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''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]]){{fileref|GameInformer US 052.pdf|page=31}}.
 
''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]]){{fileref|GameInformer US 052.pdf|page=31}}.
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NFL '97
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-8
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
US 		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.

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)[1].

Magazine articles

Main article: NFL '97/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • NFL97 Saturn US PrintAdvert 2.jpg

    US print advert

  • US TV advert

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #89: "December 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
42 №8, p58[3]
Sega Saturn
 42
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
40
[4]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
33
[5]
Intelligent Gamer (US) NTSC-U
42
[3]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
75
[6]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
0
[7]
Sega Magazin (DE)
78
[8]
Ultra Game Players (US) NTSC-U
47
[9]
Video Games (DE) PAL
69
[10]
Sega Saturn
 48
Based on
8 reviews

NFL '97

Saturn, US
NFL97 Saturn US Box Back.jpgNFL97 Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Disc
Nfl97 sat us manual.pdf
Manual

References

  1. ↑ File:GameInformer US 052.pdf, page 31
  2. ↑ Intelligent Gamer, "January 1997" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 9
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:IntelligentGamer US 08.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:IntelligentGamer US 08.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ GamePro, "February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 94
  5. ↑ Game Informer, "February 1997" (US; 199x-0x-xx), page 60
  6. ↑ Mega Fun, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-05), page 90
  7. ↑ Next Generation, "March 1997" (US; 1997-02-11), page 94
  8. ↑ Sega Magazin, "März 1997" (DE; 1997-02-12), page 76
  9. ↑ Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 89
  10. ↑ Video Games, "2/97" (DE; 1997-01-22), page 95


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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