NFL Football Trivia Challenge
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System(s): Sega Mega-CD | ||||||||||
Publisher: CapDisc | ||||||||||
Developer: CapDisc, Philips Interactive Media | ||||||||||
Licensor: NFL Properties, Team NFL, NFL Films | ||||||||||
Genre: Table | ||||||||||
Number of players: 2 | ||||||||||
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NFL Football Trivia Challenge is a Sega Mega-CD quiz game related to American football. It was only released in North America.
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Gameplay
The game is a trivia competition with 1,500 questions about NFL football that can be played by two players. Unusually, it cannot be played by one player against a computer opponent. Players can choose to play as any of the 28 NFL teams of the time (but cannot choose the same team) and compete by answering multiple choice questions concerning the rules of NFL football or its history, spanning from the 1940s to the release of the game. There are three skill levels (Rookie, Veteran, and Pro), which affect the difficulty of the questions. Questions are accompanied by short full-motion video clips, and the game is commentated by professional sportscasters Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier in the style of a football broadcast.
The game uses a cursor interface, with the D-Pad moving the pointer around and ,
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making a selection. The player draws the next question by selecting the question mark icon, and then chooses one of four answers by selecting it when the answers appear. Correctly answering a question moves the "ball" down the field toward the opposing player's end zone, with faster answers awarding more yardage. Successfully moving the ball past the goal line counts as a touchdown and awards 6 points. The "field" is shown above the FMV inset (with player one as the home team and player two as the visitor). The game shows the current position of the ball ("Ball on") and the yards-to-go ("YTG").
Like a football game, matches are divided into four quarters. Each quarter is 15 minutes in length, with every question counting as one minute of game time, for a total of 60 questions in a complete game. Players are given four downs (questions) and 20 questions to answer each question. The player can call a time-out and receive another 24 seconds to answer a question. Each player gets three time-outs per quarter. Advancing the ball at least ten yards during a set of downs awards a first down, letting the player retain possession of the ball for another set of downs. On the fourth down, the player can choose to answer a question or punt the ball. Punting puts the opposing player on their 20-yard line, which may be strategically advantageous over attempting to get enough yards for a first down. If the player is inside of their opponent's 35-yard line, the punt option is replaced with the option for a field goal, which awards 3 points.
Teams
AFC
Cincinnati Bengals
Los Angeles Raiders
Indianapolis Colts
Los Angeles Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs
Pittsburgh Steelers
Seattle Seahawks
Miami Dolphins
Cleveland Browns
Denver Broncos
Buffalo Bills
New York Jets
New England Patriots
Houston Oilers
NFC
New Orleans Saints
Washington Redskins
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Atlanta Falcons
New York Giants
Minnesota Vikings
Chicago Bears
Los Angeles Rams
Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
Phoenix Cardinals
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Production credits
- NFL Football Trivia Challenge was produced and developed by CapDisc™, a division of Capitol Multimedia, Inc.
- Designer/Producer: Richard Vogel
- Software Engineers: Jeff Geraci, Rob Hafey
- Sega Artist: John Wendl
- Audio Engineer: Jim Wallace
- Video Capture: Bill Eyler
- Scripting: Tim Phillips
- Copy Editors: Laurie Davis, Jenny Harlett
- Sports Commentator: Pat Summerall, Tom Brookshier
- Question Research & Development: Billy Driber, Ace Cacchiotti
- Photo Researchers: Tom Snelling, Mike Evans, Kevan Burks, Mat Marini
- Software Support: Jim Moore, Jeff Ogata, Andy House
- Cover Photos: Tim Alexander - NFL Photos, Ron Vesely - NFL Photos, Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Quality Assurance: John Eberhardt, Jim Fink, Paula Bone, Chris Prokop
- Lead Tester: Johnathan Tolbert
- Playtesters: Kijana Woodard, Eric Whitener, Geoff Burghardt, Tica Wilson, Aumijo Sheftel-Gomes, Desiree Tolbert, Pat Fink
Magazine articles
- Main article: NFL Football Trivia Challenge/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Sega Visions (US) #22: "December/January 1994/1995" (1994-xx-xx)[3]
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: NFL Football Trivia Challenge/Technical information.
ROM dump status
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References
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