Madden NFL 98

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Madden NFL 98
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Mega Drive
4 Way Play
Sega Saturn
6Player, Saturn Backup Memory
Genre: Sports

















Number of players:
Sega Mega Drive
1-4,
Sega Saturn
1-8
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		781601
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Saturn
US 		$49.9549.95[3] T-5024H
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Saturn
EU 		T-5024H-50
EAX02501303I
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
DE 		T-5024H-50
EAX02501303I
USK: 0
Sega Saturn
UK 		£39.9939.99[4] T-5024H-50
EAX02501303I
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
PL
Sega Saturn
AU
OFLC: G
Non-Sega versions
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Madden NFL 98 is a 1997 American football game for various systems, including the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Saturn, by Electronic Arts. It stands as the eighth and final major Mega Drive Madden outing, and, in fact, the last Madden outing on any Sega system.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

  • Strategy and Plays: John Madden
THQ Development Credits
  • Vice President of Development: Steve Ryno
  • Executive Producer: Donn Nauert
  • Senior Producer: Greg Gibson
  • Producers: Gabriel Jones, Jon Osborn, James Killy
  • Associate Producer: Sanders Keel
  • Lead Testers: Erick Fernandez, Skot Travis
  • Testers: Jason Lewis, Erik van Rooy, Edward Ramiro
Tiertex Credits
  • Programming: Donald Campbell
  • Graphics and Animation: Kevin Knott, Bryan King
  • Music and Sound: Mark Ortiz
  • Testing: Gary Marshall
  • Statistical Data: STATS, Inc.
  • Player Ratings and Rosters: STATS, Inc.
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Madden NFL 98/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #99: "October 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Sega Mega Drive
 N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Madden NFL 98

Mega Drive, US
MaddenNFL98 MD US Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 [4]
84 №63, p74/75
89 [5]
92 [6]
Sega Saturn
 86
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Sega Saturn
 N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Madden NFL 98

Saturn, US
MaddenNFL98 Saturn US Box Back.jpgMaddenNFL98 Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Disc
Madden98 sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
Saturn, AU
MaddenNFL98 Saturn AU cover.jpg
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 e051ea62
MD5 e3044f5de786cfa13f2d689e427f62e3
SHA-1 761e0903798a8d0ad9e7ab72e6d2762fc9d366d2
2MB 1997-09 Cartridge (US)
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
650,737,248 CD-ROM (EU) T-5024H-50 V1.000
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
650,739,600 CD-ROM (US) T-5024H V1.000
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1997-07-25 CD-R Page

References

  1. ↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com:80/vgame/new/genesis.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-01-31 04:05)
  2. ↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
  3. ↑ Press release: 1997-08-26: Electronic Arts Ships Madden NFL 98 for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn; Last Year's Number-One Selling PlayStation and Saturn Title is Back to Claim the 1997 Championship Ring
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Computer & Video Games, "February 1998" (UK; 1998-01-14), page 92
  5. ↑ Saturn Power, "December 1997" (UK; 1997-10-14), page 74
  6. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-10-15), page 76/77 (76)

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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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