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| | | | | | | | | Magnetic Soccer - Game Boy |
| | | Game description: | Sorry, no English description yet.
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| Game Boy control: | | ↑ | ↑ | | ↓ | ↓ | | ← | ← | | → | → | | Start/Stop | Enter | | Select | Shift | | button A | Z | | button B | X | | second player | after setup |
| Emulation speed: | If the game emulation is slow, try to speed it up by reloading this page without ads or choose another emulator from this table. |
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| | Other platforms: | Unfortunately, this game is currently available only in this version. Be patient :-) |
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| Game info: | 
box cover | Game title: | Magnetic Soccer | | Console: | Game Boy | | Author (released): | Nintendo (1992) | | Genre: | Sport | Mode: | Single-player | | Design: | | | Music: | | | Game manual: | not available | | | | Download: | not available (stream only) | Game size: | 60 kB | | Recommended emulator: | Visual Boy Advance |
| | Detailed game description: | Magnetic Soccer is a sports game released for the Game Boy in 1992 and published by Nintendo. Although its title suggests magnetic football, the game was actually based on table soccer (foosball), translating the mechanics of a tabletop kicking game into handheld form.  | | Magnetic Soccer (Game Boy) |
It was released in Europe, while a planned Japanese release was cancelled.
The game presented matches from a top-down perspective and supported one or two players. Each side consisted of eight players arranged in four rows (1-2-3-2), including a goalkeeper, and the rows could only be moved left and right and then rotated to kick the ball. Unlike real table football, all rows on a side moved at once, which simplified control for the handheld format while preserving the feel of the original game.
Several mechanics expanded on the basic foosball concept. Players could stop the ball, charge a powerful shot on a gauge, and use those stronger strikes to temporarily incapacitate opposing players other than the goalkeeper. If a match ended in a draw, it was decided by a penalty shootout. The game also included a training mode, a watch mode for computer-controlled matches, three different surfaces, and three difficulty levels, giving it more variety than a simple one-match simulation.
In contemporary terms, Magnetic Soccer was seen as a surprisingly solid conversion of table football to a small handheld screen. Its design emphasized quick passing and direct control, and the compact LCD presentation helped keep the playfield readable even when the ball was moving at high speed. The game’s simple audiovisual style reflected the limitations of the Game Boy, but that restraint also helped preserve clarity during hectic moments. Overall critical reception was modest rather than enthusiastic, with an average critic score of 60%.
As a whole, Magnetic Soccer stood out as an unusual sports title in Nintendo’s early handheld library. By adapting foosball rather than full-field association football, it offered a faster and more self-contained experience, built around timing, positioning, and sharp passing rather than long-form tactical play. More details about this game can be found on MobyGames.com. | | For fans and collectors: | | Find this game on video server YouTube.com or Vimeo.com. | | Buy original game or Game Boy console on Amazon.com or eBay.com. | Find digital download of this game on GOG or Steam. | | | | Videogame Console: |  This version of Magnetic Soccer was designed for the Game Boy console, which was an 8-bit handheld video game console manufactured by Nintendo in the years 1989 - 2003. It was the first ever handheld video game console with exchangeable game cartridges, but it only supported black and white screen. The Game Boy console has been extremely commercially successful and has sold more than 118 million units (including its successors Game Boy Pocket and Color). Its unit price on US market was $ 90. More information about the Game Boy console can be found here. |
Recommended Game Controllers: | You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC (see the table next to the game). However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB gamepad that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer. If you do not have a gamepad, buy a suitable USB controller on Amazon or AliExpress or in some of your favorite online stores. | | | | Available online emulators: | 6 different online emulators are available for Magnetic Soccer. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic features of each emulator available for this game Magnetic Soccer are summarized in the following table:
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