-in-progress thread]! All reports indicate that efforts to update [[Kick Off 2]] on [[Amiga]] hardware are being met with great results. Those with [[Amiga]] hardware report identical feeling with the classic game. The game is even more enjoyable allowing the chance of [[:Category:Competitions|competitions]] without Team A/B dfferences and to choose to play with or without [[PBD]]. Others who have played the Competition version on [[WinUAE]] have also found great success, although there remain a lot of discussions about how much the classic game can be modified without the changes becoming too extreme.

*Check out our new [[FAQ|FAQ]]!

== Our Work ==
*Just arrived? [[FAQ|Read here]] and [[Welcome, newcomers|here]]
*The [[KOA]] members are used to meet each other every year in a different european city to have a full week-end of [[:Category:Kick Off Series|kick off]] games organized in a 2 days tournament. The meetings are called "[[Kick Off Gathering|The Kick Off Gatherings]]" and the tournament played is a real international [[Kick Off 2]] [[:Category:competitions|competition]] played with real [[Amiga|Amiga]]. The winner became a [[Kick Off 2]] World Champion and has his name signed in the [[KOA Shield]], the [[KOA]] World Trophy that every winner keeps for 1 year.
*[[Throw in]] The new Kick Off 3D remake for PC needs [http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=23 suggestions] and [http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=9328 testing]
*[[Kick Off 2 competition version]] the improved version of the classic [[Kick Off 2]] for [[Amiga]] needs [http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=9985 suggestions] and [http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=10457 testing]
*[[:Category:Stub|Stub]]: Work together for the expansions of all the [[:Category:Stub|incomplete articles]].
*[[wikindex|Wikickoff]]: Contribute to the free kick Off encyclopedia and learn [[How to start|how to become a Wikickoff user]]
*[[:Category:KORPS|KORPS]]: Work together for the expansions of the [[:Category:KORPS|Kick Off Research Project Society]].
*[[:Category:KOPIA|KOPIA]]: Work together for the expansions of the [[:Category:KOPIA|Kick Off Preservation International Association]]

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Help:Contents

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Danne:

Welcome to the forum; Info: http://www.ko-gathering.com/wiki/index.php?title=Welcome%2C_newcomers

Read KOA FAQ: http://www.ko-gathering.com/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ

Wiki User's guide: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide

You sign up for a KOA account here (for free): http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/profile.php?mode=register

FAQ

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== General FAQ ==

==== What is [[KOA]] (Kick Off Association)? ====
It's a group of fans devoted to [[:Category:Kick Off Series|Kick Off]]. Their aim is to keep the game alive and meet each other every year in a big international Kick Off 2 Tournament: [[Kick Off Gathering|the World Cup Gathering]].

==== What is [[Kick Off 2]]? ====
It's one of the best computer games related to football ever made. It was programmed by [[Dino Dini]] & [[Steve Screech]], AD [[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1990|1990]]

==== How can I play [[Kick Off 2]]? ====
You need an [[Amiga]], a [[Joysticks|Joystick]] and a [[floppy disk]] of [[Kick Off 2]]. You can also play with an [[:Category:Hardware & Emulators|emulator]] and a [[Joysticks#Amiga.2FAtari_Joystick_adaptors_for_modern_PC|Joystick adaptor]] on Windows ([[WinUAE]]), on Linux ([[E-UAE]]) and on Apple Macintosh ([[E-UAE]]) with a [[Download|floppy image]] of [[Kick Off 2]] and the [http://www.google.com/search?q=Download+Kickstart+1.3&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official kickstart 1.3].

==== What are the differences of the cracked (by [[Oracle]]) version and the original [[Kick Off 2]]? ====

The cracking group [[Oracle]] has cracked an early version of [[Kick Off 2 World Cup 90]] back in the year [[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1990|1990]]. But this versions are different in some details. The other versions that came onto market was [[Kick Off 2 World Cup 90|Kick Off 2 World Cup 90 v1.2]] and [[Kick Off 2| Kick Off 2 v1.4]]. Not everybody had bought the original game and somebody are used to the [[Oracle]] version and the other part has only played the v1.4. The biggest difference is the so called [[PBD]] (Penalty Box Dribbling), which can only be found in the early [[Kick Off 2 World Cup 90]] version and the [[Kick Off 2]] "cracked by [[Oracle]]" version.

