How to play Electronic Table Soccer on Mac
Game summary
Press 1 on the alpha-numeric keyboard.
A full size tournament soccer table appears on your screen. The scoring rack is at the bottom.
The left hand control controls the goalkeeper at the left side of the screen and the other members of the team who wear the same colors.
The right hand control controls the goalkeeper at the right side of the screen as well as the other members of the team.
You can play against another player or the computer. Press the action button or move the joystick of the hand control to tell the computer how many people are in the game. If one of the hand controls is not activated, the computer will play that side and a "C" will appear on the scoring rack. If neither hand control is activated, the computer will play itself.
Each joystick controls three sets of electronic lightning rods that maneuver the ranks of players.
Push the joystick of the left hand control to the left to control the goalkeeper. When the joystick is in the center position, it will control the center file of three team members. When the joystick is in the far right position, it will control the file of two team members on the right side of your screen. For the right hand control, the reverse is true.
The ball will come into play from the bottom of the screen.
The ball will stop when it hits a player and the joystick is controlling the player's row. To kick, press the action button and simultaneously move the joystick in the direction you wish the ball to go.
The ball will rebound off a player whose row is not under control of the joystick.
When a goal is scored, a ring will slide along the scoring rack at the bottom of the screen. /=1 point. X=2 points.
The game ends when one of the teams scores ten points. XXXXX=10 points.
To play again, press the RESET key on the alpha-numeric keyboard and then press 1.
First released: Dec 1980
Play Electronic Table Soccer on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Electronic Table Soccer on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.
Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.
Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).
Electronic Table Soccer installation steps for Mac
Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Electronic Table Soccer like you would on any PC.
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