FIFA 97: Gold Edition

For the Sega Saturn game, see FIFA 97.

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FIFA 97: Gold Edition

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: Extended Play Productions

XYZ Productions

Sound driver: Electronic Arts/Kevin Pickell

Peripherals supported: 4 Way Play

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-4

Official in-game languages:

English

Deutsch

Français

Español

Italiano

Svenska

Release	Date	Code
US	1996-11^[2]	7748
EU	1996	EAY02401051I
PT	1996	MDJEA0382
BR	1997-02	051130

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ELSPA

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FIFA 97: Gold Edition (packaged simply as FIFA 97) is the "16-bit" version of FIFA 97, released for the Sega Mega Drive (and Super Nintendo) in 1996.

History

Similarly to its predecessor, FIFA Soccer 96, the Mega Drive version was released as an isometric game, building on an engine first seen in 1993's FIFA International Soccer. Though it attempts to bring FIFA 97's selling points over to the then-limited hardware (indoor stadiums being the primary example), gameplay for the most part is identical to prior FIFA games, lacking any attempt to include the much hyped "Virtual Stadium" technology of the "3D" versions of the game.

Versions

Similar to FIFA 96, FIFA 97 was ported to the Super NES and released around the same period as the Mega Drive version. The results are very similar to the previous game - while most of the graphics have been re-drawn to better suit the system, the Super NES port runs with a significantly lower frame rate than its Sega counterpart (although performance is improved slightly on FIFA 96 in busy scenes).

Production credits

Produced By: Extended Play Productions
Developed By: XYZ Productions
Programmers - XYZ: Umrao Mayer, John Jacecko
Artist - XYZ: George Simmons
Animator: David Demorest
Animation Rendering: John Rix, Craig Hui
Art Direction: David Adams
Audio Lead: Chris Taylor
Music and SFX: Michael J. Sokryrka, Joel Simmons, Omar Al-Khafaji
Executive Producer: Bruce McMillan
Line Producers: Marc Aubanel, Robert Leingang
Associate Producer: Heidi Newell
Development Director: Dylan Miklashek
Assistant Producer: Nicholas Wlodyka
Technical Director: Kevin Pickell
Product Managers: Paula Burt, Margaret Murray
QA Coordinator: Steve Livaja
QA Lead Tester: Josh Holmes
QA Backup Lead: Trevor Kerslake
Testers: Darcy Pajak, Phong Lam, Evan Stanfield, Avinash Narayan, Mike Samilski, Steven Wong, Desmond Jim, Martin Katzenmeier, Zech Prinz, Jason Dong, Alvin Marte
Language Testing: Michael Gievers, Sylvain Caburrosso, Markus Hoc
Mastering: Rob Purewal, Peter Petkov, Cary Chao
Special Thanks: Brian Plank, Shawn Taras, Dave Hards, Erik Kiss, Ted Sylka, Robert Bailey, Jackie Ritchie, Penny Lee, Tony Lam, Masahiko Yoshizawa, M. James Schulte, Tamara Pearl, Louise Read, Roslynn Drewitt, Paul Smith, Warren Wall, Kevin Loh, Mike Smith, Dave Hewson, Doug Casey, Alistair Sutherland, Wyatt Chang, John Santamaria, The Fifa '97 Development Team

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: FIFA 97: Gold Edition/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Magazin (DE) #40: "März 1997" (1997-02-12)

Print advert in Gameshow (TR) #27: "Haziran 1997" (1997-xx-xx)

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Print advert in Svet Kompjutera (YU) #154: "Jul/Avgust 1997" (1997-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

70

^[4]

576 KByte (HU)

87

^[5]

Cool Gamer (RU)

50

^[6]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[7]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

95

^[8]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

89

^[3]

Mega Fun (DE)

83

^[9]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

75

^[1]

Player One (FR)

70

^[10]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

83

^[11]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

78

^[12]

Sega Power (GR)

80

^[13]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

81

^[14]

Videogame Advisor (US)

NTSC-U

91

^[15]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

82

^[16]

	80
Based on 15 reviews

FIFA 97: Gold Edition

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU (EN, FR, DE, ES)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU (EN, FR, IT, NL, SV)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	a33d5803
MD5	f4a8436b5218a201a08401bedbfcd065
SHA-1	2d91cb1c50586723f877cb25a37b5ebcd70d8bcc