==== What exactly is [[PBD]] (Penalty Box Dribbling)? ====

The programmer of [[Kick Off 2]] - [[Dino Dini]] - has experimented with this feature in a previous version of [[Kick Off 2 World Cup 90|Kick Off 2 World Cup 90 v1.2]] which has been removed in the final versions. This feature is called [[PBD]].
[[PBD]] makes the control of the ball more stick to the player on the penalty box (or the right or left side of it). [[PBD]] is therefore something changing the dynamics of the ball. [[PBD]] does not exist on any [[Atari ST]] version (but there're some suspects that some versions have [[PBD]]) and on the [[Amiga]] does exists only on early [[Kick Off 2 World Cup 90]] original version and on all [[Kick Off 2 World Cup 90]] Cracked by [[Oracle]].
As some people have grown up with the [[Oracle]] version and have their standard goals with the [[PBD]], while others are used to the version without this feature and have their standard goals without the [[PBD]], big events like the World Cup must be played on both versions. The rule says that Team A (home) decides about which version to play.
Until the year 2005 one half of the Amigas ran with Oracle and the other half with 1.4. Since 2005 there is the [[Kick Off 2 competition version]] which obsoletes this logistical problem.

==== What are the improvements in the [[Kick Off 2 competition version]]? ====

The [[Kick Off]] [[KOA|community]] is lucky to have some clever coders as its member, which have reverse engineered [[Kick Off 2]] and have made some nice improvements. [[Steve Camber]] has brought us the [[Kick Off 2 competition version|Competition Version]] for the [[:Category:2005 KOA World Cup|World Cup 2005]].
First this version has all the options set already after booting the game. This means no silly clicking through the menus just to do the same settings every time. The main feature is the chance to switch [[PBD]] ON and OFF. This can be done by pressing the "5" key (just next to the tactics keys). This means no more changing of the Amigas and same chances for everyone. Considering the gameplay the [[Kick Off 2 competition version|Competition Version]] is 100% identical with the former versions!

==== How do I get my Kick Off 2 copy? ====

If you do not own an [[Amiga]], you can use the [[ADF]] provided at [[download]] directly with an [[:Category:Hardware & Emulators|Amiga emulator]] for PCs.
The real fun only comes when playing on an original [[Amiga]], though! Amigas can easily be found on [http://www.ebay.com Ebay]. The [[ADF]]s can of course also be tranfered to an [[Amiga]], but this is not that easy. There is the possibility to go over a null-modem cable, or with special Amigas that can also understand the MS-DOS filesystem. More resources can be found on the web.
If you do not have any chance to get your copy, write an email to info@kickoff2.com. For 3€ I would send you an Amiga-Diskette with your own copy of Kick Off 2.

==== What versions of kickoff have been released ? ====
===== by Dino Dini =====
*[[Kick Off]] ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1989|1989]])
*[[Kick Off Extra Time]] ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1989|1989]])
*[[Franco Baresi World Cup Kick Off]] ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1990|1990]])
*[[Player Manager]] ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1990|1990]])
*[[Kick Off 2 World Cup 90]] ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1990|1990]])
*[[Kick Off 2]] ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1990|1990]])
*[[Kick Off 2 1MB]] ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1990|1990]])
*[[Kick Off 2: Giants of Europe]] ([[Data Disk]]) ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1990|1990]])
*[[Kick Off 2: The Final Whistle]] ([[Expansion Disk]]) ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1991|1991]])
*[[Kick Off 2: Return To Europe]] ([[Expansion Disk]]) ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1991|1991]])
*[[Kick Off 2: Winning Tactics]] ([[Data Disk]]) ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1991|1991]])
* [[Goal!]] (Formerly the real sequel of [[Kick Off 2]]) ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1993|1993]])
* [[Dino Dini's soccer]] ([[Sega]] [[Megadrive]] version of [[Goal]])([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1994|1994]])

===== by Steve Screech =====
* [[Kick Off 3]] ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1993|1993]])
* [[Kick Off 96]] ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1996|1996]])
* [[Kick Off 97]] ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1997|1997]])
* [[Kick Off 98]] ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#1998|1998]])
* [[Kick Off 2002]] ([[:Category:Kick_Off_History#2002|2002]])

==== What cheats exist for kick off 2 ? ====
* Switch on autofire, or repeatedly press the fire button and the result will be that your keeper will save the ball every time.

* Keep pressing the 'R' key when you take a penalty, this will show you where the players going to kick the ball.

* In mid-match press all the function keys from left to right 'F1' to 'F10'. "S12" or "S14" should appear in the top right hand corner. You will now be able to substitute the computer's keeper and the new guy will be completely useless.

