Difference between revisions of "Joe Montana Football (8-bit)"

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Master System
Game Gear

Joe Montana Football

System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Sega

Developer: BlueSky Software^[1]

Peripherals supported:

Gear-to-Gear Cable

Genre: Sports^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] (American football)

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1990-12^[6]	$29.9529.95^[7]	7062
EU	1990		7062
UK	1990	£29.9929.99^[8]^[9]	7062
AU	199x
BR	199x
JP	1992-05-22^[4]	¥3,8003,800	G-3305
US	1991-10^[10]	$39.9539.95^[11]^[12]	2403
EU	1991-12^[13]^[14]		2403
UK	1991-12-12^[15]^[16]^[17]	£24.9924.99^[18]^[19]	2403
BR	1992		016040

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Joe Montana Football (ジョー・モンタナフットボール) is an American football game for the Sega Master System developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega. Endorsed by National Football League star Joe Montana, the game was released in late 1990, and was ported to the Sega Game Gear the next year.

In North America, the Master System version was released alongside the redesigned Master System II console.

Magazine articles

Main article: Joe Montana Football (8-bit)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #4: "April/May 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:

Sega Visions (US) #5: "Summer 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[20]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[21]

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #6: "Fall 1991" (1991-xx-xx)

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #6: "Fall 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #29: "December 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[22]

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-06: "June 1992" (1992-05-08)

Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Buzz! Computers (UK)

94

^[23]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

78

^[24]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

43

^[6]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

65

^[25]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

64

^[26]

Games-X (UK)

80

^[27]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

75

^[28]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

60

^[29]

Mean Machines (UK)

65

^[30]

Mean Machines (UK)

65

^[31]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

65

^[32]

Player One (FR)

65

^[33]

Raze (UK)

68

^[34]

Sega Power (UK)

56

^[35]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[36]

Sega Pro (UK)

80

^[37]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

78

^[38]

Tilt (FR)

60

^[39]

	67
Based on 18 reviews

Joe Montana Football (8-bit)

Master System, US
Cover
Manual

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[40]

Consoles + (FR)

30

^[41]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

85

^[42]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

72

^[43]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

67

^[44]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

53

^[45]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

72

^[12]

Génération 4 (FR)

89

^[46]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[47]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

83

^[48]

Joystick (FR)

80

^[49]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

67

^[50]

Mean Machines (UK)

65

^[31]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

65

^[51]

Play Time (DE)

68

^[52]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

69

^[19]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

85

^[53]

Sega Pro (UK)

82

^[37]

Sega Pro (UK)

83

^[54]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

85

^[55]

Sega Force (UK)

60

^[18]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

54

^[56]

Supergame (BR)

83

^[57]

	70
Based on 23 reviews

Joe Montana Football (8-bit)

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual Poster

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	0a9089e5
MD5	0ece8f9c0fde2eba92bbe9a500116ff0
SHA-1	7452f7286cee78ce4bbd05841a4d087fdfba12e3

256kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

?

CRC32	4a98678b
MD5	5227e282029d0e31bb16949b52a041ba
SHA-1	253196b98d83b910c289b0211b6de025c66c916c

256kB

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32	2e01ba6c
MD5	c74f379a93e9f667c375a316f8021afc
SHA-1	24c3b2cd18967b7141850d4f63b4992c3dad3ad4

256kB

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/BlueSky_Software
↑ File:JMF GG EU Box Back.jpg
↑ File:JMF GG JP Box Front.jpg
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)
↑ File:JMF SMS EU Box.jpg
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 18
↑ GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 66
↑ Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 41
↑ Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 16
↑ GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 95
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 86
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 62
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1991-12-09), page 27
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-01-13), page 19
↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 7
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1991-12-09), page 27
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-01-13), page 19
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 Sega Force, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 64
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 Sega Power, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-07), page 35
↑ Sega Visions, "Summer 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 10
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 142
↑ GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 4
↑ Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 142
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 140
↑ GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 62
↑ Games-X, "3rd May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-26), page 21
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 73
↑ Joystick, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 144
↑ Mean Machines, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-01), page 86
↑ ^31.0 ^31.1 Mean Machines, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-27), page 73
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133
↑ Player One, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 40
↑ Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 36
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 57
↑ ^37.0 ^37.1 Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 67
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71
↑ Tilt, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 57
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 31
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 137
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 148
↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1992 (Go! Issue 5)" (UK; 1992-02-15), page 18
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 167
↑ Famitsu, "1992-05-29" (JP; 1992-05-15), page 37
↑ Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 156
↑ Hippon Super, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-02), page 96
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 57
↑ Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 132
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 69
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143
↑ Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 82
↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 48
↑ Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 18
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
↑ Supergame, "Setembro 1992" (BR; 1992-09-xx), page 41

