Dirty Pigskin Football was released for the Sammy Atomiswave arcade cabinet in 2004. Evidently, some of the dedicated arcade cabinets had their own unique ‘football’ styled joysticks, making for a unique playing experience.

In the system menu, under Game Settings, the game can be set up for 4 players. Originally, depending on the arcade cabinet the Atomiswave motherboard was set up in, arcade owners had the option to select 2 or 4 players based on how many players their machine could accommodate. My consolized Atomiswave only has 2 controller ports; therefore, I keep the setting for 2 players only.

Each game is 3:00 minutes long. Ties are possible, and there is no overtime. There is no kicking of any kind in the game – each team starts their possession on their own 20 yard line, and has 4 downs to score a touchdown, or the ball is turned over on downs. There are no penalties of any kind.

Play a 5 game season. The first 4 games are the regular season. Depending on your record, you’ll get a championship game against one of four possible opponents: a Mirror Match vs. your own team, the Hall of Fame (a mix of players from several of the teams), HardKor (a cyborg team), and the Dark Horde (a demonic football team).

7 points for a passing touchdown, 6 points for a rushing touchdown. 2 points for a safety. 7 points for an interception returned for a touchdown (Pick 7?!). Remember, there is no kicking PATs or field goals.