NFL Blitz 2000

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NFL Blitz 2000

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Midway Home Entertainment

Developer: Midway Games, Avalanche Software

Distributor: Halifax (IT), Metro Games (AU)

Licensor: NFL Properties, National Football League Players Association

Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit

Genre: Sports (American football)

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1999-09-09^[1]^[2]	$49.9549.95^[3]	T-9703N
US (Re-release)	1999-10-15		T-9703N
US (Sega All Stars)	2000-10-22	$19.9519.95^[4]
EU	1999-12-10		T-9703D-50
DE	1999-12-10		T-9703D-50
FR	2000-02-26^[8]		T-9703D-50
UK	1999-12-10^[5]	£39.9939.99^[6]^[7]	T-9703D-50
AU	1999-12-22^[9]

Non-Sega versions
Nintendo 64 PlayStation Windows PC

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NFL Blitz 2000 is an American football game for the Sega Dreamcast. It is the third game in Midway Games' NFL Blitz series, following the arcade games NFL Blitz (1997) and NFL Blitz 99 (1998).

Gameplay

NFL Blitz 2000 follows a similar formula to Midway's arcade basketball series (popularised by NBA Jam, though NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC was the latest iteration at the time of NFL Blitz 2000's release), favouring fast-paced arcade style play as opposed to the more realistic simulations seen in the likes of NFL 2K or Madden 2000.

Teams

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

History

Release

The Dreamcast version of NFL Blitz 2000 was rushed to release and had several flaws upon launch (not least of which, the PAL version lacking a side label). In the US, it was re-released a couple of months down the line - these versions can be identified by the "HOT NEW" label on the packaging.

Legacy

NFL Blitz 2000 was followed by NFL Blitz 2001.

Production credits

Arcade Team

Original Game Developers: Sal Divita & Mark Turmell
Programmers: Jason Skiles, Mark Turmell, Dan Thompson, Mark Guidaralli & Jeff Johnson
Artists: Sal Divita, Jennifer Hedrick, Jim Gentile & Luis Root

Avalanche Software

Programming: Matt Fairwather, Joe Barnes, Travis Nixon, Jason Humphrey & Jim Henn
Art: Rodney Olmos, Joe Williamsen, Jeff Bunker, Gary Penacho & John Blackburn
Sound Effects: Paul Webb

Midway Home Team

Producer: Michael Gottlieb
Associate Producer: Andy Kaffka
Assistant Producer: Ed Tucker
Technical Director: Scott Maxwell
Print Design & Production: Midway Creative Services - San Diego, CA
Product Testing Manager: Rob Sablan
Product Testing Supervisors: Seth McNew & John Ubalde
Lead Testers: Jeff Greenhut
Testers:Kevin Alfoldy, Casey Bryson, David Langat, Edgar Perez, Eric Rose, Clark Terrill, Jordan White & Arick Wong
Product Marketing Manager: Tim Williams
Special Thanks To: The NFL, PLAYERS INC., Genge Goldberg, Monty Amdursky, Tim Langley, LaShun Lawson, Farra D'Orazio, Kathy Lange, Kathy Schoback, Sal Divita, Mark Turmell, Deborah Fulton, Ira Kalina, Steve Montano, Jason O'Brien, Alex Salcedo, Nathan Blomberg, Gilbert Sandejas, Loren Cone, Josh Hutchins & all of our Friends & Families

Source:

US manual^[10]

Magazine articles

Main article: NFL Blitz 2000/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #2: "November 1999" (1999-10-05)

Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #5: "No. 5" (2000-01-27)

Print advert in Hyper (AU) #75: "January 2000" (1999-12-01)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

78

^[11]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

50

^[6]

Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

80

^[12]

DC-UK (UK)

PAL

80

^[13]

Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR)

PAL

80

^[14]

Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE)

PAL

75

^[15]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

89

^[16]

Dreamzone (FR)

92

^[17]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

86

^[18]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

70

^[19]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

100

^[20]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

89

^[21]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

87

^[22]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

51

^[23]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[24]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

70

^[7]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[3]

Player One (FR)

72

^[25]

	76
Based on 18 reviews

NFL Blitz 2000

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, US (Hot! New!)
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, US (Sega All Stars)
Cover

Dreamcast, EU
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, IT
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, AU
Cover
Disc

