FIFA Soccer 96 (Mega Drive)

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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 Perl Software
Developer:
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-4
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

FIFA Soccer '96 (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.

History

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

Magazine articles

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

Promotional material

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Print advert in Game Players (US) #0811: "Vol. 8 No. 11 November 1995" (1995-1x-xx)
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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
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Cover
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Cart
FIFA 96 MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
FIFA96 md us cart.jpg
Cart
Fifa Soccer 96 MD EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, AS†
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Cover
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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
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, EU
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Cover
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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)

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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