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'''''College Football's National Championship''''' is a 1994 American football game for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] by [[Sega]] released exclusively in the US. The game has a focus on American college/university teams. It was followed by ''[[College Football's National Championship II]]''.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 1994 American football game for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] by [[Sega]] released exclusively in the US. The game has a focus on American college/university teams. It was followed by ''[[College Football's National Championship II]]''.
  
 
''College Football's National Championship'' is heavily based on ''[[NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana]]'', running on the same engine with similar aesthetics.
 
''College Football's National Championship'' is heavily based on ''[[NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana]]'', running on the same engine with similar aesthetics.
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==Gameplay==
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===Teams===
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Alabama Crimson Tide}} Alabama Crimson Tide
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Arizona Wildcats}} Arizona Wildcats
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Arkansas Razorbacks}} Arkansas Razorbacks
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Auburn Tigers}} Auburn Tigers
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Boston College Eagles}} Boston College Eagles
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|BYU Cougars}} BYU Cougars
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|California Golden Bears}} California Golden Bears
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Clemson Tigers}} Clemson Tigers
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Colorado Buffaloes}} Colorado Buffaloes
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Florida Gators}} Florida Gators
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Florida State Seminoles}} Florida State Seminoles
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Georgia Bulldogs}} Georgia Bulldogs
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Houston Cougars}} Houston Cougars
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Illinois Fight'n Illini}} Illinois Fight'n Illini
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|LSU Tigers}} LSU Tigers
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Miami Hurricanes}} Miami Hurricanes
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Michigan Wolverines}} Michigan Wolverines
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} Nebraska Cornhuskers
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Notre Dame Fight'n Irish}} Notre Dame Fight'n Irish
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Ohio State Buckeyes}} Ohio State Buckeyes
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Oklahoma Sooners}} Oklahoma Sooners
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Penn State Nittany Lions}} Penn State Nittany Lions
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Pitt Panthers}} Pitt Panthers
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|San Diego State Aztecs}} San Diego State Aztecs
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Stanford Cardinal}} Stanford Cardinal
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Syracuse Orangemen}} Syracuse Orangemen
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Tennessee Volunteers}} Tennessee Volunteers
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Texas Longhorns}} Texas Longhorns
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Texas A&M Aggies}} Texas A&M Aggies
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|UCLA Bruins}} UCLA Bruins
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|USC Trojans}} USC Trojans
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*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Washington Huskies}} Washington Huskies
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*'''Producer:''' [[Chris Smith]]
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*'''Assistant Producer:''' [[Gerald DeYoung|Gerald J. DeYoung]]
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*'''Executive Producer:''' [[Wayne Townsend]]
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*'''Sega Sports Team:''' [[Scott Rohde]], [[Wallace Poulter]], [[Michael Meischeid|Mike Meischeid]], [[Chris Cutliff]], [[Rosie Freeman]]
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*'''Lead Tester:''' [[Todd Morgan]]
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*'''Assistant Lead Testers:''' [[David Perkinson|Dave Perkinson]], [[Matt Underwood]]
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*'''Testers:''' Rich Gangwish, Randy Hauser, [[Lancelot Nelson|Lance Nelson]], [[Dan Caraballo]], [[Marc Dawson|Mark Dawson]], [[Brian Dawson]], [[Jeff Junio]], Chris Pepper, [[Ivan Foong]], [[Tyrone Johnson]], [[Tracy Johnson]], Rich Wong, [[Mark Paniagua]], Keven Seiter, Dave Martin, [[Atom Ellis]], [[Tony Lynch]], [[Mark Subotnick]], Gregg Watkins, [[Tim Spengler]], [[John Jansen]], [[Julio Martinez]], Matt McKnight, John Melchior, [[Bill Person]], [[Maria Tuzzo]], [[Aaron Hommes]], [[Sam Saliba]], John Kirk, [[Mark Griffin]], [[Steve Bourdet]], Derek Carmichael, Robert Lee, [[Arnold Feener]], [[Rick Greer]], [[Siegie Stangenberg]]
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*'''Manual:''' [[Neil Hanshaw]], [[Carol Ann Hanshaw]]
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*'''Marketing:''' [[Doug Rebert]], [[Kelly Ryan]]
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*'''Developer:''' [[BlueSky Software|Blue Sky Software]]
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*'''Designers:''' Chuck Osieja, Mark Dobratz, [[Chris Smith]]
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*'''Project Manager:''' Mark Dobratz
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*'''Programmer:''' Bryan Kiss
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*'''Lead Artist:''' Joe Shoopack
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*'''Artists:''' Mark Dobratz, John Seidel, Rick Randolph, Liz Anderson, Ryan Lehr, Scott Seidel
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*'''Sound & Music:''' [[Sam Powell]]
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*'''Sports Talk:''' [[Allen Maynard]], [[Joe Shands]]
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*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Stephen Patterson]], [[George deGolian]], [[Jennifer Haney]], Pat Battle, Jennifer Blackmon
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Latest revision as of 23:48, 28 September 2024

