Joe Montana Football (8-bit)

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Joe Montana Football
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Game Gear
Gear-to-Gear Cable
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
US 		$29.9529.95 [3] 7062
Sega Master System
EU 		7062
Sega Master System
BR
Sega Game Gear
JP 		¥3,8003,800 G-3305
Sega Game Gear
US 		$39.9539.95[5] [6] 2403
Sega Game Gear
EU 		2403
Sega Game Gear
BR 		016040

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The "8-bit" version of Joe Montana Football (ジョー・モンタナ フットボール) is an American football game for the Sega Master System, later ported to the Sega Game Gear. It was released around the same time as the Mega Drive version, but is an entirely different game.

In North America, the Master System version was released alongside the redesigned Master System II console.

Magazine articles

Main article: Joe Montana Football (8-bit)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

SegaVisions US 04.pdf¦page#10-11¦Master System US print advert in Sega Visions (US) #4: "April/May 1991" (1991-xx-xx); also published in Sega Visions (US) #5: "Summer 1991" (1991-xx-xx)[7]SegaVisions US 06.pdf¦page#38¦Master System US print advert in Sega Visions (US) #6: "Fall 1991" (1991-xx-xx)SegaVisions US 06.pdf¦page#28-29¦Game Gear US print advert in Sega Visions (US) #6: "Fall 1991" (1991-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
64 №18, p60, 62, 64[8]
80 №1
75 №1, p73[9]
60 №16, p144[10]
65 №8, p86/87[11]
65 №9, p38[12]
68 №9, p40/41[13]
56 №20, p36
60 №23, p57
80 №3, p67[14]
60 №91, p80/81[15]
Sega Master System
 67
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Buzz! Computers (UK)
94
[16]
Console XS (UK) PAL
78
[17]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
43
[2]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
65
[18]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
64
[8]
Games-X (UK)
80
[19]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
75
[20]
Joystick (FR) PAL
60
[10]
Mean Machines (UK)
65
[11]
Mean Machines (UK)
65
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
65
[22]
Player One (FR)
65
[12]
Raze (UK)
68
[13]
Sega Power (UK)
56
[23]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
50
[24]
Sega Pro (UK)
80
[14]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
78
[25]
Tilt (FR)
60
[26]
Sega Master System
 67
Based on
18 reviews

Joe Montana Football (8-bit)

Master System, US
JMF SMS US Box.jpg
Cover
Joemontanafootball sms us manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, EU
JMF SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
Master System, AU

JMF SMS AU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, BR
JMF SMS BR Box.jpg
Cover
JMF SMS BR Cart.jpg
Cart
JMF SMS BR Manual.pdf
Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
30 №8, p137[27]
72 №124 (Go!), p18[28]
72 №29, p60[6]
89 №40, p156[29]
83 №5, p65[30]
80 №23, p132[31]
65 №17, p73[21]
69 №31, p35
85 №3, p48[32]
82 №3, p67[14]
83 №11, p18/19
60 №4, p64[33]
Sega Game Gear
 73
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[34]
Consoles + (FR)
30
[27]
Console XS (UK) PAL
85
[35]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
72
[28]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
67
[36]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
53
[37]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
72
[6]
Génération 4 (FR)
89
[29]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[38]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
83
[30]
Joystick (FR)
80
[31]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
67
[39]
Mean Machines (UK)
65
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
65
[40]
Play Time (DE)
68
[41]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
69
[42]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[32]
Sega Pro (UK)
82
[14]
Sega Pro (UK)
83
[43]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[44]
Sega Force (UK)
60
[33]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
54
[45]
Supergame (BR)
83
[46]
Sega Game Gear
 70
Based on
23 reviews

Joe Montana Football (8-bit)

Game Gear, US
JMF GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngJMF GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
JMF GG US Cart.jpg
Cart
Joemontanafootball gg us manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
JMF GG EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngJMF GG EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
JMF GG US Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, JP
JMF GG JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngJMF GG JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
JMF GG JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, BR
JoeMontana GG BR back.jpgNospine.pngJMF GG BR Box.jpg
Cover
Joemontanafootball gg br cart.jpg
Cart

References

  1. ↑ File:Raze UK 09.pdf, page 41
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:EGM US 017.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:EGM US 017.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ File:GamePro US 018.pdf, page 66
  4. ↑ File:GamePro US 027.pdf, page 95
  5. ↑ File:VG&CE US 36.pdf, page 86
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 File:GamePro US 029.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 029.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ File:SegaVisions US 05.pdf, page 10
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:GamePro US 018.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 018.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ File:HobbyConsolas ES 001.pdf, page 65
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:Joystick FR 016.pdf, page 144 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 016.pdf_p144" defined multiple times with different content
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:MeanMachines UK 08.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 08.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:PlayerOne FR 009.pdf, page 38 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 009.pdf_p38" defined multiple times with different content
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:Raze UK 09.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 09.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 67 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf_p67" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf_p67" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf_p67" defined multiple times with different content
  15. ↑ File:Tilt FR 091.pdf, page 80
  16. ↑ Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)
  17. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 142
  18. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 140
  19. ↑ Games-X, "3rd May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-26), page 21
  20. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 73
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Mean Machines, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-27), page 73 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 17.pdf_p73" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 17.pdf_p73" defined multiple times with different content
  22. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133
  23. ↑ Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 36
  24. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 57
  25. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71
  26. ↑ Tilt, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 57
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 008.pdf, page 137 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 008.pdf_p137" defined multiple times with different content
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 File:Go UK 05.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Go UK 05.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 File:Generation4 FR 040.pdf, page 156 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Generation4 FR 040.pdf_p156" defined multiple times with different content
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 File:HobbyConsolas ES 005.pdf, page 57 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:HobbyConsolas ES 005.pdf_p57" defined multiple times with different content
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 File:Joystick FR 023.pdf, page 132 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 023.pdf_p132" defined multiple times with different content
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 File:SegaForce UK 04.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 04.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
  34. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 31
  35. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 148
  36. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 167
  37. ↑ Famitsu, "1992-05-29" (JP; 1992-05-15), page 37
  38. ↑ Hippon Super, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-02), page 96
  39. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 69
  40. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143
  41. ↑ Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 82
  42. ↑ Sega Power, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-07), page 35
  43. ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 18
  44. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
  45. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
  46. ↑ Supergame, "Setembro 1992" (BR; 1992-09-xx), page 41


American Football games published by Sega
Joe Montana Football (Mega Drive) (Master System/Game Gear) (DOS) (1990) | Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football (1991) | NFL Sports Talk Football '93 Starring Joe Montana (1992) | Joe Montana's NFL Football (1993) | NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana (1993) | NFL '95 (1994) | Prime Time NFL Football Starring Deion Sanders (1995) | NFL '97 (1996) | NFL 98 (1997)
Joe Montana NFL Football (IBM PC) (unreleased) | NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana (Game Gear) (unreleased)
College Football
College Football's National Championship (1994) | College Football's National Championship II (1995) | NCAA College Football 2K2 (2001) | NCAA College Football 2K3 (2002)
NFL 2K Series
NFL 2K (1999) | NFL 2K1 (2000) | NFL 2K2 (2001) | NFL 2K3 (2002) | ESPN NFL Football (2003) | ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004)
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