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Two games called '''''Madden NFL 98''''' exist:
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*[[Madden NFL 98 (Mega Drive)|A Mega Drive game]]
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*[[Madden NFL 98 (Saturn)|A Saturn game]]
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{{disambig}}
| tab2=Mega Drive
 
| publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]
 
| developer=[[Electronic Arts]]
 
{{company|[[Tiertex]]|system=MD}}{{ref|http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Tiertex}}
 
| system=[[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Sega Saturn]]
 
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| licensor={{company|[[THQ]]|system=MD}}{{ref|http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Tiertex}}
 
| peripherals={{MD}} [[4 Way Play]] {{SAT}} [[6Player]], [[Saturn Backup Memory]]
 
| players={{MD}} 1-4, {{SAT}} 1-8
 
| genre=Sports
 
| releases={{releasesMD
 
| md_date_us=1997-10-01{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19980131040544/http://riehlspot.simplenet.com:80/vgame/new/genesis.html}}
 
| md_code_us=781601
 
| md_rating_us=ka
 
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| sat_code_us=T-5024H
 
| sat_rrp_us=49.95{{intref|Press release: 1997-08-26: Electronic Arts Ships Madden NFL 98 for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn; Last Year's Number-One Selling PlayStation and Saturn Title is Back to Claim the 1997 Championship Ring}}
 
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| sat_date_uk=1997
 
| sat_code_uk=T-5024H-50
 
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| sat_rrp_uk=39.99{{magref|cvg|195|92}}
 
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Sega Saturn]] American football game developed by [[Tiertex]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]]. The eight entry into the popular ''[[wikipedia:Madden NFL|Madden NFL]]'' series of sports titles, the game was released exclusively in the United States on August 1997, and is the last ''Madden'' title published on a [[Sega]] game system.
 
 
 
Later that October, Madden NFL 98 was ported to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] by the same developer.{{ref|http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Tiertex}}
 
 
 
==Development==
 
While Madden NFL 98 was developed by [[Tiertex]], much of the game's production and testing were handled by publisher [[THQ]].{{ref|http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Tiertex}}
 
 
 
==Production credits==
 
===Mega Drive version===
 
{{multicol|
 
{{creditstable|
 
*'''Strategy and Plays:''' John Madden
 
{{creditsheader|THQ Development Credits}}
 
*'''Vice President of Development:''' Steve Ryno
 
*'''Executive Producer:''' Donn Nauert
 
*'''Senior Producer:''' Greg Gibson
 
*'''Producers:''' Gabriel Jones, Jon Osborn, James Killy
 
*'''Associate Producer:''' Sanders Keel
 
*'''Lead Testers:''' Erick Fernandez, Skot Travis
 
*'''Testers:''' Jason Lewis, Erik van Rooy, Edward Ramiro
 
{{creditsheader|Tiertex Credits}}
 
*'''Programming:''' Donald Campbell
 
*'''Graphics and Animation:''' Kevin Knott, Bryan King
 
*'''Music and Sound:''' Mark Ortiz
 
*'''Testing:''' Gary Marshall
 
*'''Statistical Data:''' STATS, Inc.
 
*'''Player Ratings and Rosters:''' STATS, Inc.
 
|source=In-game credits
 
|console=MD
 
}}
 
}}
 
 
 
==Magazine articles==
 
{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
 
 
 
==Promotional material==
 
{{gallery
 
|{{galleryPrintAd
 
|egm|99|196-197
 
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}}
 
 
 
==Physical scans==
 
===Mega Drive version===
 
{{ratings|MD}}
 
{{Scanbox
 
| console=Mega Drive
 
| region=US
 
| cover=MaddenNFL98 MD US Box.jpg
 
| cart=Madden98 MD US Cart.jpg
 
}}
 
 
 
===Saturn version===
 
{{ratings
 
| icon=SAT
 
| gamesmaster=84
 
| gamesmaster_source={{num|63|page=74/75}}
 
}}
 
{{Scanbox
 
| console=Saturn
 
| region=US
 
| front=MaddenNFL98 Saturn US Box Front.jpg
 
| back=MaddenNFL98 Saturn US Box Back.jpg
 
| disc=MaddenNFL98 Saturn US Disc.jpg
 
| manual=Madden98 sat us manual.pdf
 
}}{{Scanbox
 
| console=Saturn
 
| region=EU
 
| cover=MaddenNFL98 Saturn EU Box.jpg
 
| disc=
 
}}{{Scanbox
 
| console=Saturn
 
| region=AU
 
| cover=MaddenNFL98 Saturn AU cover.jpg
 
| disc=
 
}}
 
 
 
==Technical information==
 
===ROM dump status===
 
{{romtable|
 
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{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=650,737,248|date= |source=CD-ROM (EU)|comments=T-5024H-50 V1.000|quality=|prototype=}}
 
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}}
 
 
 
==References==
 
<references/>
 
 
 
{{Madden98Omni}}
 
{{EASports}}
 

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