Joe Montana Football (8-bit)
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Magazine articles \| Video coverage \| Reception No results

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)

[http:.2F.2Fgdri.smspower.org.2Fwiki.2Findex.php.2FBlueSky_Software-1] ttp://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/BlueSky_Software

[:File:JMF_GG_EU_Box_Back.jpg_p-2] File:JMF GG EU Box Back.jpg

[:File:JMF_GG_JP_Box_Front.jpg_p-3] File:JMF GG JP Box Front.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20181207045745.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fgamegear.2Fsoftware.html-4] 4.0 ^4.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)

[:File:JMF_SMS_EU_Box.jpg_p-5] File:JMF SMS EU Box.jpg

[:File:EGM_US_017.pdf_p18-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:GamePro_US_018.pdf_p66-7] GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:Raze_UK_09.pdf_p41-8] Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 41

[:File:SegaPower_UK_19.pdf_p16-9] Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 16

[:File:GamePro_US_027.pdf_p95-10] GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 95

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_36.pdf_p86-11] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 86

[:File:GamePro_US_029.pdf_p62-12] 12.0 ^12.1 GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 62

[13] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1991-12-09), page 27

[14] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-01-13), page 19

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p7-15] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 7

[16] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1991-12-09), page 27

[17] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-01-13), page 19

[:File:SegaForce_UK_04.pdf_p64-18] 18.0 ^18.1 Sega Force, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 64

[:File:SegaPower_UK_31.pdf_p35-19] 19.0 ^19.1 Sega Power, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-07), page 35

[:File:SegaVisions_US_05.pdf_p10-20] Sega Visions, "Summer 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 10

[:File:EGM_US_027.pdf_p142-21] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 142

[:File:GamePro_US_029.pdf_p4-22] GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 4

[buzz1991-04-12-23] Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p142-24] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 142

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p140-25] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 140

[:File:GamePro_US_018.pdf_p62-26] GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:GamesX_UK_01.pdf_p21-27] Games-X, "3rd May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-26), page 21

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf_p73-28] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 73

[:File:Joystick_FR_016.pdf_p144-29] Joystick, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 144

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_08.pdf_p86-30] Mean Machines, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-01), page 86

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_17.pdf_p73-31] 31.0 ^31.1 Mean Machines, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-27), page 73

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p133-32] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_009.pdf_p38-33] Player One, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:Raze_UK_09.pdf_p40-34] Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 40

[:File:SegaPower_UK_20.pdf_p36-35] Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 36

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p57-36] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 57

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p67-37] 37.0 ^37.1 Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 67

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p71-38] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71

[:File:Tilt_FR_091.pdf_p57-39] Tilt, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 57

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-06.pdf_p31-40] Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 31

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_008.pdf_p137-41] Consoles +, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 137

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p148-42] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 148

[:File:Go_UK_05.pdf_p18-43] Computer & Video Games, "March 1992 (Go! Issue 5)" (UK; 1992-02-15), page 18

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p167-44] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 167

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0180.pdf_p37-45] Famitsu, "1992-05-29" (JP; 1992-05-15), page 37

[:File:Generation4_FR_040.pdf_p156-46] Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 156

[47] Hippon Super, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-02), page 96

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_005.pdf_p57-48] Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 57

[:File:Joystick_FR_023.pdf_p132-49] Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 132

[:File:Micromania2_ES_051.pdf_p69-50] Micromanía (segunda época), "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 69

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p143-51] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-04.pdf_p82-52] Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 82

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p48-53] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 48

[:File:SegaPro_UK_11.pdf_p18-54] Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 18

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-55] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p88-56] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88

[:File:Supergame_BR_14.pdf_p41-57] Supergame, "Setembro 1992" (BR; 1992-09-xx), page 41

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-| gg_date_uk=1991-12-12{{magref|segapro|3|7}}{{magref|ctw|366|27}}{{magref|ctw|369|19}}<!--1991-11-22{{magref|gamesx|29|5}}-->
+| gg_date_uk=1991-12-12{{magref|segapro|3|7}}{{magref|ctw|366|27}}{{magref|ctw|369|19}}<!--1991-11-22{{magref|gamesx|30|5}}-->
 | gg_code_uk=2403
 | gg_rrp_uk=24.99{{magref|sfuk|4|64}}{{magref|segapower|31|35}}

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)

Difference between revisions of "Joe Montana Football (8-bit)"

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 09:24, 29 December 2023

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Master System version

Game Gear version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References