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Podcast Episode #81 - Kick-Off II World Cup with Frank Fuhrmann and Oliver Stender

Kick-Off II is one of the most difficult football (or soccer, if you're NTSC) games to master. Oliver Stender and Frank Fuhrmann have done just that, though, and their skill has lead to them being two of the highest ranked players to take part in the Kick-Off II World Cup -- championships that are still being held today. AJ and Joerg talk to them about what draws them to this game, as well as the challenges of keeping a vintage game championship series relevant and entertaining in the 21st century. (Interview starts at 21:34)

Links related to this episode:

• The Kick-Off Association: http://www.ko-gathering.com
• Kick-Off II World Cup on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kickoff2WorldCup/

Other stuff we talked about:

• Intellivision: https://www.intellivisionamico.com
• Double-Sided Games: https://doublesidedgames.com
• Atari VCS: https://atari.com
• Mashable's article about the Atari VCS: https://mashable.com/article/atari-vcs-development-hell/
• Prgress: https://www.ami64.com/product-page/commodore-64-sd-card-reader-with-8gb-sd-card-prgress
• Ami64.com: https://www.ami64.com
• 1541UltimateII+: http://www.1541ultimate.net
• The Future Was 8-Bit: https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com
• Amstrad CPC Game Development Contest: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1120607071477318?view=permalink&id=1327294004141956
• The Micronics: https://www.themicronics.com
• The Micronics on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/micronics/commodore-amiga-500-upgrade-new-mechanical-keyboard
• The Micronics thread on the English Amiga Board: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=99324

Interviews and podcasts referenced:

• English interview with Birgit "Biggi" Lechtermann: https://scene.world/bibbienglish
• Podcast #78 - The Micronics with Liwei Guan: https://scene.world/amigakeyboard
• Podcast #74 - Antstream: https://scene.world/anstream

The low spark of the slow Internet boys:

• AJ: http://justwestofhell.com
• AJ on Twitter: http://twitter.com/derision64
• AJ on Instagram: https://instagram.com/derision667
• AJ's dog on Instagram: https://instagram.com/elmersworld

• Joerg's crap blog: http://nafcom.eu/
• Joerg on Twitter: http://twitter.com/nafcom
• Joerg on Instagram: https://instagram.com/nafcom

Intro promo by Richie Knucklez: http://www.thekongoff.com
Music by Richard Bayliss: http://tnd64.unikat.sk

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