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College Football's National Championship
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega of America
Developer:
Brand: Sega Sports
Licensor: National Collegiate Athletic Association
Sound driver: GEMS
Peripherals supported: Six Button Control Pad, Team Player
Genre: Sports (American football)

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$64.9964.99[3] 1227
Videogame Rating Council: GA

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College Football's National Championship is a 1994 American football game for the Sega Mega Drive by Sega released exclusively in the US. The game has a focus on American college/university teams. It was followed by College Football's National Championship II.

College Football's National Championship is heavily based on NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana, running on the same engine with similar aesthetics.

Gameplay

Teams

  • Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Crimson Tide
  • Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats
  • Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas Razorbacks
  • Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers
  • Boston College Eagles Boston College Eagles
  • BYU Cougars BYU Cougars
  • California Golden Bears California Golden Bears
  • Clemson Tigers Clemson Tigers
  • Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Buffaloes
  • Florida Gators Florida Gators
  • Florida State Seminoles Florida State Seminoles
  • Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Bulldogs
  • Houston Cougars Houston Cougars
  • Illinois Fight'n Illini Illinois Fight'n Illini
  • LSU Tigers LSU Tigers
  • Miami Hurricanes Miami Hurricanes
  • Michigan Wolverines Michigan Wolverines
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Cornhuskers
  • Notre Dame Fight'n Irish Notre Dame Fight'n Irish
  • Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes
  • Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners
  • Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Nittany Lions
  • Pitt Panthers Pitt Panthers
  • San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Aztecs
  • Stanford Cardinal Stanford Cardinal
  • Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse Orangemen
  • Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Volunteers
  • Texas Longhorns Texas Longhorns
  • Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Aggies
  • UCLA Bruins UCLA Bruins
  • USC Trojans USC Trojans
  • Washington Huskies Washington Huskies

Production credits

Source:
US manual
College Football's National Championship MD US Manual.pdf
[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: College Football's National Championship/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #21: "October/November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

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1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
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Game Players (US) NTSC-U
91
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GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
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VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
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College Football's National Championship

Mega Drive, US
CFNC MD US Box.jpg
Cover
CFNC MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
College Football's National Championship MD US Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

Main article: College Football's National Championship/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 109
  2. ↑ File:World Championship Soccer II MD US Manual.pdf, page 32
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 9 September 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 109
  4. ↑ File:College Football's National Championship MD US Manual.pdf, page 15
  5. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 74
  6. ↑ GamePro, "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 114
  7. ↑ VideoGames, "September 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 90


College Football's National Championship

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Sega Mega Drive
Prototypes: 1994-04-13 | 04-18 | 04-19 | 04-29 | 05-03 | 05-06 | 05-11 | 05-17 | 05-20 | 05-25 | 05-31 | 06-01 | 06-03 | 06-07 | 06-08 | 06-14 | 06-15 | 06-18 | 06-20
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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