Joe Montana Football (8-bit)

For other versions, see Joe Montana Football.

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Joe Montana Football

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

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega

Peripherals supported:

Gear-to-Gear Cable

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1990-12^[3]	$29.9529.95^[4]	7062
EU	1990		7062
BR	199x
JP	1992-05-22	¥3,8003,800	G-3305
US	1991-10^[7]	$39.9539.95^[8]^[9]	2403
EU	1992		2403
BR	1992		016040

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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.

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)^[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[11]

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)^[12]

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

^[21]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

78

^[22]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

43

^[3]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

65

^[23]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

64

^[13]

Games-X (UK)

80

^[24]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

75

^[25]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

60

^[15]

Mean Machines (UK)

65

^[26]

Mean Machines (UK)

65

^[27]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

65

^[28]

Player One (FR)

65

^[17]

Raze (UK)

68

^[29]

Sega Power (UK)

56

^[30]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[31]

Sega Pro (UK)

80

^[19]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

78

^[32]

Tilt (FR)

60

^[33]

	67
Based on 18 reviews

Joe Montana Football (8-bit)

Master System, US
Cover
Manual

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, AU

Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[41]

Consoles + (FR)

30

^[34]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

85

^[42]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

72

^[35]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

67

^[43]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

53

^[44]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

72

^[9]

Génération 4 (FR)

89

^[37]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[45]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

83

^[46]

Joystick (FR)

80

^[39]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

67

^[47]

Mean Machines (UK)

65

^[27]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

65

^[48]

Play Time (DE)

68

^[49]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

69

^[6]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

85

^[40]

Sega Pro (UK)

82

^[19]

Sega Pro (UK)

83

^[50]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

85

^[51]

Sega Force (UK)

60

^[5]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

54

^[52]

Supergame (BR)

83

^[53]

	70
Based on 23 reviews

Joe Montana Football (8-bit)

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart

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

↑ Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 41
↑ Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 16
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 18
↑ GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 66
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Sega Force, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 64
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Sega Power, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-07), page 35
↑ GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 95
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 86
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 62
↑ 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
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 File:GamePro US 018.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 018.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 73 (65)
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 Joystick, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 144
↑ Mean Machines, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-01), page 86/87 (86)
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 Player One, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 40/41 (40)
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 ^19.3 Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 67
↑ Tilt, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 80/81 (80)
↑ 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
↑ Games-X, "3rd May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-26), page 21
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 73
↑ Mean Machines, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-01), page 86
↑ ^27.0 ^27.1 ^27.2 Mean Machines, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-27), page 73
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133
↑ 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
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71
↑ Tilt, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 57
↑ ^34.0 ^34.1 Consoles +, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 137
↑ ^35.0 ^35.1 File:Go UK 05.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Go UK 05.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content
↑ GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 60 (62)
↑ ^37.0 ^37.1 Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 156
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 65 (57)
↑ ^39.0 ^39.1 Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 132
↑ ^40.0 ^40.1 Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 48
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 31
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 148
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 167
↑ Famitsu, "1992-05-29" (JP; 1992-05-15), page 37
↑ Hippon Super, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-02), page 96
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 57
↑ 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, "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

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)

[:File:Raze_UK_09.pdf_p41-1] Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 41

[:File:SegaPower_UK_19.pdf_p16-2] Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 16

[:File:EGM_US_017.pdf_p18-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:GamePro_US_018.pdf_p66-4] GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:SegaForce_UK_04.pdf_p64-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Sega Force, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 64

[:File:SegaPower_UK_31.pdf_p35-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Sega Power, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-07), page 35

[:File:GamePro_US_027.pdf_p95-7] GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 95

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_36.pdf_p86-8] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 86

[:File:GamePro_US_029.pdf_p62-9] 9.0 ^9.1 GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 62

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

[:File:EGM_US_027.pdf_p142-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 142

[:File:GamePro_US_029.pdf_p4-12] GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 4

[:File:GamePro_US_018.pdf_p62-13] 13.0 ^13.1 File:GamePro US 018.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 018.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf_p65_.2873.29-14] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 73 (65)

[:File:Joystick_FR_016.pdf_p144-15] 15.0 ^15.1 Joystick, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 144

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_08.pdf_p86_.2886.2F87.29-16] Mean Machines, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-01), page 86/87 (86)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_009.pdf_p38-17] 17.0 ^17.1 Player One, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:Raze_UK_09.pdf_p40_.2840.2F41.29-18] Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 40/41 (40)

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p67-19] 19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 ^19.3 Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 67

[:File:Tilt_FR_091.pdf_p80_.2880.2F81.29-20] Tilt, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 80/81 (80)

[buzz1991-04-12-21] Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p142-22] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 142

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p140-23] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 140

[:File:GamesX_UK_01.pdf_p21-24] Games-X, "3rd May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-26), page 21

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf_p73-25] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 73

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_08.pdf_p86-26] Mean Machines, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-01), page 86

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_17.pdf_p73-27] 27.0 ^27.1 ^27.2 Mean Machines, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-27), page 73

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p133-28] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133

[:File:Raze_UK_09.pdf_p40-29] Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 40

[:File:SegaPower_UK_20.pdf_p36-30] Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 36

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p57-31] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 57

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p71-32] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71

[:File:Tilt_FR_091.pdf_p57-33] Tilt, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 57

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_008.pdf_p137-34] 34.0 ^34.1 Consoles +, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 137

[:File:Go_UK_05.pdf_p18-35] 35.0 ^35.1 File:Go UK 05.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Go UK 05.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:GamePro_US_029.pdf_p62_.2860.29-36] GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 60 (62)

[:File:Generation4_FR_040.pdf_p156-37] 37.0 ^37.1 Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 156

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_005.pdf_p57_.2865.29-38] Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 65 (57)

[:File:Joystick_FR_023.pdf_p132-39] 39.0 ^39.1 Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 132

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p48-40] 40.0 ^40.1 Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 48

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-06.pdf_p31-41] Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 31

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

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p167-43] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 167

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0180.pdf_p37-44] Famitsu, "1992-05-29" (JP; 1992-05-15), page 37

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

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_005.pdf_p57-46] Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 57

[:File:Micromania2_ES_051.pdf_p69-47] Micromanía (segunda época), "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 69

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p143-48] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-04.pdf_p82-49] Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 82

[:File:SegaPro_UK_11.pdf_p18-50] Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 18

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-51] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p88-52] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88

[:File:Supergame_BR_14.pdf_p41-53] Supergame, "Setembro 1992" (BR; 1992-09-xx), page 41

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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)

Joe Montana Football (8-bit)

From Sega Retro

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Master System version

Game Gear version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References