Which is the best looking Kick Off pitch?

Postby **alkis21** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 2:52 pm

Original pitch (first seen in: Kick Off)

Normal pitch (first seen in: Kick Off 2)

Wet pitch (first seen in: Kick Off 2)

Soggy pitch (first seen in: Kick Off 2)

Plastic pitch (first seen in: Kick Off 2)

Bumpy pitch (Final Whistle)

Muddy pitch (Final Whistle)

Wembley pitch (Final Whistle)

Icy pitch (Final Whistle)

Normal pitch (Return to Europe)

Postby **alkis21** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 2:56 pm

I'm talking about default pitches only of course, not custom ones.

Unless I missed one, there were exactly 10 pitches in all the Kick Off games that were released before the departure of Dino from ANCO.

Postby **Steve Camber** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 6:07 pm

Can I vote for the Atari ST pitch?

(Nice topic, most of the pitches I've never seen before!)

Steve1977 · Postby **Steve1977** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:02 pm

I'm looking forward to us using the Icy Pitch at the World Cup :lol:

SimonB · Postby **SimonB** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:16 am

Plastic pitch = worst surface EVER!

Postby **alkis21** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:56 am

I should add that:

-The original pitch was featured in Kick Off, Kick Off Extra Time and Player Manager although the latter did not have the score bar at the bottom.
-Wet, soggy and plastic pitches were featured in Kick Off 2, Kick Off 2 Enhanced, Kick Off 2 Final Whistle and Kick Off 2 Return to Europe.
-Normal pitch was used in Kick Off 2, Kick Off 2 Enhanced and Kick Off 2 Final Whistle.

The other five pitches were unique for the games mentioned in my first post.

gdh82 · Postby **gdh82** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:13 pm

Nice thread Alkis - you don't realise how many different pitches there are until laid out like this. I have this urge to play them all!!

Interesting poll too. The best looking pitch isn't necessarily one that you prefer to play on, of course. Instinctively I like normal pitch because of the competition-standard 'ball' attributes but I also quite like the look of the wet pitch for its differentness.

Looking at this thread caused me wonder and it's a question for Steve, I guess. How difficult would it be to have a CV switch that allows you to play on different pitches whilst retaining the attributes of a normal pitch? Only a passing thought of course but it could add a bit of variety, and maybe encourage us to enjoy the other pitches more.

And there's something I've wondered about that special wembley pitch for a while now. I have this vague recollection (though this could be a figment of my imagination!) that the pitch was surrounded by a different wembley-style stand? When I last loaded it into winuuae, it was just like Alkis' image above - no stadium and blank advertising boards? I'm assuming I'm mistaken but anyone remember for sure?

Postby **Steve Camber** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:24 pm

It's easy to decouple the pitch graphics from the associated ball behaviour, should the need arise!

gdh82 · Postby **gdh82** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:49 pm

Thanks Steve, appreciate the reply. May the need arise one day!

Postby **Steve Camber** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:03 pm

Of course any of Gianni's creations are pure works of art compared to any of these

gdh82 · Postby **gdh82** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:16 pm

What Steve said! I must admit the thought of starting a CV gallery thread of all of Gianni's customised pitches did cross my mind....one day!

For now, here's the KOA graphics thread: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13686

YouTube · Postby **Freshmaker** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:06 pm

I always enjoyed the plastic pitch.

Nice thread Alkis!

Torchiador · Postby **Torchiador** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:32 pm

I like a lot Wembley and Bumpy pitches! A coin toss to decide!