* Save every Penalty (discovered by Trevor Dutton ) when the player steps up to take the kick, pull down diagonally left on the joystick. As soon as he hits the ball, push up diagonally right and press fire.

* Substitute the opposing goalkeeper twice and he will not save your shots.

==== How can I contact Dino ?====
Dino has formed [[Abundant Software]] after moving back from the United States.
His personal webpage is [[http://www.abundantsof.com here]] and you can also email him or talk to him on his forums.

==== What does Dino say about copyright ?====
"In theory all such material is copyrighted and thus can not be used.
In practice this is impossible to enforce. About anything that is out there
of mine, well I really do not mind at all. Afterall, it keeps my creations
alive, so why should Ibe unhappy?"

==== Where can I get a disk image of ko2 ?====
Visit the [[download]] page.

==== What platforms can I play kick off 2 on ?====
What you need is an amiga emulator for you computer.
Known platforms...
*any [[Amiga]]
*[[Atari|Atari ST]]
*any recent [[Macintosh]] with [[:Category:Hardware & Emulators|emulators]]
*any recent PC with [[Windows]] and [[:Category:Hardware & Emulators|emulators]]
*any recent PC with [[Linux]] with [[:Category:Hardware & Emulators|emulators]]
*[[Xbox]] with [[:Category:Hardware & Emulators|emulator]]

==== What happened to the pc version of kick off ====
Dino was writing and released a beta version of [[ekickoff]] for the pc.
However for some reason he decided to cancel the project and is no longer working on it.

== Kick Off 2 World Cup FAQ ==

==== What is The World Cup Gathering? ====
Is a gathering of friends that spend 1 weekend every year to play this 15 years old football game to enjoy the most important competitive event and have the annual best player worldwide.

==== Which version of [[:Category:Kick Off Series|Kick Off]] will be used? ====
We'll adopt only one version: [[Kick Off 2 competition version]]

==== Which computer we'll use? ====
Only [[Amiga]] 500, [[Amiga]] 2000 and [[Amiga]] 1200

==== Can I use my [[Joysticks]]? ====
Yes of course, but we can also provide extra joysticks

==== Can I use national [[Squads|Teams]]? ====
No, all the games will be played with Team A vs Team B

==== What is the game level? ====
International

==== How long are the matches? ====
2 half of 5 minutes

==== Should I choose my favourite [[Referees]]? ====
[[Referees]] are random unless both players agree to change/choose another [[Referees|referee]]

==== [[Wind]] is active? ====
Only in the [[KOA CUP]]

==== Which [[pitches]] we'll use? ====
normal [[pitches|pitch]]

==== Can I choose the kit [[Kit Design|colour]] of the team? ====
No, the kit [[Kit Design|colours]] will be full yellow and full Blue

==== [[After Touch]] is active? ====
Yes, sure!

==== What is the [[Speed]] of the players? ====
100%

==== Which [[Tactics]] I can use? ====
Only default [[Tactics]]: 424, 532, 442, 433

==== May I change the default [[Squads|line-up]]? ====
[[Squads|Line up]] changes are not allowed.

==== May I have a bigger/smaller/no [[Scanner]]? ====
[[Scanner]] always stay in the default size unless both players agree to change it

==== May I change the [[tactics]] and the [[Squads|players]] during the game? ====
Yes, of course!

==== What about if 2 players end the league with the same points on Saturday? ====
the direct matches will decide who is better.

==== What about if I don't agree the result of a match ====
The final result of the [[Amiga]] stands

==== So what happens if an [[Amiga]] crashes?? ====
If it crashes during the first half, the game will be replayed totally. If it crashes during the second half then only the second half will be replayed starting from the goal result of the first half

==== What we'll do on first day of [[Kick Off Gathering|World Cup]]? ====
We'll play to find the best players that will go to the final round on sunday

==== What about the players that won't qualify for the Sunday final Stage? ====
They'll play the [[KOA CUP]]

==== What about if 2 players end the league with the same points? ====
The direct matches will decide who is better, then goal scored in the Direct M., Goal scored overall, goal difference, [[Penalties|penalties]]

==== Who will play Team A on Knock Out stage firstly? ====
A coin toss will decide it

==== What happen if the 2 players has 2 direct draws or a victory each in the knock outs? ====
The player who score more goals win the knock out if they'll score the same amount of goals they'll play 2 extra times and then [[Penalties|penalties]]

==== What is strictly forbidden in the [[Kick Off Gathering|World Cup]]? ====
*Turn off an [[Amiga]] or a monitor during a game.
*press esc during the game
*touching, hitting, screaming, offending, deconcentrate a player during the match

