Top 5 greatest football games on the genesis/mega drive

as much as the sega 16 community hates to admit it(cough, rpg/fps fanboys, cough lol!) the genesis was and to me still is one of the greatest consoles of all time for american football video games, what does your top 5 look like? keep in mind were talkin all leagues be it pro, college or mutant!

here is my top 10(5 isnt enough for a seasoned genny football vet like me!)

***edit*** upon further review the following changes are necessary

absolute must have top 5 football games on the genesis

1.college football usa 97: the road to new orleans
2.bill walsh college football 95
3.nfl 98
4.john madden football 92
5.madden nfl 96

not in my top 5 but still totally awesome!!

6.college football national championship II
7.madden nfl 95
8.john madden football championship edition
9.bill walsh college football
10.tecmo super bowl

honorable mentions:

11.college football usa 96(would be in the top 10 but 97 isnt much different only slightly improved)
12.nfl(96) primetime starring deon sanders(same as above about its successor nfl 98)
13.madden nfl 98(better on ps1 or saturn)
14.nfl 95(jmf V)
15.john madden football 93(same exact game as championship edition only ce has better teams)
16.madden nfl 97(better on ps1 or saturn)
17.joe montana football
18.madden nfl 94
19.college football national championship
20.nfl 94(jmstf IV)
21.tecmo super bowl III:final edition
22.mutant league football(for a few good laughs)
23.tecmo super bowl II

mediocre, not bad, but still mediocre

24.nfl sportstalk 93 starring joe montana(jmf III)
25.john madden football(91)
26.nfl quarterback club 96
27.jerry glanville pigskin footbrawl
28.nfl quarterback club
29.cyberball

absolute terds:

30.joe montana(II) sportstalk football
31.espn sunday night football
32.super high impact
33.mike ditka power football
34.troy aikman football
35.pro quarterback

man thats alot of football games for one console! alot of really enjoyable ones too if youre a classic football fanatic like me! did i forget about any?

This is an interesting topic, try as I might but I can't get into football games so this topic will help inform me on the good ones.

1. College Football's National Championship
2. College Football's National Championship II
3. Tecmo Super Bowl
4. Joe Montana NFL 94
5. Joe Montana NFL

1 - Tecmo Super Bowl
2 - Montana 93
3 - Montana 95
4 - College Footballs National Championships
5 - Montana 94

Super High Impact..only football game on genesis I can stand playing.

i really dislike football but mutant league football was the only game i enjoyed playing.

1. Joe Montana Football (the original one)
2. Madden 93
3. Mutant League Football
4. Tecmo Super Bowl
5. I don't have a fifth...

Maybe it's because it's so easy to score, but I really enjoy the original Joe Montana Football. Very arcadey, but a lot of fun to play.

Chris

I was going to be an arsey European and list the best football (as in soccer) games, however, I can't be bothered.

1. Sensible Soccer
2. Tecmo Cup Football (dig the RPG footy game)
3. ISS Deluxe
4. Premier Manager '97
5. FIFA '95

I did try that John Madden Football game once but it wasn't really a football game at all; it was more like rugby, except that the players wore crash helmets and they could throw the ball forwards.

I don't like Sports titles usually but I do own Mutant League Football. Besides having a solid football engine, I love being able to kill your opponents through the nasty audibles. Classic stuff. :cool:

We have like a billion of these threads. I like Bill Walsh, believe it or not. Super High Impact sucks! They don't even have the field right!

Off topic by only a bit: Why has no company ever released a CFL football game for any system, Genesis or otherwise? I mean we have had every derivitive of American football and European soccer games, including Arena League for PS2, so why not CFL? I am not from Canada, but really appreciate the different rules and teams.

Tecmo Super Bowl hands down

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I was going to be an arsey European and list the best football (as in soccer) games, however, I can't be bothered.

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sorry i forgot that we have a large amount of europeans here, i meant american football you know the kind where the biggest strongest and fastest athletes in the world compete in the most balanced mixture of full contact brutality and intelectual strategy known in the world of sports today;)

The following greats get a lot of play time...

Madden '93
Madden '95
Madden '97
Bill Walsh '94
Bill Walsh '95
Tecmo Super Bowl
Joe Montana NFL '94
College Football USA '97

Sure they're all football games but each game has it's own 'feel' or atmosphere about it and the Genesis will always be THE sports console for me (along with shooters and the Sonics). Football games, along with the NHL series are so awesome on the Genesis. 16-bit Sega sports games along with the Genesis control pad are a joy to play.

This afternoon I did something different. While working out I had the Genesis do a Demo game of New Orleans vs. Indianapolis on Madden '93 (the Saints beat the Colts 24-17) and a Demo of Bill Walsh '95 Arizona vs. Michigan (Michigan slaughtered Arizona 45-16).

