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10-Yard Fight (USA / Europe)

NES / Famicom
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1985
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✪ Reviewed on September 24, 2023
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10-Yard Fight adapts Irem arcade American football to NES with simplified college themed matches. The version keeps the fast arcade formula with compact sprites and basic AI in a sport discovery experience. Honest for 8 bit football fans, in line with NES arcade sports average.

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Category
Sports 1 player 3+
Description
Pioneering side-view American football simulation. Published by Irem, released in December 1983 in Japan on Famicom. Four difficulty levels, simplified play selection, compact sprites and vertical field scrolling. First Famicom port of the arcade original.

10-Yard Fight review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,02 MB 📅18/10/1985
Published by Irem

10-Yard Fight (NES) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $5 Q6 complete
 $51 Q10 new
 $204 !
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Other versions
10-Yard Fight
Japan
07/12/1983
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Collector interest

10-Yard Fight belongs to the early Black Box wave that launched the North American NES, giving it a foundational role in collections built around Nintendo's first lineup. Loose carts surface constantly, so the appeal sits with the complete hangtab boxes and especially sealed copies, which thin out fast. Irem rarely published directly on the system, adding a quiet point of interest to an otherwise ordinary sports title.

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