Joe Montana Football (8-bit)

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Joe Montana Football
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Game Gear
Gear-to-Gear Cable
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code

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The "8-bit" version of 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, later ported to the Sega Game Gear. It was released around the same time as the Mega Drive version, but is an entirely different game.

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

Physical Scans

Master System Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №1
60 №16, p144
65 №8, p86/87
68 №9, p40/41
90 №11, p57
56 №20, p36
60 №23, p57
80 №3, p67
Sega Master System
70
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Buzz! Computers (UK)
94
[1]
Console XS (UK) PAL
78
[2]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
43
[3]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
65
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
64
[5]
Games-X (UK)
80
[6]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
75
[7]
Joystick (FR) PAL
60
[8]
Mean Machines (UK)
65
[9]
Mean Machines (UK)
65
[10]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
65
[11]
Player One (FR)
65
[12]
Raze (UK)
68
[13]
Sega Power (UK)
56
[14]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
50
[15]
Sega Pro (UK)
80
[16]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
78
[17]
Tilt (FR)
60
[18]
Sega Master System
67
Based on
18 reviews

Joe Montana Football (8-bit)

Master System, US
JMF SMS US Box.jpg
Cover
Joemontanafootball sms us manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, EU
JMF SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
Master System, AU

Master System, BR
JMF SMS BR Box.jpg
Cover
JMF SMS BR Cart.jpg
Cart

Game Gear Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
72 №124, pGo!18
30 №8, p137
80 №23, p132
65 №17, p73
69 №31, p35
85 №3, p48
82 №3, p67
83 №11, p18/19
60 №4, p64
Sega Game Gear
70
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[19]
Consoles + (FR)
30
[20]
Console XS (UK) PAL
85
[21]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
72
[22]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
67
[23]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
53
[24]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
72
[25]
Génération 4 (FR)
89
[26]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[27]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
83
[28]
Joystick (FR)
80
[29]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
67
[30]
Mean Machines (UK)
65
[10]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
65
[31]
Play Time (DE)
68
[32]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
69
[33]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[34]
Sega Pro (UK)
82
[16]
Sega Pro (UK)
83
[35]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[36]
Sega Force (UK)
60
[37]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
54
[38]
Supergame (BR)
83
[39]
Sega Game Gear
70
Based on
23 reviews

Joe Montana Football (8-bit)

Game Gear, US
JMF GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
JMF GG US Cart.jpg
Cart
Joemontanafootball gg us manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
JMF GG EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngJMF GG EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
JMF GG US Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, JP
JMF GG JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngJMF GG JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
JMF GG JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, BR
JMF GG BR Box.jpg
Cover
Joemontanafootball gg br cart.jpg
Cart


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)
  1. Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)
  2. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 142
  3. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 18
  4. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 140
  5. GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 62
  6. Games-X, "3rd May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-26), page 21
  7. Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 73
  8. Joystick, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 144
  9. Mean Machines, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-01), page 86
  10. 10.0 10.1 Mean Machines, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-27), page 73
  11. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133
  12. Player One, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 38
  13. Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 40
  14. Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 36
  15. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 57
  16. 16.0 16.1 Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 67
  17. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71
  18. Tilt, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 57
  19. Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 31
  20. Consoles +, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 137
  21. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 148
  22. Computer & Video Games, "March 1992 (Go! Issue 5)" (UK; 1992-02-15), page 18
  23. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 167
  24. Famitsu, "1992-05-29" (JP; 1992-05-15), page 37
  25. GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 62
  26. Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 156
  27. Hippon Super, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-02), page 96
  28. Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 57
  29. Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 132
  30. Micromanía (segunda época), "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 69
  31. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143
  32. Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 82
  33. Sega Power, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-07), page 35
  34. Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 48
  35. Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 18
  36. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
  37. Sega Force, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 64
  38. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
  39. Supergame, "Setembro 1992" (BR; 1992-09-xx), page 41