Dino Dini's Soccer
Dino Dini's Soccer — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Dino Dini's Soccer on?
- Dino Dini's Soccer was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Atari ST/STE, DOS.
- When did Dino Dini's Soccer release?
- Dino Dini's Soccer was first released on December 31, 1994.
About Dino Dini's Soccer
Dino Dini's Soccer is a top-down football game for the Sega Mega Drive programmed by Dino Dini, the man behind the first two Kick Off games by Anco Games. It was only released in Europe. Dino Dini's Soccer is a retooled version of an earlier Amiga game, Goal!, sporting superior graphics and support for four players via Sega's Team Player peripheral. Though this has not been confirmed, it has been suggested that during development Dino Dini's Soccer was set to be a straight port of Goal! with no extra features (this being the situation with the SNES version, which despite its name, was not personally handled by Dino Dini like this Mega Drive release). An unconfirmed working title appears to have been Dino Dini's Goal!. As a spiritual sequel to Kick Off 2 (or Super Kick Off, as it appeared on the Mega Drive), Dino Dini's Soccer offers similar gameplay but with the addition of smarter AI, multiple cameras and improved presentation.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Atari ST/STE, DOS
- Publisher
- Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1994 | $11 | $24 | — | 2 reviews | Low |
Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Amiga · Atari ST/STE · DOS. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
What it needs to play
- Some modesSave battery (inside the cartridge) — saves to memory kept alive by a battery inside the cartridge; if that battery has died, saves are lost (MAME cartridge records).
How often it sells
- Loose: about 5 times a year
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $5.94 in Jul 2018, $9.90 five years ago, and $11.24 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | $5.27 | $6.94 |
| Jan 2020 | $3.38 | $10.64 |
| Jan 2021 | $5.07 | $11.75 |
| Jan 2022 | $6.91 | $10.78 |
| Jan 2023 | $11.71 | $15.60 |
| Jan 2024 | $9.46 | $12.59 |
| Jan 2025 | $9.77 | $14.32 |
| Jan 2026 | $11.18 | $20 |
| Oct 2026 | $11.24 | $24 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe / PAL | December 1994 | T-70276-50 | 5028587020056 | 171-6278A · MPR-17097 |
- Region
- EU
- Released
- 1994
- Authenticity
- Low
A well-regarded European football game with a battery save, and an inexpensive cart.
Dino Dini's Soccer came out in Europe in December 1994, published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment. Sega Pro described it as coming from the creator of the Kick Off games. Sega Pro scored it 91 percent in April 1995, calling it his best footy game yet, with complex controls that are tricky at first but extremely playable.
Sega Retro lists it as working with Sega's Team Player multitap.
What the press said at the time
| Sega Pro Issue 41 | February 1995 | 91% |
| Sega Pro Issue 43 | April 1995 | 91% |
“Dino Dini has created an incredibly fast kick around which more than matches Sensi in the playability stakes.”
“It's unlikely to do as well as FIFA since it hasn't got a huge licence, and that's a real shame, because Goal is a game of exceptional quality.”
“The creator of the Kick Offgames switches sides to bring us his best footy game yet. The complex Controls are tričky at first but result in extremely skilful play.”
“The creator of the Kick Off games switches sides to bring us his best footy game yet.”
How the Sega Genesis version differs
The Mega Drive conversion kept all the relevant features of the Amiga version and was graphically superior to it.
It added an innovative 4-way play feature.
Sega Pro scored it 91%, calling it the Kick Off creator's best footy game yet.
Also on other platforms
Amiga · Atari ST · MS-DOS · Super NES
| Super NES | Eurocom |
- Super NES. The Super NES version, by Eurocom, was only an interpretation of the game, and Dino Dini was unhappy to have his name on it.
- Super NES. The Super NES version uses a different control method, with the ball sticking to your foot to make running easier.
Before you buy
This is a European cart, and it sits below the middle among the cartridges released in Europe but not North America. The page lists a save battery that matters in some modes, so check that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair, not a sign of a fake.
Dino Dini's Soccer screenshots
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