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By Fair Means or Foul

By Fair Means or Foul (later also released as Pro Boxing Simulator) is a boxing video game first published for a range of 8-bit home computers in 1988 by Superior Software. It was later reissued with the new title by Codemasters who also published conversions for 16-bit computers. The game offers a variety of boxing moves including fouls. The game…

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Designers
Michael Simpson, Terry Simpson
Developers
Michael Simpson, Terry Simpson (BBC/Electron) Jason Benham (C64) Charles Goodwin (Spectrum/CPC) Shane O'Brien (Amiga/ST)
Genres
Fighting, sports
Modes
Single-player, multiplayer
Platforms
Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Publishers
Superior/Acornsoft Superior/Alligata Codemasters

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By Fair Means or Foul

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Avg. degree1.94
Density0.0625
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Designers · 1
By Fair Means or Foul → Michael Simpson, Terry Simpson
Developers · 1
By Fair Means or Foul → Michael Simpson, Terry Simpson (BBC/Electron) Jason Benham (C64) Charles Goodwin (Spectrum/CPC) Shane O'Brien (Amiga/ST)
Genres · 1
By Fair Means or Foul → Fighting, sports
Modes · 1
By Fair Means or Foul → Single-player, multiplayer
Platforms · 1
By Fair Means or Foul → Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Publishers · 1
By Fair Means or Foul → Superior/Acornsoft Superior/Alligata Codemasters
Release · 1
By Fair Means or Foul → 1988 (8-bit) 1991 (Amiga/ST)

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By Fair Means or FoulDesignersMichael Simpson, Terry Simpson1.00infobox
By Fair Means or FoulDevelopersMichael Simpson, Terry Simpson (BBC/Electron) Jason Benham (C64) Charles Goodwin (Spectrum/CPC) Shane O'Brien (Amiga/ST)1.00infobox
By Fair Means or FoulGenresFighting, sports1.00infobox
By Fair Means or FoulModesSingle-player, multiplayer1.00infobox
By Fair Means or FoulPlatformsAcorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum1.00infobox
By Fair Means or FoulPublishersSuperior/Acornsoft Superior/Alligata Codemasters1.00infobox
By Fair Means or FoulRelease1988 (8-bit) 1991 (Amiga/ST)1.00infobox
By Fair Means or Foulrelated to Development and releaseThe0.60section
By Fair Means or Foulrelated to Development and releaseMichael0.60section
By Fair Means or Foulrelated to Development and releaseTerry Simpson0.60section
By Fair Means or Foulrelated to Development and releaseBBC Micro0.60section
By Fair Means or Foulrelated to Development and releaseAcorn Electron0.60section

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