Madden NFL 98 (Saturn)

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Madden NFL 98
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Licensor: NFL Properties, National Football League Players Association
Peripherals supported: 6Player, Saturn Backup Memory
Genre: Sports (American football)

















Number of players: 1-8
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
US
$49.9549.95[2] 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 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.

Production credits

  • Strategy and Play Design: John Madden
  • Executive Producer: Scott Orr
  • Producer: Steve Sims
  • Line Producer: Ted Fitzgerald
  • Assistant Producer: Brian Jackson
  • Game Design: Rob Jones, Ted Fitzgerald
  • Al Design: Randy Beverly
  • Additional Design: Brian Jackson, Steve Sims
  • Player Rosters/Ratings: Jake Neri, Barry Dorf
  • Video Producer: Ernest Adams
  • Audio Director: David Whittaker
  • Sound Effects: Ken Felton
  • Video Specialist: Eric Kornblum
  • Video Operations Manager: Jerry Newton
  • Video Compression Assistance: Electronic Arts Canada
  • Video Operations Manager: Jerry Newton
  • Motion Capture: Testarossa
  • Motion Capture Talent: Andre Ware
  • Play-by-Play: Pat Summerall
  • Studio Host: James Brown
  • Guest Referee: Red Cashion
  • Music Score: Michael Pendowski
  • Players Committee: Kevin Gogan, Merton Hanks, Lincoln Kennedy, Chester McGlockton, Barry Sanders, Lee Woodall, Kevin Mitchell
  • Player Relations: Sandy Sandoval
  • Testing Supervisor: James Bailey
  • Lead Tester: Brian Winslow
  • Testing: Jacob Neri, Stephen Jones, Doug Doine, Richard Beresh, James Bailey, Jason Estabez, Keven Roach
  • Product Manager: Erik Whiteford
  • Public Relations: Shelley Eckenroth, Charlie Scibetta
  • Quality Assurance: John Pemberton, Sean Baity, Big John Hanley
  • Documentation: David Lee, Jason Armatta
  • Documentation Layout: Tom Peters
  • Package Art Direction: Nancy Waisanen
  • Package Design: Studio 3
  • Package Photography: Henrik Kam
  • Very Special Thanks: Goal Line Productions
  • Special Thanks: Joe Madden, Mike Madden, Maria Bahamondes, Matt McKnight, Marc Farley, Glenn Chin, Anthony Crouts, Kirk Scott, Gene Goldberg, Monty Amdursky, LaShun Lawson, Doug Ramsay, Sandy Montag, Ric Neil, Johnny Lynn, George Stewart, Phil Carter, Mike Newsome, Carrie Fisher, Clay Walker, Jill Winters, Jermaine Dupri, Phil Carter, Clay Walker, Murray Allen, Pam Seawell, Bobby Lee, Jay Manahan, Jack Manahan, Morris Bradshaw, Derek Boyko, Richard Stewart, Pete Carroll, Greg Robinson, Emmitt Thomas, Jeff Robinson, San Jose State University, University of California at Berkeley, John Loose
  • Executive in Charge of Production: Scott Orr
Source:
US manual
Madden98 sat us manual.pdf
[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Madden NFL 98 (Saturn)/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

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
84 №63, p74/75
Sega Saturn
84
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
89
[7]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
80
[8]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[9]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
87
[10]
Mega Console (IT) NTSC-U
89
[11]
Saturn Power (UK) PAL
89
[12]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
90
[13]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[3]
Sega Saturn
87
Based on
9 reviews

Madden NFL 98 (Saturn)

Saturn, US
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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

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

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
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


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