NFL '97

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NFL '97

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Sega of America

Developer: Padded Cell Studios, GameTek

Brand: Sega Sports

Licensor: NFL Properties, National Football League Players Association

Peripherals supported: 6Player, Saturn Backup Memory

Genre: Sports (American football)

Number of players: 1-8

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1996-11-20^[1]	$59.9959.99^[2]	81111

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NFL '97, not to be confused with Madden NFL 97, is an American football game released for the Sega Saturn in North America.

Gameplay

Teams

Conference	Team	Players
American	Kansas City Chiefs
	Pittsburgh Steelers
	Buffalo Bills
	San Diego Chargers
	Cincinnati Bengals
	Indianapolis Colts
	Seattle Seahawks
	Houston Oilers
	Miami Dolphins
	Denver Broncos
	Baltimore Ravens
	New England Patriots
	Los Angeles Raiders
	Jacksonville Jaguars
	New York Jets
National	San Francisco 49ers
	Green Bay Packers
	Dallas Cowboys
	Atlanta Falcons
	Detroit Lions
	Philadelphia Eagles
	St. Louis Rams
	Chicago Bears
	Washington Redskins
	Carolina Panthers
	Minnesota Vikings
	New York Giants
	New Orleans Saints
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
	Arizona Cardinals

History

NFL '97's history is confusing, as it was passed around numerous developers and publishers before being released in slightly different forms for both the Saturn and PlayStation. It was originally announced as Jimmy Johnson's Football before Sega picked up the Saturn publishing rights, and on the PlayStation, it was upgraded and published as Jimmy Johnson VR Football '98 by Interplay (having been briefly licensed to Konami)^[3].

Production credits

Sega Credits

Executive Producer: Manny Granillo
Producer: David Locke
Product Manager: Brad Hogan
Marketing: John Gillin, Christine Bertoglio
Packaging: Eileen Sacman, Sarah Wittmer
Manual: Curtis Clarkson, Verdoni Multi Media
Special Thanks: Monty Amdursky, Adrian De Groot, Angela Edwards, Gene Goldberg, John Leonhardt, Howard Skall, Bernie Stolar, Mark Subotnick, Clay Walker, NFL Properties, Players Inc., NFL Films, and NFL Photos

Graphics

Art Director: Robert Steele
Art Staff: Andy Probert, Andy Mundy, Greg Hancock, Betty Cunningham, Ben Fischer, Cathrin Polcz, Dean Ruggles, Stieg Hedlund, Alan Ackerman, Joe Stephenson, Ross Harris

Testing

Lead Tester: Lorne Asuncion
Assistant Leads: Mark Paniagua, Sean Potter, Rodric Hong
Testers: Danny Dunn, Loren Miller, Dave Paniagua, Marc Dawson, Dave Dodge, Lance Nelson, Don Carmichael, Mark Lerma, Matt Ironside, Abe Navarro, Matt Underwood, Steve Bourdet, John Regul, Robert Hernandez, Ryan Hurth, Jason Deguzman, Mike Usi, Jason Phillyaw

GameTek Credits

Producers: Bernie Whang, Bobby King, Bill McDonald - Asst.
Executive Producer: Mike Knauer
Lead Programming:
- Graphics and Shell: Andy Green
- A.I.: Mike Knauer
Additional Programming: Mike Heilemann, Nigel Spencer
Artwork: Alvyn Ramirez, Dan Santiago, Scott Sava, Steve Quinn, Bernie Whang
Design: Bernie Whang, Bobby King, Scott Sava, Mike Knauer, Andy Green
Play Design: Bobby King
Music: Barry Blum
Testing: Bill McDonald - Lead, Adrian Fernandez, Sergio Fernandez, Phil Fisher-Ogden, Aaron Freedman, Rick Issa, Bobby King, Bernie Whang
Special Thanks: Chris Deel, Tom Reuterdahl, Dennis McIntyre, Juan Sanchez, Cheri Johnson, Davy Terry, Mimi Doggett

Source:

US manual^[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: NFL '97/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US TV advert

Print advert in EGM² (US) #29: "November 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #89: "December 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:

Intelligent Gamer (US) #8: "January 1997" (1996-xx-xx)^[5]

