American Pro Football
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System(s): Sega Master System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega of America (US), Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (EU) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Whiteboard[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Tonka (US) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Sports[2] (American football) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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American Pro Football, known in the United States as Walter Payton Football, is a Sega Master System football game developed by Sega R&D 2 published by Sega. First released in the United States in September 1989, it is one of the first instances of Sega of America promoting their sports titles with direct celebrity endorsement.
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Gameplay
The game is an American football game played from a top-down perspective on a vertically oriented field. It can be played by one or two players. Games consist of four quarters that are 5 or 15 minutes long. The team on offense has four downs to try to advance the ball ten yards in order to receive a new set of downs or to score by bringing the ball to the opposing team's end zone.
Modes
There are two game modes:
- Monday Night Game: Plays a single game against any team. This mode can be played by one player against the computer or by two players against each other. When playing against a computer opponent, there are three difficulty options (Easy, Normal, and Hard), which affects the speed of defensive players. A 26-character password is given after every game for keeping track of the player's wins and losses for each team.
- Road to Super Bowl: Plays a tournament of games culminating in the Super Bowl. This mode can only be played by one player, so it is not an option if the player chooses a two-player game.
In either mode, players can choose between Running Time (the clock only stops when a timeout is called) and Real Time (the clock stops at the same times as an NFL game, including during kick-offs, incomplete passes, or changes of possession) and quarter lengths of 5 or 15 minutes.
Teams
There are 28 teams, based on NFL teams. When selecting a team, pressing cycles between the uniform colors and pressing
chooses the team.
Conference | Division | Team | Based on |
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AFC | East | Buffalo | Buffalo Bills |
Indianapolis | Indianapolis Colts | ||
Miami | Miami Dolphins | ||
New England | New England Patriots | ||
New York | New York Jets | ||
Central | Cincinnati | Cincinnati Bengals | |
Cleveland | Cleveland Browns | ||
Houston | Houston Oilers | ||
Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
West | Denver | Denver Broncos | |
Kansas City | Kansas City Chiefs | ||
Los Angeles | Los Angeles Raiders | ||
San Diego | San Diego Chargers | ||
Seattle | Seattle Seahawks | ||
NFC | East | Dallas | Dallas Cowboys |
New York | New York Giants | ||
Philadelphia | Philadelphia Eagles | ||
Phoenix | Phoenix Cardinals | ||
Washington | Washington Redskins | ||
Central | Chicago | Chicago Bears | |
Detroit | Detroit Lions | ||
Green Bay | Green Bay Packers | ||
Minnesota | Minnesota Vikings | ||
Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
West | Atlanta | Atlanta Falcons | |
Los Angeles | Los Angeles Rams | ||
New Orleans | New Orleans Saints | ||
San Francisco | San Francisco 49ers |
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | American Pro Football | American Pro Football |
English (US) | Walter Payton Football | Walter Payton Football |
Production credits
Magazine articles
- Main article: American Pro Football/Magazine articles.
Artwork
Physical scans
ExpandSega Retro Average |
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85 | |
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Based on 16 reviews |
Technical information
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||
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? | 256kB | Cartridge (EU) | ||||||
? | 256kB | Cartridge (US) |
References
- ↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Santos
- ↑ File:AmericanProFootball EU cover.jpg
- ↑ Computer Entertainer, "October 1989" (US; 1989-10-20), page 15
- ↑ GamePro, "February 1990" (US; 19xx-xx-xx), page 45
- ↑ File:BristolEveningPost UK 1989-11-30 Page 83.jpg
- ↑ Jump up to: 6.0 6.1 ACE, "August 1989" (UK; 1989-07-06), page 70
- ↑ https://sega.jp/fb/album/09_shi/interview1.html (Wayback Machine: 2021-12-21 08:37)
- ↑ https://vgmdb.net/forums/showpost.php?p=62712&postcount=14 (Wayback Machine: 2023-09-07 21:17)
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "August/September 1989" (DE; 1989-07-28), page 75
- ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 34
- ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 48
- ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 91
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 53
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 138
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1989" (UK; 1989-07-15), page 98
- ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
- ↑ Mean Machines, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-27), page 72
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 132
- ↑ Power Play, "7/90" (DE; 1990-06-15), page 131
- ↑ S: The Sega Magazine, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-11-xx), page 17
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55
- ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 23
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70
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