Grave Yardage

Grave Yardage is a fantasy football game that blends American football with horror themes . Developed by Incredible Technologies and published by Activision in 1990, the game puts you in charge of monstrous teams competing for touchdowns . Choose from ogres, trolls, goblins, zombies, and ghouls to smash through the opposing team . The game features real football mechanics including bombs, blitzes, kickoffs, and sacks, but with a brutal twist: everything is legal . Landmines litter the field, cheerleaders appear on the sidelines, and you are penalized for leaving body parts on the field . The football also has unpredictable behavior . You can select from plays such as "Kill Them All," "Twilight Zone," and "Elvis Lives," or create your own strategies .

Commodore 64

Released in 1990 on 5.25" floppy disk in North America and Europe . Developed by Jim Zielinski, with coding by Jeff Gonion and Robert Fuentes Jr., graphics by R. Scott Morrison, and music by Kyle Johnson . The C64 version features top-down 2D scrolling action . Players described the game as reminiscent of Mutant League Football on Sega Genesis, comparing it to "Archon football" . A major drawback is the frequent and long loading times due to the disk format . Zzap!64 magazine reviewed it in July 1990 (issue 63) . A PAL version exists for European markets . Support for one or two players simultaneously . Retail price was £19.99 in the UK .