==== What are the prizes in this gathering?? ====
'''World Cup Prizes''':
#[[KOA Shield|KOA World Shield Trophy]] (Best player worldwide)
#World Cup Trophy
#World Cup Trophy
#World Cup Trophy

from 5th to 16th player: Best 16 KOA medal

Best scorer CUP (Player that will score more goal on sunday - WC Final round)

Best defence CUP (Player that will have the best average Defence)

'''KOA Conpetition prizes''':
#KOA CUP winner Cup
#KOA silver medal
#KOA bronze medal

==== I don't like this [[Rules]] and also other friends of mine don't like it, should we change it? ====
You can ask to change some [[Rules]] into the KOA forum and have a poll. Only players that will attend the next World Cup and have already played one in the past can vote.

== Useful links ==
* [[Accomodation]]
* [[Best Defense trophy]]
* [[Cologne]]
* [[Competition]]
* [[FAQ]]
* [[KOA CUP]]
* [[Location]]
* [[Organisation]]
* [[Programme]]
* [[Registration]]
* [[Rules]]
* [[Social events]]
* [[Top Scorer trophy]]
* [[Transport]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2 KOA Kick Off Gathering Forum] - [[KOA]] (Kick Off Association) Official International Kick Off Forum (organising [[Kick Off 2|Kick Off]] [[Kick_Off_Gathering|KOA World Cup]] tournaments since 2001)
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com KOA Kick Off Gathering] - [[KOA]] (Kick Off Association) Official International Kick Off Fan Site
*[http://www.kickoffworld.net Kick Off World] - Fan Site located in Italy (organising local tournaments)
*[http://www.kickoff2wm.de.vu Kick Off 2 Weltmaisterschaft ] - Fan Site located in Germany (organising local tournaments)
*[http://www.koanet.co.uk koa:.:net on line league ] - Kick Off 2 online league
*[http://kickoff2online.free.fr Kick Off 2 online ] - French Kick Off 2 online
*[http://www.alkis.org/ Alkis ] - Greek Fan Site owned by the 2001 Kick Off 2 World Champion
*[http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/kick-off-2 Kick Off 2] - Kick Off 2 page on Moby Games
*[http://hol.abime.net/2560 Kick Off 2] - Kick Off 2 page on Hall of Light

[[Category:Competitions]]
[[Category:Kick Off Series]]
[[Category:Tutorials & Guides]]
[[Category:KOPIA]]
[[Category:KORPS]]
[[Category:Wikickoff]]
[[Category:2005 KOA World Cup]]

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Download

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Danne: /* PC Windows */

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== Amiga (ADF images)==
*[http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV Kick Off 2 competition version]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/kickoff2_wc90.zip Kick Off 2 + WC90 (PBDribble Version)]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/kickoff2_wc90_v12e.zip Kick Off 2 + WC90 (1.2e)]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/kickoff2_v14e.zip Kick Off 2 1.4e]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/KickOff2-1mb.zip Kick Off 2 extended version - Expanded (1MB)]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/KickoffII(Gigasoft).zip Kick Off II by Gigasoft]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/FinalWhistlev1.8e.zip Final Whistle 1.8e (full game)]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/FinalWhistle.zip Final Whistle 1.9e (Expansion disk for KO2)]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/KickOff.zip Kick Off]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/KickOffExtraTime.zip Kick Off Extra Time (Expansion disk for Kick Off)]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/ReturntoEurope.zip Kick Off 2: Return to Europe]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/GiantsOfEurope.zip Kick Off 2: Giants of Europe]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/PlayerManager_v11e.zip Player Manager KO2 graphics]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/PlayerManager_1.2e.zip Player Manager with NO [[PBD]] *Experimental*]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/KickOff3-EuropeanChallenge.zip Kick Off 3 European Challenge]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/Goal.zip Goal!]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/KickOff96.zip Kick Off 96]
*[http://www.alkis.org/External/steroids.zip Steroids data disc (A team with perfect stats, load it as Team B in Kick Off 2)]
*[http://www.alkis.org/External/Tactics.zip Tactics data disc (Try these tactics and enhance your gaming experience)]
*[http://www.alkis.org/External/tutorial.zip Kick Off 2 goal tutorial]

