Pelé’s Championship Soccer is a soccer game published by Atari for the Atari 2600 in 1981. It carries the name and endorsement of Edson Arantes do Nascimento — Pelé — the Brazilian footballer widely regarded as the greatest of all time, making it one of the earliest celebrity-branded sports titles on a home console.
How to play
Score more goals than the opposing team before the clock runs out. The game automatically switches control to whichever player on your side is nearest the ball. Press the fire button to kick. Use SELECT (F11) to cycle through the game variations, which adjust match length and difficulty.
| Action | Player 1 | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Move | ↑ ↓ ← → | T G F H |
| Kick | Space | A |
| Turbo | Del | . |
| Reset / Select | F12 / F11 | |
| Pause | Alt+P | |
Tips
- The direction you hold when you press fire determines the ball’s trajectory — angle diagonally toward the far corner of the net to pull the keeper out of position.
- When defending, step your controlled player directly into the ball’s path rather than chasing the attacker; the small pitch gives you time to cut off the angle.
- In two-player mode, Player 2 uses T/G/F/H to move and A to kick — a less familiar layout, so a quick practice run before competing helps.
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