Difference between revisions of "Madden NFL 96"

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Mega Drive
Game Gear

Madden NFL 96

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Black Pearl Software

Developer:

High Score Entertainment

Tiertex

Supporting companies:

E.J. Sarraille Design Group (package design)

Distributor:

SF Interactive Media (SE rental)

Licensor: National Football League, National Football League Players Association, Team NFL

Sound driver:

GEMS

Peripherals supported:

4 Way Play

Genre: Sports^[1] (American football)

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1995-11-10^[2]	$64.9564.95^[3]	749301
EU	1995		E347SMXI
UK	1995		E347SMXI
SE (rental)	199x
US	1995		T-100118
EU	1995		T-100118-50
UK	1995		T-100118-50

Non-Sega versions
Game Boy Super Game Boy Super NES

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Madden NFL 96 is a sequel (or update) to Madden NFL '95. Due to Black Pearl unable to use the NFL licence, the Sega Game Gear port is renamed to Madden 96 - a tradition that would be adopted by later games. Home console versions would keep the "NFL" in the title for a few more years.

Gameplay

Teams

Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Buffalo Bills
Carolina Panthers
Chicago Bears
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys
Denver Broncos
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Houston Oilers
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
St. Louis Rams
San Diego Chargers
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Washington Redskins

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Design Adaptation: Michael Rubinelli, Gordon Bellamy
Strategy: John Madden
Programming: William Robinson
Graphics and Animation: David Luntz, Z-AXIS
Music and Sound: Tommy Tallarico
Executive Producer: Scott Orr
Producer: Michael Rubinelli
Associate Producer: Gordon Bellamy
Assistant Producer: Brian Jackson
Player Ratings: Foster "Roster" Birch, Brian Jackson, Robert Jones
Testing by: Michael Caldwell, Robert Jones, Dan Baker, Kraig Kujawa, Jeremy Strauser, Chip Probst, Daniel Caraballo, Greg Kawamura
Product Manager: Erik Whiteford
Media Relations: Mary Snow
Special Thanks: Jamal Anderson, Atlanata Falcons, Gene Atkins, Miami Dolphins, Dave Barr, Philadelphia Eagles, Edgar Bennett, Green Bay Packers, Jerome Bettis, St. Louis Cardinals, Doug Brien, San Francisco 49ers, Ray Buchanan, Indianapolis Colts, Toi Cook, San Francisco 49ers, Derrick Desse, San Francisco 49ers, D' Marco Farr, St. Louis Cardinals, Glenn Goley, NY Jets, Jamal Fontaine, San Francisco 49ers, Kevin Gogan, Oakland Raiders, Ken Harvey, Washington Redskins, Raghib Ismail, Oakland Raiders, Johnny Morton, Detroit Lions, Hardy Nickerson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jimmy Spencer, New Orleans Saints, Lamar Thomas, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Special Thanks: Jim Simmons, John Schappert, Kyra Pehrson, Sandy Montag, Don Transeth, John Bankert, Phil Carter, Gene Goldberg, George Greenberg, Pam Thompson, Clay Walker, Lisa Winter, Ruth Kennedy, Siobhan Grady, 2LT Scott Wilkinson

Team names, logos and helmet designs are registered trademarks of the NFL and its Member Clubs
Officially Licensed Product of the National Football League Players
The Wilson name and logos are registered trademarks of Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

Source:

In-game credits^[4]

Game Design: Michael Rubinelli, Gordon Bellamy
Programming: William Robinson
Executive Producer: Scott Orr
Producer: Michael Rubinelli
Associate Producer: Gordon Bellamy
Assistant Producer: Brian Jackson
Graphics: David Luntz, Z-Axis
Sound and/or Music: Tommy Tallerico
Technical Director: Ken Zarifies
Product Manager: Erik Whiteford
Package Design: E.J. Sarraille Design Group
Package Photography: Ted Kurihara and Sports Illustrated
Package Art Direction: Nancy Waisanen
Documentation: Paul Armatta
Documentation Layout: Joanne Lesser
Product Testing: Michael Caldwell, Robert Jones, Dan Baker, Craig Kujawa, Jeremy Strauser
Quality Assurance: Jeff "I'm a 1 Round Draft Pick" Juco, Paul "4.21 Second Dash" Warner, Matt "Sweet 16" Soares
Original Game Concept: Rich Hilleman & Scott Orr
Special Thanks: Sandy Montag, Gene Goldberg, Clay Walker, Mike Madden, Joe Madden

Source:

US manual^[5]

Game Gear version

Director of Product Development: Steve Ryno
Senior Producer: Donn Nauert
Producer: Greg Gibson
Associate Producer: Jon Osborn
Testing Department: Sanders Keel, Jamie Saxon, Gabriel Jones, James Noyes, Erick Fernandez
Developed by: Tiertex

Source:

In-game credits^[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Madden NFL 96/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US TV advert

Print advert in Game Players (US) #0811: "Vol. 8 No. 11 November 1995" (1995-1x-xx)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #77: "December 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[8]

Digitiser (UK)

82

^[9]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

60

^[10]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

88

^[11]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[3]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[12]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

PAL

72

^[13]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

85

^[14]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

86

^[15]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[16]

Player One (FR)

81

^[17]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

86

^[18]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

49

^[19]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

82

^[20]

VideoGames (US)

90

^[21]

	77
Based on 15 reviews

Madden NFL 96

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual Poster

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual Poster PCB

Mega Drive, SE (rental; SF)
Cover

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

48

^[22]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

70

^[23]

Player One (FR)

PAL

77

^[24]

	65
Based on 3 reviews

Madden NFL 96

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

Main article: Madden NFL 96/Technical information.

