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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', not to be confused with ''[[Madden NFL 97]]'', is an American football game released for the [[Sega Saturn]] in North America.
 
{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', not to be confused with ''[[Madden NFL 97]]'', is an American football game released for the [[Sega Saturn]] in North America.
  
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==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]]){{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 		$59.9959.99[1] 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.

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)[2].

Production credits

Sega Credits
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
Nfl97 sat us manual.pdf
[3]

Magazine articles

Main article: NFL '97/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in EGM² (US) #29: "November 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #89: "December 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Artwork

  • US prototype cover

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
42 №8, p58[5]
Sega Saturn
 42
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
40
[6]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
33
[7]
Intelligent Gamer (US) NTSC-U
42
[5]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
75
[8]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
0
[9]
Sega Magazin (DE)
78
[10]
Ultra Game Players (US) NTSC-U
47
[11]
Video Games (DE) PAL
69
[12]
Sega Saturn
 48
Based on
8 reviews

NFL '97

Saturn, US
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Cover
NFL97 Saturn US Disc.jpg
Disc
Nfl97 sat us manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
231,076,944 CD-ROM (US) 81111 V1.010
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
231,086,352 CD-ROM (US) 81111 (Alt) V2.010

References

  1. ↑ Press release: 1996-05-16: ALL-STAR LINE-UP OF SEGA SPORTS VIDEOGAMES EXPANDS THE PROVEN TOP-SELLING FRANCHISE
  2. ↑ File:GameInformer US 052.pdf, page 31
  3. ↑ File:Nfl97 sat us manual.pdf, page 19
  4. ↑ Intelligent Gamer, "January 1997" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 9
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
  6. ↑ GamePro, "February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 94
  7. ↑ Game Informer, "February 1997" (US; 199x-0x-xx), page 60
  8. ↑ Mega Fun, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-05), page 90
  9. ↑ Next Generation, "March 1997" (US; 1997-02-11), page 94
  10. ↑ Sega Magazin, "März 1997" (DE; 1997-02-12), page 76
  11. ↑ Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 89
  12. ↑ 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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