John Madden Football '93

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John Madden Football '93

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: Looking Glass Studios

Supporting companies: Blue Sky Productions (subcontracting^[1])

Brand: Electronic Arts Sports Network

Distributor: Hent Gruppen (SE rental)

Genre: Sports (American football)

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1992-12^[2]^[3]	$59.9559.95^[3]^[4]	715401
US (Limited Edition)	199x		715401
US (EA Sports)	199x		715401A
EU	1992-12-14^[5]		E114SMXI
UK	1992-12-17^[6]^[7]	£39.9939.99^[8]^[9]	E114SMXI
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	1992

Non-Sega versions
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John Madden Football '93 is a sequel (or update) to John Madden Football '92.

Gameplay

Teams

Madden 93 has all the NFL teams (though still as city names due a lack of NFL license), plus some classic teams.

Atlanta
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Green Bay
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Miami
Minnesota
New England
New Jersey
New Orleans
New York
Oakland
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa Bay
Washington
Miami 72
New York 86
Oakland 76
Dallas 77
Pittsburgh 78
Washington 82
San Francisco 94
Chicago 85
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History

Development

Programmer Mark Lesser was reportedly surprised to hear that Electronic Arts had awarded such a high-profile sports title to a game developer (Blue Sky Productions) with little experience working with the Genesis hardware. Following the project's completion, both Lesser and Blue Sky artist Doug Wike were hired by Electronic Arts.^[1]

Production credits

Design adapted from Madden '92 by: Scott Orr, Michael Brook, Richard Hilleman
Strategy by: John Madden
Developed by: LookingGlass Technology
- Programming by: Mark Lesser
- Graphics by: Doug Wike
Sound and music by: Rob Hubbard
Producer: Scott Orr
Associate Producer: Michael Brook
Assistant Producer: Jeff Haas
Technical Directors: Scott Cronce, Tom DeBry
Scouting Reports and Player Ratings by: Mike Madden, Joe Madden, Dan Brook
Product Testing by: Michael Rubinelli, Scott Probin, James Bailey, Mike Lubuguin
EASN opening sequence by: Electronic Arts Limited
Special Thanks to: 1992 EA Madden Champions Roland Kippenhan and James Bailey

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: John Madden Football '93/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US TV advert

Print advert in (US) #10: "November/December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

Print advert in (FR) #18: "Juin 1993" (1993-0x-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(RU)

60

^[11]

(DE)

77

^[12]

(UK)

77

^[13]

(UK)

90

^[14]

(US)

NTSC-U

96

^[15]

(US)

NTSC-U

85

^[16]

(UK)

89

^[17]

(UK)

85

^[18]

(IT)

92

^[19]

(US)

NTSC-U

93

^[20]

(DE)

87

^[21]

(UK)

PAL

90

^[22]

(UK)

87

^[23]

(US)

NTSC-U

88

^[24]

(FR)

PAL

79

^[25]

(FR)

PAL

80

^[26]

(UK)

PAL

95

^[27]

(UK)

92

^[28]

(UK)

PAL

91

^[29]

(UK)

PAL

89

^[8]

(FR)

95

^[30]

(DE)

95

^[31]

(DE)

82

^[32]

(UK)

PAL

83

^[33]

(UK)

PAL

92

^[34]

(UK)

PAL

94

^[35]

(UK)

PAL

87

^[36]

(US)

NTSC-U

90

^[4]

(DE)

84

^[37]

	87
Based on 29 reviews

John Madden Football '93

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual Poster

Mega Drive, US (Limited Edition)
Cover
Cart Manual Poster

Mega Drive, US (EA Sports)
Cover
Cart Manual Poster

Mega Drive, EU (4 Language Manual)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU (5 Language Manual)

Cart Manual

Mega Drive, SE (rental; Hent; orange)
Cover

Technical information

Main article: John Madden Football '93/Technical information.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://www.marklesser.online/ (Wayback Machine: 2024-08-27 20:12)
↑ Sega Visions, "November/December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 93
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 GamePro, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 131
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 60
↑ GamesMaster, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 14
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-11-23), page 18
↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 14
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Mean Machines Sega, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 102
↑ Sega Force, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 99
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "February 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 25
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 120
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1993" (DE; 1993-02-08), page 130
↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-15), page 90
↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 114
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1993" (US; 1992-12-10), page 64
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 62
↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Game Power, "Gennaio 1993" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 49
↑ GamePro, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 130
↑ Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 26
↑ GamesMaster, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 66
↑ (UK) "Series 2, episode 11" (1992-12-10, 24:00) (+7:40)
↑ Game Informer, "November/December 1992" (US; 1992-1x-xx), page 6
↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 100
↑ Joystick, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 233
↑ Mega, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-19), page 32
↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 64
↑ MegaTech, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-20), page 38
↑ Player One, "Janvier/Février 1993" (FR; 1993-01-10), page 125
↑ Play Time, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-10), page 113
↑ Power Play, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-10), page 101
↑ Sega Power, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 46
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Sega Zone, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-xx), page 26
↑ Sega Force, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 98
↑ Video Games, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-24), page 88

