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
UK
£44.9944.99[6][4] E247SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega-CD
US
$59.9559.95[9][10] T-50025
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Mega-CD
UK
£39.9939.99[11][12] 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 Sega Mega Drive collegiate American football game developed by High Score Productions and published by Electronic Arts. First released in the United States in August 1993, the game was later ported to the Sega Mega-CD by the same developer the following December.

The game was followed by a 1994 sequel, Bill Walsh College Football '95.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

  • Design: Scott Orr, Happy Keller & Jim Simmons
  • Strategy: Bill Walsh
  • Programming: Jim Simmons
  • Graphics: George Simmons
  • Music & Sound: Joel Simmons & Jim Simmons
  • Design Contributions: Michael Rubinelli, Jim Simmons, Michael Brook & Bill Romer
  • Executive Producer: Scott Orr
  • Associate Producer: Happy Keller
  • Assistant Producer: Michael Rubinelli
  • Technical Directors: Rob Harris & Lon Meineke
  • Testing: John Boerio, David Costa & Eric Newhouse
  • Scouting Reports: Tom Holmoe, Bob Singler, Dave Tipton & Mike Wilson
  • Player Ratings: Dan Brook
  • Product Management: Bill Romer
  • Package Design: E.J. Sarraille Design
  • Cover Photo Courtesy of: Rod Searcey
  • Documentation: J. Poolos
  • Documentation Layout: Robert Gin
  • Quality Assurance: Rob Cavaness, Glenn Chin & Paul Armatta
  • Special Thanks to: Gary Cavalli, Jane Walsh, Randy Delucchi, Fourth 'n Goal Productions, Dave Rathbun & Mary Snow
Source:
US manual
Bill Walsh College Football MD US Manual.pdf
[13]

Mega-CD version

  • Game Design: Scott Orr, Happy Keller, Michael Kosaka
  • Strategy: Bill Walsh
  • Original Programming: Jim Simmons
  • CD Version Programming: Gary Roberts, Al Rubin, Jim Sproul
  • Graphics: Cynthia Hamilton, George Simmons
  • Sound: Rob Hubbard
  • Music: Russell Lieblich
  • Additional Music: Don Veca
  • Post Production Video: Ernest Adams
  • Design Contributions: Michael Rubinelli, Michael Brook, Bill Romer
  • Executive Producer: Scott Orr
  • Game Director: Happy Keller
  • Assistant Producer: Kevin Hogan
  • Development Managers: Nana Chambers, Keith Francart
  • Technical Directors: Rob Harris, Scott Cronce
  • Audio Director: Rob Hubbard
  • Product Testing: Michael Caldwell, Greg Kawamura, John Boerio
  • Scouting Reports: Tom Holmoe, Bob Singler, Dave Tipton, Mike Wilson
  • Player Ratings: Dan Brook
  • Product Manager: Bill Romer
  • Public Relations: Mary Snow
  • Art Direction: Nancy Waisanen
  • Package Design: E.J. Sarraille
  • Cover Photo: Rod Searcey
  • Documentation: J. Poolos
  • Documentation Layout: R. Gin
  • Quality Assurance: Walter Ianneo
  • Special Thanks to: Mark Day, Jane Walsh, Richard Hilleman, Pete Veys, Paul Halmshaw, Duncan Meech
Source:
US manual
Bwcf mcd us manual.pdf
[14]

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
75 №13, p18/19
Sega Mega Drive
75
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[16]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[17]
Consoles + (FR)
72
[18]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
84
[19]
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
[29]
Mega (UK) PAL
78
[5]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
89
[30]
Megablast (DE) PAL
81
[31]
Mega Force (FR)
49
[32]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
80
[33]
Mega Power (UK) PAL
80
[34]
Megazone (AU)
89
[35]
Player One (FR)
91
[36]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
78
[4]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
91
[37]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
89
[38]
Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
73
[39]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
66
[40]
Video Games (DE) PAL
73
[41]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[42]
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
Bill Walsh College Football MD EU Manual.jpg
Manual

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
83
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[43]
Hyper (AU)
82
[44]
Joker (SI)
81
[45]
Joypad (FR) PAL
60
[46]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
82
[47]
Mega (UK) PAL
78
[48]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
83
[11]
Mega Force (FR)
50
[49]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
80
[50]
Player One (FR)
75
[51]
Play Time (DE)
80
[52]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
88
[53]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
78
[54]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
62
[55]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[56]
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, UK
BWCF MCD EU Box Back.jpgBWCF MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
BWCF MCD EU Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
Bill Walsh College Football MCD UK Disc.jpg
Disc
Bill Walsh College MCD UK Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega-CD, FR
BWCF MCD FR Box Back.jpgBWCF MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Bill Walsh College Football MCD UK Disc.jpg
Disc
Bill Walsh College MCD UK Manual.jpg
Manual
BWCF MCD FR Manual.jpg
French Manual
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

Main article: Bill Walsh College Football/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-ROM (US) T-50025
Sega Mega-CD
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
269,612,112 1993-10 CD-ROM (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 5.2 Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 47
  6. Sega Force Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 54
  7. https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/NkbWH2IBhhI/m/Un9ycUn3F1IJ
  8. Mega Play, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 58
  9. GamePro, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 133
  10. 10.0 10.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 3 March 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 82
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 62
  12. Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 50
  13. File:Bill Walsh College Football MD US Manual.pdf, page 33
  14. File:Bwcf mcd us manual.pdf, page 60
  15. Sega Visions, "October/November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 22
  16. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 53
  17. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 74
  18. Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 141
  19. Computer & Video Games, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-15), page 88
  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. Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 126
  30. Mega Action, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 23
  31. Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 34
  32. Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 87
  33. Mega Fun, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-22), page 24
  34. Mega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-29), page 34
  35. Megazone, "October 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
  36. Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 134
  37. Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 82
  38. Sega Zone, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-xx), page 46
  39. Sega Force Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 52
  40. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 35
  41. Video Games, "8/93" (DE; 1993-07-28), page 99
  42. VideoGames, "September 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 46
  43. GamePro, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 132
  44. Hyper, "May 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 68
  45. Joker, "Maj 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 21
  46. Joypad, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 110
  47. MAN!AC, "04/94" (DE; 1994-03-09), page 47
  48. Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 22
  49. Mega Force, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 91
  50. Mega Fun, "04/94" (DE; 1994-03-23), page 115
  51. Player One, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 106
  52. Play Time, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-06), page 141
  53. Sega Pro, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 62
  54. Sega Zone, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 45
  55. Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 88
  56. VideoGames, "February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 82


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