Madden NFL 98 (Mega Drive)

For the Sega Saturn game, see Madden NFL 98 (Saturn).

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Madden NFL 98

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: THQ

Developer: Tiertex

Supporting companies: STATS (statistics)

Licensor: NFL Properties, National Football League Players Association, Electronic Arts

Peripherals supported: 4 Way Play

Genre: Sports (American football)

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1997-10-01^[1]		781601

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Madden NFL 98 is a Sega Saturn American football game developed by Tiertex and published by Electronic Arts. The eighth entry into the popular Madden NFL series of sports titles, the game was first released in August 1997, and is the last Madden title published on a Sega system.

Later that October, Madden NFL 98 was ported to the Sega Mega Drive by the same developer^[2] and released exclusively in the United States.

Gameplay

Teams

Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Baltimore Ravens
Buffalo Bills
Carolina Panthers
Chicago Bears
Cincinnati Bengals
Dallas Cowboys
Denver Broncos
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Houston Oilers
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
New Orleans Saints
New York Giants
New York Jets
Oakland Raiders
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
St. Louis Rams
San Diego Chargers
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Washington Redskins
St. Louis Cardinals '75
Atlanta Falcons '80
Buffalo Bills '90
Buffalo Bills '91
Buffalo Bills '92
Buffalo Bills '93
Chicago Bears '85
Cincinnati Bengals '81
Cincinnati Bengals '88
Cleveland Browns '86
Dallas Cowboys '70
Dallas Cowboys '71
Dallas Cowboys '75
Dallas Cowboys '77
Dallas Cowboys '78
Dallas Cowboys '92
Dallas Cowboys '93
Dallas Cowboys '95
Denver Broncos '77
Denver Broncos '86
Denver Broncos '87
Denver Broncos '89
Detroit Lions '52
Green Bay Packers '66
Green Bay Packers '96
Houston Oilers '93
Baltimore Colts '68
Baltimore Colts '70
Kansas City Chiefs '66
Kansas City Chiefs '69
Miami Dolphins '71
Miami Dolphins '72
Miami Dolphins '73
Miami Dolphins '82
Miami Dolphins '84
Minnesota Vikings '69
Minnesota Vikings '73
Minnesota Vikings '74
Minnesota Vikings '76
New England Patriots '96
New Orleans Saints '87
New York Giants '86
New York Giants '90
New York Jets '68
Oakland Raiders '67
Oakland Raiders '76
Oakland Raiders '80
Los Angeles Raiders '83
Philadelphia Eagles '80
Pittsburgh Steelers '74
Pittsburgh Steelers '75
Pittsburgh Steelers '78
Pittsburgh Steelers '79
Pittsburgh Steelers '95
Los Angeles Rams '79
San Diego Chargers '94
San Francisco 49ers '81
San Francisco 49ers '84
San Francisco 49ers '88
San Francisco 49ers '89
San Francisco 49ers '94
Seattle Seahawks '78
Tampa Bay Buccaneers '79
Washington Redskins '72
Washington Redskins '82
Washington Redskins '83
Washington Redskins '87
Washington Redskins '91
Washington Redskins '94
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Development

While the Mega Drive version of Madden NFL 98 was developed by Tiertex, much of this version's production and testing were handled by publisher THQ.^[2]

Production credits

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^[3]

Magazine articles

Main article: Madden NFL 98 (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[4]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

82

^[5]

	66
Based on 2 reviews

Madden NFL 98 (Mega Drive)

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Madden NFL 98 (Mega Drive)/Technical information.

References

↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com:80/vgame/new/genesis.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-01-31 04:05)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Tiertex
↑ File:Madden NFL 98 MD credits.pdf
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 171
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 155

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Racing
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Rugby
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Soccer
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Misc.
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[4] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 171

[5] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 155

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Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References