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Electronic Arts sports games for Sega systems
American Football
John Madden Football (1990) \| John Madden Football '92 (1991) \| John Madden Football '93 (1992) \| John Madden Football: Championship Edition (1992) \| Mutant League Football (1993) \| Madden NFL '94 (1993) \| Bill Walsh College Football (1993) \| Bill Walsh College Football '95 (1994) \| Madden NFL '95 (1994) \| Madden NFL 96 (1995) \| College Football USA 96 (1995) \| Madden NFL 97 (Mega Drive) (1996) \| Madden NFL 97 (Saturn) (1996) \| College Football USA 97 (1996) \| Madden NFL 98 (Mega Drive) (1997) \| Madden NFL 98 (Saturn) (1997)
Baseball
Tony La Russa Baseball (1993) \| MLBPA Baseball (1994) \| La Russa Baseball 95 (1994) \| Triple Play 96 (1995) \| Triple Play: Gold Edition (1996)
Basketball
Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs (1990) \| Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs (1991) \| Jordan vs Bird (1992) \| Team USA Basketball (1992) \| Bulls versus Blazers and the NBA Playoffs (1993) \| NBA Showdown '94 (1994) \| NBA Live 95 (1994) \| NBA Live 96 (1995) \| Coach K College Basketball (1995) \| NBA Live 97 (Mega Drive) (1996) \| NBA Live 97 (Saturn) (1996) \| NBA Live 98 (Mega Drive) (1997) \| NBA Live 98 (Saturn) (1997)
Golf
Zany Golf (1990) \| PGA Tour Golf (1990) \| PGA Tour Golf II (1992) \| PGA Tour Golf III (1994) \| PGA European Tour (1994) \| PGA Tour Golf II (1995) \| PGA Tour 96 (1995) \| PGA Tour 97 (1996)
Ice Hockey
NHL Hockey (Mega Drive) (1991) \| NHLPA Hockey '93 (1992) \| NHL Hockey '94 (1993) \| Elitserien 95 (1994) \| Mutant League Hockey (1994) \| NHL 95 (1994) \| NHLPA Hockey (1994) \| Elitserien 96 (1995) \| NHL 96 (1995) \| NHL Hockey (Game Gear) (1995) \| NHL 97 (Mega Drive) (1996) \| NHL 97 (Saturn) (1996) \| NHL 98 (Mega Drive) (1997) \| NHL 98 (Saturn) (1997)
Racing
Mario Andretti Racing (1994) \| Andretti Racing (1996) \| NASCAR 98 (1997)
Rugby
Rugby World Cup 1995 (1994) \| Australian Rugby League (1995)
Soccer
FIFA International Soccer (8-bit) (1993) \| FIFA International Soccer: Championship Edition (1994) \| FIFA Soccer 95 (1994) \| FIFA Soccer 96 (Mega Drive) (32X \| Saturn \| Game Gear) (1995) \| FIFA Soccer 97 (Gold Edition) (1996) \| FIFA Road to World Cup 98 (Mega Drive) (1997) \| FIFA Road to World Cup 98 (Saturn) (1997)
Misc.
EA Sports Double Header (1992) \| IMG International Tour Tennis (1994) \| Toughman Contest (1994)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20240827201255.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.marklesser.online.2F-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://www.marklesser.online/ (Wayback Machine: 2024-08-27 20:12)

[:File:SegaVisions_US_10.pdf_p93-2] Sega Visions, "November/December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 93

[:File:GamePro_US_041.pdf_p131-3] 3.0 ^3.1 GamePro, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 131

[:File:VG.26CE_US_48.pdf_p60-4] 4.0 ^4.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 60

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_001.pdf_p14-5] GamesMaster, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 14

[6] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-11-23), page 18

[:File:SegaPro_UK_15.pdf_p14-7] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 14

[:File:MeanMachinesSega03UK.pdf_p102-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Mean Machines Sega, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 102

[:File:SegaForce_UK_13.pdf_p99-9] Sega Force, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 99

[10] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "February 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 25

[11] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 120

[12] Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1993" (DE; 1993-02-08), page 130

[:File:CVG_UK_134.pdf_p90-13] Computer & Video Games, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-15), page 90

[:File:CVG_UK_153.pdf_p114-14] Computer & Video Games, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 114

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_04.pdf_p64-15] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1993" (US; 1992-12-10), page 64

[:File:EGM_US_041.pdf_p32-16] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 32

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p62-17] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 62

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p80-18] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:GamePower_IT_13.pdf_p49-19] Game Power, "Gennaio 1993" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 49

[:File:GamePro_US_041.pdf_p130-20] GamePro, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 130

[:File:Gamers_DE_1993-01.pdf_p26-21] Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 26

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_001.pdf_p66-22] GamesMaster, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 66

[gamesmastertv2x11740-23] (UK) "Series 2, episode 11" (1992-12-10, 24:00) (+7:40)

[:File:GameInformer_US_007.pdf_p6-24] Game Informer, "November/December 1992" (US; 1992-1x-xx), page 6

[:File:Joypad_FR_015.pdf_p100-25] Joypad, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 100

[:File:Joystick_FR_034.pdf_p233-26] Joystick, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 233

[:File:Mega_UK_03.pdf_p32-27] Mega, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-19), page 32

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p64-28] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 64

[:File:MegaTech_UK_12.pdf_p38-29] MegaTech, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-20), page 38

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_027.pdf_p125-30] Player One, "Janvier/Février 1993" (FR; 1993-01-10), page 125

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1993-03.pdf_p113-31] Play Time, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-10), page 113

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1993-03.pdf_p101-32] Power Play, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-10), page 101

[:File:SegaPower_UK_38.pdf_p46-33] Sega Power, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 46

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-34] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SegaZone_UK_03.pdf_p26-35] Sega Zone, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-xx), page 26

[:File:SegaForce_UK_13.pdf_p98-36] Sega Force, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 98

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-03.pdf_p88-37] Video Games, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-24), page 88

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John Madden Football '93

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Teams

History

Development

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References