Artwork

US prototype cover

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

40

^[6]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

33

^[7]

Intelligent Gamer (US)

NTSC-U

42

^[8]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

75

^[9]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

0

^[10]

Sega Magazin (DE)

78

^[11]

Ultra Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

47

^[12]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

69

^[13]

	48
Based on 8 reviews

NFL '97

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Technical information

Main article: NFL '97/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

231,076,944

CD-ROM (US)

81111 V1.010

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

231,086,352

CD-ROM (US)

81111 (Alt) V2.010

External links

Sega of America webpage: Saturn

References

NFL '97
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Hidden content \| Development \| Magazine articles \| Reception No results

American Football games published by Sega
Joe Montana Football (Mega Drive) (Master System/Game Gear) (DOS) (1990) \| Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football (1991) \| NFL Sports Talk Football '93 Starring Joe Montana (1992) \| Joe Montana's NFL Football (1993) \| NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana (1993) \| NFL '95 (1994) \| Prime Time NFL Football Starring Deion Sanders (1995) \| NFL '97 (1996) \| NFL 98 (1997)
Joe Montana NFL Football (IBM PC) (unreleased) \| NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana (Game Gear) (unreleased)
College Football
College Football's National Championship (1994) \| College Football's National Championship II (1995) \| NCAA College Football 2K2 (2001) \| NCAA College Football 2K3 (2002)
NFL 2K Series
NFL 2K (1999) \| NFL 2K1 (2000) \| NFL 2K2 (2001) \| NFL 2K3 (2002) \| ESPN NFL Football (2003) \| ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19961215060114.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega-saturn.com.2Fsoftware.htm-1] ttp://sega-saturn.com/software.htm (Wayback Machine: 1996-12-15 06:01)

[Press_release:_1996-05-16:_ALL-STAR_LINE-UP_OF_SEGA_SPORTS_VIDEOGAMES_EXPANDS_THE_PROVEN_TOP-SELLING_FRANCHISE-2] Press release: 1996-05-16: ALL-STAR LINE-UP OF SEGA SPORTS VIDEOGAMES EXPANDS THE PROVEN TOP-SELLING FRANCHISE

[:File:GameInformer_US_052.pdf_p31-3] Game Informer, "August 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 31

[:File:Nfl97_sat_us_manual.pdf_p19-4] File:Nfl97 sat us manual.pdf, page 19

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_08.pdf_p9-5] Intelligent Gamer, "January 1997" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 9

[:File:GamePro_US_101.pdf_p94-6] GamePro, "February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:GameInformer_US_046.pdf_p60-7] Game Informer, "February 1997" (US; 199x-0x-xx), page 60

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_08.pdf_p60-8] Intelligent Gamer, "January 1997" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 60

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1997-03.pdf_p90-9] Mega Fun, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-05), page 90

[:File:NextGeneration_US_27.pdf_p94-10] Next Generation, "March 1997" (US; 1997-02-11), page 94

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_40.pdf_p76-11] Sega Magazin, "März 1997" (DE; 1997-02-12), page 76

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_094.pdf_p89-12] Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 89

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1997-02.pdf_p95-13] Video Games, "2/97" (DE; 1997-01-22), page 95

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American Football games published by Sega
Joe Montana Football (Mega Drive) (Master System/Game Gear) (DOS) (1990) \| Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football (1991) \| NFL Sports Talk Football '93 Starring Joe Montana (1992) \| Joe Montana's NFL Football (1993) \| NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana (1993) \| NFL '95 (1994) \| Prime Time NFL Football Starring Deion Sanders (1995) \| NFL '97 (1996) \| NFL 98 (1997)
Joe Montana NFL Football (IBM PC) (unreleased) \| NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana (Game Gear) (unreleased)
College Football
College Football's National Championship (1994) \| College Football's National Championship II (1995) \| NCAA College Football 2K2 (2001) \| NCAA College Football 2K3 (2002)
NFL 2K Series
NFL 2K (1999) \| NFL 2K1 (2000) \| NFL 2K2 (2001) \| NFL 2K3 (2002) \| ESPN NFL Football (2003) \| ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004)

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Contents

Gameplay

Teams

History

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References