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Originally Posted by The Sports Guy

We have like a billion of these threads. I like Bill Walsh, believe it or not. Super High Impact sucks! They don't even have the field right!

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i couldnt find any

and super high impact rocked in the arcades back in the day just so you know;) mr grumpy pants!

funny thing I went to a flea market today got some genesis games
3 football games, Madden 95, Bill Walsh 95 and Super High Impact
NEVER Heard of super high impact, but I bought it anyways, its definatly not bad, has a charm to it.

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Originally Posted by EddieJ1984

funny thing I went to a flea market today got some genesis games
3 football games, Madden 95, Bill Walsh 95 and Super High Impact
NEVER Heard of super high impact, but I bought it anyways, its definatly not bad, has a charm to it.

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the console ports totally fail in comparison to the arcade game imo they just couldnt capture what made the arcade game so cool on the 16 bit systems



i remember when i first seen it in the arcades when i was 8 i was totally blown away!

arcade is much better, but I still enjoy the Genesis version of Super High Impact.. its easy and fast to pick up and just go.

Silly Americans, calling a game Football when it rarely involves contact between feet and a ball.

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Originally Posted by Devil N

Silly Americans, calling a game Football when it rarely involves contact between feet and a ball.

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The "ball" isn't even ball-shaped!

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_APjgPmP_12w/SZ...egg_thumb4.jpg

lmfao!!:rofl:

1. Gunstar Heroes
2. Alien Soldier
3. Contra: Hard Corps
4. Adventures of Batman and Robin
5. Ranger X

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Originally Posted by Zebbe

1. Gunstar Heroes
2. Alien Soldier
3. Contra: Hard Corps
4. Adventures of Batman and Robin
5. Ranger X

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very great football games :D

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Originally Posted by Devil N

Silly Americans, calling a game Football when it rarely involves contact between feet and a ball.

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This brings a question: Do Europeans generally enjoy playing American football games on video game consoles?

I mean there are sectors of American society where soccer is enjoyed, and soccer games sell in the US for every console out there. Does the same hold true for American football titles across the Atlantic?

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Originally Posted by tz101

This brings a question: Do Europeans generally enjoy playing American football games on video game consoles?

I mean there are sectors of American society where soccer is enjoyed, and soccer games sell in the US for every console out there. Does the same hold true for American football titles across the Atlantic?

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Well I can't speak for the whole of Europe but here in the UK, generally no. The likes of Madden and NFL 2Kx barely make a dent in the gaming charts but NFL as a sport does have a small following over here, which can be seen by the sellout games at Wembley Stadium. I think the problem with NFL trying to gain popularity here is that us, along with France and Italy, already play a very similar sport in rugby; you won't walk into a bar and see NFL on the TV over here like you would rugby. I suspect that NFL's popularity here is limited, and if there were more than one event per year the likelihood of every game being a sellout would be much lower.

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Originally Posted by Mark Robert

I don't like Sports titles usually but I do own Mutant League Football. Besides having a solid football engine, I love being able to kill your opponents through the nasty audibles. Classic stuff. :cool:

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i love everything about mutant league football except the actual football engine its anything but solid but the game does make me laugh you gotta love that:D

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Originally Posted by shinobimusashi

i love everything about mutant league football except the actual football engine its anything but solid but the game does make me laugh you gotta love that:D

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Especially when you take out the referee! *SPLAT*

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Originally Posted by Jibbajaba

1. Joe Montana Football (the original one)
2. Madden 93
3. Mutant League Football
4. Tecmo Super Bowl
5. I don't have a fifth...

Maybe it's because it's so easy to score, but I really enjoy the original Joe Montana Football. Very arcadey, but a lot of fun to play.

Chris

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I have that coming in an upcoming order! can't wait to get back into it

The version with the Talking was a good one too wasn't it? I don't remember it too well....

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Originally Posted by crazyteknohed

Well I can't speak for the whole of Europe but here in the UK, generally no. The likes of Madden and NFL 2Kx barely make a dent in the gaming charts but NFL as a sport does have a small following over here, which can be seen by the sellout games at Wembley Stadium. I think the problem with NFL trying to gain popularity here is that us, along with France and Italy, already play a very similar sport in rugby; you won't walk into a bar and see NFL on the TV over here like you would rugby. I suspect that NFL's popularity here is limited, and if there were more than one event per year the likelihood of every game being a sellout would be much lower.

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I can't stand American Football anymore (as a kid it was cool, but now as an adult, meh)... Rugby is so much more entertaining to watch: it's rougher, more fast paced, and the hits are beyond brutal.

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I have that coming in an upcoming order! can't wait to get back into it

The version with the Talking was a good one too wasn't it? I don't remember it too well....