External links

Sega of America webpage: Game Gear

References

↑ File:Madden96 GG EU back.jpg
↑ GamePro, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 90
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 GamePro, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 117
↑ File:Madden NFL 96 MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Madden NFL 96 MD US Manual.pdf, page 17
↑ File:Madden NFL 96 GG credits.pdf
↑ GamesMaster, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-18), page 67
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 121
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-12-20)
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 328
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 12 December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 95
↑ Game Informer, "November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 27
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
↑ MAN!AC, "03/96" (DE; 1996-02-14), page 78
↑ Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 85
↑ Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 197
↑ Player One, "Février 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 112
↑ Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 10
↑ Sega Power, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 62
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 156
↑ VideoGames, "November 1995" (US; 1995-10-24), page 94
↑ GamePro, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 88
↑ Mega Force, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 75
↑ Player One, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 105

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American Football
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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)

[:File:Madden96_GG_EU_back.jpg_p-1] File:Madden96 GG EU back.jpg

[:File:GamePro_US_075.pdf_p90-2] GamePro, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:GamePro_US_077.pdf_p117-3] 3.0 ^3.1 GamePro, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 117

[:File:Madden_NFL_96_MD_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Madden NFL 96 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Madden_NFL_96_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p17-5] File:Madden NFL 96 MD US Manual.pdf, page 17

[:File:Madden_NFL_96_GG_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Madden NFL 96 GG credits.pdf

[7] GamesMaster, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-18), page 67

[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 121

[digitiser1995-12-20-9] Digitiser (UK) (1995-12-20)

[10] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 328

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0812.pdf_p95-11] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 12 December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 95

[:File:GameInformer_US_031.pdf_p27-12] Game Informer, "November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 27

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_052.pdf_p94-13] Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-03.pdf_p78-14] MAN!AC, "03/96" (DE; 1996-02-14), page 78

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-01.pdf_p85-15] Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 85

[:File:NextGeneration_US_12.pdf_p197-16] Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 197

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_061.pdf_p112-17] Player One, "Février 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 112

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_26.pdf_p10-18] Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 10

[:File:SegaPower_UK_75.pdf_p62-19] Sega Power, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 62

[20] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 156

[:File:VideoGames_US_82.pdf_p94-21] VideoGames, "November 1995" (US; 1995-10-24), page 94

[:File:GamePro_US_091.pdf_p88-22] GamePro, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 88

[:File:MegaForce_FR_48.pdf_p75-23] Mega Force, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 75

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_062.pdf_p105-24] Player One, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 105

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+| support={{company|[[E.J. Sarraille Design Group]]|role=package design|system=MD}}
 | distributor={{company|[[SF Interactive Media]]|system=MD|region=SE rental}}
 | licensor=[[National Football League]], [[National Football League Players Association]], [[Team NFL]]
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 }}
 {{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a sequel (or update) to ''[[Madden NFL '95]]''. Due to [[Black Pearl Software|Black Pearl]] unable to use the NFL licence, the [[Sega Game Gear]] port is renamed to '''''Madden 96''''' - a tradition that would be adopted by later games. Home console versions would keep the "NFL" in the title for a few more years.
+==Gameplay==
+===Teams===
+{{#vardefine:logodate|1995}}{{multicol|
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Arizona Cardinals}} Arizona Cardinals
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Atlanta Falcons}} Atlanta Falcons
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Buffalo Bills}} Buffalo Bills
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Carolina Panthers}} Carolina Panthers
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Chicago Bears}} Chicago Bears
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Cincinnati Bengals}} Cincinnati Bengals
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Cleveland Browns}} Cleveland Browns
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Dallas Cowboys}} Dallas Cowboys
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Denver Broncos}} Denver Broncos
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Detroit Lions}} Detroit Lions
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Green Bay Packers}} Green Bay Packers
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Houston Oilers}} Houston Oilers
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Indianapolis Colts}} Indianapolis Colts
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Jacksonville Jaguars}} Jacksonville Jaguars
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Kansas City Chiefs}} Kansas City Chiefs
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Miami Dolphins}} Miami Dolphins
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Minnesota Vikings}} Minnesota Vikings
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|New England Patriots}} New England Patriots
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|New Orleans Saints}} New Orleans Saints
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|New York Giants}} New York Giants
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|New York Jets}} New York Jets
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Oakland Raiders}} Oakland Raiders
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Philadelphia Eagles}} Philadelphia Eagles
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Pittsburgh Steelers}} Pittsburgh Steelers
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|St. Louis Rams}} St. Louis Rams
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|San Diego Chargers}} San Diego Chargers
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|San Francisco 49ers}} San Francisco 49ers
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Seattle Seahawks}} Seattle Seahawks
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Tampa Bay Buccaneers}} Tampa Bay Buccaneers
+*{{AmericanFootballLogo|Washington Redskins}} Washington Redskins
+|cols=4
+}}
 ==Production credits==
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 *'''Technical Director:''' Ken Zarifies
 *'''Product Manager:''' Erik Whiteford
-*'''Package Design:''' E.J. Sarraille Design Group
+*'''Package Design:''' [[E.J. Sarraille Design Group]]
 *'''Package Photography:''' Ted Kurihara and Sports Illustrated
 *'''Package Art Direction:''' Nancy Waisanen
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 | console=Mega Drive
-| region=SE rental (SF)
+| region=SE (rental; [[SF Interactive Media|SF]])
 | front=Madden 96 MD SE Rental Box.jpg
 | spine=Madden 96 MD SE Rental Box spine.jpg

Difference between revisions of "Madden NFL 96"

From Sega Retro

Latest revision as of 08:37, 9 October 2024

Contents

Gameplay

Teams

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version

Technical information

External links

References