History Pinball / WorldCupSoccer

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The soccer ball on the playfield spins when the goal is lit. There is also a more traditional pinball spinner on the left side.

* AdaptedOut: ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' changed the title of the game to ''World Champion Soccer'' because they were unable to secure licensing rights with the [[UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup FIFA World Cup]]. Striker was also slightly redrawn on the backglass, including a different colored nose, the "USA" on his soccer uniform has been removed and now has a green color scheme, the ears were altered to be the same color as his fur, and the FIFA trophy in his hand was doctored to look more generic. The whole thing looks more like a creep [[ShoddyKnockoffProduct bootleg]] compared to the original. Thankfully, his appearances in the DMD animations remain untouched and the flyer remains intact for historic purposes.

A digital (and slightly modified) version was available for ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' until June 2018 (when the license to it and all other Williams/Bally tables expired).

* AdaptedOut: ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' changed the title of the game to ''World Champion Soccer'' because they were unable to secure licensing rights with the [[UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup FIFA World Cup]]. Striker was also slightly redrawn on the backglass, including a different colored nose, the "USA" on his soccer uniform has been removed and now has a green color scheme, the ears were altered to be the same color as his fur, and the FIFA trophy in his hand was doctored to look more generic. The whole thing looks more like a [[UncannyValley creepy]] [[ShoddyKnockoffProduct bootleg]] compared to the original. Thankfully, his appearances in the DMD animations remain untouched and the flyer remains intact for historic purposes.

** The final TV Award shows, among others, the "Stay cool, daddy-o" guy from ''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'', Admiral Biagi from ''Pinball/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', and Rudy from ''Pinball/FunHouse''.

[[caption-width-right:350:''It Kicks'']]

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[[caption-width-right:300:''It Kicks!'']]

* AdaptedOut: ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' changed the title of the game to ''World Champion Soccer'' because they were unable to secure licensing rights with the [[UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup FIFA World Cup]].
** Striker was also slightly redrawn on the backglass, including a different colored nose, the "USA" on his soccer uniform has been removed and now has a green color scheme, the ears were altered to be the same color as his fur, and the FIFA trophy in his hand was doctored to look more generic. The whole thing looks more like a [[UncannyValley creepy]] [[ShoddyKnockoffProduct bootleg]] compared to the original. Thankfully, his appearances in the DMD animations remain untouched and the flyer remains intact for historic purposes.

* DevelopersForesight: If you beat the #1 seed Germany in multiball and then get into multiball again, you will play against Germany, and they will be listed as the #2 seed. This is because you are now the #1 seed.

* FailedASpotCheck: The flyer for the game shows the game towering over an '''American''' football field, rather than one of what the rest of the world knows as "football".

* ShoutOut: The final TV Award shows, among others, the "Stay cool, daddy-o" guy from ''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'', Admiral Biagi from ''Pinball/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', and Rudy from ''Pinball/FunHouse''.
** The final TV Award ''is'' basically a single-ball version of the multiball from ''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon''.

* DevelopersForesight: If you beat the #1 seed Germany in multiball and then get into multiball again, you will play against Germany, and they will be listed as the #2 seed. [[CaptainObvious This is because you are now the #1 seed]].

A digital (and slightly modified) version was available for ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' until June 2018.

A digital (and slightly modified) version is available for ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade''.

* TakeAThirdOption: If a player needs to restart multiball, one must hit either ramp or the Final Draw scoop. However, there is hidden third option, which is the Assist kicker just south of the goal.

* LargeHamAnnouncer: '''''GOAAAAAAAAL!''''' Since [[VideoGame/NBAJam Tim Kitzrow]] is the announcer, this is hardly a surprise.

*** Changed to C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N in the ''VideoGame/PinballArcade'' release.

** Striker was also slightly redrawn on the backglass, including a different colored nose, the "USA" on his soccer uniform has been removed and now has a green color scheme, the ears were altered to be the same color as his fur, and the FIFA trophy in his hand was doctored to look more generic. The whole thing looks more like a [[UncannyValley creepy]] [[ShoddyKnockoffProduct bootleg]] compared to the original. Thankfully, the flyer remains intact for historic purposes.

** Striker was also slightly redrawn on the backglass, including a different colored nose, the "USA" on his soccer uniform has been removed and now has a green color scheme, the ears were altered to be the same color as his fur, and the FIFA trophy in his hand was doctored to look more generic. The whole thing looks more like a [[UncannyValley creepy]] [[ShoddyKnockoffProduct bootleg]].

A digital (and slightly modified) version is available for ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade''

* AdaptedOut: VideoGame/ThePinballArcade changed the title of the game to ''World Champion Soccer'' because they were unable to secure licensing rights with the [[UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup FIFA World Cup]].

* AdaptedOut: VideoGame/PinballArcade changed the title of the game to ''World Champion Soccer'' because they were unable to secure licensing rights with the [[UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup FIFA World Cup]]. (As of [=FarSight=]'s [[https://youtu.be/_KYmyTIDrv4 August 17, 2017 live stream]], some evidence of the World Cup license have slipped through the editing process.)

* AdaptedOut: VideoGame/PinballArcade changed the title of the game to ''World Champion Soccer'' because they were unable to secure licensing rights with the [[UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup FIFA World Cup]].

* LargeHamAnnouncer: '''''GOAAAAAAAAL!'''''

* AdaptedOut: VideoGame/PinballArcade changed the title of the game to ''World Champion Soccer'' to avoid expensive licensing with [[UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup FIFA]].

-> ''Get ready. This summer, {{the World Cup}} is taking over the U.S. And [[BoldInflation WORLD CUP SOCCER]] pinball is ready to take on the world!''

''World Cup Soccer'' is a {{pinball}} game by Creator/WilliamsElectronics (under the Bally label), designed by Creator/JohnPopadiuk and released to promote the 1994 [[TheWorldCup World Cup]].

* FailedASpotCheck: The flyer for the game shows the game towering over an '''American''' football field.

* UnitsNotToScale: The soccer ball on the playfield is significantly larger than the goalie, the goal, or pretty much anything on the playfield that isn't the ramps. Additionally, the flyer for the game showed the machine being roughly as large as an American football field.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The giant soccer ball on the playfield spins when the goal is lit. There is also a more traditional pinball spinner on the left side.