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the original joe montana sportstalk football is pretty terrible imo the commentary and the graphics are very impressive but the gameplay is unplayably bad to me, but its sequel nfl sportstalk football 93 isnt so bad, even better is nfl 94 which has the best commentary out of the 3 with the best gameplay as well and all of the 93 rosters are intact but if you want to go even better go with college football national championships 1 and 2 where sega carried over the engine and improved it for the next two years(94/95 when they presented nfl 95/primetime/98 with a new engine from the ground up minus the commentary)

Well this thread comes in handy. I've been meaning to buy a genny football game but as a European I'm fairly unfamiliar with the sport. Been doing some research and Madden '94 seemed to be a sweet deal but it almost goes unmentioned on this board. Actually, there just doesn't seem to be any general consensus here at all :D

Is there something wrong with Madden '94 that I'm completely missing out on? Something I perhaps can't see with my squeaky Euro-eyes and little understanding of the sport?

absolutely not!! madden 94 is bad ass! its got alot of really good teams(all of the championship teams and a few all time greatest players teams for a few select teams) my only problem is that i think ea went with a cheap battery for it because ive never been able to save my season on any of the 3 or 4 carts ive owned(unless you have to do the old nes trick and hold down the reset button while powering down hmmm) however i do think that the first bill walsh college football is better(an improved version of the exact same engine ie.. better looking sprites etc..) but if youre like me and dont really care for college football than id go with madden 94 for sure. alex burr wrote a pretty awesome review for it here:http://www.sega-16.com/review_page.p...0NFL%20'94 you should check it out. also be sure to see the (recently edited) first post in this thread and see where it ranks among every other football game on the genesis.

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Originally Posted by Axl

Well this thread comes in handy. I've been meaning to buy a genny football game but as a European I'm fairly unfamiliar with the sport. Been doing some research and Madden '94 seemed to be a sweet deal but it almost goes unmentioned on this board. Actually, there just doesn't seem to be any general consensus here at all :D

Is there something wrong with Madden '94 that I'm completely missing out on? Something I perhaps can't see with my squeaky Euro-eyes and little understanding of the sport?

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Get Madden 92.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_138p6uzhUk

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Originally Posted by Axl

Well this thread comes in handy. I've been meaning to buy a genny football game but as a European I'm fairly unfamiliar with the sport. Been doing some research and Madden '94 seemed to be a sweet deal but it almost goes unmentioned on this board. Actually, there just doesn't seem to be any general consensus here at all :D

Is there something wrong with Madden '94 that I'm completely missing out on? Something I perhaps can't see with my squeaky Euro-eyes and little understanding of the sport?

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Avoid the Madden and Bill Walsh titles because they are all made with the cruddy EA Sports football engine. The graphics are underwhelming and the gameplay is clunky.

Instead get Joe Montana 94. The gameplay is fast and the zoom in on the receivers is really nice when running the passing plays.

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Get Madden 92.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_138p6uzhUk

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post of the year!!!:D

keep a look out for my review on this site real soon!

Here's some footage of Montana 94. Notice the zoom-ins and how fluid the players move compared to clunky and slow movement in Madden. No comparison. Sega always outdid EA on NFL games. That is why EA bought exclusive rights to modern NFL games, because the 2K games were technically and graphically superior.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJlq9k0BD1A&NR=1

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Originally Posted by tz101

Here's some footage of Montana 94. Notice the zoom-ins and how fluid the players move compared to clunky and slow movement in Madden. No comparison. Sega always outdid EA on NFL games. That is why EA bought exclusive rights to modern NFL games, because the 2K games were technically and graphically superior.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJlq9k0BD1A&NR=1

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the sega titles on the genesis are a nice change of pace, i like how they are closer to a football simulation compared to the arcade style of the ea football games

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Originally Posted by crazyteknohed

Well I can't speak for the whole of Europe but here in the UK, generally no. The likes of Madden and NFL 2Kx barely make a dent in the gaming charts but NFL as a sport does have a small following over here, which can be seen by the sellout games at Wembley Stadium. I think the problem with NFL trying to gain popularity here is that us, along with France and Italy, already play a very similar sport in rugby; you won't walk into a bar and see NFL on the TV over here like you would rugby. I suspect that NFL's popularity here is limited, and if there were more than one event per year the likelihood of every game being a sellout would be much lower.

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I can speak for the whole of Europe and nobody here likes American Football/Handegg. :ok:

American football is smart people's rugby, and there are smarter drawn out plays rather than guys hitting each other without pads throwing a ball backwards only, then hug it out as a group. What a joke.

Though I do agree that the word football is a joke, it doesn't have any thing to do with soccer! I use the word football for both.