Beyond Retro Bowl: The 4th and Goal Series and the Other Football Games Here
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Retro Bowl College
The closest thing to more Retro Bowl. The same engine and the same drag-throw, with recruiting instead of the draft and a programme to build rather than a franchise. If you have finished a few Retro Bowl seasons, this is the next campaign.
The 4th and Goal series
Glowmonkey's 4th and Goal games are the arcade end of football. You control the whole team — offense and defense — with keyboard, pick plays from a small book and play a full 11-on-11 game. The yearly editions refine the playbook and the AI; 2026 is the current one, 2019 is the fan favourite for its pace.
2 Minute Football and Touchdowners
2 Minute Football is a one-drive sprint: two minutes, one possession, score or lose. Touchdowners is a two-player physics game — two ragdolls, one ball, a lot of falling over — and the best game on this site to play on one keyboard with a friend.
American Football Real and Football Legends
American Football Real is a straight simulation with a bigger playbook and slower pace. Football Legends is soccer, not gridiron, but its head-to-head mode is the sports game people stay on longest after Retro Bowl.
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