Technical information

Main article: NFL Blitz 2000/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

GD-ROM (US)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

GD-ROM (US)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

GD-ROM (EU)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1999-07-28

GD-R

Page

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1999-09-08

GD-R

Page

External links

Sega of America webpage: Dreamcast

References

NFL Blitz 2000

Books: Prima's Official Strategy Guide: NFL Blitz 2000 (1999)

Prototypes: 1999-07-28 | 09-08

NFL Blitz games for Sega systems
NFL Blitz 2000 (1999) \| NFL Blitz 2001 (2001)

[Press_release:_1999-09-02:_Sega_Dreamcast_Launch_Titles_and_Peripherals-1] Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20030811113547.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.sega.com:80.2Fgames.2Fdreamcast.2Fpost_dreamcastgame.jhtml.3FPRODID.3D246-2] ttp://www.sega.com:80/games/dreamcast/post_dreamcastgame.jhtml?PRODID=246 (Wayback Machine: 2003-08-11 11:35)

[:File:ODCM_US_02.pdf_p111-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 111

[Press_release:_2000-12-21:_Midway.27s_Popular_Videogame_Titles_Selected_for_.27Sega_All_Stars.27_Program.3B_Ready_2_Rumble_Boxing.2C_NFL_Blitz_2000_and_Hydro_Thunder_Among_Top-Selling_Sega_Dreamcast_Titles_of_All_Time-4] Press release: 2000-12-21: Midway's Popular Videogame Titles Selected for 'Sega All Stars' Program; Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, NFL Blitz 2000 and Hydro Thunder Among Top-Selling Sega Dreamcast Titles of All Time

[https:.2F.2Fgroups.google.com.2Fg.2Fuk.games.video.dreamcast.2Fc.2FAC2iliXEKKM.2Fm.2FUznnnvDC-AgJ-5] ttps://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/AC2iliXEKKM/m/UznnnvDC-AgJ

[:File:CVG_UK_218.pdf_p102-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Computer & Video Games, "January 2000" (UK; 1999-12-15), page 102

[:File:ODM_UK_01.pdf_p99-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 99

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20000407114343.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.micromania.fr.2Fcgi-micromania.2Ftri3.pl.3Fcriteria.3DDREAMCAS.3Bstatus.3D1-8] ttp://www.micromania.fr/cgi-micromania/tri3.pl?criteria=DREAMCAS;status=1 (Wayback Machine: 2000-04-07 11:43)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20010731231717.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.futuregamez.net:80.2Foutnow.2Fdc.html-9] ttp://www.futuregamez.net:80/outnow/dc.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-31 23:17)

[:File:NFLBlitz2000_DC_US_Manual.pdf_p28-10] File:NFLBlitz2000 DC US Manual.pdf, page 28

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_095.pdf_p156-11] Consoles +, "Décembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 156

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_04.pdf_p68-12] Dreamcast Monthly, "January 2000" (UK; 1999-12-16), page 68

[:File:DCUK_04.pdf_p24-13] DC-UK, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-22), page 24

[:File:DLMO_FR_02.pdf_p98-14] Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (FR; 1999-12-xx), page 98

[:File:DDOM_DE_02.pdf_p44-15] Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-11-11), page 44

[:File:Dreamcast_Magazine_.E2.84.9603.pdf_p68-16] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 3" (UK; 1999-11-25), page 68

[:File:Dreamzone_7_1999_Scan.pdf_p114-17] Dreamzone, "Decembre 1999" (FR; 1999-11-16), page 114

[:File:EGM_US_124.pdf_p233-18] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 233

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_48.pdf_p79-19] Fun Generation, "01/00" (DE; 1999-12-22), page 79

[:File:GamePro_US_133.pdf_p162-20] GamePro, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 162

[:File:GameInformer_US_078.pdf_p89-21] Game Informer, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 89

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-02.pdf_p82-22] MAN!AC, "02/2000" (DE; 2000-01-05), page 82

[:File:MegaFun_DE_2000-02.pdf_p75-23] Mega Fun, "02/2000" (DE; 2000-01-05), page 75

[:File:NextGeneration_US_59.pdf_p118-24] Next Generation, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-19), page 118

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_103.pdf_p155-25] Player One, "Décembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 155

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NFL Blitz 2000

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Contents

Gameplay

Teams

History

Release

Legacy

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References