Championship Manager 93/94
| Championship Manager 93/94 | |
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| Developer(s) | Sports Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Domark |
| Designer(s) | Paul Collyer, Oliver Collyer |
| Series | Championship Manager |
| Platform(s) | PC, Amiga, Atari ST |
| Release | 17 September 1993[1] |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Championship Manager 93/94 is the second installment in the Championship Manager series of football management simulation video games. It was released a year after the first Championship Manager.
New features
This game improved on the original in many ways, by far the most significant change was the use of real player names for the first time. This was the one major feature, which the game had lacked in comparison to its rivals. Other key features to be introduced in this game included the following:
- A list of selected foreign-based players that could be bought
- Much more in-match commentary
- Injury time
- More player awards
- Eight different background pictures
- Improved loading times
- The implementation of the FA Premier League
Alternative versions
The CM93/94 engine was the basis for Championship Manager Italia. This was a version that simulated the top two divisions of Italian football (Serie A and Serie B). There was a 1995 seasonal update released for this game. There was also a little-known Norwegian-language version called Championship Manager Norge or CM Norge which simulated the Norwegian League. The 1993/94 Season Data Up-Date Disk was a seasonal update disk that updated the game's database to reflect player and club changes for the 1993/94 season. The End of 1994 Season Data Up-Date Disk was an end of season update disk that updated the game's database to reflect player and club changes for the end of 1993/94 season. The Championship Manager '94 - End of Season Data Disk, which was available on the Amiga, contained two fictional players added by developers of the game, Mark Collis and Ferah Orosco. They were a striker and a defender, respectively, for Cambridge United in Division 3 and are regarded as the first ever fictional super-players in the CM series.[2]
Sales
Championship Manager 93/94 and Championship Manager Italia sold a reported 90,000 collectively.[3]
References
- ^ "Championship Manager 93/94". SIGames.com. Sports Interactive. Archived from the original on 1 January 2003. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Smyth, Rob (14 November 2008). "The Joy of Six: great Championship/Football Manager players". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Rowden, Nathan (2 November 2018). "Football Manager 2019: Meet the Shropshire brothers who created the best-selling game". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 23 April 2023.