== C.A.P.S. Releases for Amiga (IPF Images)==
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOff.zip Kick Off]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOffExtraTime.zip Kick Off Extra Time]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOffPlusExtraTime.zip Kick Off + Extra Time]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOff2_Plus_WorldCup90.zip Kick Off 2 + World Cup 90 (PBDribble)]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOff2PlusWorldCup90_1.2e.zip Kick Off 2 + World Cup 90 (1.2e)]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOff2PlusWorldCup90_italian.zip Kick Off 2 + World Cup 90 (Italian)] NEW
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOff2_DE.zip Kick Off 2 (German edition)]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOff2_1_4.zip Kick Off 2 v1.4e]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOff2_1_4i.zip Kick Off 2 v1.4i (Italian)] NEW
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOff2_1_4s.zip Kick Off 2 v1.4s (Spanish)] NEW
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOff2_1.6e.zip Kick Off 2 v1.6e (1MB)]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOff2_GiantsOfEurope.zip Kick Off 2-Giants of Europe]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOff2_WinningTactics.zip Kick Off 2-Winning Tactics]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOff2_ReturnToEurope.zip Kick Off 2-Return to Europe]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOff3.zip Kick Off 3]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/KickOff3EuropeanChallenge.zip Kick Off 3-European Challenge]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/FinalWhistle_1_9.zip Final Whistle v1.9e]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/FinalWhistle_2_1.zip Final Whistle v2.1e]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/caps/PlayerManager.zip Player Manager]

== Manuals ==
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/manuals/KickOff2WC.pdf Kick Off 2 Manual (pdf format)]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/manuals/FinalWhistle.pdf Kick Off 2 Final Whistle manual pdf format)]

== Emulators ==
*[http://www.winuae.net/files/InstallWinUAE1310.exe WinUAE v1.31 Amiga Emulator]
*[http://www.kickoffworld.net/Download/Emulatori/Amiga/Kaillera/WinUAE-Kaillera-KickOff2.zip WinUAE-Kaillera with Kick Off 2 competition version]
*[http://www.softpres.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?cache=cache&media=files%3Aipflib_w32.zip IPF Support Library for WinUAE]
*[http://www.rcdrummond.net/uae/e-uae-0.8.28/e-uae_0.8.28_linux-i586_sdl.tar.bz2 e-uae_0.8.28 Amiga Emulator] (linux binary)
*[http://www.rcdrummond.net/uae/e-uae-0.8.28/e-uae_0.8.28_macosx-ppc_sdl.zip e-uae_0.8.28 Amiga Emulator] (MacOSX binary)
*[http://www.softpres.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?cache=cache&media=files%3Aipflib_linux-i686.tgz IPF Support Library for e-uae (linux)]
*[http://steem.atarizone.com/steem.php STeem Atari ST Emulator]
*[ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/cbm/crossplatform/emulators/VICE/WinVICE-1.16.zip WinVICE C64 Emulator]
*[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/caprice32/caprice32-4.2.0.zip?download Caprice32 CPC emulator]

== PC Windows ==
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/wiki/images/c/ce/Ko2cv099online.zip Latest KO2 online client (v0.99b)!]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/wiki/images/d/d5/Kocv097online.zip KO2 online with KO Competiton v 0.97]
*[http://www.kickoffworld.net/Download/Emulatori/Amiga/Kaillera/WinUAE-Kaillera-KickOff2.zip WinUAE-Kaillera with KO2 competition v.0.73]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=13570 Throw In v0.8]
*[http://www.kickoffworld.net/Throw%20In/Throw_In_v0071b.exe Throw In v0.071]
*[http://addictedtoguns.free.fr/files/ko2002.exe Kick Off 2002 Playable demo]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/ko2002/ko2002-1.33.zip Kick Off 2002 patch v1.33]
*[http://www.alkis.org/External/KOATD.ZIP KOA tournaments database]
*[http://www.alkis.org/External/KOATDBViewer.exe KOA tournaments database analyser]

== Atari ST ==
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/st/KickOff.zip Kick Off]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/st/KickOff_FR.zip Kick Off French]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/st/KickOff2.zip Kick Off 2]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/st/KickOff2_DE.zip Kick Off 2 German]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/st/KO2_TFW.zip Final Whistle]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/st/FinalWhistle_FR.zip Final Whistle French]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/st/KO2_RTE.zip Return To Europe]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/st/KO2TACTI.ZIP Winning Tactics]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/st/PlayerManager.zip Player Manager]

== Spectrum ==
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/8bits/Spectrum/KickOff1.tzx.zip Kick Off]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/8bits/Spectrum/KickOff2.tzx.zip Kick Off 2]

