Mutant League Football

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Mutant League Football

Publisher: Electronic Arts (US, Europe), Electronic Arts Victor (Japan)

Genre: Sports^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-09-10^[2]	¥8,9008,900	EM20018
US	1993-06^[3]	$59.9559.95^[4]	708101
EU	1993-08^[5]		E242SMXI
UK	1993-08^[5]	£39.9939.99^[6]^[7]	E242SMXI
AU	1993
BR	1993		044530
KR	1993		GM93034JT

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Mutant League Football (ミュータントリーグ・フットボール) is a Sega Mega Drive comedy horror American football game developed by Mutant Productions and published by Electronic Arts. First released in the United States in June 1993, the game is most notable for its tongue-in-cheek horror theme, and for being built on the gameplay engine used in the company's previous Madden series.

History

Legacy

This game was followed by Mutant League Hockey. Because of their unique premises, both games have become among the few Electronic Arts games for the Sega Mega Drive to demand high prices on the resale aftermarket.

These games were also used as the basis for an animated series called Mutant League, which aired from 1994 to 1996. Two other games, Mutant League Basketball and Mutant Speed Demons, were planned but never released.

The game re-released for the PlayStation Portable as part of the compilation EA Replay in 2006.

A spiritual successor called Mutant Football League was developed by Digital Dreams Entertainment for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Development was led by Michael Mendheim, the original creator and lead designer of the Mutant League series.

Comic adaptation

Sonic the Comic included "Mutant League" comics strips, based off Mutant League Football. The single story arc was called "Bring Me The Head of Coach Brikka" (issue #31 to issue #36). It's one of the few comic strips in Sonic the Comic that is based off 3rd party game.

Production credits

Created by: Michael Mendheim
Design: Michael Mendheim, Alan Martin
Lead Artist: Art Koch
Graphics: Jeff Fennel, Roseann Mitchell, Armand Cabrera
Animation: Jeff Fennel, Michael Mendheim, Peggy Brennan, Peter Traugot, Steve Suhy
Music & Sound Effects: Brian Schmidt
Lead Programmer: Gil Colgate
Programmers: Gil Colgate, Ian Clarke
Producer: Sam Nelson
Associate Producer: Keith Orr
Assistant Producer: Tony Iuppa
Technical Director: Edwin Reich
Product Testing: Kevin Hogan, Alan Martin, Eric Newhouse
Product Manager: Dave Neubecker
Art Direction: Nancy Waisanen
Package Design: Michael Osborne
Game Text & Documentation: Michael Humes
Documentation Layout: Corey Higgins
Documentation Illustrations: Frank Cirocco
Quality Assurance: Walter Ianneo, Ted Fitzgerald
Thanks to: Baron Samhadi,, H.G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe
Special Thanks to: Valerie Hennigan, Richard Robbins

Produced by Mutant Productions™.

Source:

US manual^[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: Mutant League Football/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in GamePro (US) #46: "May 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #49: "August 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[9]

Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #19: "Ete 1993" (1993-0x-xx)

Print advert in Todo Sega (ES) #5: "Agosto 1993" (1993-0x-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

80

^[10]

Ação Games (BR)

81

^[11]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

78

^[12]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[13]

Consoles + (FR)

89

^[14]

Cool Gamer (RU)

40

^[15]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[16]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

65

^[17]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

70

^[18]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

82

^[19]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[20]

Game Power (IT)

PAL

94

^[21]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[22]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

76

^[23]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

81

^[24]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[25]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[26]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

86

^[27]

Mega (UK)

PAL

63

^[28]

Mega Action (UK)

PAL

78

^[29]

Mega Force (FR)

81

^[30]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

62

^[31]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

84

^[32]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

82

^[33]

Player One (FR)

71

^[34]

Play Time (DE)

75

^[35]

Power Up! (UK)

82

^[36]

Power Unlimited (NL)

90

^[37]

Sega Magazin (DE)

65

^[38]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

59

^[39]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

72

^[40]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

82

^[41]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

79

^[42]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

72

^[43]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

70

^[44]

	75
Based on 35 reviews

Mutant League Football

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual Poster

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Mutant League Football/Technical information.

