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The only time that the Speedball leagues disappeared from The One's office was when the original Kick Off appeared. Before that you couldn't get near the monitor for the metallic sounds of player crunching into player.

Now that it's reappeared among the first re-releases on Mirrorsoft's 'retrospective' label, it looks as though those days may be about to return.

For the younger generation who may have missed the original (and subsequently wondered what all the fuss was when Speedball 2 arrived), Speedball concerns itself with two teams of heavily-armoured men beating each other up - and occasionally trying to get the ball in their opponent's goal.

Speedball is one of those classic games whose attraction never really fades - and, despite the sequel's obvious advantages, there are still some who will find pleasure in re-living the 'old days'.