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Revision as of 08:58, 2 September 2018

For the Sega 32X version, see FIFA Soccer 96 (32X); for the Sega Saturn version, see FIFA Soccer 96 (Saturn).

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FIFA Soccer 96 (Mega Drive)
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP),
Sega Game Gear
Black Pearl Software
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
Electronic Arts/Kevin Pickell
Peripherals supported:
Sega Mega Drive
4 Way Play
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-4
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Deutsch
  • Français
  • Español
  • Italiano
  • Svenska
    • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Mega Drive
    US     		$59.9559.95[1] 757901
    Sega Mega Drive
    EU     		E338SMYI
    Sega Mega Drive
    AU
    Sega Mega Drive
    BR     		046940
    Sega Mega Drive
    AS     		757901
    Sega Game Gear
    US
    Sega Game Gear
    EU     		T-100108-50

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    FIFA Soccer 96 (Mega Drive) (ＦＩＦＡサッカー'９６) is an entry to the FIFA series of video games, and was developed by Extended Play Productions and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive, and Sega Game Gear, with different versions of the game being released for the the Sega 32X and the the Sega Saturn.

    Though it was not the first FIFA game (both FIFA Soccer '95 and FIFA International Soccer had come before it), FIFA 96 is often considered the first truly successful FIFA game, and opened the doors to annual sequels that continue to this day.

    Versions

    The Mega Drive's rival, the Super NES, did not receive the previous years' FIFA 95 (instead getting a bespoke variant of FIFA International Soccer in 1994, different to the 1993 Mega Drive edition), so FIFA 96 acts as the first title to see a simultaneous release on both platforms. While the codebase likely stems from the Mega Drive, the Super NES version of FIFA 96 operates with a much lower frame rate and can slow down further when many players are on-screen.

    Performance issues would be a running trend with the Super NES conversions of FIFA, with FIFA 97: Gold Edition and FIFA Road to World Cup 98 also running noticeably slower than their Mega Drive counterparts.

    Production credits

    Mega Drive version

    • Programmers: Brian Plank, David Hards, Shawn Taras
    • Artists: Suzan Germic-Smith, Laura Parr
    • Animators: Joe MacDonald, David Demorest
    • Animation Rendering: John Rix, Craig Hui
    • Art Director: David Adams
    • Music and SFX: Rob Bailey
    • Producer and Designer: Bruce McMillan
    • Development Director: Ted Sylka
    • Associate Producer: Adrienne Travica
    • Product Managers: Chip Lange, Neil Thewarapperuma
    • Additional Programming: Calvin Haas, Kevin Pickell
    • Lead Testers: Scott Blackwood, Rob Purewal
    • Testers: Doug Hollinrake, Darren Yung, Darren Sleno, Randy Parmar, Marcin Karasinski, Sean Marcoux, Robert Kaill, Mike Samilski, Geoff Ball, Phong Lam
    • Special Thanks: Mike Kiernan, Marc Aubanel, Nick Wlodyka, Carl Valentine, Jeff Dyck
    Source:
    In-game credits

    Magazine articles

    Main article: FIFA Soccer 96 (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

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

    Physical scans

    Mega Drive version

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    88 №48, p136/137[2]
    88
    93 №77, p118[1]
    84 №36, p40/41
    88
    80 №12/95, p31[3]
    86 №38, p74/75[4]
    90 №58, p124/125
    78 №25, p12[5]
    91 №73, p58/59
    90 №54, p30/31
    90 №70, p10/11
    82 №11/95, p94[6]
    Sega Mega Drive
    		 87
    Based on
    13 reviews
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
    60
    		[7]
    1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
    70
    		[8]
    Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
    96
    		[9]
    Consoles + (FR)
    88
    		[2]
    Cool Gamer (RU)
    40
    		[10]
    Digitiser (UK) PAL
    88
    		[11]
    Fun Generation (DE)
    70
    		[12]
    Fusion (US) NTSC-U
    100
    		[13]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    93
    		[1]
    Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
    94
    		[14]
    Joypad (FR)
    87
    		[15]
    MAN!AC (DE) PAL
    88
    		[16]
    Mega Fun (DE) PAL
    80
    		[3]
    Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
    86
    		[4]
    Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
    75
    		[17]
    Player One (FR)
    90
    		[18]
    Secret Service (PL)
    90
    		[19]
    Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
    78
    		[5]
    Sega Power (UK) PAL
    91
    		[20]
    Sega Pro (UK) PAL
    90
    		[21]
    Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
    90
    		[22]
    Todo Sega (ES)
    91
    		[23]
    Tricks (RU)
    81
    		[24]
    Tricks 16 bit (RU)
    92
    		[25]
    Ultimate Gamer (US) NTSC-U
    70
    		[26]
    Video Games (DE) PAL
    82
    		[27]
    Sega Mega Drive
    		 83
    Based on
    26 reviews