== Commodore 64 ==
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/8bits/c64/kick_off_1_and_2%20(d64).zip KO and KO2 in one image (d64)]

== Amstrad CPC ==
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/8bits/cpc/kickoff.zip Kick Off]
*[http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/8bits/cpc/kickoff2.zip Kick Off 2]

[[Category:Kick Off Series]]
[[Category:Competitions]]
[[Category:Kick Off Remakes]]
[[Category:Tutorials & Guides]]
[[Category:Hardware & Emulators]]
[[Category:Other Dino Dini Games]]
[[Category:Kick Off History]]
[[Category:KOPIA]]
[[Category:KORPS]]

Kit Design

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[[Category:KORPS]]

Dino Dini`s Soccer

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Danne:

{{Infobox VG| title = Dino Dini's Soccer
|image = [[Image:Dinodinissoccer.jpg|200px]]
|developer = [[Dino Dini]] (Megadrive) [[EuroCom]] (SNES)
|publisher = [[Virgin Games]]
|designer = [[Dino Dini]] (Megadrive) - SNES version was an interpretation by EuroCom
|released = 1994
|genre = [[sports game|Sports]]
|modes = Top-Down
|ratings = ELSPA Rating : 3+
|platforms = [[Game Boy]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[IBM PC compatible|PC]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive/Genesis]], [[Sega Master System]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]]
|media = 8 Megabit
|requirements =
|input = 1-2 players
}}
'''''Dino Dini's Soccer''''' was a conversion of ''[[Dino Dini's Goal|Goal!]]'' for the [[Amiga]] to the Sega Mega Drive (Genesis in North America) by [[Dino Dini]] himself. Dino Dini's Soccer had all the relevant features of the [[Amiga]] version and it was graphically superior to it. The game implemented an innovative 4-way play feature.

There was also a conversion to [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], however this version was only an interpretation of the game, and Dino was unhappy to have his name associated with it, as he was not responsible for any of that version and had no creative control what-so-ever on it. The SNES version features a very different control method, with the ball on sticking to your foot to make running with the ball easier. The game is viewed from above and played up and down the pitch, without the left-to-right option of Goal. Matches can be between 2 or 20 minutes, and the scanner which shows player positions on the rest of the pitch can be moved, resized or disabled. The method of triggering aftertouch onto a pass can be chosen as well.

The game features a variety of tournaments, including the full World Cup and its qualifying rounds, and the European Championships, or individual matches, as well as being able to configure a league or cup tournament ot your own specification. Only international teams are included, although their names can be customised. Unlike most soccer games of the time, player ethnicities are accurately depicted.

==External links==
*[http://www.eurocom.co.uk/content/view/75/43/ Dino Dini's Soccer] at Eurocom

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News 2005

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Danne:

*'''December 18, 2005''' [http://www.frappr.com/kickoffassociation Join now] the [[KOA|Kick Off Association]] international [http://www.frappr.com/kickoffassociation Frappr], an online tool that lets map out where all the [[KOA]] members live! You can then share where you live and discover where the rest of the Kick Off players live and work! There's no need to register, just type in your name and select your location from [http://www.frappr.com/kickoffassociation here]!
*'''December 07, 2005''' The full [[:Category:Hall of Fame|players]] review for the [[:Category:2005_KOA_World_Cup|2005 World Cup in Cologne]] is finally available on [[Alkis Polyrakis|Alkis]] Web Site [http://www.alkis.org/players5.html HERE].
*'''December 05, 2005''' [[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.75''' is Available [http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV/ NOW]. Ball is only affected by the wind when it is in the air, [[Wind]] speed-range changed, statistics fixed.
*'''November 28, 2005''' Released the [[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.74'''! Added live statistics! Download it from [http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV/ HERE]
*'''November 25, 2005''' Available now all the videos of the [[:Category:2005_KOA_World_Cup|2005 KOA World Cup]]! Take a look on the new page devoted to the [[Cologne]] [[:Category:Kick_Off_2_World_Cup|World Cup]], [[:Category:2005_KOA_World_Cup|HERE]]!
*'''November 14, 2005''' - [[Gianluca Troiano]] is the 2005 [[Kick Off 2]] World Champion! All the results, statistics and infos of the [[:Category:2005 KOA World Cup|2005 KOA World Cup]] are [http://www.kickoff2.com here] .
*'''November 05, 2005''' - [[Gianluca Troiano]] announces [[Throw in]] is suspended. All downloads are no more available until the next beta (if any).
*'''November 02, 2005''' - A new Mozilla Firefox plugin is available for download. It is a search plugin for the KO-Gathering Wiki. It can be downloaded [http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/various/koawikifirefox.zip here]. Install info is included in the archive. Plugin has been tested with Firefox 1.0.7 under Windows XP SP2 and with Firefox 1.0.6 under Ubuntu Linux 5.04.
*'''October 29, 2005''' - OckHAM found the 1991 release of [[Player Editor|Kick Off 2 Player Editor]] for [[Atari ST]]. Actually we're working on it to have updated version of [[Kick Off]] for [[Amiga]] with real names.
*'''October 23, 2005''' - Finally a new release of the [[Dino_Dini_File_System#Dino_Dini_File_System_Tools|Dino Dini File System Tools]]. Get it [http://web110.enux.dk/koa/ddfs-1.1.0-win32.zip here]
*'''October 19, 2005''' - [[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.73''' released: [http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV Download]. [[Squads|Team B]] can use 6789 on main keyboard for tactic selection, the [[replay]] slow motion setting is reset to normal speed at the start of each half, 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 speeds are supported.
*'''October 13, 2005''' - Hosting costs - KOA needs your help. To donate push the paypal logo on the [http://www.ko-gathering.com front page]. Read more in the [http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=6744&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=26 forum thread].
*'''October 3, 2005''' - A new version of [[WinUAE]] released. 1.1, all info and downloads [[WinUAE|here]]
*'''September 28, 2005''' - A new utility for your PC. Replay Viewer to play KO2 replays outside WinUAE is started with great success, [http://web110.enux.dk/koa/replay_viewer.avi here] the first video of the early beta of the viewer by [[Jesper]] and [http://web110.enux.dk/koa/replay_normal.avi here] the full replay from [[WinUAE]].
*'''September 23, 2005''' - After 15 years we have finally a new updated [[Player Manager]]! [[Jesper]] has modified the classic [[Player Manager]] adding the same [[Ball]] and [[pitches|pitch]] of [[Kick Off 2]]. Download it [http://www.ko-gathering.com/downloads/adf/PlayerManager_v11e.zip here]
*'''September 13, 2005''' - [[:Category:KOA Comics|KOA Comics]] is a brand new comic started by [[Danny Dineen]] illustrating all the fights inside the [[KOA]], have a laugh with all of the most famous [[:Category:Hall of Fame|KOA members]].

*'''September 12, 2005''' - [[Throw in]] beta 0.07 was released earlier today. It includes many improvements since 0.06. For more info and download [http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=10661 go here].

*'''September 9, 2005''' - [[Gianluca Troiano]] released 2 new [[Throw in]] videos showing how the new beta (0.07) looks. [http://www.kickoffworld.net/Throw%20In/replay/danne-cornershot.avi Video 1] [http://www.kickoffworld.net/Throw%20In/replay/thefoxsoft-staffilata.avi Video 2]

*'''August 25, 2005''' - New [http://www.ko-gathering.com www.ko-gathering.com] site goes live!

*'''August 5, 2005''' - [[Kick Off 2 competition version]] has finally included all the official World cup settings as default (on loading). International teams now appear as default team skills and Teams get reset to their default settings before every match but not Player Manager teams! You can find all the latest changes [[Kick Off 2 competition version|here]]

*'''August 4, 2005''' - [[:Category:2005 KOA World Cup|Kick Off 2 World Cup 2005]] has broken the 50 competitors barrier, which means we have broken the 2004 record with still over 3 month to the World Cup. More news as it happens...

*'''July 31, 2005''' - [[James Beard]] is now the new Kick Off 2 UK Champion.

News 2006

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*'''December 17th, 2006''' - [[Gianluca Troiano]] released the first screenshot of the new [[Throw in]] Graphics today and more are soon to come. The graphics are under construction and there will be changes for the final version. You can watch and discuss the new graphics [http://www.ko-gathering.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=13138/ HERE]. Throw In which is a Kick Off remake has old betas available for download. The New beta with new graphics and improved gameplay will probably be released in January, 2007.