2MB

1996-09

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

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↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 118
↑ 576 KByte, "Január 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 33
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 86
↑ GamePro, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 190
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 52
↑ Mega Fun, "02/97" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 70
↑ Player One, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 136
↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1997" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 16
↑ Sega Power, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 59
↑ Sega Power, "Ávgoustos-Septémvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 52
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 75
↑ Videogame Advisor, "Volume 2, Number 11: November 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 56
↑ Video Games, "2/97" (DE; 1997-01-22), page 101

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John Madden Football (1990) \| John Madden Football '92 (1991) \| John Madden Football '93 (1992) \| John Madden Football: Championship Edition (1992) \| Mutant League Football (1993) \| Madden NFL '94 (1993) \| Bill Walsh College Football (1993) \| Bill Walsh College Football '95 (1994) \| Madden NFL '95 (1994) \| Madden NFL 96 (1995) \| College Football USA 96 (1995) \| Madden NFL 97 (Mega Drive) (1996) \| Madden NFL 97 (Saturn) (1996) \| College Football USA 97 (1996) \| Madden NFL 98 (Mega Drive) (1997) \| Madden NFL 98 (Saturn) (1997)
Baseball
Tony La Russa Baseball (1993) \| MLBPA Baseball (1994) \| La Russa Baseball 95 (1994) \| Triple Play 96 (1995) \| Triple Play: Gold Edition (1996)
Basketball
Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs (1990) \| Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs (1991) \| Jordan vs Bird (1992) \| Team USA Basketball (1992) \| Bulls versus Blazers and the NBA Playoffs (1993) \| NBA Showdown '94 (1994) \| NBA Live 95 (1994) \| NBA Live 96 (1995) \| Coach K College Basketball (1995) \| NBA Live 97 (Mega Drive) (1996) \| NBA Live 97 (Saturn) (1996) \| NBA Live 98 (Mega Drive) (1997) \| NBA Live 98 (Saturn) (1997)
Golf
Zany Golf (1990) \| PGA Tour Golf (1990) \| PGA Tour Golf II (1992) \| PGA Tour Golf III (1994) \| PGA European Tour (1994) \| PGA Tour Golf II (1995) \| PGA Tour 96 (1995) \| PGA Tour 97 (1996)
Ice Hockey
NHL Hockey (Mega Drive) (1991) \| NHLPA Hockey '93 (1992) \| NHL Hockey '94 (1993) \| Elitserien 95 (1994) \| Mutant League Hockey (1994) \| NHL 95 (1994) \| NHLPA Hockey (1994) \| Elitserien 96 (1995) \| NHL 96 (1995) \| NHL Hockey (Game Gear) (1995) \| NHL 97 (Mega Drive) (1996) \| NHL 97 (Saturn) (1996) \| NHL 98 (Mega Drive) (1997) \| NHL 98 (Saturn) (1997)
Racing
Mario Andretti Racing (1994) \| Andretti Racing (1996) \| NASCAR 98 (1997)
Rugby
Rugby World Cup 1995 (1994) \| Australian Rugby League (1995)
Soccer
FIFA International Soccer (8-bit) (1993) \| FIFA International Soccer: Championship Edition (1994) \| FIFA Soccer 95 (1994) \| FIFA Soccer 96 (Mega Drive) (32X \| Saturn \| Game Gear) (1995) \| FIFA Soccer 97 (Gold Edition) (1996) \| FIFA Road to World Cup 98 (Mega Drive) (1997) \| FIFA Road to World Cup 98 (Saturn) (1997)
Misc.
EA Sports Double Header (1992) \| IMG International Tour Tennis (1994) \| Toughman Contest (1994)

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[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_089.pdf_p75-2] File:UltraGamePlayers US 089.pdf, page 75

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[4] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 118

[:File:576KB_HU_1997-01.pdf_p33-5] 576 KByte, "Január 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 33

[6] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 86

[:File:GamePro_US_099.pdf_p190-7] GamePro, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 190

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_063.pdf_p52-8] Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1997-02.pdf_p70-9] Mega Fun, "02/97" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 70

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_070.pdf_p136-10] Player One, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 136

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_39.pdf_p16-11] Sega Magazin, "Februar 1997" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 16

[:File:SegaPower_UK_86.pdf_p59-12] Sega Power, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 59

[13] Sega Power, "Ávgoustos-Septémvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 52

[14] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 75

[:File:VideogameAdvisor_US_0211.pdf_p56-15] Videogame Advisor, "Volume 2, Number 11: November 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 56

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1997-02.pdf_p101-16] Video Games, "2/97" (DE; 1997-01-22), page 101

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FIFA 97: Gold Edition

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Contents

History

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References