Sporting Witness - The birth of the Fifa computer game
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In December 1993, EA Sports released Fifa International Soccer, also known as Fifa 94.
The football game sold half a million copies in its first month and went on to become a cultural phenomenon.
Coder Jan Tian was the lead developer. He tells Vicky Farncombe how his devotion to the task landed him in hospital.
(Photo: Fifa International Soccer, the first Fifa game. Credit: Fifa/EA Sports/ Moby Games)
Published on Saturday, 9th December 2023.
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