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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{for|the sport|Australian rules football}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Short description|1991 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Aussie Rules Footy
| image = Aussie Rules Footy cover art.jpg
| alt = Aussie Rules Footy
| caption = Art cover of ''Aussie Rules Footy''
| developer = [[Beam Software]]
| publisher = Laser Beam
| producer = Sue Anderson
| programmer = Darren Bremner, Gregg Barnett, Andrew Davie
| artist = Paul Mitchell, Grant Arthur
| composer = Marshall Parker {{small|(Music)}}, Gavan Anderson {{small|(Sound)}}
| series = [[AFL (video game series)|AFL]]
| released = {{vgrelease|AUS|1991}}
| genre = [[Sport game|Sport]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
}}

'''''Aussie Rules Footy''''' is the first [[AFL (video game series)|AFL]] simulation video game for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. It was developed by [[Melbourne]]-based [[Beam Software]] and published under their "Laser Beam" publishing title in 1991.<ref>''[http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20070301130000/http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/pan/52367/20070302-0000/www.acmi.net.au/hits_80s_timeline.html Beam Software Timeline.]'' Documentation for the 2006 exhibition ''Hits of the 80s - Aussie Games that Rocked the World'' at the [[Australian Centre for the Moving Image]]</ref> The release was Australian-only, with distribution handled through [[Mattel|Mattel's]] Australian operations.

==Gameplay==
The game involves playing a game of [[Australian rules football]] from a third-person perspective, with the ability to perform the basic actions of a typical Australian rules football player. The game can be played by one person playing against the computer team, or by two players against each other. There is also a kick-to-kick mode, and a season mode where 1, 4 or 6 players can play multiple games in a season, finishing with a [[AFL Grand Final|grand final]].

The objective of the game is for the players team to have the highest score at the end of the game. A team can score by kicking either a goal (6 points) or a behind (1 point). To move the football, a player with the ball can either [[kick]] or [[handball (Australian rules football)|handball]] the ball, and a player without the ball can either [[Mark (Australian Football)|mark]] the ball or [[tackle (football move)|tackle]] an opposition player with the ball. 

===Scoring===
When a player is close to the goal (approx. 55–60 meters), an accuracy bar appears at the bottom of the screen. When the ball is kicked, the closer the marker is to the centre of the bar, the more accurate the kick to goal. The accuracy bar makes it considerably difficult to kick a goal on the run, especially from a distance. When a player is very close to the goal (approx. 15 metres), the accuracy marker will always be in the centre of the bar, and any kick by the player will be a goal.

===Start of play===
As in the real rules of Australian rules football, there are times in play where a player from each team tries to take possession of the ball that has been bounced (for the start of play after a goal, or a ball-up), or thrown (for an out of bounds) by the umpire. During a bounce, using the arrow keys will start the player moving, only after the ball has touched the ground. Pressing A at the moment of contact will tap the ball to another team member, while pressing B will knock the ball a larger distance but not to a particular player. During a ball-up or a boundary throw-in, pressing A will make the player leap into the air, and then the same actions apply as a bounce when the player reaches the ball with his hand.

==Teams==
The teams in the game are based on 14 of 15 teams in the [[1991 AFL season]]. However, despite [[West Coast Eagles]] players being depicted on the games cover, within the game itself the [[Western Australian]] team was simply known as [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. In addition, fictional teams based in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], [[Canberra]] and [[Hobart]] were playable in the game.

==References==

===Notes===
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==External links==
* {{moby game|id=/aussie-rules-footy|name=''Aussie Rules Footy''}}

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[[Category:1991 video games]]
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[[Category:Australia-exclusive video games]]
[[Category:Australian rules football video games]]
[[Category:Beam Software games]]
[[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]]
[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System games]]
[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System-only games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Australia]]
[[Category:Video games set in Australia]]