Designer John Trudeau said that almost all of the 'Striker' games went to Europe and that it was supposed to be a science fiction theme. Management really wanted to make a soccer-themed game. As Trudeau was totally unfamiliar with that type of football, he turned over the rules and programming to someone who made it into Striker. While Trudeau had believed that person was Allen Edwall, Allen has informed us that he has no memory of participating on this game and that he had left Gottlieb sometime mid-1982.