References

↑ File:MutantLeagueFootball MD JP Box.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ Sega Visions, "June/July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 97
↑ GamePro, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 138
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Sega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-01), page 13
↑ Sega Force, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-01), page 95
↑ Mega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-15), page 43
↑ File:Mutant League Football MD US Manual.pdf, page 46
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 37
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 148
↑ Ação Games, "Setembro 1993" (BR; 1993-09-01), page 24
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "September 1993" (DE; 1993-08-09), page 111
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-08), page 22
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 90
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 143
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "April 1993" (US; 1993-03-16), page 68
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 28
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 345
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 74
↑ Famitsu, "1993-09-17" (JP; 1993-09-03), page 38
↑ Game Power, "Settembre 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 69
↑ GamePro, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 136
↑ GamesMaster, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-18), page 48
↑ Game Informer, "July/August 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 4
↑ Game Informer, "May 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 66
↑ Hippon Super, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-03), page 42
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Mega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-15), page 42
↑ Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 41
↑ Mega Force, "Ete 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 124
↑ Mega Fun, "08/93" (DE; 1993-07-21), page 70
↑ MegaTech, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-23), page 80
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-26), page 74
↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 96
↑ Play Time, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-08), page 96
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, June 26, 1993" (UK; 1993-06-26), page 1
↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 4, November 1993" (NL; 1993-10-27), page 53
↑ Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 37
↑ Sega Power, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 56
↑ Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 42
↑ Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 24
↑ Sega Force, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-01), page 94
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 125

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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)

[:File:MutantLeagueFootball_MD_JP_Box.jpg_p-1] File:MutantLeagueFootball MD JP Box.jpg

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[:File:SegaVisions_US_13.pdf_p97-3] Sega Visions, "June/July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 97

[:File:GamePro_US_046.pdf_p138-4] GamePro, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 138

[:File:SegaPower_UK_45.pdf_p13-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Sega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-01), page 13

[:File:SegaForce_UK_17.pdf_p95-6] Sega Force, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-01), page 95

[:File:Mega_UK_08.pdf_p43-7] Mega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-15), page 43

[:File:Mutant_League_Football_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p46-8] File:Mutant League Football MD US Manual.pdf, page 46

[:File:EGM_US_049.pdf_p37-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 37

[10] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 148

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_042.pdf_p24-11] Ação Games, "Setembro 1993" (BR; 1993-09-01), page 24

[:File:ASM_DE_1993-09.pdf_p111-12] Aktueller Software Markt, "September 1993" (DE; 1993-08-09), page 111

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-10.pdf_p22-13] Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-08), page 22

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_019.pdf_p90-14] Consoles +, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 90

[15] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 143

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_07.pdf_p68-16] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "April 1993" (US; 1993-03-16), page 68

[:File:EGM_US_046.pdf_p28-17] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 28

[18] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 345

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p74-19] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 74

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0248.pdf_p38-20] Famitsu, "1993-09-17" (JP; 1993-09-03), page 38

[:File:GamePower_IT_20.pdf_p69-21] Game Power, "Settembre 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 69

[:File:GamePro_US_046.pdf_p136-22] GamePro, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 136

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_003.pdf_p48-23] GamesMaster, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-18), page 48

[:File:GameInformer_US_011.pdf_p4-24] Game Informer, "July/August 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 4

[:File:GameInformer_US_061.pdf_p66-25] Game Informer, "May 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 66

[26] Hippon Super, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-03), page 42

[:File:MDAG_UK_09.pdf_p34-27] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:Mega_UK_08.pdf_p42-28] Mega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-15), page 42

[:File:MegaAction_UK_08.pdf_p41-29] Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 41

[:File:MegaForce_FR_19.pdf_p124-30] Mega Force, "Ete 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 124

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-08.pdf_p70-31] Mega Fun, "08/93" (DE; 1993-07-21), page 70

[:File:MegaTech_UK_17.pdf_p80-32] MegaTech, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-23), page 80

[:File:MeanMachinesSega07UK.pdf_p74-33] Mean Machines Sega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-26), page 74

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_033.pdf_p96-34] Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 96

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1993-10.pdf_p96-35] Play Time, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-08), page 96

[36] Power Up!, "Saturday, June 26, 1993" (UK; 1993-06-26), page 1

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_004_199311.pdf_p53-37] Power Unlimited, "Nummer 4, November 1993" (NL; 1993-10-27), page 53

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_02.pdf_p37-38] Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 37

[:File:SegaPower_UK_43.pdf_p56-39] Sega Power, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 56

[:File:SegaPro_UK_19.pdf_p42-40] Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 42

[:File:SegaZone_UK_07.pdf_p24-41] Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 24

[:File:SegaForce_UK_17.pdf_p94-42] Sega Force, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-01), page 94

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-43] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[44] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 125

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Mutant League Football

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Contents

History

Legacy

Comic adaptation

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References