    FIFA Soccer 96 (Mega Drive)

    Mega Drive, US
    FIFA96 MD US Box.jpg
    Cover
    FIFA96 md us cart.jpg
    Cart
    FIFA 96 MD US Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Mega Drive, EU
    Fifa96 MD EU Box.jpg
    Cover
    FIFA96 md us cart.jpg
    Cart
    Fifa Soccer 96 MD EU Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Mega Drive, BR
    FIFA96 MD BR Box.jpg
    Cover
    FIFA Soccer 96 MD BR cart.jpg
    Cart
    Mega Drive, Asia
    Fifa96 MD AS Frontcover.jpg
    Cover
    FIFA96 md us cart.jpg
    Cart
    Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

    Game Gear version

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    87 №62, p105[28]
    75 №29, p83[29]
    Sega Game Gear
    		 81
    Based on
    2 reviews
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    Sega Game Gear
    		 N/A
    Based on
    0 reviews

    FIFA Soccer 96 (Mega Drive)

    Game Gear, US
    FIFA96 GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngFIFA96 GG US Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    Fifa96 US GG Cart.jpg
    Cart
    Game Gear, EU
    FIFA96 GG EU Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    FIFA96 GG EU Cart.jpg
    Cart

    Technical information

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Sega Mega Drive
    ✔
    CRC32 bad30ffa
    MD5 545b07c1c599f49ea93a4b7b2c7c3782
    SHA-1 a7fcfe478b368d7d33bcbca65245f5faed9a1e07
    		2MB 1995-08 Cartridge (US/EU)
    Sega Game Gear
     ?
    CRC32 c379de95
    MD5 4338306d35219da89e1f6cc4550fd8a3
    SHA-1 f928c32acba90ed5ebca131af03e76a0efb38797
    		512kB Cartridge (US/EU)

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File:GamePro US 077.pdf, page 120 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 077.pdf_p120" defined multiple times with different content
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 048.pdf, page 136 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 048.pdf_p136" defined multiple times with different content
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:MegaFun DE 1995-12.pdf, page 31 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1995-12.pdf_p31" defined multiple times with different content
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:MeanMachinesSega38UK.pdf, page 75 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega38UK.pdf_p75" defined multiple times with different content
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:SegaMagazin DE 25.pdf, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaMagazin DE 25.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content
    6. ↑ File:VideoGames DE 1995-11.pdf, page 90
    7. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 116
    8. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 81
    9. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1996-xx-xx), page 26
    10. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 85
    11. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-12-04)
    12. ↑ Fun Generation, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 48
    13. ↑ Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 6: January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 99
    14. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 66
    15. ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 74
    16. ↑ MAN!AC, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 60
    17. ↑ Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 197
    18. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 126
    19. ↑ Secret Service, "Luty 1996" (PL; 1996-02-xx), page 30
    20. ↑ Sega Power, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-19), page 58
    21. ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-28), page 30
    22. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "2 February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-20), page 10
    23. ↑ Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 34
    24. ↑ Tricks, "Vypusk 7" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 30
    25. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 75
    26. ↑ Ultimate Gamer, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 93
    27. ↑ Video Games, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-25), page 94
    28. ↑ File:PlayerOne FR 062.pdf, page 105
    29. ↑ File:SegaMagazin DE 29.pdf, page 83



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