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 $59.9959.99 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).

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

Magazine articles

Main article: NFL '97/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

File:NFL97 Saturn US TVAdvert.mp4

US TV advert

File:NFL97 Saturn US TVAdvert.mp4

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)

Artwork

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  US prototype cover

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score GamePro (US) NTSC-U 40 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 33 Intelligent Gamer (US) NTSC-U 42 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 75 Next Generation (US) NTSC-U 0 Sega Magazin (DE) 78 Ultra Game Players (US) NTSC-U 47 Video Games (DE) PAL 69

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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
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	231,076,944		CD-ROM (US)	81111 V1.010
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	231,086,352		CD-ROM (US)	81111 (Alt) V2.010

External links

• Sega of America webpage: Saturn

References

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)