Bill Walsh College Football

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Bill Walsh College Football
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Sound driver: Electronic Arts/Jim & Joel Simmons
Peripherals supported: 4 Way Play
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$59.9559.95[2][3] 714501
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		E247SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega-CD
US 		$59.9559.95[7] T-50025
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Mega-CD
UK 		£39.9939.99[8][9] T-50025-05
Sega Mega-CD
BR 		063350
Tectoy: Todas as Idades
Non-Sega versions

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Bill Walsh College Football is a 1993 American football game by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega-CD, later released in 1994 on the Sega Mega Drive. While EA's Madden series is based around the NFL, BWCF focuses on football as played by American colleges and universities. It was followed by Bill Walsh College Football '95.

Magazine articles

Main article: Bill Walsh College Football/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #50: "September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
72 №23, p141
84 [11]
93 [12]
71 [13]
35 [14]
75 №13, p18/19
78 №12, p47
89 №3, p23
91 [15]
78 [4]
91 №23, p82
73 [16]
Sega Mega Drive
 78
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[17]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[18]
Consoles + (FR)
72
[19]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
84
[11]
Digitiser (UK)
10
[20]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
94
[21]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[22]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
80
[23]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
93
[2]
Gamers (DE)
73
[24]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
71
[25]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[26]
Hyper (AU)
89
[27]
Joker (SI)
81
[28]
Joypad (FR)
35
[14]
Mega (UK) PAL
78
[5]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
89
[29]
Megablast (DE) PAL
81
[30]
Mega Force (FR)
49
[31]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
80
[32]
Mega Power (UK) PAL
80
[33]
Megazone (AU)
89
[34]
Player One (FR)
91
[35]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
78
[4]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
91
[36]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
89
[37]
Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
73
[38]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
66
[39]
Video Games (DE) PAL
73
[40]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[41]
Sega Mega Drive
 74
Based on
30 reviews

Bill Walsh College Football

Mega Drive, US
BWCF MD US Box.jpg
Cover
BWCF MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Bill Walsh College Football MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
BWCF MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
BWCF MD US Cart.jpg
Cart

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 [42]
60 [43]
78 №17, p32/33
83 №11, p62/63
75 [44]
88 [45]
Sega Mega-CD
 79
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
83
[46]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[47]
Hyper (AU)
82
[48]
Joker (SI)
81
[49]
Joypad (FR) PAL
60
[43]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
82
[50]
Mega (UK) PAL
78
[51]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
83
[8]
Mega Force (FR)
50
[52]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
80
[53]
Player One (FR)
75
[44]
Play Time (DE)
80
[54]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
88
[55]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
78
[56]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
62
[57]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[58]
Sega Mega-CD
 78
Based on
16 reviews

Bill Walsh College Football

Mega-CD, US
BWCF MCD US Box Back.JPGBWCF MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
BWCF MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Bwcf mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
BWCF MCD EU Box Back.jpgBWCF MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
BWCF MCD EU Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
Mega-CD, BR
BWCF MCD BR Box Back.jpgBWCF MCD BR Box Spine.jpgBWCF MCD BR Box Front.jpg
Cover
Billwalsh mcd br manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 3ed83362
MD5 1d51bbd116b76c6fdd6b7dd4c80e4957
SHA-1 2bbb454900ac99172a2d72d1e6f96a96b8d6840b
1MB 1993-06 Cartridge (US/EU)
Sega Mega-CD
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
264,597,648 1993-10 CD (US) T-50025
Sega Mega-CD
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
269,612,112 1993-10 CD (EU) T-50025-05

References

  1. ↑ Sega Visions, "August/September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 104
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 GamePro, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 114
  3. ↑ VideoGames, "September 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 48
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 47
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 47
  6. ↑ Sega Force Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 54
  7. ↑ GamePro, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 133
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 62
  9. ↑ Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 50
  10. ↑ Sega Visions, "October/November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 22
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-15), page 88
  12. ↑ GamePro, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 96 (114)
  13. ↑ GamesMaster, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 66/67 (66)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 126
  15. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 134 (128)
  16. ↑ Sega Force Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 52-54 (52)
  17. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 53
  18. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 74
  19. ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 141
  20. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-09-14)
  21. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "September 1993" (US; 1993-08-24), page 70
  22. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 42
  23. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 10 October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 120
  24. ↑ Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 68
  25. ↑ GamesMaster, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 66
  26. ↑ Game Informer, "September/October 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 41
  27. ↑ Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 63
  28. ↑ Joker, "Maj 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 21
  29. ↑ Mega Action, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 23
  30. ↑ Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 34
  31. ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 87
  32. ↑ Mega Fun, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-22), page 24
  33. ↑ Mega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-29), page 34
  34. ↑ Megazone, "October 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
  35. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 134
  36. ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 82
  37. ↑ Sega Zone, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-xx), page 46
  38. ↑ Sega Force Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 52
  39. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 35
  40. ↑ Video Games, "8/93" (DE; 1993-07-28), page 99
  41. ↑ VideoGames, "September 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 46
  42. ↑ GamePro, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 130/131 (132)
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 Joypad, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 110
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 Player One, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 106
  45. ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 62/63 (62)
  46. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 3 March 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 82
  47. ↑ GamePro, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 132
  48. ↑ Hyper, "May 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 68
  49. ↑ Joker, "Maj 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 21
  50. ↑ MAN!AC, "04/94" (DE; 1994-03-09), page 47
  51. ↑ Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 22
  52. ↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 91
  53. ↑ Mega Fun, "04/94" (DE; 1994-03-23), page 115
  54. ↑ Play Time, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-06), page 141
  55. ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 62
  56. ↑ Sega Zone, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 45
  57. ↑ Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 88
  58. ↑ VideoGames, "February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 82



Electronic Arts sports games for Sega systems
American Football
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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