*'''November 16th, 2006''' [[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.91''' has been released. Changes in this version are - Backpass rule selectable in KO2CV menu. ( It's not totally correct from a FIFA rules point of view, but certainly does the job.. The keeper is unable to touch the ball if someone else on his team was the last to touch it. He doesn't have the option of kicking or heading the ball instead of using his hands(yet), but just stands helplessly as his defender rolls it into his net. ) Download it from [http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV/ HERE]
*'''November 16th, 2006''' [[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.90''' has been released. Changes in this version are - 8 tactics mode temporarily removed for this release to allow PM tactics to be used. 75% speed added. 25% speed removed. ( Due to the nature of how the speed is controlled, 75% speed can look a bit jerky. ) Download it from [http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV/ HERE]
*'''October 29th, 2006''' The Winner of the [[:Category:2006 KOA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] is [[Spyros Paraschis|Spyros Paraschis (Greece)]]
*'''October 25th, 2006''' Gianluca Troiano has revealed that a new 'Throw in' version is under development. The new version will contain some new Graphics, a tournament mode and updated gameplay. The release will probably occur in the first quarter 2007.
*'''October 22nd, 2006''' [[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.89''' has been released. Changes in this version are - In single player mode, at the start of the match, the CPU Team B randomly chooses one of the 8 tactics to use. You may override this at any time using the Team B formation keys. Auto stats. When the referee blows the whistle for half time, stats for ball possession and average goal distance appear while the players walk off the pitch. Bugfix - Practice Mode now defaults to International skill level, instead of division 1. Download it from [http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV/ HERE]
*'''October 5th, 2006''' The [http://www.ko-gathering.com/wcadmin/ 2006 Kick Off 2 World cup] As of today there are 54 confirmed players for the up coming WC [http://www.ko-gathering.com/wcadmin/ London].
*'''October 4th, 2006''' [[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.88''' has been released. Changes in this version are - Sound can now be set to come out of only the left or the right speaker. Just go to the pause menu, locate "Menu 2" and press RETURN to switch between Normal / Left / Right. Also in the top right corner shows the current World Cup venue. Download it from [http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV/ HERE]
*'''September 1st, 2006''' The [http://www.ko-gathering.com/wcadmin/ 2006 Kick Off 2 World cup] dates have been confirmed as the 28 & 29th October 2006 in [http://www.ko-gathering.com/wcadmin/ London].
*'''July 15th, 2006''' [[Kick Off 2 signiture generator]] You can choose from three difference styles, your name, nickname, joystick preference, colour etc and you`ll end up with an url you copy/paste into your signiture box in KOG preferences. It grabs data from the KOA tornament database. Go [http://www.lutek.it/ksig/ksig.php HERE] to try it out.
*'''July 9th, 2006''' [[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.85''' has been released. Lots of changes in this version. Team name, direction of play, and formation all displayed on pause screen. "Single Game" highlighted on start up. New KO2CV Options menu. A=B / A>B selectable. PBD Madness mode. Low/High gravity modes - Fill the ball with light helium or heavy lead. Alternative number display. Confirmation is required to quit when ESC is pressed during a game. And lastly, when accidentally selecting International Friendly, just go to "Done" to avoid having to select teams and start a match. Download it from [http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV/ HERE]
*'''May 1st, 2006''' [[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.81''' has been released. Changes in this version are - `PAUSED` is displayed when game is paused and `REPLAY` is show when viewing replays. Last change is with the clock, showing 5.00 in the first half and 5:00 in the second half. Download it from [http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV/ HERE]
*'''April 28th, 2006''' [[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.80''' is out. Team names can be changed in this version by pressing delete on the team list screen. Download it from [http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV/ HERE]
*'''April 8th, 2006''' Another version [[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.78''' is out. Along with all the features up to this point, PBD is default ON for both players in this version. Download it from [http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV/ HERE]
*'''March 31st, 2006''' Almost new [[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.77''' is out. 8 tactics are available in-game with CTRL+1-4 still. Also A600 keys possibly fixed!! Download it from [http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV/ HERE]
*'''January 22, 2006''' Although available for a while [[Kick Off 2 competition version]] '''0.76''' is out. In this version, for the 1st time all 8 tactics are available in-game with CTRL+1-4. Download it from [http://www.camber.demon.co.uk/KO2CV/ HERE]
*'''January 5, 2006''' New IPF images (from [http://www.softpres.org/ S.P.S.] formerly known as [http://www.softpres.org/ C.A.P.S.]) have been added to the [[Download]] section. These are the Italian versions of KO2+WC90 the [[Kick Off 2]] 1.4i as well as the Spanish version of [[Kick Off 2]] 1.4 (1.4s). Many thanks to the [http://www.softpres.org/ S.P.S.] team.

Category:2007 KOA World Cup

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Rome hosted the 7th Kick Off 2 World Cup 2007. The Defending Champion Spyros kept the title again after a victory vs Gianni T in the final. Gianluca Troiano ended att third place.