given at the end of the game. Statistics cover Goals Scored, Injuries Inflicted and Pigskin Possession Time. Before the game we can read about teams background. Both teams are renegades bands. The blue band is led by Thor Akenbak, and the red one's captain is Atilla DeSoil. Scoring A touchdown is worth six points, with a one-point bonus for keeping possession of the ball for longer than a minimum time. (Approximately 10 seconds) It is possible to gain very high scores by eliminating most of the opposing team and then maintaining possession of the ball for as long as possible. Since a period can only end on a change of possession, a player can keep gaining single possession points well after the period clock has run out. Controls Pigskin has two pass buttons, a punch button, and a button for selecting the team's strategy ("Block", "Scatter" and "Bad Attitude" when the player's team is in possession of the ball; "Get Ball", "Man-to-Man" and "Bad Attitude" when the opponent has it). Sega Genesis version There is no scythe and torch. The music is shorter and plays at a lower volume. The game features soundbites from Atlanta Falcons coach Jerry Glanville. There is a hidden sound test. Offers At one time, the makers of Pigskin 621 A.D. offered tickets to the Super Bowl as part of a sweepstakes promotion associated with the arcade game. The game also advertised a free players handbook available by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to a specified post-office box. Development Designers Jeff Nauman and Brian Colin had previously worked on the Midway Games Arch Rivals and Rampage, which are referenced in the game's tagline "Ancient Archrivals on a Rampage." Pigskin is the last of only seven games made for Midway's MCR-68k system before completely switching over to newer TMS34010 based systems. References External links The Pigskin Player's Handbook! Pigskin 621 A.D. for Arcade Games, GameFAQs http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Pigskin_621_AD http://vgmrips.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2118 http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/pigskin-621-ad/ http://www.i-mockery.com/shorts/pigskin/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151128075921/http://deadpixelcult.com/2014/11/12/hyborian-league-football-pigskin-621-a-d/ Arcade video games Midway video games Fantasy sports video games Head-to-head arcade video games Multiplayer and single-player video games Sega Genesis games 1990 video games Video games developed in the United States